20231002 单词学习
20231002 单词学习
ostentatious /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/ |TEM8 1. ADJ If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people. 铺张的 • ...his house, which, however elaborate, is less ostentatious than the preserves of other Dallas tycoons. …他的房子无论多精美，还是不如达拉斯其他大亨的独宅铺张奢侈。 2. ADJ If you describe someone as ostentatious, you disapprove of them because they want to impress people with their wealth or importance. 炫耀的 • Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious. 显而易见，他有很多钱，花钱虽大方却不摆阔。 3. ADV 炫耀地 • Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired. 她的仆人们穿着相似，只是没那么华丽耀眼。 4. ADJ You can describe an action or behaviour as ostentatious when it is done in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention. 招摇的 • His wife was fairly quiet but she is not an ostentatious person anyway. 他的妻子过去相当文静，而现在也不是一个爱招摇的人。 5. ADV 招摇地 • Harry stopped under a street lamp and ostentatiously began inspecting the contents of his bag. 哈里在一盏路灯下停了下来，开始招摇地翻看他包里的东西。 tu·mult n. /ˈtjuːmʌlt/ [ UCusually sing.] ( formal ) 1. a confused situation in which there is usually a lot of noise and excitement, often involving large numbers of people 骚乱；骚动；混乱；喧哗 2. a state in which your thoughts or feelings are confused 心烦意乱；思绪不宁 starch /stɑːtʃ/ |CET6+ TEM4 1. N-MASS Starch is a substance that is found in foods such as bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice and gives you energy. 淀粉 • She reorganized her eating so that she was taking more fruit and vegetables and less starch, salt, and fat. 她重新调整了自己的饮食，在多吃水果蔬菜，少食用淀粉、盐和脂肪。 2. N-UNCOUNT Starch is a substance that is used for making cloth stiffer, especially cotton and linen. (用于使布料挺直的) 浆粉 • He never puts enough starch in my shirts. 他从不给我的衬衫上足够的浆粉。 line up lininglinedlines 1. PHRASAL VERB If people line up or if you line them up, they move so that they are standing in a line. 将…排成队; 排队 • The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows. 高级领导人有序地排列在他身后。 • The gym teachers lined us up against the cement walls. 体操老师们让我们靠水泥墙排成队。 2. PHRASAL VERB If you line things up, you move them into a straight row. 将…排成行 • I would line up my toys on this windowsill and play. 我要把玩具在这个窗台上排成一行来玩。 3. PHRASAL VERB If you line one thing up with another, or one thing lines up with another, the first thing is moved into its correct position in relation to the second. You can also say that two things line up, or are lined up. 与…对齐; 对齐 • You have to line the car up with the ones beside you. 你必须把你的车与你旁边的车对齐。 • The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway. 飞机盘旋了两圈，试图对准跑道降落却没成功。 4. PHRASAL VERB If you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen. If you line someone up for an event or activity, you arrange for them to be available for that event or activity. 安排 (比赛、活动等); 组织准备 (人员) • She lined up executives, politicians and educators to serve on the board of directors. 她组织行政领导、政界人物和教育家们担任董事会成员。 5. →see also lineup
