20230226 單詞學(xué)習(xí)

· unify /?ju?n??fa?/

o 1. V-T/V-I If someone unifies different things or parts, or if the things or parts unify, they are brought together to form one thing. 使成一體; 成為一體

? He pledged to unify the city's political factions. 他保證要統(tǒng)一全市的政治小集團(tuán)。

? ...constitutional reforms designed to unify the country. …旨在統(tǒng)一國家的憲法改革。

o 2. ADJ 統(tǒng)一的

? ...a unified system of taxation. …統(tǒng)一的稅制。

under·lie?v.?/??nd??la?/

(?under·lying/??le?/?under·lay/??le?n/?under·lain)

[ VN] [ no passive] (?formal?) to be the basis or cause of sth 構(gòu)成…的基礎(chǔ)；作為…的原因

• ??These ideas underlie much of his work. 他的作品大部分都是以這些主題思想為基礎(chǔ)。

• ??It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies. 這是貫穿該黨各項政策的一條準(zhǔn)則。

· edge /?d?/

o 1.N-COUNT The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is farthest from the middle. 邊緣; 邊際

? We were on a hill, right on the edge of town. 我們在一座小山上，正好位于城鎮(zhèn)邊緣。

? She was standing at the water's edge. 她正站在水邊。

o 2.N-COUNT The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side. 刃

? ...the sharp edge of the sword. …鋒利的劍刃。

o 3.V-I If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. 慢慢移動

? He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it. 他慢慢地移近電話，準(zhǔn)備抓起它。

o 4.N-SING The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen. 邊緣

? They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction. 他們已經(jīng)把犀牛逼到了滅絕的邊緣。

o 5.N-SING If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person. 優(yōu)勢

? The three days Uruguay have to prepare could give them the edge over Brazil. 3天的準(zhǔn)備時間也許能使烏拉圭比巴西略勝一籌。

o 6.N-SING If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality. 銳氣

? Featuring new bands gives the show an edge. 突出新樂隊的特色給該演出一種銳氣。

o 7.N-SING If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality. 尖銳; 尖刻

? But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness. 在幽默的背后卻是一種怨恨的尖刻。

o 8.→see also cutting edge →see also leading edge

o 9.PHRASE If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. 緊張不安的

? My nerves were constantly on edge. 我的神經(jīng)處于不斷緊張中。

o 10.PHRASE If something takes the edge off an unpleasant situation, it weakens its effect or intensity. 減弱

? Poor health took the edge off her performance. 健康不佳使她的表演減色。

en·vis·ion?v.

1.to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards 展望；想象

?They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease. 他們向往一個沒有貧窮和疾病的平等社會。

——note at imagine

2.( especially?NAmE?)

= envisage

?They didn't envision any problems with the new building. 他們沒想到這棟新樓會有什么問題。

· contour /?k?nt??/

o 1.N-COUNT You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours. 輪廓; 輪廓線

? ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body. …皮膚的肌理和顏色，身體的曲線。

o 2.N-COUNT A contour on a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes. 等高線

? ...a contour map showing two hills and this large mountain in the middle. …一張顯示有兩座小山和其間一座大山的等高線圖。

· landscape /?l?nd?ske?p/

o 1.N-VAR The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees, and plants. 風(fēng)景

? ...Arizona's desert landscape. …亞利桑那州的沙漠風(fēng)光。

o 2.N-COUNT A landscape is all the features that are important in a particular situation. 局面

? June's events completely altered the political landscape. 6月的事件完全改變了政治局面。

o 3.N-COUNT A landscape is a painting which shows a scene in the countryside. 鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)景畫

? Kenna's latest series of landscapes is on show at the Zelda Cheatle Gallery. 肯納的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)景畫系列正在塞爾達(dá)·奇特爾畫廊展出。

o 4.V-T If an area of land is landscaped, it is changed to make it more attractive, for example, by adding streams or ponds and planting trees and bushes. 對…做景觀美化

? The gravel pits have been landscaped and planted to make them attractive to wildfowl. 這些亂石坑已經(jīng)被美化，種了樹來吸引野生鳥類。

? They had landscaped their property with trees, shrubs, and lawns. 他們種了樹、灌木和草坪來美化家園。

o 5.N-UNCOUNT 景觀美化

? The landowner insisted on a high standard of landscaping. 土地所有人執(zhí)意要求高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的景觀美化。

o 6.N-UNCOUNT If a sheet of paper is in landscape format or mode, the longer edge of the paper is horizontal and the shorter edge is vertical. 橫排格式

? Most powerpoint presentations are prepared for screens in landscape format. 大部分幻燈片演示在屏幕上都是橫排格式。