20230327单词汇总

· shelter /ˈʃɛltə/

o 1.N-COUNT A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. 躲避处

•  The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids. 这座城市的防空掩体正在准备中，以防可能发生的空袭。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT If a place provides shelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger. 遮蔽; 庇护

•  The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent. 寻求避难的家庭数目上升了17％。

•  Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important. 尽管马通常不怕冷，但对风雨的遮挡还是很重要的。

o 3.N-COUNT A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food. 收容所

•  ...a shelter for homeless women. …一个收留无家可归妇女的收容所。

o 4.V-I If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger. 躲避

•  ...a man sheltering in a doorway. …躲避在门廊里的一名男子。

o 5.V-T If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain. 遮蔽

•  ...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof. …一座由低矮的尖屋顶遮蔽的木房子。

o 6.V-T If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live. 窝藏; 庇护

•  A neighbour sheltered the boy for seven days. 一个邻居将这个男孩藏了7天。

wane   /weɪn/  

[ V]1.to become gradually weaker or less important 衰落；衰败；败落；减弱

SYN decrease fade

•Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。

2.( of the moon 月亮 ) to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full 缺；亏

OPP wax

IDM see wax v.

two·fold adj.   /ˈtuːfəʊld/  

( formal )1.consisting of two parts 由两部分组成的；有两部分的

•The problem was twofold. 这个问题分两个部分。

2.twice as much or as many 两倍的

•a twofold increase in demand 需求增加了一倍

DERIVATIVES 派生词

two·fold adv

· •Her original investment has increased twofold. 她原先的投资已经增加到两倍。

 

meagre adj.   /ˈmiːɡə(r)/  

( BrE ) ( NAmE mea·ger ) small in quantity and poor in quality 少量且劣质的

• • a meagre diet of bread and water 只有面包和水的粗茶淡饭

• • She supplements her meagre income by      cleaning at night. 她靠夜间做清洁工来补充其微薄的收入。

 

· hard sell

o N-SING A hard sell is a method of selling in which the salesperson puts a lot of pressure on someone to make them buy something. 强行推销

•  ...a company whose hard sell techniques were exposed by a consumer programme. …一家被消费者节目曝光采用强行推销策略的公司。

· circular /ˈsɜːkjʊlə/

o 1.ADJ Something that is circular is shaped like a circle. 圆形的

•  ...a circular hole twelve feet wide and two feet deep. …一个12英尺宽、2英尺深的圆洞。

o 2.ADJ A circular journey or route is one in which you go to a place and return by a different route. (旅行或路线) 环行的

•  Both sides of the river can be explored on this circular walk. 沿着这条环形步行道走，河的两边就都可以看得到了。

o 3.N-COUNT A circular is an official letter or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time. 函件; 通告

•  The proposal has been widely publicized in press information circulars sent to 1,800 newspapers. 通过向1800份报纸发送新闻通告，这项提议得到了广泛地宣传。