2016年11月24日21:40:56
cultivate
- to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops
- to grow plants or crops
The people cultivate mainly rice and beans
- (sometimes disaprroving) to try to get sb's friendship or support
He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press.
- make (the mind, feelings,etc) more educated and refined
reading the best authors in an attempt to cultivate her mind.
attribute
- ~ sth to sth to say or believe that sth is the result of a particular thing
She attributes her success to hard word and a little luck.
- ~ sth (to sb) to say or believe that sb is responsible for doing sth, especially for saying, writing or painting sth
This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
- quality regarded as a natural or typical part of sb/sth
Her greatest attribute was her kindness.
deposit
- a ~ (on sth) a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment:
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house.
- a sum of money that is paid by sb when they rent sth and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting
- a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground
mineral / gold / coal deposits
- [+adv./prep.] to put or lay sb/sth down in a particular place
She deposited a pile of books on my desk.
crisis
- a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
The Communist Party was facing an identity crisis.
- a time when a problem, a bad situation or an illness is at its worst point.---critical
Their marriage has reached crisis point.
2016年11月29日22:18:09
reveal
- ~ sth (to sb) to make sth known to sb
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.
- to show sth that previously could not be seen
She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself
cosy
- warm, comfortable and safe, especially because of being small or enclosed
I felt warm and cosy sitting by the fire.
- friendly and private
a cosy chat with a friend
exaggerate
- to make sth seem longer, better, worse or more important than it really is
The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
eliminate
- ~ sth/sb (from sth) to remove or get rid of sth/sb
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
- ~ sb (from sth) [usually passive] to defeat a person or a team so that they no longer take part in a competition, etc
She was eliminated from the tournament in the first round.
- (written) to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent
Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.
2016年12月9日 22:05:43
biased
- ~ (toward(s) / against / in favour of sb/sth) having a tendency to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
Their research was based on a biased sample
boost
- to make sth increase, or become better or more successful
to boost sb's confidence / morale
- something that helps or encourages sb/sth
The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy
chance
- way in which things happen without any cause that can be seen or understood; luck; fortune 無任何可見到的或可了解的原因而發(fā)生的情況; 機(jī)會; 運(yùn)氣
It was (pure) chance our meeting in Paris/that we met in Paris.
- possibility; likelihood 可能性
There's a faint chance that you'll find him at home. 在他家里找到他的可能性很小.
- occasion when success seems very probable; opportunity 很有可能成功的時機(jī); 機(jī)會:
It was the chance she had been waiting for. 這就是她一直等待的機(jī)會.
- risk; gamble 冒險; 賭博
take chances
2016年12月10日 12:24:19
allege
- state (sth) as a fact but without proof; give as an argument or excuse （無證據(jù)地）陳述, 宣稱, 聲稱（某事）; 辯解:
The prisoner alleges that he was at home on the night of the crime. 囚犯辯稱案發(fā)當(dāng)晚他在家中
- alleged adj [attrib 作定語] stated without being proved （未經(jīng)證實而）陳述的: the alleged culprit, ie the person said to be the culprit 被控的疑犯.
escalate
- (cause sth to) increase or develop by successive stages; become or make (sth) more intense （使某事物）逐步增長或發(fā)展; （使某事物）更緊張
House prices have escalated rapidly. 房價已急速上漲
dismiss
- remove sb (esp an employee) from a position
- send sb away; allow sb to leave 把某人打發(fā)走; 讓某人離開
dismiss soldiers, a class 遣散士兵﹑ 下課
- put (thoughts, feelings, etc) out of one's mind 屏除（思想﹑ 感情等）
He tried without success to dismiss her/her memory from his thoughts. 他盡量不去想她, 然而無濟(jì)於事
- consider sb/sth not worth thinking or talking about 對某人[某事物]不予理會或不屑一提
dismiss a suggestion, an objection, an idea, etc
Trump has consistently dismissed the intelligence community’s findings about Russian hacking
- (law 律) reject (a case, an appeal, etc) 駁回（訟案﹑ 上訴等）.
- dismissive adj ~ (of sb/sth) dismissing in a rude, brief and casual way （以粗暴﹑ 輕率及漫不經(jīng)心的態(tài)度）打發(fā)走或表示拒絕
a dismissive gesture, tone of voice, shrug of the shoulders 表示輕蔑的手勢﹑ 語調(diào)﹑ 一聳肩
assess
- ~ sth (at sth) decide or fix the amount of sth 確定, 評定（某數(shù)額）
assess sb's taxes/income 評定某人的稅額[總收入]
- decide or fix the value of (sth); evaluate 確定, 評定（某事物）的價值; 估價
have a house assessed by a valuer 由估價者給房子估價.
- estimate the quality of sth
It's difficult to assess the impact of the President's speech.
- assessment
- action of assessing 確定; 評定: Continuous assessment is made of all students' work. 對全體學(xué)生的功課作出連貫性的評定
- evaluation or opinion 評價; 看法: What is your assessment of the situation? 你對這一情況有什麼看法?
threshold
- piece of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway 門檻.
- entrance of a house, etc （房屋等的）門口: cross the threshold, ie enter 跨過門檻（進(jìn)入）.
- point of entering or beginning sth 入門; 起點; 開端
He was on the threshold of his career. 他的事業(yè)剛剛起步
surge
- move forward in or like waves
The crowd surged (past) into the stadium. 觀眾涌入了體育場.
- arise suddenly and intensely
Anger surged (up) within him. 他怒火中燒.
nail
- layer of horny substance over the outer tip of a finger or toe 指甲; 趾甲
finger-nails , cut one's nails 剪指甲
- small thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a (usu) flat head at the other, hammered into articles to hold them together, or into a wall, etc for use as a peg to hang things on 釘子
- idm 習(xí)語) a nail in sb's/sth's `coffin thing that hastens or ensures sb's death, or the end, failure, etc of sb/sth 加速某人死亡或使某人必死的事物; 某人[某事物]的結(jié)局﹑ 失敗等
The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company's coffin. 長期罷工損失巨大致使該公司一蹶不振
- catch or arrest (sb) 抓住或逮捕（某人）:
Have the police nailed the man who did it? 警方逮著做案的人了嗎?
domestic
- of the home, household or family 家庭的; 家務(wù)的
She's very domestic, ie prefers home life to going out, or is good at and likes cooking, housework, etc. 她非常喜歡家庭生活（深居簡出或善於烹飪﹑ 做家務(wù)等）.
- of or inside a particular country, not foreign or international 本國的; 國內(nèi)的
domestic trade, exports, production, etc 國內(nèi)貿(mào)易﹑ 本產(chǎn)出口﹑ 本地產(chǎn)品
- (of animals) kept on farms or as pets; not wild （指動物）馴養(yǎng)的, 作寵物飼養(yǎng)的, 非野生的.
- n household servant, esp a cleaner 仆人, 傭人（尤指清潔工
