20230521单词汇总

viaduct /ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt/

o N-COUNT A viaduct is a long, high bridge that carries a road or a railway across a valley. 高架道路; (架于山谷上的)高架铁路

ten·acious adj. /təˈneɪʃəs/

( formal )

1.that does not stop holding sth or give up sth easily; determined 紧握的；不松手的；坚持的

•a tenacious grip 紧握

•She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. 她是个坚毅的人，从不放弃。

•The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years. 这个政党已牢牢掌握大权二十多年。

2.continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect 顽强的；坚忍不拔的

SYN persistent

•a tenacious illness 顽症

DERIVATIVES 派生词

1.ten·acious·ly adv.

· •Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life. 他虽然病情严重，但仍顽强地活着。

2.ten·acity /təˈnæsəti/ n. [ U]

· •They competed with skill and tenacity. 他们竞争靠的是技术和顽强意志。

in·di·gen·ous adj. /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

~ (to...) ( formal ) belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else 本地的；当地的；土生土长的

SYN native

· • the indigenous peoples/languages of the area 该地区的本地人╱语言

· • The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. 袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。

grave·yard n. /ˈɡreɪvjɑːd/

1.an area of land, often near a church, where people are buried 墓地，坟场（常在教堂附近）

——compare "javascript:;">cemetery churchyard

2.a place where things or people that are not wanted are sent or left 垃圾场；废物堆积处；收容所

· perforce /pəˈfɔːs/

o ADV Perforce is used to indicate that something happens or is the case because it cannot be prevented or avoided. 必然

• What is true for TV broadcasts will perforce also apply to print media.
在电视广播上适用的势必也适用于印刷媒体。

ˌill-ˈfated adj.

( fated ) ( formal ) not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure 注定要倒霉的；时运不济的；（尤指）结局悲惨的

• • an ill-fated expedition 注定不会成功的探险

· roundabout /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/

o 1.ADJ If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的

• He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
他今天绕道前往约旦，也将很快到达埃及。

o 2.ADJ If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way. 拐弯抹角的

• We made a little fuss in a roundabout way.
我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。

o 3.N-COUNT A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive around it until you come to the road that you want. (交通) 环岛

o 4.N-COUNT A roundabout at an amusement park is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go around and around. (游乐园的) 旋转木马

o 5.N-COUNT A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin around. (公园、学校的) 转椅

· haphazard /hæpˈhæzəd/

o 1.ADJ If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. 杂乱无章的; 无计划的

• The investigation does seem haphazard.
这次调查似乎的确没有计划性。

o 2.ADV 杂乱无章地; 无计划地

• She looked at the books jammed haphazardly in the shelves.
她看了看杂乱无章地塞进书架里的书。