口译词汇积累6

口译词汇积累6

convulsion /kənˈvʌlʃn/ N. 痉挛；抽搐

a sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled例：The child went into convulsions. 那孩子全身抽搐起来。

例：Thirteen per cent said they became unconscious at night and 5 per cent suffered convulsions. 

13%的人说晚上他们失去知觉，5%的人说他们晚上抽搐。

infantile convulsion 婴儿痉孪

The possible side-effects - nausea, bloody diarrhea, sweating, dilation of pupils, convulsion, renal/ˈriːnl/ failure and so on - are chronicled.

有可能的副作用——恶心，便血，出汗，瞳孔扩散，痉挛，肾衰竭还有其他一些症状——都列举出来了。

动乱；骚动 a sudden important change that happens to a country or an organization

whim /wɪm/ n. 心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的念头

a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary

A whim is a wish to do or have something that seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.

例：He was forced to pander to her every whim. 

她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。

例：We bought the house on a whim . 

我们一时冲动买了这所房子。

例：My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss. 

我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。 

例：the whims of fashion 时尚的变化多端

例：She hires and fires people at whim. 

她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。

例：We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.

我们多少有些心血来潮地决定乘船去摩洛哥。

pander /ˈpændə(r)/  v.

PHRASAL VERBS 动词短语

pander to sth/sb 迎合；奉迎；投其所好

(disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable

例：to pander to sb's wishes 迎合某人的愿望 

例：The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. 

这篇讲话是在纵容种族偏见。

fruition /fruːˈɪʃən/ N.（计划、过程或活动的）完成，实现，取得成果 the successful result of a plan, a process or an activity

If something comes to fruition, it starts to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for. 收效

例：After months of hard work, our plans finally came to fruition. 

经过几个月的艰苦工作，我们的计划终于完成了。

例：His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition. 

他不切实际的想法从来都没有实现过。

例：These plans take time to come to fruition.
这些计划需要时间才会有收效。

in unison (with sb/sth)

PHRASE if people do or say sth in unison , they all do it at the same time （做事、说话）一起，一齐 

例：It's the smoke detector, they replied in unison.

“是烟雾探查器，”他们异口同声地说。

PHRASE If people or organizations act in unison, they act the same way because they agree with each other or because they want to achieve the same goals. 一致行动；协调地 

例：There were also thousands of goose-stepping soldiers, marching in perfect unison.

同时还有成千上万踏着正步的士兵以完美的步伐进场。

( MUSIC ) if singers or musicians sing or play in unison , they sing or play notes at the same pitch or at one or more octaves apart （歌唱或演奏）齐声，同音，同度

例：The third movement opens with a unison melody which remains throughout its entirety.

第三乐章开始于和谐的旋律，这一旋律也是贯穿其整体。