20230810 单词学习

• curry /ˈkʌrɪ/

• 1.N-VAR Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India. 咖喱

• ...vegetable curry.
…蔬菜咖喱。

• 2.V-T to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce 加咖哩粉(或酱)的

• 3.PHRASE If one person tries to curry favour with another, they do things in order to try to gain their support or cooperation. 讨好某人

• Politicians are eager to promote their "happy family" image to curry favour with voters.
政客们积极推广其“幸福家庭”的形象以讨好选民。

· cactus /ˈkæktəs/

o N-COUNT A cactus is a thick, fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles. 仙人掌属植物

· tasty /ˈteɪstɪ/

o ADJ If you say that food is tasty, you mean that it has a fairly strong and pleasant flavour which makes it good to eat. 味美的

• Try this tasty dish for supper with a crispy salad.
晚餐就着一道鲜脆色拉尝尝这道佳肴。

· cut up

o PHRASAL VERB If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces. 切碎

• Halve the tomatoes, then cut them up coarsely.
把西红柿切成两半，然后再把它们粗略切一下。

· pan /pæn/

o 1.N-COUNT A pan is a round metal container with a long handle, that is used for cooking things in, usually on top of a stove. 平底锅

• Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.
在一个大平底锅里加热黄油和食用油。

o 2.V-T If something such as a film or a book is panned by journalists, they say it is very bad. 抨击; 批评

• His first high-budget film, called "Brain Donors," was panned by the critics.
他的第一部巨资电影名为《撞板三舞男》，遭到了批评家们的抨击。

o 3.V-T/V-I If you pan a film or television camera or if it pans somewhere, it moves slowly around so that a wide area is filmed. 使 (摄像机) 摇摄; 摇摄

• The camera panned along the line of players.
摄像机沿着球员们的队列摇摄。

• A television camera panned the stadium.
一台电视摄像机摇摄体育场。

o 4.N the act of panning 摇摄

o 5.N (as modifier) 摇摄

• a pan shot

o 6.V to wash (gravel) in a pan to separate particles of (valuable minerals) from it 淘(贵金属)

o 7.N the leaf of the betel tree 槟榔叶

· dry up

o 1.PHRASAL VERB If something dries up or if something dries it up, it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard. 使…干枯; 干枯

• As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard.
随着日子一天天过去，花粉变得又干又硬。

o 2.PHRASAL VERB If a river, lake, or well dries up, it becomes empty of water, usually because of hot weather and a lack of rain. 干涸

• Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land in search of water.
水库正在干涸，农民开始离开田地去寻找水源。

o 3.PHRASAL VERB If a supply of something dries up, it stops. (供应) 停止

• The main source of income, tourism, is expected to dry up completely this summer.
作为主要收入来源的旅游业预计将在今年夏天彻底枯竭。

o 4.PHRASAL VERB If you dry up when you are speaking, you stop in the middle of what you were saying, because you cannot think what to say next. (讲话时) 语塞

• When he turned around and saw her, his conversation dried up.
他转过身来看见她时，他的谈话就出不来词儿了。