20230524單詞匯總

· jumpstart /?d??mpstɑ?t/

o 1.V-T To jumpstart a vehicle that has a dead battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jumper cables. 借電啟動(dòng)

? He was huddled with John trying to jumpstart his car.
他和約翰擠在一起，試圖借電啟動(dòng)他的車。

o 2.N-COUNT Jumpstart is also a noun. 借電啟動(dòng)

? I drove out to give him a jumpstart because his battery was dead.
我把車開出來幫他做借電啟動(dòng)，因?yàn)樗碾姵貨]電了。

o 3.V-T To jumpstart a system or process that has stopped working or progressing means to do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively. 快速重新啟動(dòng)

? The EU is trying to jumpstart the peace process.
歐盟正試圖快速重新啟動(dòng)和平進(jìn)程。

o 4.N-COUNT Jumpstart is also a noun. 快速重新啟動(dòng)

? ...attempts to give the industry a jumpstart.
…讓該行業(yè)快速重振的嘗試。

chancy?adj.?/?t?ɑ?nsi/

(?informal?) involving risks and?uncertainty?有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的；不確定的

SYN?risky

po·tent?adj.?/?p??tnt/

1.having a strong effect on your body or mind 有強(qiáng)效的；有力的；烈性的；影響身心的

?a potent drug 猛藥

?a very potent alcoholic brew 烈性酒精飲料

?a potent argument 有力的論據(jù)

2.powerful 強(qiáng)大的；強(qiáng)有力的

?a potent force 強(qiáng)大的力量

——see also?impotent

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

po·tent·ly?adv

lin·ger·ing?adj.?/?l??ɡ?r??/

slow to end or disappear 拖延的；纏綿的；緩慢消失的；遲遲不去的

·???a painful and lingering death 痛苦而拖延時(shí)日的死亡

·???a last lingering look 依依不舍的最后一瞥

·???lingering doubts 揮之不去的疑慮

·???a lingering smell of machine oil 飄浮不散的機(jī)油味

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

lin·ger·ing·ly?adv

· old boy

o N a male ex-pupil of a school 老兄; 男校友

neg·li·gible?adj.?/?neɡl?d??bl/

of very little importance or size and not worth considering SYN?insignificant?微不足道的；不重要的；不值一提的

·???The cost was negligible. 費(fèi)用不大，無關(guān)緊要。

·???a negligible amount 很小的量

face·less?adj.?/?fe?sl?s/

[ usually before noun] (?disapproving) having no noticeable characteristics or identity 無個(gè)性的；缺乏特征的；身份不明的

• ??faceless bureaucrats 千人一面的官僚主義者

• ??faceless high-rise apartment blocks 千篇一律的高層公寓大樓

· powerless /?pa??l?s/

o 1.ADJ Someone who is powerless is unable to control or influence events. 無能為力的

? If you don't have money, you're powerless.
如果你沒有錢，你就無能為力。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT 無能為力

? If we can't bring our problems under control, feelings of powerlessness and despair often ensue.
如果我們不能將我們的問題控制住，無能為力和絕望感往往就會(huì)隨之而來。

o 3.ADJ If you are powerless to do something, you are completely unable to do it. 不能的

? People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it.
每天都有人被殺害，而我卻無力制止。