20230317 单词汇总

ˌPrivy ˈCouncil n.

[ sing.+sing./pl.v.] (in Britain) a group of people who advise the king or queen on political affairs （英国）枢密院

· recess /rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs/

o 1.N-COUNT A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. (会议、法庭或政府等官方机构的) 休息

• The conference broke for a recess, but the 10-minute break stretched to two hours.
会议暂时休会，但10分钟的休息延长到了两小时。

o 2.N-VAR In a school, recess is the period of time between classes when the children are allowed to play. 课间休息

• She decides to visit the school library during recess.
她准备课间休息的时候去参观学校图书馆。

• ...the children's first morning recess.
…那些孩子们上午的第一次课间休息。

o 3.V-I When formal meetings or court cases recess, they stop temporarily. 暂时休会; 休庭

• The hearings have now recessed for dinner.
听证会现已暂时休会以便大家吃饭。

o 4.N-COUNT In a room, a recess is part of a wall which is built further back than the rest of the wall. Recesses are often used as a place to put furniture such as shelves. 壁龛

• ...a discreet recess next to a fireplace.
…一座壁炉旁的一个隐秘的壁龛。

o 5.N-COUNT The recesses of something or somewhere are the parts of it that are hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from view. 暗处; 隐蔽处

• He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage.
他从那间车库漆黑的隐蔽处走了出来。

o 6.N-COUNT If you refer to the recesses of someone's mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe. (思想、灵魂的) 深处

• There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him.
在他潜意识的隐秘的深处有一些东西让他觉得不安。

· diet /ˈdaɪət/

o 1.N-VAR Your diet is the type and variety of food that you regularly eat. 日常饮食

• It's never too late to improve your diet.
改善饮食什么时候都不嫌晚。

o 2.N-VAR If you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight. (因减肥而吃的) 规定饮食

• Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight.
你在节食吗？你瘦了很多。

o 3.N-COUNT If a doctor puts someone on a diet, he or she makes them eat a special type or variety of foods in order to improve their health. (医生为病人规定的) 特种饮食

• Certain chronic conditions, such as diabetes, require special diets that should be monitored by your physician.
一些慢性病，如糖尿病，要求病人食用由医生指导的特定食物。

o 4.N-COUNT If you are fed on a diet of something, especially something unpleasant or of poor quality, you receive or experience a very large amount of it. 大量 (不愉快的事或质量差的东西)

• The radio had fed him a diet of pop songs.
收音机没完没了地向他播放流行音乐。

o 5.V-I If you are dieting, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight. 节食

• I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child.
自从我第4个孩子出生以后，我就一直在节食。

o 6.ADJ Diet drinks or foods have been specially produced so that they do not contain many calories. (饮食) 低热量的

• ...sugar-free diet drinks.
…无糖的低热量饮料。

o 7.N a legislative assembly in various countries, such as Japan 议会

· ram /ræm/

o 1.V-T If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately. (通常指故意地) 猛烈撞击

• The thieves fled, ramming the policeman's car.
小偷们撞了警车，逃跑了。

o 2.V-T If you ram something somewhere, you push it there with great force. 猛推

• He rammed the key into the lock and kicked the front door open.
他猛地把钥匙插进锁里，踢开了前门。

o 3.N-COUNT A ram is an adult male sheep. 公羊

o 4.PHRASE If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to. 充分讲明

• The report by the chairman will ram this point home.
主席的报告将充分地讲明这一点。

o 5.to ram something down someone's throat → throat