20230817 单词学习

20230817 单词学习

a.k.a.

/ˈeɪ keɪ ˌeɪ/ a.k.a. is an abbreviation for "also known as." a.k.a. is used especially when referring to someone's nickname or stage name. (also known as)的缩写，亦称做，尤其当指外号或艺名时 • From the very beginning, Stuart Leslie Goddard, a.k.a. Adam Ant, knew he was going to be a star. 从一开始，斯图尔特·莱斯利·戈达德，又叫蚂蚁亚当，就知道他将会成为明星。

enliven

/ɪnˈlaɪvən/ | V-T To enliven events, situations, or people means to make them more lively or cheerful. 使更活跃; 使更兴高采烈 • Even the most boring meeting was enlivened by Dan's presence. 即使是最乏味的会议，也会因为丹在场而活跃起来。

unscathed

/ʌnˈskeɪðd/ 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。

scramble

/ˈskræmbəl/ 1.V-I If you scramble over rocks or up a hill, you move quickly over them or up it using your hands to help you. 攀爬 • Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle. 旅行者们爬上岩石，寻找最完美的拍摄角度。 2.V-I If you scramble to a different place or position, you move there in a hurried, awkward way. 仓促行动 • Ann threw back the covers and scrambled out of bed. 安掀开被子，急忙下了床。 3. V-T/V-I If a number of people scramble for something, they compete energetically with each other for it. 争夺 • More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets. 预计会有三百万以上的歌迷抢购门票。 4.N-COUNT Scramble is also a noun. 争夺 • ...the scramble for jobs. …工作的竞争。 5.V-T If you scramble eggs, you break them, mix them together and then cook them in butter. 炒 (蛋) • Make the toast and scramble the eggs. 烤面包，炒鸡蛋。 6.ADJ 炒的 • ...scrambled eggs and bacon. …炒蛋和熏咸肉。 7. V-T If a device scrambles a radio or telephone message, it interferes with the sound so that the message can only be understood by someone with special equipment. 对 (无线电或电话信号) 作扰频处理 • The system lets you encrypt or scramble the data that's sent between machines. 这个系统可以让你对机器间互发的数据作加密或扰频处理。

ferment

|TEM4 1.N-UNCOUNT Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. 骚动 • The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months. 整个国家几个月来一直处在政治骚动的状态中。 2.V-T/V-I If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer. 使发酵; 发酵 • The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry. 干葡萄要经过发酵，直到没有糖分存留，葡萄酒才不会有甜味。 3.N-UNCOUNT 发酵 • Yeast is essential for the fermentation that produces alcohol. 酵母对酿酒的发酵是必要的。