4801. guardian:/ˈɡɑːdiən/ n.监护人 【The child's parents or guardians must give their consent before she has the operation. 在给这个孩子动手术前,一定要得到她父母或其监护人的同意。】;保护者,护卫者,维护者【The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。】
4802. overwhelm:/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ v.(用武力)制服,击败,征服【Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. 政府军已击败了叛乱者,控制了首都。】; (强烈的感情)充溢,使难以承受,使不知所措【I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. 收到这些鲜花和支持者的来信让我激动得不知所措。】;压垮;使应接不暇【We were overwhelmed by requests for information. 问讯使我们应接不暇。】;
4803. overwhelming:/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ adj.难以抵挡的;无法抗拒的【She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened. 她感到有一种抑制不住的冲动想告诉别人所发生的事情。】;巨大的,极大的【An overwhelming majority has voted in favour of the proposal. 绝大多数的人投票赞成该提议。】
4804. overwhelmingly:/ˌəʊ.vəˈwelmɪŋ.li/ adv.压倒性地;不可抵抗地【The team were overwhelmingly defeated in yesterday's game. 在昨天的比赛中这支球队遭遇了惨败。】
4805. lodging:/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ n.寄宿的地方;借宿的地方【The price includes board and lodging (= meals and a room to sleep in). 该价格包括食宿费。】
4806. popularity:/ˌpɒpjəˈlærəti/ n.流行【the increasing popularity of organic food 有机食品的日益受欢迎】
4807. populate:/ˈpɒpjəleɪt/ v. 构成…的人口(或动物的总数)【The inner cities are no longer densely populated. 市中心的人口密度已下降。// The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish. 这条河里大部分是小型鱼类。】;居住于,生活于【The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys. 移民开始迁往内陆,居住在河谷地带。】;(给文件)增添数据,输入数据
4808. notoriety:/ˌnəʊ.tərˈaɪəti/ n.臭名昭著,声名狼藉【He achieved notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor. 他获得了最难合作的演员的恶名。】
4809. inferiority:/ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti/ n.低等;劣等;劣势【a sense of inferiority 自卑感 // social inferiority 社会地位低下// He had a deep-rooted feeling of inferiority. 他有一种根深蒂固的自卑感。<deep-rooted 根深蒂固的;强烈的>】
4810. picky:/ˈpɪki/ adj.挑剔的【He’s a very picky eater. 他非常挑食。// Big companies can afford to be picky about who they hire. 大公司有实力在雇人时挑挑拣拣。】
4811. notification:/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n. 通知(书);通告;告示【I was given no prior notification. 我没有得到事先通知。// You should receive notification of the results within a week. 你应该在一周内收到结果通知。// You must give the bank (a) written notification if you wish to close your account. 如果你想撤消账户,必须向银行出具一份书面通知。】
4812. notify:/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ v.(正式)通知,告知【You will be notified of any changes in the system. 系统有任何更改都会通知您。// The school is required to notify parents if their children fail to come to school. 如果孩子没来上学,学校必须通知其家长。】
4813. picturesque:/ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk/ adj.(尤指某地)美丽的,古色古香的【the picturesque narrow streets of the old city 古城里如画的狭窄街道】
4814. whatsoever:/ˌwɒtsəʊˈevə/ adv.(用于否定句后表强调)无论怎样,丝毫,任何【He’s had no luck whatsoever. 他一点运气都没有。// He has no respect for authority whatsoever. 他对权威一点也不尊重。// There is no evidence whatever to show that this is in fact the case. 根本就没有任何证据表明这就是实际情况。】
4815. toll:/təʊl/(美音 /toʊl/)n.(道路、桥梁等的)通行费【Tolls are now collected electronically on most motorways. 现在绝大部分高速公路采用电子收费。】;长途电话费【Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive phone call) from New York? 从纽约打电话到Bayonne是长途吗?】;伤亡;损失;破坏【The death toll has risen to 83. 死亡人数已经上升到83人。】;v.(使)缓慢而反复地鸣响【In the distance, a church bell tolled the hour (= showed the time by ringing). 远处传来教堂报时的钟声。】
4816. shaver:/ˈʃeɪ.vər/ n.剃须刀,电动剃刀
4817. outdated:/ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ adj.过时的,陈旧的【outdated weapons 过时的武器 // a factory with outdated equipment 设备陈旧的工厂 // Nowadays this technique is completely outdated. 现在这种技术已经相当过时了。】
4818. sheer:/ʃɪər/ adj.完全的,彻底的【The suggestion is sheer nonsense. 这个建议纯粹是胡言乱语。// His success was due to sheer determination. 他的成功全靠自己的决心。】;陡峭的;近乎垂直的【a sheer drop of 100 metres 100米的垂直落差】;(织物等)极薄的,透明的【sheer curtains 透明的窗帘 或 薄如蝉翼的窗帘】;v.突然变向【I thought the boats were going to collide, but one sheered away at the last second. 我以为两只小船就要撞上了,但在最后关头,其中一只突然调转方向避开了。】
4819. oval:/ˈəʊ.vəl/ adj.椭圆形的;卵形的【an oval mirror 椭圆形镜子 // an oval face 鹅蛋脸】
4820. seminar:/ˈsemənɑːr/ n.专题讨论会;研讨会【a Shakespeare seminar 莎士比亚研讨会】
4821. poetic:/pəʊˈet.ɪk/ adj.诗的,诗歌的;极美的;充满诗意的;诗情画意的【The story is written in richly poetic language. 这篇故事的语言充满诗意。】;
4822. outgoing:/ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ ,/ˈaʊt.ɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ adj.(人)开朗的,外向的,友好的,爱交际的【We’re looking for someone with an outgoing personality. 我们在找一个性格开朗的人。】;离开的;即将离职的,即将卸任的;即将结业的【the outgoing vice-president 即将离任的副总统 // Outgoing flights are booked until 15 March. 离境航班一直预订到3月15日。】
4823. reflective:/rɪˈflektɪv/ adj.反光的,反射的【reflective tape 反光条,反光胶带】;沉思的;深思的【After hearing the news they sat in a quiet, reflective silence. 听到这个消息后,他们都一声不吭地坐着,陷入了沉思。】
4824. topical:/ˈtɒpɪkəl/ adj.有关时事热点的;时下关注的【The discussion focused on topical issues in medicine. 该讨论集中在时下人们所关注的医学问题。】;(医疗产品)局部的,外用的【This lotion is for topical application only. 这种洗剂只能外用。】
4825. refinement:/rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/ n.提炼;提纯;精炼【the refinement of wax 蜡的精炼】;(精细的)改进,完善【These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent. 经过这些改进,机器的准确率提高了25%。】;文雅;高雅;有教养【a woman of great refinement 非常文雅的女人】
4826. refinery:/rɪˈfaɪ.nəri/ n.精制厂;提炼厂;精炼厂【There were two huge oil refineries on the coast. 海岸边曾有两个大型炼油厂。】
4827. sensitivity:/ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/,/ˌsensiˈtɪviti/ n.善解人意;体贴;体谅【sensitivity to the needs of children 体察孩子们的需要】;神经过敏;易被冒犯;敏感【I should have warned you about her sensitivity to criticism. 我早该警告你,她对别人的批评十分敏感。】;(话题、形势等)敏感,谨慎对待【It’s a matter of great political sensitivity. 这是一个非常敏感的政治问题。】;过敏【One of the side effects of the drug is an increased sensitivity to sunlight. 这种药的一个副作用是会增强对太阳光的敏感性。】;灵敏度(记录重量、温度等的微小变化的能力)【The sensitivity of the machine provides us with extremely accurate data. 这个机器很灵敏,给我们提供了极为准确的数据。】
4828. sensor:/ˈsen.sər/ n.传感器【The security device has a heat sensor which detects the presence of people and animals. 保安装置中有一个热传感器,能探测人和动物的存在。】
4829. website:/ˈwebsaɪt/ n.网站,网址【For more information on weight loss and healthy eating, visit our website. 有关减肥和健康饮食的更多信息,请访问我们的网站。】注意:我们可以说“You can find details on our website.”,但是不能说“You can find details in our website.”,用介词 on。
4830. shaky:/ˈʃeɪki/ adj.摇晃的,发抖的,颤抖的【The child wrote her name in large shaky letters. 那个孩子用歪歪扭扭的大字写下了她自己的名字。 // She's recovering well from her operation, but she's still a little shaky on her feet. 手术后她恢复得很好,但走路时仍有些不稳。】;心烦的,苦恼的 = upset 【The news left me feeling a little shaky. 这条消息使我有些心烦。】;不稳定的;不坚固的;不结实的【The building's foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time. 这座建筑的地基很不稳固,随时可能会倒塌。// We are taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy. 我们正在采取这些措施,试图改善国家经济不稳定的局面。// Their marriage looks pretty shaky to me. 在我看来,他们的婚姻关系岌岌可危。// I think you're on very shaky ground with that argument. 我觉得你那个论点相当站不住脚。】
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