流利阅读英语词汇(7)——2020.6.21.外刊



transphobia

/trænsˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

n. 跨性别恐惧症

相关词汇:phobia(n. 恐惧症)

相关词汇:nomophobia(n. 无手机恐惧症)

英文释义:no mobile phobia

相关词汇:homophobia(n. 同性恋恐惧症)

词根词缀:trans(表示“跨性别的”)

文化补充:LGBTQ 中的 L 代表 Lesbian(女同性恋者),G 代表 Gay(男同性恋者),B 代表 Bisexual(双性恋者),T 是 Transgender(跨性别者),Q 则是 Queer(性别酷儿)。

transgender

/trænzˈdʒen.dɚ/

adj. 跨性别的

文化补充:跨性别者是在性别认同、性别表达或性别行为方面,与出生时指定的生理性别不相符的人士的总称。跨性别者包括变性者、易装者、性别酷儿等类型。

fandom

/ˈfæn.dəm/

n. 粉丝圈

相关词汇:fan(n. 粉丝)

相关词汇:kingdom(n. 王国)

give … the benefit of the doubt

把……往好处想

相关词汇:doubt(n. 怀疑(某人没有犯错))

英文释义:to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either

例句:Sometimes it's good to give each other the benefit of the doubt.

clumsy

/ˈklʌm.zi/

adj. 笨拙的;不好用的

例句:My fingers are too clumsy for the smartphone!

例句:The first cell phones were heavy and clumsy to use.

take aim at

抨击;用武器瞄准

英文释义:to direct criticism at somebody or something

搭配短语:to take aim at widespread racism in America

menstruate

/ˈmen.stru.eɪt/

v. 来月经

misguided

/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪ.dɪd/

adj. 判断错误的,被误导的

词根词缀:mis-(表示“错误”)

相关词汇:guide(引导)

搭配短语:misguided attempts to guess who the true murderer is

bow down to

服从

demonstrable

/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.bəl/

adj. 可证明的,显而易见的

相关词汇:demonstrate(v. 展现,表明)

搭配短语:demonstrable evidence

搭配短语:demonstrable errors

erode

/ɪˈroʊd/

v. 削弱;侵蚀

例句:Wind eroded the soil.

搭配短语:to erode his confidence

predator

/ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/

n. 捕食性动物;施暴者,掠夺者

搭配短语:a sexual predator

tense

/tens/

adj.(局势)令人紧张的;紧张的

词性拓展:tense(n. 时态)

例句:She was very tense as she waited for the interview.

sympathize

/ˈsɪm.pə.θaɪz/

v. 支持;同情

搭配短语:to sympathize with

clash

/klæʃ/

v. 激烈争执;发生冲突

相关词汇:fight(v. 打斗)

相关词汇:argue(v. 争论)

例句:His worldview clashes with mine but we agree to disagree.

odious

/ˈoʊ.di.əs/

adj. 讨厌的,可憎的

walk away

(随便)离开;从意外中平安脱险

例句:You shouldn't walk away at the first sign of a problem.

搭配短语:to walk away from an accident without a scratch

span

/spæn/

v. 包括,涉及

词性拓展:span(n. 范围,跨度)

搭配短语:attention span

franchise

/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/

n. 特许经营品牌

denounce

/dɪˈnaʊns/

v. 谴责

相关词汇:criticize(v. 批评)

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