20230416单词汇总

dese·crate v. /ˈdesɪkreɪt/

[ VN] to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect 亵渎（圣物或圣地）

· • desecrated graves 被亵渎的坟墓

DERIVATIVES 派生词

dese·cra·tion [ U] /ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃn/ /ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃn/ n

· •the desecration of a cemetery 亵渎墓地

· •the desecration of the countryside by new roads 新公路糟蹋了乡村

pathos n. /ˈpeɪθɒs/

[ U]( in writing, speech and plays 文章、讲话和戏剧 ) the power of a performance, description, etc. to produce feelings of sadness and sympathy 感染力；令人产生悲悯共鸣的力量

gory adj. /ˈɡɔːri/

1.( informal ) involving a lot of blood or violence; showing or describing blood and violence 血淋淋的；残暴的；描述流血和暴力的

•a gory accident 流血事件

•the gory task of the pathologist 病理学家带有血腥味的工作

•a gory movie 充满流血和暴力镜头的电影

( humorous)

•He insisted on telling us all the gory details about their divorce (= the unpleasant facts) . 他坚持要给我们讲他们离婚的种种细节。

2.( literary) covered with blood 沾满血污的；血迹斑斑的

SYN bloodstained

•a gory figure 血迹斑斑的人

· unabated /ˌʌnəˈbeɪtɪd/

o ADJ If something continues unabated, it continues without any reduction in intensity or amount. (程度，数量)不减的

• The fighting has continued unabated for over 24 hours.
战斗在持续了超过24小时后激烈程度仍然没有减弱。

be·lea·guered adj. /bɪˈliːɡəd/

1.( formal ) experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties 饱受批评的；处于困境的

•The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。

2.surrounded by an enemy 受到围困（或围攻）的

•supplies for the beleaguered city 给受围困城市的供给品

sway /sweɪ/

1.[ usually + adv./prep.] to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way （使）摇摆，摇动

[ V]•The branches were swaying in the wind. 树枝在风中摇曳。

•Vicky swayed and fell. 维基摇晃着倒下了。

[ VN]

•They danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music. 他们伴着音乐扭动屁股，有节奏地跳舞。

2.[ VN] [ often passive] to persuade sb to believe sth or do sth 说服；使相信；使动摇

SYN influence

•He's easily swayed. 他很容易动摇。

•She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk. 他相貌不凡，谈吐风趣，但她不为所动。

plea n. /pliː/

1.~ (for sth)( formal ) an urgent emotional request 请求；恳求

•She made an impassioned plea for help. 她恳切地求助。

•a plea to industries to stop pollution 请求实业界停止污染

•He refused to listen to her tearful pleas. 他对她声泪俱下的恳求置之不理。

2.( law 律) a statement made by sb or for sb who is accused of a crime （被告或被告律师的）抗辩，答辩，辩护

•a plea of guilty/not guilty 承认╱不承认有罪

•to enter a guilty plea 正式表示认罪

3.( law 律) ~ of stha reason given to a court for doing or not doing sth （向法庭提供的）理由，借口，辩解

•He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity. 他被指控犯了谋杀罪，但以精神错乱为由逃过惩罚。

de·tach·ment n. /dɪˈtætʃmənt/

1.[ U] the state of not being involved in sth in an emotional or personal way 超然；超脱；冷漠

•He answered with an air of detachment. 他回答时带着冷漠的神态。

•She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. 她对眼前发生的事感到很超然。

OPP involvement

2.[ U] ( approving) the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings 公正；客观；独立

•In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required. 在裁决这些争议时须要有一定程度的评判公正性。

3.[ C] a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties 分遣队；支队；特遣小分队

•a detachment of artillery 炮兵支队

4.[ U] the act of detaching sth; the process of being detached from sth 拆卸；分离；分遣

•to suffer detachment of the retina 视网膜脱落