20230507单词汇总

· genesis /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

o N-SING The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. (事物的)开端; 诞生; 创始

• The project had its genesis two years earlier.
该项目是两年前开始的。

turn·out n. /ˈtɜːnaʊt/

[ Cusually sing.U]

1.the number of people who attend a particular event 出席人数；到场人数

•This year's festival attracted a record turnout. 今年的节日吸引的参加者之多创了纪录。

2.the number of people who vote in a particular election 投票人数

•a high/low/poor turnout 参加投票的人数很多╱很少╱寥寥无几

•a 60% turnout of voters 60%的投票率

· spill over

o 1.V to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc (从空间、容器中)溢出; (从空间、容器中)被迫使出来

o 2.N the act of spilling over 溢出

om·in·ous adj. /ˈɒmɪnəs/

suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future 预兆的；恶兆的；不吉利的

SYN foreboding

· • There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead. 不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。

· • She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end. 她拿起电话，但对方只有不祥的沉默。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

om·in·ous·ly adv

per·en·nial /pəˈreniəl/

1.continuing for a very long time; happening again and again 长久的；持续的；反复出现的

•the perennial problem of water shortage 缺水这个老问题

•that perennial favourite, hamburgers 汉堡包，这种永远受喜爱的食品

2.( of plants 植物 ) living for two years or more 多年生的

DERIVATIVES 派生词

per·en·ni·al·ly /‑niəli/ /‑niəli/ adv

· •a perennially popular subject 长年的热门话题

mi·lieu n. /miːˈljɜː/

( pl. mi·lieuxor mi·lieus/‑ˈljɜːz/ )

[ Cusually sing.]

( from Frenchformal ) the social environment that you live or work in 社会环境；社会背景

SYN background

ˈtie-up n.

1.~ (with sb/sth)( BrE ) an agreement between two companies to join together （两家公司的）联合，合作

•They're negotiating a tie-up with Ford. 他们正在与福特公司洽谈合作事宜。

2.~ (between A and B)( BrE ) a connection between two or more things 联系；关系；关联

•a tie-up between politics and economics 政治和经济之间的关系

3.( especially NAmE ) a situation in which sth stops working or moving forward 停顿；停滞不前

•a traffic tie-up 交通阻塞

stint /stɪnt/

~ (as sth)a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity 从事某项工作（或活动）的时间

• •He did a stint abroad early in his career. 他早先在国外干过一段时间。

• •a two-year stint in the Navy 在海军服役两年

bur·geon v. /ˈbɜːdʒən/

[ V] ( formal ) to begin to grow or develop rapidly 激增；迅速发展

DERIVATIVES 派生词

bur·geon·ing adj

· •a burgeoning population 急剧增长的人口

· •burgeoning demand 迅速增加的需求