20230422单词汇总

· holdup /ˈhəʊldʌp/

o 1.N-COUNT A holdup is a situation in which someone is threatened with a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuables. 持械抢劫

•  What could have happened? A hold-up? There'd been no gunshot or scream. 发生了什么呢？持枪抢劫？没有听到枪声或尖叫声。

o 2.N-COUNT A holdup is a delay. 延搁

•  ...bureaucratic holdups and legal wrangles over the contract. …围绕合同的官僚拖延和法律纠纷。

o 3.N-COUNT A holdup is the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier. 交通堵塞

•  They arrived late due to a motorway holdup. 因为高速公路上堵车，他们迟到了。

· transonic /trænˈsɒnɪk/

o ADJ of or relating to conditions when travelling at or near the speed of sound 接近音速(运动)的

ad hoc adj.   /ˌæd ˈhɒk/  

( from Latin) arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance 临时安排的；特别的；专门的

· • an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem 处理此问题的特别会议

· • The meetings will be held on an ad hoc basis . 会议将根据需要随时举行。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

ad hoc adv

 

reedy adj.   /ˈriːdi/  

[ usually before noun]

1.( of a voice or sound 嗓音或声响 ) high and not very pleasant 尖厉刺耳的

2.full of reeds 芦苇丛生的；长满芦苇的

•reedy river banks 芦苇丛生的河岸

· sombre /ˈsɒmbə/

o 1.ADJ If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad. 沉痛的

•  Spencer cried as she described the sombre mood of her colleagues. 斯宾塞在描述同事们沉痛的情绪时哭了。

o 2.ADJ Sombre colours and places are dark and dull. 灰暗的

•  His room is sombre and dark. 他的房间阴森黑暗。

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

hag·gard adj.   /ˈhæɡəd/  

looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep （由于生病、焦虑或睡眠不足）憔悴的，疲惫的

· elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/  

o 1.V-T If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something that makes other people respond or react. 引起 (反应)

•  Mr. Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response. 诺里斯先生说他希望他的要求会引起积极的回应。

o 2.V-T If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. 探得 (信息)

•  My letters to her have elicited no response. 我写给她的信没有得到回应。