4441. cater:/ˈkeɪ.tər/ v.(一般指为了社交活动)提供饮食,承办(宴席)【I'm catering for twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming. 星期天我要招待12个人,全家都要来。/ Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception? 将由哪家公司承办婚宴?】
4442. inclined:/ɪnˈklaɪnd/ adj.想(做某事),倾向于…的,有…倾向;很可能(likely or wanting to do something,或者是 tending to do something)【Tom is inclined to be lazy. 汤姆喜欢偷懒。/ She was inclined to trust him. 她愿意相信他。/ No one seemed inclined to help. 似乎没有人愿意帮忙。/ They'll be more inclined to listen if you don't shout. 你要是不大声嚷叫,他们会更愿意倾听。】
4443. inclination:/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/,/ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/ n.倾向;爱好;意向【My own inclination would be to look for another job. 我个人的意向是另找一份工作。】;趋向;趋势(a tendency to do sth)【There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject. 有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。】;向下的轻微动作(通常指)点头【a solemn inclination of the head 郑重其事的点头】;倾角,斜角,倾斜度【an inclination of 45˚ 45˚的倾斜度】
4444. humanity:/hjuːˈmæn.ə.ti/ n.(统称)人,人类【The massacre was a crime against humanity. 这次大屠杀犯下了反人类的罪行。】;仁慈,慈悲;人道;人性【If only he would show/display a little humanity for once. 但愿他这次能表现出一点慈悲。】; (the) humanities 人文学科(如文学、语言、历史、哲学等)
4445. luncheon:/ ˈlʌn.tʃən/ n.午餐,午饭(lunch的正式说法)【a charity luncheon 慈善午餐会 / Luncheon will be served at one, Madam. 夫人,午餐在一点钟开始。】
4446. forthcoming:/ˈfɔːθˌkʌm.ɪŋ/ adj.即将发生的【We have just received the information about the forthcoming conference. 我们刚刚收到即将举行的大会的信息。】;乐于提供信息的;乐于交谈的【I had difficulty getting any details. He wasn't very forthcoming. 我很难得到详细情况。他不太乐意透露信息。】; 现成;随要随有的;产生的(produced, supplied, or given)【No explanation for his absence was forthcoming. 他缺席一事没有任何解释。/ Will financial support for this project be forthcoming? 这个项目会得到财政支持吗?】
4447. nightmare:/ˈnaɪt.meər/ n.梦魇,噩梦【a terrifying nightmare 可怕的噩梦 / I shouldn't have watched that movie - it'll give me nightmares. 我真不该看那部电影——它会让我做噩梦的。】;极不愉快的事情,可怕的经历;可能发生的坏事【The whole journey was a nightmare - we lost our luggage and both flights were delayed. 整个旅程就像一场噩梦——我们弄丢了行李,而且两个航班都晚点了。】
4448. nourish:/ˈnʌr.ɪʃ/ ,/ˈnɝː.ɪʃ/ v.养育;滋养【Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them. 孩子们需要大量的新鲜食物来提供营养。/ She looks happy and well nourished. 她看起来很快乐,且营养良好。】;培养,助长(情绪、观点等);支持;鼓励【By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children. 我们通过教育投资,培养孩子们的才能。】
4449. nourishment:/ˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt/,/ˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt/ n.营养;养分【Young babies obtain all the nourishment they need from their mother's milk. 婴儿所需营养均来自母乳。】
4450. theatrical:/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/ adj.剧场的;戏剧(或歌剧等)剧本编写的【theatrical make-up 戏剧化妆】;像演戏一样的;夸张的【a theatrical gesture 夸张的手势】;
4451. recycle:/ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/ v.回收利用;再利用【The Japanese recycle more than half their waste paper. 日本人将一半以上的废纸回收利用。】;再次应用,重新使用【Students can sometimes recycle old essays to make them fit new questions. 学生们有时能把旧的作业修改后用来回答新的问题。】
4452. recyclable:/ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl/ adj.可回收利用的;可再利用的【recyclable plastic 可回收再利用的塑料】
4453. peril:/ˈperəl/ n.巨大的危险;险情,险境【He never felt that his life was in peril. 他从未意识到他的生命受到了严重的威胁。】
4454. perilous:/ˈper.əl.əs/ adj.非常危险的,非常艰险的【The country roads are quite perilous. 这些乡间道路很危险。】
4455. seizure:/ˈsiː.ʒər/ n.占领,夺取,攫取;查封,没收,充公【Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30 percent this year. 今年,查获的违禁药品增长了30%。】;(疾病的)骤发,突发,发作;心脏病突发【His aunt died of a seizure. 他的姑姑死于心脏病突发。】
4456. instantaneous:/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/ adj.瞬间的,即刻的【an instantaneous response 即时的响应】
4457. siege:/siːdʒ/ n.围攻;包围【We must do everything possible to lift the siege. 我们必须尽一切可能解除包围。 / The rebels laid siege to the governor's residence. 叛乱者包围了总督府。 】
4458. orphan:/ˈɔː.fən/ n.孤儿【He was an orphan and lived with his uncle. 他是个孤儿,和他叔叔一起生活。】;v. 使成为孤儿【The children were orphaned by the war (= their parents were killed in the war). 战争使这些孩子成为孤儿。】
4459. orphanage:/ˈɔː.fən.ɪdʒ/ n.孤儿院
4460. cereal:/ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ n.谷类植物,谷物;麦片【I have a bowl of cereal every morning. 我每天早上喝一碗麦片。】
4461. blur:/blɜːr/ n.模糊的东西【If I don't wear my glasses, everything is just a blur. 如果不戴眼镜,我看任何东西都是模糊的。】;记不清的东西;理解不清楚的东西【It all happened so long ago that it's just a blur to me now. 这件事发生在很久以前,我现在记不清了。/ The last few days seem to have gone by in a blur. 过去几天似乎是在恍恍惚惚中度过的。 】;v.(使)变模糊【As she drifted into sleep, the doctor's face began to blur and fade. 当她渐渐入睡时,医生的脸开始模糊,渐渐消失了。】;使…的区别不明显;使难以区分【This film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy. 这部电影模糊了现实与幻想的界限。】
4462. intangible:/ɪnˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/ adj.(感觉或性质)难以捉摸的,无法形容的,难以确定的;(An intangible feeling or quality exists but you cannot describe it exactly or prove it.)【The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it. 那座旧建筑笼罩着一种说不出的悲凉气氛。】;intangible assets 无形资产
4463. habitat:/ˈhæbɪtæt/ n.(动植物的)生长地,栖息地【With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat. 大片林地被砍伐,很多野生动物在失去它们的天然栖息地。】
4464. habitual:/həˈbɪtʃ.u.əl/ adj.通常的;习惯性的;惯常的;典型的【a habitual thief 惯偷 / habitual drug use 吸毒成瘾 / They waited for his habitual response. 他们等待着他的一贯反应。】
4465. infrastructure:/ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər/ n.基础设施,基础建设【The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure. 战争严重破坏了该国的基础设施。】
4466. marsh:/mɑːʃ/ n.沼泽;湿地【At the mouth of the river is a large area of marsh. 河口处是一大片沼泽地。】
4467. marshal:/ˈmɑː.ʃəl/ v.集中;统率;管理【The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case. 这家公司正集中力量/资源打一场旷日持久的官司。/ It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to marshal as much firepower as the government troops. 叛军不太可能组织起和政府军同样强大的火力。】;n.元帅;最高指挥官
4468. haze:/heɪz/ n.薄雾;雾霭;迷蒙;迷糊
4469. hazy:/ˈheɪ.zi/ adj.雾蒙蒙的,空气不清晰的(尤指热天)【hazy sunshine 雾蒙蒙的日光】;(记忆)模糊不清的【hazy memories of childhood 对童年朦胧的记忆】;主意不定的;困惑的【I'm a little hazy about what to do next. 我还有点拿不准下一步要做什么呢。】;(对想法或细节)不太了解的;不确定的;不清楚的【I'm a bit hazy about that...那件事我不太清楚。】
4470. implicit:/ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt/ adj.不直接言明的,含蓄的【This is seen as an implicit warning not to continue with military action. 这被视为一个停止军事行动的含蓄警告。】;无疑问的;无保留的【She had the implicit trust of her staff. 她得到了全体职员的绝对信任。】;成为一部分的;内含的【The ability to listen is implicit in the teacher's role. 教师的角色包括了懂得倾听。】
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