20230217 单词学习汇总
20230217 单词学习汇总
caucus n. /ˈkɔːkəs/ ( especially NAmE )
1. a meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose candidates or to decide policy; the members or leaders of a political party as a group （由领导人或一般成员参加的为挑选候选人或制定政策的）政党骨干会议；（政党的）全体成员，领导班子
2. a group of people with similar interests, often within a larger organization or political party （常指较大组织或政党内部志趣相投的）派别，小集团，小组
•the Congressional Black Caucus 美国国会提倡黑人民权的核心小组
whole·heart·ed adj. /ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪd/
( approving) complete and enthusiastic 全心全意的；赤诚的
· • The plan was given wholehearted support. 这项计划得到了全心全意的支持。
DERIVATIVES 派生词
whole·heart·ed·ly adv
· •to agree wholeheartedly 完全同意
· leave of absence
o N-VAR If you have leave of absence you have permission to be away from work for a certain period. (获准)休假
PHRASE If you take someone under your wing, you look after them, help them, and protect them. 把某人置于自己的保护之下
• Her boss took her under his wing after fully realizing her potential. 她的老板充分意识到她的潜力后就把她招到自己的旗下。
re·for·mu·late v. /ˌriːˈfɔːmjuleɪt/
[ VN] 1. to create or prepare sth again 再制订；再规划；再准备
•It is never too late to reformulate your goals. 重订目标决不会为时过晚。
2. to say or express sth in a different way 换种方式说（或表达）
•Let me try to reformulate the problem. 让我换个说法讲这个问题。
mono·graph n. /ˈmɒnəɡrɑːf/
( technical 术语) a detailed written study of a single subject, usually in the form of a short book 专论；专题文章；专著
· dissertation /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ |CET6+ TEM4
o N-COUNT A dissertation is a long formal piece of writing on a particular subject, especially for an advanced university degree. (学位) 论文
• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war. 他正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
cosy /ˈkəʊzi/ ( cosi·ercosi·estcozi·ercozi·est)
warm, comfortable and safe, especially because of being small or confined 温暖舒适的（尤指狭小的室内地方）
SYN snug
•a cosy little room 温暖舒适的小房间
•a cosy feeling 惬意的感觉
•I felt warm and cosy sitting by the fire. 坐在炉火旁，我感到暖和舒服极了。
2. friendly and private 亲密无间的；密切的
•a cosy chat with a friend 与朋友亲切的闲聊
3. ( often disapproving) easy and convenient, but not always honest or right 轻易得到的，轻松的（但不一定是诚实或恰当的）
•The firm has a cosy relationship with the Ministry of Defence. 这家公司与国防部关系默契。
•The danger is that things get too cosy. 危险在于一切都来得太容易。
DERIVATIVES 派生词
cosi·ly ( also ) adv.
· •sitting cosily by the fire 暖融融地坐在炉火旁
2. cosi·ness ( also ) n. [ U]
· •the warmth and cosiness of the kitchen 厨房的温暖与舒适
unfaltering
· 英/ʌnˈfɔːltərɪŋ/
· 美/ʌnˈfɔːltərɪŋ/
adj. 坚定的；稳步的，稳定的；专心的
locus n. /ˈləʊkəs/ ( pl. loci/ˈləʊsaɪ/ )
or ( formal ) ( technical 术语) the exact place where sth happens or which is thought to be the centre of sth （某事发生的）确切地点；（被视为某物的）中心，核心
"This made my day" is said when something really made you happy that day. example: "That movie made my day!" means that you really enjoyed that movie and it was the best thing to happen to you that day.
TRANSLITERATION
· 英/ˌtrænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn; ˌtrænsˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
· 美/ˌtrænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn; ˌtrænsˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
·n.音译；直译
lionize /ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz/
lionizinglionizedlionizes
o V-T If someone is lionized, they are treated as if they are very important or special by a particular group of people, often when they do not really deserve to be. 吹捧
• By the 1920s, he was lionized by literary New York. 20世纪20年代前，他被纽约文学界所吹捧。
• The press began to lionize him enthusiastically. 媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。
• In 1936, Max Schmeling had been lionized as boxing's great hope. 1936年，马克斯•史兰明被吹捧为拳击界的很大希望。
de·bacle n.
/deɪˈbɑːkl/ /dɪˈb‑/
an event or a situation that is a complete failure and causes embarrassment 大败；崩溃；垮台；灾祸
dramatize /ˈdræməˌtaɪz/
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dramatizingdramatizeddramatizes
o 1.V-T If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama. 把 (小说、故事等) 改编为剧本
• ...an incident later dramatized in the film "The Right Stuff." …一个事件后来被改编成了电影《太空先锋》。
o 2.N-COUNT 改编成的戏剧; 改编成的剧本
• ...a dramatization of D. H. Lawrence's novel, "Lady Chatterley's Lover." …根据D. H. 劳伦斯的小说《查泰莱夫人的情人》改编的剧本。
o 3.V-T If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is. 使戏剧化; 渲染
• They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation. 他们有一种炫耀的倾向,几乎任何情况都要大肆渲染一番。
pre·or·dained adj. /ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪnd/
~ to do sth ( formal ) already decided or planned by God or by fate 命中注定的；上天安排的
SYN predestined
· • Is everything we do preordained? 我们做的事都是天意吗？
· • They seemed preordained to meet. 他们似乎命中注定要相逢。
encapsulate /ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt/
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。
