通过句子背单词 | 生疏的四六级词汇 3
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eminent ['emɪnənt] adj.显赫的;非凡的;杰出的
- ( of people 人 ) famous and respected, especially in a particular profession (尤指在某专业中)卓越的,著名的,显赫的
- famous, respected, or important 显赫的;卓越的;著名的
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes. [NCE3]
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. [NCE3]
Seven years ago, The Atlantic surveyed a group of eminent historians to create a ranked list of the 100 people who had done the most to shape the character of modern America. [Atlantic]
Mr Marsh, who is now one of Britain's most eminent neurosurgeons, says the operation was simply bad science. [BBC]
pre-eminent [ˌpriː ˈemɪnənt] adj. 杰出的,卓越的
(硅谷) There is no credible rival for its position as the world’s pre-eminent innovation hub. [Economist ]
作为世界上最卓越的创新中心,没有一个可靠的竞争对手。
Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.
狄更斯在其同时期英国作家中最为出色。
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resolve [rɪˈzɒlv]
vt. 决定;溶解;使……分解;决心要做……;[主化]解析
vi. 解决;决心;分解
n. 坚决;决定要做的事
1. V-T To resolve a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. 解决 [正式]
We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late.
我们必须找到一个办法去解决这些问题,不然就太晚了。
2. V-T If you resolve to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. 下决心 [正式]
She resolved to report the matter to the hospital's nursing supervisor.
她决心把这件事向该医院的护士长汇报。
3. N-VAR Resolve is determination to do what you have decided to do. 决心 [正式]
So you're saying this will strengthen the American public's resolve to go to war if necessary?
那么你是说,这将会坚定美国公众在必要时参战的决心?
We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't' like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day. [NCE3]
Indeed, where parents successfully resolve arguments, children can learn important positive lessons which can help them navigate their own emotions and relationships beyond the family circle. [BBC]
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reckless/ˈrɛklɪs/
ADJ If you say that someone is reckless, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. 鲁莽的; 不顾后果的
He is charged with reckless driving.
他被控莽撞驾驶。
Consider a career change, but don’t be reckless. [hbr]
It was caused largely by reckless bankers on both sides of the Atlantic taking advantage of increasingly lax regulations. [spectator]
lax 不严格的,松弛的
The thing is, if some people do decide they’ve had the vaccine because they get a reaction, and as a result behave in a more reckless manner, that will tend to reduce the apparent efficacy of the vaccine, not increase it. [science]
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stab /stæb/
1. V-T If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body. (用刀等利器) 刺; 捅
Somebody stabbed him in the stomach.
有人刺了他的腹部。
She was stabbed several times in the chest.
她胸口被捅了几刀。
2. to make a short, forceful pushing movement with a finger or a long, thin object(用指头或细长物)戳,捅
He stabbed at the meat with his fork.
他用叉子戳着那块肉。
Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for.
戈德斯通快速翻动书页,用拇指按住他正在寻找的段落。
3 N the act of pushing a knife into someone, or an injury caused by stabbing (用刀)戳,刺,捅;戳(或刺、捅)的伤口
He was admitted to hospital with stab wounds.
他因刀伤被送进了医院。
4 N a sudden feeling, especially an unpleasant one such as pain
突发的一阵感觉;(尤指)一阵难受,一阵刺痛
She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.
她看到佐伊圣诞节收到的那些贵重礼物,顿生妒意。
5 N an action or remark that attacks someone's reputation
中伤,诽谤
Her criticism of the company's plans was a stab at the chairman himself.
她对公司计划的批评是对董事长本人的中伤。
A third woman was also taken to hospital after being found with a serious stab wound in Vale Road four hours after the first attacks. [BBC]
A man started stabbing schoolchildren who were waiting for a bus in a city just south of Tokyo.[BBC]
Stab wound surgery was performed using a modified version of the procedure previously described by Hashimoto et al. [nature]
take a stab at 尝试;试图做某事
A few bright engineers could take a stab at the likely technological solutions and then tweak the system so that it delivered the desired levels of performance.[hbr]
一些聪明的工程师可以尝试可能的技术解决方案,然后调整系统,使其达到预期的性能水平。
If the problem was within his control, ask him to apply the possible solutions you’ve discussed, take another stab at reaching the goal, and check in with you more frequently. [hbr]
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obstruct /əbˈstrʌkt/
to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way 阻塞,堵塞,阻挡(道路、通道、入口等)
After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.
地震过后,许多道路都被倒塌的建筑物堵住了。
Her view of the stage was obstructed by a pillar.
一根柱子挡住了她的视线,她看不见舞台。
to try to stop something from happening or developing
阻碍;阻止,阻挠;妨碍
He got five years in prison for withholding evidence and obstructing the course of justice.
他因隐藏证据、妨碍司法而被判入狱5年。
Left unaddressed, these tensions increase distrust in families and obstruct performance in their organizations. [hbr]
Uncertainty in precipitation observations and limited observations of shallow circulations further obstruct our understanding of the ocean’s influence on weather and climate. [nature]
Single-cell RNA sequencing is a powerful method to study gene expression, but noise in the data can obstruct analysis. [nature]
AS and Piloty’s acid exert rapid release with short half-lives (t 1/2), which may obstruct their therapeutic effects. [science]