20230406单词汇总

de·sir·able adj. /dɪˈzaɪərəbl/

1. ~ (that)...~ (for sb) (to do sth)( formal ) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing 想望的；可取的；值得拥有的；值得做的

( BrE )

•It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced. 利率下调是可取的。

( NAmE )

•It is desirable that interest rates be reduced. 利率下调是可取的。

•highly desirable 非常可取

•The house has many desirable features. 这栋房子有许多吸引人的特点。

•It is no longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents. 孩子长大成人后便不再想与父母住在一起了。

•She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary. 她随便谈了谈她认为一个秘书应有的品质。

•Such measures are desirable, if not essential. 这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。

OPP undesirable

2. ( of a person 人 ) causing other people to feel sexual desire 引起性欲的；性感的

DERIVATIVES 派生词

de·sir·abil·ity [ U] /dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪləti/ /dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪləti/ n

· •No one questions the desirability of cheaper fares. 没有人质疑票价下调是件好事。

con·un·drum n. /kəˈnʌndrəm/

1. a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve 令人迷惑的难题；复杂难解的问题

2. a question, usually involving a trick with words, that you ask for fun 谜语

ne·ces·si·tate v. /nəˈsesɪteɪt/

( formal ) to make sth necessary 使成为必要

• [ VN]• Recent financial scandals have necessitated changes in parliamentary procedures. 最近的金融丑闻使得议会程序必须改革。

• [ V -ing]

• Increased traffic necessitated widening the road. 交通量增大，这就需要拓宽道路。

• [ VN -ing]

• His new job necessitated him/his getting up at six. 新工作使他不得不六点钟起床。

ail·eron n. /ˈeɪlərɒn/

( technical 术语) a part of the wing of a plane that moves up and down to control the plane's balance （飞机的）副翼

rud·der n. /ˈrʌdə(r)/

a piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or an aircraft that is used for controlling its direction （船的）舵；（飞机的）方向舵

ail·eron n. /ˈeɪlərɒn/

( technical 术语) a part of the wing of a plane that moves up and down to control the plane's balance （飞机的）副翼

· dead end

o 1.N-COUNT If a street is a dead end, there is no way out at one end of it. 死胡同

• There was another alleyway which came to a dead end just behind the house.
还有一个小巷，就在这房子后面形成了死胡同。

o 2.N-COUNT A dead-end job or course of action is one that you think is bad because it does not lead to further developments or progress. 无前途的

• Waitressing was a dead-end job.
服务员这一工作没什么前途。