流利阅读英语词汇(1)——2020.6.15.外刊





top brass

军队高层

相关词汇:brass(n. 军官;黄铜)

例句:If it's what the brass says, we have to do it.

搭配短语:brass ceiling(黄铜天花板,即女性在军队中面临的晋升阻碍)

revered

/rɪˈvɪrd/

adj. 受尊敬的

相关词汇:revere(v. 尊敬,爱戴)

例句:Mandela is revered by the people around the world.

largely

/ˈlɑːrdʒ.li/

adv. 很大程度上;主要地,大多

近义词:mainly / mostly(adv. 大多地,主要地)

搭配短语:a largely female group of teachers

keep sth. to oneself

不泄露,不告诉别人

例句:I don't want your advice, just keep it to yourself.

resign

/rɪˈzaɪn/

v. 辞职;辞去(工作)

搭配短语:resign one's position

搭配短语:resign from the company

搭配短语:resign as a manager

blistering

/ˈblɪs.tɚ.ɪŋ/

adj. 尖酸的,激烈的;炎热的

相关词汇:blister(n. 水泡,水疱;v. 使……起泡)

搭配短语:a blistering summer day(炎热的)

oath

/oʊθ/

n. 誓言

搭配短语:swear / take an oath to do sth.

under any circumstance(s)

在任何状况下

相关词汇:circumstance(n. 情况)

搭配短语:under the circumstances

搭配短语:under certain circumstances

violate

/ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/

v. 侵犯;违反

搭配短语:violate the law

搭配短语:violate the rights

iron-fisted

/ˌaɪrnˈfɪs.tɪd/

adj. 铁腕的,强有力的,专制的

相关词汇:iron fist(n. 铁腕统治;强有力的统治手段或管理措施)

例句:Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.

response

/rɪˈspɑːns/

n. 反应,应对

搭配短语:a response to sth.(针对某事的反应、应对)

quell

/kwel/

v. 平息;镇定

unrest

/ʌnˈrest/

n. 骚乱,动乱;焦虑不安

相关词汇:rest(v. 休息;n. 休息)

词根词缀:un-(表否定)

unease

/ʌnˈiːz/

n. 不安,忧虑

相关词汇:ease(n. 轻松,自如)

词根词缀:un-(表否定)

deploy

/dɪˈplɔɪ/

v. 部署(军队);启用,运用(策略、技能)

例句:How do you plan to deploy your communication skills in this position? (运用)

flank

/flæŋk/

v. 位于……的侧面

词性拓展:flank(n. 侧翼;侧面)

例句:The president was flanked by two armed bodyguards.

chief of staff

参谋长

chasten

/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/

v. 使谨慎,克制

英文释义:If something chastens you, it has a restraining or moderating effect on you.

近义词:castigate(v. 严厉批评)

词义辨析:chasten, castigate

castigate 侧重于批评的动作;chasten 强调批评的结果(让某人更加克制,让某人感到惭愧等等)。

invoke

/ɪnˈvoʊk/

v. 援引(法律或规定);召唤

搭配短语:to invoke evil spirits(召唤恶灵)

wayward

/ˈweɪ.wɚd/

adj. 任性的

词根词缀:-ward(表方向)

文化补充:wayward 由 away-ward 缩略而来,指某人偏离方向、不走正道,从而引申出了“任性”的意思。

reassuring

/ˌriː.əˈʃʊr.ɪŋ/

adj. 令人宽慰的

例句:His presence is always reassuring.

indictment

/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/

n. 事物糟糕的迹象,败象;控诉

英文释义:a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime(控诉)

英文释义:a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad(败象)

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