20230820 单词学习

20230820 单词学习

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。 animalistic /ˈænɪməˌlɪstɪk/ ADJ of, relating to, or resembling an animal or animals; brutish (似)动物的; 粗野的 gruel n. /ˈɡruːəl/ [ U] a simple dish made by boiling oats in milk or water, eaten especially in the past by poor people （尤指旧时穷人吃的）稀粥，燕麦粥 high seas N-PLURAL The high seas is used to refer to the ocean. 大洋; 远海 • ...battles on the high seas. ...海战。 flip /flɪp/ |CET6 TEM8 1. V-T If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly. 快速地按动 (装置或开关) • He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away. 直到过了两个街区后，他才打开前灯。 • Then he walked out, flipping the lights off. 接着他走了出去，随手把灯关掉。 2.V-I If you flip through the pages of a book, for example, you quickly turn over the pages in order to find a particular one or to get an idea of the contents. 快速翻阅 • He was flipping through a magazine in the living room. 他在起居室里快速翻阅一本杂志。 3.V-T/V-I If something flips over, or if you flip it over or into a different position, it moves or is moved into a different position. 翻动 • The plane then flipped over and burst into flames. 这时飞机翻了个个儿，接着就燃烧了起来。 4.V-T If you flip something, especially a coin, you use your thumb to make it turn over and over, as it goes through the air. 投掷 (尤指硬币) • I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it. 我从口袋里掏出一枚硬币，把它投掷出去。 interleave /ˌɪntəˈliːv/ V to intersperse (with), esp alternately, as the illustrations in a book (with protective leaves) 插入纸 ethnographic /ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk/ ADJ Ethnographic refers to things that are connected with or relate to ethnography. 人种志的 caterer /ˈkeɪtərə/ N-COUNT Caterers are people or companies that provide food and drink for a place such as an office or for special occasions such as weddings and parties. (为办公、婚礼、派对等的) 餐饮供应者; 酒席承办者 • The caterers were already laying out the tables for lunch. 酒宴承办者已经在摆午餐的饭桌了。 ko·sher adj. /ˈkəʊʃə(r)/ 1.( of food 食物 ) prepared according to the rules of Jewish law 合礼的（合乎犹太教教规及礼仪要求的） 2.( informal ) honest or legal 诚实的；合法的 •Their business deals are not always completely kosher. 他们的商业活动并不总是光明正大的。 dill n. /dɪl/ [ U] a plant with yellow flowers whose leaves and seeds have a strong taste and are used in cooking as a herb . Dill is often added to vegetables kept in vinegar . 莳萝，土茴香（味冲，用作佐料） • dill pickles 加了土茴香的泡菜