20230505单词汇总

ir·rep·ar·able adj.

/ɪˈrepərəbl/

( of a loss, injury, etc. 损失、伤害等 ) too bad or too serious to repair or put right 无法弥补的；不能修复的；不可恢复的

· • to cause irreparable damage/harm to your health 对健康造成不可弥补的损害

· • Her death is an irreparable loss. 她的死是一种无法挽回的损失。

OPP repairable

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ir·rep·ar·ably /‑əbli/ /‑əbli/ adv

· •irreparably damaged 受到无法修复的損坏

· schism /ˈskɪzəm, ˈsɪz-/

o N-VAR When there is a schism, a group or organization divides into two groups as a result of differences in thinking and beliefs. 分裂

• The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
该教会看来处于分裂的边缘。

· single-handed

o ADV If you do something single-handed, you do it on your own, without help from anyone else. 单独地

• I brought up my seven children single-handed.
我独自带大了7个孩子。

· encapsulate /ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt/

encapsulatingencapsulatedencapsulates

o V-T To encapsulate particular facts or ideas means to represent all their most important aspects in a very small space or in a single object or event. 概括

• A Wall Street Journal editorial encapsulated the views of many conservatives.
《华尔街日报》的一篇社论概括了很多保守派人士的观点。

au·da·cious adj. /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/

( formal ) willing to take risks or to do sth shocking 敢于冒险的；大胆的

SYN daring

· • an audacious decision 大胆的决定

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au·da·cious·ly adv

au·da·cious adj. /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/

( formal ) willing to take risks or to do sth shocking 敢于冒险的；大胆的

SYN daring

· • an audacious decision 大胆的决定

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au·da·cious·ly adv

· requisition /ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/

o 1.V-T If people in authority requisition a vehicle, building, or food, they formally demand it and take it for official use. (官方)征用(车辆、建筑物或食物)

• Authorities requisitioned hotel rooms to lodge more than 3,000 stranded vacationers.
当局征用旅馆房间安顿了3,000多名无处落脚的度假者。

o 2.N-COUNT A requisition is a written document which allows a person or organization to obtain goods. 征用令; 授权书

• ...a requisition for a replacement photocopier.
...一份更换复印机的授权书。

· unscathed /ʌnˈskeɪðd/

o ADJ If you are unscathed after a dangerous experience, you have not been injured or harmed by it. 未受伤的; 未受伤害的

• Tony emerged unscathed apart from a severely bruised finger.
托尼结果除了一个手指严重淤青外，没受别的伤。

• East Los Angeles was left relatively unscathed by the riots.
相对来说，洛杉矶东部没有受到骚乱的损害。

· defunct /dɪˈfʌŋkt/

o ADJ If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. 不再存在的; 不再起作用的

• ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.
…现已不存在的社会民主党的领袖。

· diaspora /daɪˈæspərə/

o N-SING People who come from a particular nation, or whose ancestors came from it, but who now live in many different parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the diaspora. 大移居

• ...the history of peoples from the African diaspora.
...非洲大移居人民的历史。