[详解] 英语四级单词磨耳朵(121-140)|每天打卡,跟我背单词

2022年6月16日更新为【单词详解】版，2023年2月23日更新滚动字幕及部分内容。

121.mild：/maɪld/ adj.（天气）温和的；和煦的【a mild climate 温和的气候 // a mild and sunny day 温和晴朗的一天 // It is a lovely, mild morning. 这是个迷人和煦的早晨。 // We had an exceptionally mild winter last year. 去年的冬天异常温和。】；和缓的；轻微的【He suffered a mild heart attack. 他轻度心脏病发作。// Some people may experience mild side effects. 有些人可能会有轻微的副作用。// I had some mild flu symptoms, so I stayed home. 我有一些轻微的流感症状，所以我呆在家里。// a mild case of food poisoning 轻度食物中毒 // a mild form of diabetes 轻度糖尿病】；（情感）温和的；不强烈的；轻微的【Both men looked at her in mild surprise. 两个人都有点惊讶地看着她。】；（食物或其味道）不浓烈的，淡的【I'd like to order the General Tso's chicken with mild spices. 我想点一份左宗棠鸡，配上淡淡的香料。】；（问题或情况）轻微的，不太严重的，不严峻的【The recession in Germany has been comparatively mild. 德国的经济衰退相对温和。// He can't accept even mild criticism at work. 他甚至不能接受工作中的轻微批评。// a mild setback 轻微的挫折】；（人）温和的；和善的；不严厉的【a mild, well-mannered man 温和、彬彬有礼的人 // a mild punishment 轻微的责罚】

122.flock：/flɒk/ n.羊群；鸟群；人群【a flock of flying birds  一群飞鸟 // A flock of sheep standing together.  站在一起的一群羊。 // The shepherd was on the hillside watching over his flock. 牧羊人在山坡上看守羊群。// The pilot had to take evasive measures to avoid the flock of birds. 飞行员不得不采取躲避措施以避开那群鸟。 // a flock of children 一群孩子】；v.聚集；蜂拥【People have been flocking to the exhibition. 人们蜂拥前去看展览。// Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。】

123.automatic：/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ adj. （机器、装置等) 自动的【automatic transmission (机动车的)自动变速器 // My camera is fully automatic. 我的相机是全自动的。// Citizens carrying automatic weapons on the street is unheard of in Europe. 在欧洲，人们在街上携带自动武器是闻所未闻的。】；必然的，必然随之发生的；当然的；自然而然的【Littering results in an automatic fine. 乱扔垃圾必然会被罚款。// You get an automatic promotion after two years. 两年后你就会自动晋升。】；无意识的，不自觉的；不假思索的，机械的【My reaction was automatic. 我的反应是不由自主的。// Breathing is an automatic function of the body. 呼吸是一种无意识的身体功能。// Over time, driving just becomes automatic. 时间长了，开车也就成了一个机械的过程。】；n. 自动变速汽车，自动换挡汽车【She drives an automatic. 她开的是一辆自动挡汽车。】

124.radius：/ˈreɪdiəs/ n. 半径（长度）；半径距离；半径范围；周围【Search in a fifty yard radius from this point. 从这一点以50码为半径搜索。// We've expanded the search area beyond the initial five-mile radius.  我们已经将搜索范围扩大到最初的五英里半径以外。】

125.museum：/mjuːˈziəm/ n. 博物馆，博物院【the Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆 // The museum acquired this painting in 1956. 该博物馆于1956年获得了这幅画。// This picture always attracts visitors to the museum. 这幅画总是吸引游客来参观博物馆。】

126.average：/ˈævərɪdʒ/ adj. 平均的；平均数是，平均为【The average temperature in Ethiopia has increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius. 埃塞俄比亚的平均气温上升了1.3摄氏度。// The average cost of housing in London is so high most of the city's workers cannot live there. 伦敦的平均住房成本如此之高，大多数城市的工人都无法住在那里。// The age of the candidates ranged from 29 to 49 with an average age of 37. 候选人的年龄从29岁至49岁不等，平均年龄为37岁。// The cars were being sold at an average price of $11,000. 这些汽车的平均售价为11000美元。】；普通的；平常的；一般的【What does the average American look like? 普通美国人长什么样？// He was in his late twenties and of average height. 他二十几岁，中等身高。】；典型的；正常的【In an average week I drive about 250 miles. 我正常一周开车约250英里。 】；n. 平均数【The average of 3,8, and 10 is 7.  3、8和10的平均值是7。// Each person raised an average of £60 to plant an acre of trees. 每人平均筹集60英镑种植一英亩树木。// The December figures brought the annual average for 2001 up to 10.6 per cent. 12月份的数字使2001年的年均增长率达到10.6%。】；平均水平；一般水准【She's pretty smart. Her IQ is well above average. 她很聪明。她的智商远高于平均水平。// The school's eighth-graders are above average in science. 该校八年级学生的理科成绩高于平均水平。// The murder rate in the city has risen to four times the national average. 该市的谋杀率已上升到全国平均水平的四倍。】；v. 平均为【The water in the lake is not particularly deep, averaging about 12 metres. 湖水不是特别深，平均约12米。// The airport averages about a thousand flights a month. 该机场平均每月约有1000架次航班。// Inflation averaged just under 2.8% per year. 通货膨胀率平均每年略低于2.8%。】；计算出…的平均数【The rate of growth was averaged over a period of three years. 三年期间的平均增长率。】

127.ending： /ˈendɪŋ/ n. （故事、电影等的）结尾，结局；结束；终结；最后部分【A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 一个坏的开始导致一个坏的结局。// That film was so depressing! There was no happy ending for any of the characters. 那部电影太令人沮丧了！所有的角色都没有好结果。// Do not give away the ending of the book!  不要泄露这本书的结尾！】

128.horizontal：/ˌhɒrəˈzɒntl/，/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ adj. 水平的；与地面（或底边、顶边）平行的；横的【a horizontal surface 水平表面 // Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the page. 在本页底部画一条水平线。// Keep the patient horizontal with the feet slightly raised. 让病人平躺，双脚略微抬高。】；n. 水平线；水平面；水平位置【Rotate it slowly from the horizontal into a vertical position. 慢慢将它从水平位置旋转到垂直位置。】 

129.wrap：/ræp/ v. （用纸、布或其他材料）包，裹；用…包裹；用…覆盖【The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper. 礼物用金纸包得很漂亮。// Ella wrapped a thick coat around her shoulders. 埃拉把一件厚外套裹在肩上。// He wrapped a bandage around my injured wrist. 他用绷带包扎我受伤的手腕。// His arms were wrapped around her waist. 他的双臂环抱她的腰。】；wrap my head around something：无法理解某事，不明白某事【Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can't wrap my head around that. Kate愿意花全价买一个昂贵的手提包，我实在无法理解此事。// I can't wrap my head around her behavior. 我无法理解她的行为。】；n.  包裹（或包装）材料

130.stove：/stəʊv/ n. 炉子，火炉【Two big pots on the stove. 炉子上有两个大锅。 // She got out some eggs and heated a pan on the stove. 她拿出一些鸡蛋，在炉子上加热一个平底锅。】

131.stocking：/ˈstɔkiŋ/ n. 长筒袜

132. concise：/kənˈsaɪs/ adj. 简明的；简练的；简洁的【Your summary should be as clear and concise as possible. 你的总结应该尽可能清晰简洁。】； (书籍) 简略的；简缩的；简明的【the ‘Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese’ 《简明汉语口语词典》// Make your answers clear and concise. 回答要言简意赅。】

133.blast：/blɑːst/ v.炸毁；爆破【The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb. 飞机被恐怖分子的炸弹炸飞了。// The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the far wall. 第一枪打偏了，在远处的墙上炸了一个洞。 】；产生巨大噪声；发出刺耳声【Dance music blasted from the stereo. 从立体声音响里传出的舞曲。】；抨击，严厉批评【Union leaders blasted the government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis. 工会领袖抨击政府未能解决就业危机。】；n.爆炸；爆破【atomic bomb blast 原子弹爆炸 // The blast tore a hole in the wall. 爆破在墙上炸开了个洞。// This house was damaged in the blast. 这所房子在爆炸中受损。】；疾风，狂风；一阵强劲的气流【A blast of cold air swept through the hut. 一阵冷空气吹过小屋。】；（突然发出的）响声【The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off. 站长吹了一声口哨，我们就出发了。】；喧嚣的聚会；狂欢【You should have come with us last night - we had a real blast! 昨天晚上你真该跟我们一起来，我们痛快地狂欢了一场！】

134.taste：/teɪst/ n. 味道；滋味【It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. 它会在你的嘴里留下不好的味道。// The medicine had a slightly bitter taste. 这药有点苦。// I don't really like the taste of meat anymore. 我真的不再喜欢肉的味道了。】；味觉【Some birds have a highly developed sense of taste. 有些鸟有高度发达的味觉。】；少许尝的东西；一口；一点儿【Just have a taste of this cheese. 尝一点儿这种奶酪吧。 】；（个人的）兴趣，爱好【He asked about my taste in music. 他问了些关于我对音乐的喜好。// While she was in France she developed a taste for fine wines. 在法国期间，她对美酒产生了兴趣。// He is not a man to our taste. 他不符合我们的口味。（他不是我们的菜。）】；鉴赏力；欣赏力；审美力；品位【She always dressed with good taste. 她总是穿着得体。// She has such good taste. 她很有品味。// Some people have really bad taste in clothes. 有些人的衣品很差。】；体验；尝试【It gave him his first taste of acting for the big screen. 这是他第一次尝试在大银幕上表演。】；v. 尝…的味道；吃起来好吃／难吃／甜（等等）【Mmm! This tastes good! 嗯！这味道真好！// The food tasted better than it looked. 这食物比看起来的好吃。// These plums will taste better when they are ripe.  这些李子成熟后味道会更好。】；(常与can或could连用) 尝出，品出（食品或饮料的味道）【Can you taste the difference? 你能尝出不同吗？// It was like nothing I'd ever tasted before. 这跟我以前尝过的都不一样。/ 这是我以前从未尝过的东西。】

135.tone：/təʊn/ n.语气；口气；腔调；口吻【People resented his imperious tone of voice. 人们讨厌他专横的语气。// His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved. 他的语气时而透着愤怒，时而流露出哀怨。// 'You must be Annie,' he said in a friendly tone.  “你一定是安妮，”他友好地说。// It was obvious from her tone of voice that she didn’t like me. 从她的语气可以明显看出她不喜欢我。// Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady! 小姐，别用那种语气跟我说话！】；风格；特色；气氛；情调【He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting. 他到的时候情绪很不好，这就决定了整个会议的气氛。】；色调【Perhaps a darker tone would be better. 也许深色调会好些。】；（尤指肌肉的）坚实，结实【The fitness trainer showed them a series of exercises for improving their muscle tone. 健身教练向他们展示了一系列改善肌肉结实度的练习。】；音色；音质【the guitar's clean tone 吉他清脆的音色】；电话音【Please leave a message after the tone. 请在铃声后留言。// I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone. 我已经给他打了几次电话，但每次听到的都是忙音。】；v.（通常通过锻炼）使（身体部位）更强健 = tone up【Exercise can strengthen and tone muscles. 运动可以增强和强健肌肉。// He began to use weights in order to tone up his body. 他开始用举重来锻炼身体。】

136. dynamic：/daɪˈnæmɪk/ adj. 充满活力的；精力充沛的；个性强的【dynamic and ambitious people 充满活力和雄心勃勃的人 // We need a dynamic expansion of trade with other countries. 我们需要大力发展与其他国家的贸易。】；（过程）动态的；发展变化的【a dynamic and unstable process 一个动态且不稳定的过程 // The different varieties of the language are in a dynamic relationship with each other.  不同种类的语言之间存在着动态发展的关系。// The situation is dynamic and may change at any time. 局势不稳定，可能随时发生变化。】；力的；动力的【a dynamic force 动力】

137.pit：/pɪt/ n. 深洞；深坑（尤指挖出来的坑）【The female digs a pit in which to lay the eggs. 雌性挖出一个坑来产卵。// a five-foot deep pit 五英尺深的坑】；矿道，矿井【Dad first went down the pit (=worked in a coal mine) when he was 15 years old. 父亲15岁时第一次下矿井。// a national strike against pit closures 反对关闭矿井的全国性罢工】；（皮肤上的）麻子；痘瘢【the deep pits left by smallpox 天花留下的深瘢 <smallpox /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ 天花>】；v. 使…表面有斑点；在…上打洞【Smallpox scars had pitted his face. 他满脸是麻子。// The surface of the moon is pitted with craters. 月亮的表面布满陨石坑。】

138.remove：/rɪˈmuːv/ v. 移开；拿开；去掉；从…机构开除【Reference books may not be removed from the library. 不得从图书馆拿走参考书。<=take away> // Remove it from the attic. 把它从阁楼上拿走。// I have to remove the lock cylinder.  我得拆下锁芯。】；去除，排除（污渍、不愉快的事物等）；使消失【a cleaner that will remove wine stains 能清除酒渍的清洁剂 // The college removed rules that prevented women from enrolling. 学院取消了禁止女性入学的规定。<= get rid of> // Dehumidifiers are machines that are used to remove moisture from the air in a damp room. 除湿机是用来去除潮湿房间空气中水分的机器。// In the old days people used blotting paper to remove excess ink when writing. 在过去，人们写字时用吸墨纸去除多余的墨水。// My father had keyhole surgery to remove a small tumour on his liver. 我父亲做了微创手术，切除了肝脏上的一个小肿瘤。<keyhole surgery 微创手术>】；免除，解除（职务等）【Congress could remove the president from office. 国会可以罢免总统。】；脱去（衣服等）；摘下【He removed his hat and gloves. 他脱下帽子和手套。// She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes. 她摘下眼镜，揉了揉眼睛。】<在日常英语中，脱下衣服，比起remove， 人们更常用 take off， 如：Is it OK if I take my coat off?>；n. 距离；差距；间距【She is always at a remove from people. 她总是与人疏远。】

139.reservoir：/ˈrezəvwɑːr/  'reservoir'来源于法语的'réservoir'，意为“储备”。'reservoir'一词指的是储存大量水的地方。n.水库；蓄水池【Water is piped from the reservoir to the city. 水用管子从水库输送到城市。】；（大量的）储备，储藏；宝库【She found she had reservoirs of unexpected strength. 她发现自己拥有意想不到的力量。// The universities constitute a reservoir of expert knowledge. 大学是专业知识的宝库。】

140.communication：/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ n. 表达；交流；沟通；交际；传递；传达；传播；通讯【face-to-face communication 面对面沟通 // communication skills 沟通技巧 // mass communication 大众传播，大众传媒，传播学 // electronic communication 电子通信；电子通讯；电子信息 // Good communication is vital in a large organization. 良好的沟通在大型组织中至关重要。// Abbreviations may reduce time and effort in communication processes. 缩写可以减少沟通过程中的时间和精力。// Radio was the pilot's only means of communication. 无线电是飞行员唯一的通信手段。// There's a serious lack of communication in this company. Nobody knows what they're doing. 这家公司严重缺乏沟通。没人知道他们在做什么。 // There has been a breakdown in communication (=failure to communicate). 通信中断了。】；信息，消息；信件【a communication from the Ministry of Defence 国防部的来信】