20230511单词汇总

· fantasize /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/

o V-T/V-I If you fantasize about an event or situation that you would like to happen, you give yourself pleasure by imagining that it is happening, although it is untrue or unlikely to happen. 幻想

• I fantasized about writing music.
我曾幻想作曲。

1.intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth 挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的

•a provocative remark 煽动性的言论

•He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative. 他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。

2.intended to make sb sexually excited 引诱的；激起性欲的

•a provocative smile 撩人的一笑

DERIVATIVES 派生词

pro·voca·tive·ly adv

res·pite n. /ˈrespaɪt/

[ sing.U]

1.~ (from sth)a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant 暂停；暂缓

•The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。

•There was no respite from the suffocating heat. 闷热的天气根本没有缓解。

•She continued to work without respite. 她连续工作，没有休息。

•respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest) USEAT break 暂缓性照料

2.a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done 短暂的延缓；喘息

SYN reprieve

•His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite. 他的债权人同意给他一个喘息的机会。

· dignitary /ˈdɪɡnɪtərɪ/

o N-COUNT Dignitaries are people who are considered to be important because they have a high rank in government or in a church. (政府或教会的) 显要人物

• ...an office fund used to entertain visiting dignitaries.
…一笔用于招待来访要员的办公资金。

com·bine

/ˈkɒmbaɪn/

1.( BrE also also ˌcombine ˈharvester ) a large farm machine which cuts a crop and separates the grains from the rest of the plant 联合收割机

2.a group of people or organizations acting together in business 集团；联合企业

· apportion /əˈpɔːʃən/

o V-T When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given. 分摊; 分派

• The purpose of this exercise is not to apportion blame but to solve problems.
这项工作的目的不是追究责任而是解决问题。

· signify /ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ/

o 1.V-T If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. 表示; 意味着

• These were not the only changes that signified the end of boyhood.
这些不是表示男孩时代已结束的惟一变化。

o 2.V-T If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. (用符号或手势) 表达

• Two jurors signified their dissent.
两个陪审员表达了他们的异议。

dear·ly adv. /ˈdɪəli/

1.very much 非常；很

•She loves him dearly. 她深深地爱着他。

•I would dearly like/love to know what he was thinking. 我很想知道他在想什么。

•dearly beloved (= used by a minister at a Christian church service to address people) 最亲爱的教友们（神职人员对参礼信众的称呼）

http://2.in a way that causes a lot of suffering or damage, or that costs a lot of money 代价极大地；高价地；昂贵地

•Success has cost him dearly . 他为成功付出了高昂的代价。

•She paid dearly for her mistake. 她因犯错误而付出了巨大的代价。

· stringpiece /ˈstrɪŋˌpiːs/

o N a long horizontal timber beam used to strengthen or support a framework 横梁