20230418单词汇总

· numb /nʌm/

o 1.ADJ If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there. 麻木的

•  He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips. 他能感觉到他的手指尖正在变得麻木。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT 麻木

•  I have recently been suffering from pain and numbness in my hands. 近来我双手一直疼痛、麻木。

o 3.ADJ If you are numb with shock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion. 木然的

•  The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking. 那位母亲，由于悲伤而木然，说不出话来。

o 4.N-UNCOUNT 木然

•  Many men become more aware of emotional numbness in their 40s. 很多男性四十多岁时愈发意识到自己情感上的麻木。

o 5.V-T If an event or experience numbs you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion. 使木呆

•  For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her. 收到菲利普来信的惊愕让她木呆了好一会儿。

o 6.ADJ 惊呆的

•  I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think. 我被惊呆了，以致几乎无法思考。

o 7.V-T If cold weather, a drug, or a blow numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. 使失去知觉

•  The cold numbed my fingers. 寒冷使我的手指失去了知觉。

•  An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area. 通常先局部麻药注射使这一部位失去知觉。

pro·fes·sion·al·ism n.   /prəˈfeʃənəlɪzəm/  

[ U]1.the high standard that you expect from a person who is well trained in a particular job 专业水平；专业素质

•We were impressed by the professionalism of the staff. 职员的专业素质给我们的印象很深。

2.great skill and ability 精湛的技艺；高超的能力；专长

•the power and professionalism of her performance 她的表演的感染力和精湛技艺

3.the practice of using professional players in sport 职业化（在体育运动中使用职业运动员）

•Increased professionalism has changed the game radically. 职业运动员日益增加，彻底改变了这项运动。

· quantifiable /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪəbəl/

o ADJ Something that is quantifiable can be measured or counted in a scientific way. 可计量的

•  A clearly quantifiable measure of quality is not necessary. 一种确切的可计量的质量检测是不必要的。

· compel /kəmˈpɛl/

o 1.V-T If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. 迫使

•  ...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet. …强制骑车人戴头盔的法律的引入。

o 2.PHRASE If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do. 感到必须 (做某事)

•  Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final goodbye. 狄更斯感到必须返回舞台作最后的告别。

 

qualm n.   /kwɑːm/  /kwɔːm/  

[ usually pl.]

~ (about sth) a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right （对自己行为的）顾虑，不安

SYN misgiving

· • He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off. 他一直辛勤工作，所以休息几天他觉得心安理得。

aero·dy·nam·ics n.   /ˌeərəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/  

1.[ pl.] the qualities of an object that affect the way it moves through the air 空气动力（特性）

•Research has focused on improving the car's aerodynamics. 研究的重点是改善轿车的流线型。

2.[ U] the science that deals with how objects move through air 空气动力学

DERIVATIVES 派生词

1.aero·dy·nam·ic /‑mɪk/ adj.

· •the car's aerodynamic shape (= making it able to move faster) 汽车的流线型

2.aero·dy·nam·ic·al·ly /‑kli/ adv.