20230427单词汇总

evacu·ate v.

  /ɪˈvækjueɪt/  

1.[ VN] to move people from a place of danger to a safer place （把人从危险的地方）疏散，转移，撤离

•Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。

•Children were evacuated from London to escape the bombing. 为躲避轰炸，孩子们都撤离了伦敦。

2.to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place empty （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

[ VN]

•Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately. 已敦促各雇员立即从办公室撤出。

[ V]

•Locals were told to evacuate. 当地居民已得到撤离的通知。

3.[ VN] ( formal ) to empty your bowels 排空（胃肠）；排泄（粪便）

DERIVATIVES 派生词

evacu·ation [ UC] /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/    /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/  n

· •the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake 地震后数千人的紧急疏散

 

exo·dus n.   /ˈeksədəs/  

[ sing.]or

( formal ) ~ (from...) (to...) ( humorous) a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time （大批人同时）离开，外出，出去

• • the mass exodus from Paris      to the country in the summer 夏日大批人从巴黎外出到乡村

pre·ce·dent n.   /ˈpresɪdənt/  

1.[ CU] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later 可援用参考的具体例子；实例；范例

•The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. 这项裁决为今后的诽谤案提供了判例。

2.[ CU] a similar action or event that happened earlier 先前出现的事例；前例；先例

•historical precedents 历史前例

•There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. 这种规模的灾难是空前的。

•Such protests are without precedent in recent history. 这类抗议事件在近代史上没有发生过。

3.[ U] the way that things have always been done 传统；常例；常规

SYN tradition

•to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way) 打破常规

——see also unprecedented

 

au·da·cious adj.   /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/  

( formal ) willing to take risks or to do sth shocking 敢于冒险的；大胆的

SYN daring

· • an audacious decision 大胆的决定

DERIVATIVES 派生词

au·da·cious·ly adv

· short-lived  

o ADJ Something that is short-lived does not last very long. 短暂的

•  Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived. 任何关于这次演讲将结束这次战争的希望很快就破灭了。

briga·dier n.   /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə(r)/  

( abbr. Brig.) an officer of high rank in the British army （英国陆军）准将，旅长

• • Brigadier Michael Swift 迈克尔•斯威夫特准将

 

under·lie v.   /ˌʌndəˈlaɪ/  

( under·lying/‑ˈleɪ/  under·lay/‑ˈleɪn/  under·lain)

[ VN] [ no passive] ( formal ) to be the basis or cause of sth 构成…的基础；作为…的原因

• • These ideas underlie much of his      work. 他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。

• • It is a principle that underlies all the      party's policies. 这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。

——see also underlying

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。