20230322单词汇总

aloof adj.   /əˈluːf/  

[ not usually before noun] not friendly or interested in other people 冷漠；冷淡

SYN distant remote

IDIOMS 习语

· 1. KEEP/HOLD (YOURSELF) ALOOF REMAIN/STAND ALOOF

to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people 不参与；远离；无动于衷；漠不关心

o •The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people. 这个皇帝对人民漠不关心。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

aloof·ness [ U] n

re·veal  v.  /rɪˈviːl/  

1.~ sth (to sb)to make sth known to sb 揭示；显示；透露

SYN disclose

[ VN]

•to reveal a secret 泄露一条秘密

•Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. 地方报纸披露了谋杀的细节。

[ V (that)]

•The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of ￡20 million last year. 报告显示，公司去年亏损2 000万英镑。

[ VN (that)]

•It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. 据透露，重要的证据被隐瞒了。

[ V wh-]

•Officers could not reveal how he died. 警察们不能透露他的死因。

[ also VN to inf ]

2.[ VN] to show sth that previously could not be seen 显出；露出；展示

SYN display

•He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth. 他笑了起来，露出一排洁白的牙齿。

•The door opened to reveal a cosy little room. 房门打开，一间温暖舒适的小屋展现在眼前。

•She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself . 她蜷缩在黑暗中，吓得不敢露面。

——see also revelation revelatory

re·lin·quish v.

  /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/  [ VN] ~ sth (to sb) ( formal ) to stop having sth, especially when this happens unwillingly （尤指不情愿地）放弃

SYN give up

· • He was forced to relinquish control of the company. 他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。

· • They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 他们已经完全不指望她还活着了。

· • She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. 她将房子让给了她的妹妹。

al·beit conj.   /ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/  

( formal ) although 尽管；虽然

• • He finally agreed,      albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。

 

· shortlist /ˈʃɔːtˌlɪst/  

o 1.N-COUNT If someone is on a shortlist, for example, for a job or a prize, they are one of a small group of people who have been chosen from a larger group. The successful person is then chosen from the small group. (工作或获奖的) 候选人名单

•  If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a shortlist of no more than six. 如果你已经被要求参加面试，你很可能在不超过6人的候选名单上。

o 2.V-T If someone or something is shortlisted for a job or a prize, they are put on a shortlist. 将…列入候选名单

•  He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature several times. 他曾数次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。

· prototype /ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp/  

o N-COUNT A prototype is a new type of machine or device that is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold. 样机

•  Chris Retzler has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor. 克里斯·雷兹勒做出了一台叫做波转子的样机。

im·par·tial adj.   /ɪmˈpɑːʃl/  

not supporting one person or group more than another SYN neutral, SYN unbiased 公正的；不偏不倚的；中立的

· • an impartial inquiry/observer 公正的调查╱观察者

· • to give impartial advice 提出不偏不倚的建议

· • As chairman, I must remain impartial. 作为主席，我必须保持中立。

OPP partial

DERIVATIVES 派生词

1.im·par·ti·al·ity /ˌɪmˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/ n. [ U]

2.im·par·tial·ly /‑ʃəli/ adv.