20230512单词汇总

under·car·riage n. /ˈʌndəkærɪdʒ/

( also ˈlanding gear ) the part of an aircraft, including the wheels, that supports it when it is landing and taking off （飞行器的）起落架

cour·tesy /ˈkɜːtəsi/

( pl. -ies)

1.[ U] polite behaviour that shows respect for other people 礼貌；谦恭；彬彬有礼

SYN politeness

•I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff. 我受到了工作人员极有礼貌的接待。

•It's only common courtesy to tell the neighbours that we'll be having a party (= the sort of behaviour that people would expect) . 告诉邻居我们要举行聚会，这是起码的礼貌。

2.[ Cusually pl.] ( formal ) a polite thing that you say or do when you meet people in formal situations （正式场合见面时的）客气话，礼貌

•an exchange of courtesies before the meeting 会议开始前互致问候

IDIOMS 习语

· 1. courtesy of sb/sth

o (1) ( also by courtesy of sb/sth ) with the official permission of sb/sth and as a favour 承蒙…的允许（或好意）

§ •The pictures have been reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum. 承蒙大英博物馆惠允，复制了这些画。

o (2) given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization 蒙…提供；赞助；赠送

§ •Win a weekend in Rome, courtesy of Fiat. 赢了就可以获得菲亚特公司提供的到罗马度周末的机会。

o (3) as the result of a particular thing or situation 作为…的结果

§ •Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane. 由于飞机上安装有摄像机，电视观众可从空中鸟瞰体育场。

· 2. do sb the courtesy of doing sth

to be polite by doing the thing that is mentioned （做提及的事）对某人表示礼貌

o •Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I'm saying. 请耐心听一听我的话。

· 3. have the courtesy to do sth

to know when you should do sth in order to be polite 知道何时该做…（以示礼貌）

o •You think he'd at least have the courtesy to call to say he'd be late. 谁都会觉得他至少应该懂得打个电话说一声他要晚来。

· viscous /ˈvɪskəs/

o ADJ A viscous liquid is thick and sticky. 黏稠的

• ...dark, viscous blood. ...深色且黏稠的血液。

· seek out

o PHRASAL VERB If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them. 追寻到; 找到

• Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe. 现在是当地公司在欧洲寻求商机的时候了。

strad·dle v. /ˈstrædl/

[ VN]

1.to sit or stand with one of your legs on either side of sb/sth 骑；跨坐；分腿站立

•He swung his leg over the motorcycle, straddling it easily. 他一骗腿轻而易举地骑上摩托车。

2.to cross, or exist on both sides of, a river, a road or an area of land 跨过，横跨（河流、道路或一片土地）

•The mountains straddle the French-Swiss border. 这座山脉横跨法国和瑞士边界。

3.to exist within, or include, different periods of time, activities or groups of people 横跨，同属（不同时期、活动或群体）；两栖于（不同活动）

•a writer who straddles two cultures 横贯两种文化的作家

tacit adj. /ˈtæsɪt/

[ usually before noun] that is suggested indirectly or understood, rather than said in words 心照不宣的；不言而喻的；默示的

· • tacit approval/support/knowledge 默许；暗中支持；了然于心的认识

· • By tacit agreement , the subject was never mentioned again. 根据达成的默契，这个话题从未再提起过。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

· tacit /ˈtæsɪt/

o 1.ADJ If you refer to someone's tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so. 默许的

• The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made. 这个问题等于默认确实已犯了错误。

o 2.ADV 默许地

• He tacitly admitted that the government had breached regulations. 他默认政府违反了规定。