20230414单词汇总

ethos n. /ˈiːθɒs/

[ sing.] ( formal ) the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group or society （某团体或社会的）道德思想，道德观

• • an ethos of public service 公益服务的意识

· home front

o N-SING If something is happening on the home front, it is happening within the country where you live. 本国

• The Democrats are trying desperately to change the subject to the home front, to talk about domestic issues.
民主党人正千方百计把话题转到本国，以便讨论国内问题。

ˌill-deˈfined adj. 1.not clearly described 不清楚的；含混的

•an ill-defined role 不明确的角色

2.not clearly marked or easy to see 轮廓不清的；不明显的

•an ill-defined path 若隐若现的小径

OPP well defined

dar·ing /ˈdeərɪŋ/

brave; willing to do dangerous or unusual things; involving danger or taking risks 勇敢的；敢于冒险的

· •a daring walk in space 勇敢的太空漫步

· •There are plenty of activities at the resort for the less daring. 度假胜地有许多活动是供不太敢于冒险的人玩的。

· •The gallery was known for putting on daring exhibitions. 该画廊以其举办的大胆画展而享有盛名。

· •a daring strapless dress in black silk 大胆袒露的黑绸无吊带连衣裙

DERIVATIVES 派生词

dar·ing·ly adv

un·ten·able adj. /ʌnˈtenəbl/

( formal ) ( of a theory, position, etc. 理论、地位等 ) that cannot be defended against attack or criticism 难以捍卫的；站不住脚的；不堪一击的

• • His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign. 他的地位已难以维持，因此他被迫辞职。

· operative /ˈɒpərətɪv/

o 1.ADJ A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect. (系统、服务) 起作用的

• The commercial telephone service was no longer operative.
商业电话服务不起作用了。

o 2.N-COUNT An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. 技工

• In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen.
在全自动汽车制造厂，一个工人也看不到。

o 3.N-COUNT An operative is someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service. 特工人员

• Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives.
中央情报局当然想保护自己的特工人员。

o 4.PHRASE If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation. 关键词

• As long as the operative word is "greed," you can't count on people keeping the costs down.
只要关键词是“贪婪”，你就不能指望人们降低开销。