20230325单词汇总

· military-industrial complex

o N (in the US) the combined interests of the military establishment and industries involved in producing military material considered as exerting influence on US foreign and economic policy (美国)军工复合体; 生产军用物资，被认为能影响美国的外交和经济政策

in·genu·ous adj.   /ɪnˈdʒenjuəs/  

( formal sometimes disapproving) honest, innocent and willing to trust people 单纯的；天真的

SYN naive

· • You're too ingenuous. 你太老实了。

· • an ingenuous smile 纯真的微笑

· • It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision. 如果以为他的决定没有金钱的因素，那就太天真了。

rel·ish   /ˈrelɪʃ/  

to get great pleasure from sth; to want very much to do or have sth 享受；从…获得乐趣；渴望；喜欢

• [ VN]

•to relish a fight/challenge/debate 喜欢打架╱挑战╱争辩

• •to relish the idea/thought of sth 欣赏某种观点╱想法

• •I don't relish the prospect of      getting up early tomorrow. 我可不愿意明天早上早起。

• [ V -ing]

•Nobody relishes cleaning the oven. 没有人喜欢清理烤炉。

 

· replicate /ˈrɛplɪkeɪt/  

o V-T If you replicate someone's experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. 复制; 重做(试验、工作或研究)

•  He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate the experiment. 他邀请她到他的实验室看她能否复制该实验。

· countermeasure /ˈkaʊntəˌmɛʒə/

o N-COUNT A countermeasure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless. 对策; 对抗措施

•  Because the threat never developed, we didn't need to take any real countermeasures. 由于这个威胁从未显现，我们也就没有必须采取任何真正的对策。

· enticing /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/  

o ADJ Something that is enticing is extremely attractive and makes you want to get it or to become involved with it. 诱人的

•  A prospective premium of about 30 percent on their initial investment is enticing. 初始投资30％左右的预期收益是诱人的。

 

in·stru·men·tal   /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl/  

1.~ (in sth/in doing sth)important in making sth happen 起重要作用

•He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict. 他在终止冲突的过程中起了重要作用。

2.made by or for musical instruments 用乐器演奏的；为乐器谱写的

•instrumental music 器乐曲

DERIVATIVES 派生词

in·stru·men·tal·ly adv

out·wit v.   /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/  

( -tt- )

[ VN] to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage over them by doing sth clever （智力上）超过，胜过

SYN outsmart

· • Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents. 他反正总能设法智胜对手。

· draftee /drɑːfˈtiː/

o N-COUNT A draftee is someone ordered to serve in the armed forces. 应征入伍者

 

· undaunted /ʌnˈdɔːntɪd/

o ADJ If you are undaunted, you are not at all afraid or worried about dealing with something, especially something that would frighten or worry most people. 未被吓倒的

•  Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look. 莱斯利没有被该工程的规模所吓倒，开始规划每个房间的陈设。

· petty officer

o N-COUNT/N-TITLE A petty officer is an officer of low rank in the navy. (海军)士官

clan·des·tine adj.

  /klænˈdestɪn/  /ˈklændəstaɪn/  

( formal ) done secretly or kept secret 暗中从事的；保密的；秘密的

• • a clandestine      meeting/relationship 秘密会议╱关系

in·ces·sant adj.   /ɪnˈsesnt/  

( usually disapproving) never stopping 不停的；持续不断的

SYN constant

· • incessant noise/rain/chatter 不间断的噪音╱阴雨╱絮叨

· • incessant meetings 接二连三的会议