20230318 单词汇总

· serviceable /ˈsɜːvɪsəbəl/

o ADJ If you describe something as serviceable, you mean that it is good enough to be used and to perform its function. 可用的; 够用的

•  His Arabic was not as good as his English, but serviceable enough. 他的阿拉伯文没有他的英语好，但是足够用了。

 

dire adj.   /ˈdaɪə(r)/  

( direrdir·est)

1.[ usually before noun] ( formal ) very serious 极其严重的；危急的

•living in dire poverty 生活赤贫

•dire warnings/threats 严重的警告╱威胁

•Such action may have dire consequences . 这种行为可能产生严重后果。

•We're in dire need of your help. 我们急需你的帮助。

•The firm is in dire straits (= in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt. 这家公司已陷入极度困境之中，可能会破产。

2.( BrE informal ) very bad 极糟的；极差的

•The acting was dire. 这表演糟透了。

 

· observable /əbˈzɜːvəbəl/

o ADJ Something that is observable can be seen. 看得见的; 观察得到的

•  Mars is too faint and too low in the sky to be observable. 火星太暗，在空中位置太低，所以观测不到。

 

re·veal·ing adj.   /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/  

1.giving you interesting information that you did not know before 揭露真相的；发人深省的

•The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。

•The answers the children gave were extremely revealing. 孩子们所给的答案极其发人深省。

2.( of clothes 衣服 ) allowing more of sb's body to be seen than usual 暴露的；使身体过分裸露的

•a revealing blouse 暴露的女式衬衫

de·plete v.   /dɪˈpliːt/  

[ VN] [ usually passive] to reduce sth by a large amount so that there is not enough left 大量减少；耗尽；使枯竭

· • Food supplies were severely depleted. 食物供应已严重不足。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

de·ple·tion [ U] /dɪˈpliːʃn/    /dɪˈpliːʃn/   n

· •ozone depletion 臭氧耗损

· •the depletion of fish stocks 鱼的存货消耗殆尽

 

· insomnia /ɪnˈsɒmnɪə/  

o N-UNCOUNT Someone who suffers from insomnia finds it difficult to sleep. 失眠

 

· sickbed /ˈsɪkbɛd/

o N-COUNT Your sickbed is the bed that you are lying in while you are ill. 病床

•  Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests. 迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。

 

stark   /stɑːk/  

( stark·erstark·est)

1.( often disapproving) looking severe and without any colour or decoration 了无修饰的；荒凉的；粗陋的

•I think white would be too stark for the bedroom. 我觉得卧室里用白色未免太素了。

•The hills stood stark against the winter sky. 在冬日的天空下，小山了无生气。

2.unpleasant; real, and impossible to avoid 严酷的；赤裸裸的；真实而无法回避的

SYN bleak

•The author paints a stark picture of life in a prison camp. 作者描绘出一幅冷酷而真实的战俘营生活画面。

•a stark choice 残酷的选择

•The remains of the building stand as a stark reminder of the fire. 房子的断壁残垣是那场大火无情的见证。

•He now faces the stark reality of life in prison. 他现在要面对狱中生活的严酷现实了。

——note at plain

3.very different to sth in a way that is easy to see （指区别）明显的，鲜明的

SYN clear

•stark differences 鲜明的区别

•Social divisions in the city are stark. 城市里各社会阶层有明确的分野。

•The good weather was in stark contrast to the storms of previous weeks. 这时的好天气和前几个星期的暴风雨形成鲜明的对比。

4.[ only before noun] complete and total 完全的；十足的

SYN utter

•The children watched in stark terror. 孩子们极端恐惧地看着。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

1. stark·ly adv.

· •The interior is starkly simple. 室内粗陋简朴。

· •The lighthouse stood out starkly against the dark sky. 在黑暗的天空映衬下，灯塔巍然兀立。

· •We are starkly aware of the risks. 我们完全清楚所面临的种种风险。

2. stark·ness n. [ U]