全新版大学英语单词英英释义

Abrupt

1.marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

"abrupt prose"

同义词：disconnected

2.exceedingly sudden and unexpected

"came to an abrupt stop"; " an abrupt change in the weather"

3.extremely steep

"an abrupt canyon"

同义词：precipitous sharp

4.surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

"an abrupt reply

Affluent

1.an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

"the so-called emerging affluents"

2. a branch that flows into the main stream

同义词：feeder tributary confluent

adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

"an affluent banker"

同义词：flush loaded moneyed wealthy

attain [ 'tein ]

v.

1.to gain with effort

同义词：achieve accomplish reach

2.reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

同义词：reach hit

3.find unexpectedly

同义词：fall upon strike come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon discover

4.reach a destination, either real or abstract

同义词：reach make hit arrive at gain

bless [ bles ]

v.

1.give a benediction to

"The dying man blessed his son"

2.confer prosperity or happiness on

3.make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection;

consecrate

同义词：sign

4.render holy by means of religious rites

同义词：consecrate hallow sanctify

bracket [ 'brkit ]

n.

1. a category falling within certain defined limits

2.either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and

sometimes used to enclose textual material

同义词：angle bracket

3.either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

同义词：square bracket

4.an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

v.

1.support with brackets

"bracket bookshelves"

2.place into brackets

"Please bracket this remark"

同义词：bracket out

3.classify or group

cherish [ 'teri ]

v. be fond of; be attached to

同义词：care for hold dear treasure

commercial [ k'm:l ]

n. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

同义词：commercial message

adj.

1.connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or

commercial enterprises

"commercial trucker"; " commercial TV"; " commercial diamonds"

2.of or relating to commercialism

"a commercial attache"; " commercial paper"; " commercial law"

3.of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

"commercial grade of beef"; " commercial oxalic acid"

confront [ kn'frnt ]

v.

1.oppose, as in hostility or a competition

"You must confront your opponent"; " The two enemies finally confronted each other"

同义词：face

2.deal with (something unpleasant) head on

"You must confront your problems"

同义词：face up face

3.present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

"We confronted him with the evidence"

同义词：face present

4.be face to face with

"The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume confusion [ kn'fju:n ]

n.

1.disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

"the army retreated in confusion"

2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

"a confusion of impressions"

同义词：mental confusion confusedness muddiness disarray

3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

同义词：discombobulation

4.an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and

distinctions blended

"the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

同义词：mix-up

consequence [ 'knsi,kwns ]

n.

1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

"his decision had depressing consequences for business"

同义词：effect outcome result event issue upshot

2.the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

"that result is of no consequence"

同义词：aftermath

3.having important effects or influence

"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"

同义词：import moment

curiosity [ ,kjuri'siti ]

n.

1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

同义词：wonder

2.something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

同义词：curio oddity oddment peculiarity rarity

dated [ 'deitid ]

adj.

1.marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

2.bearing a date

"dated and stamped documents"

deny [ di'nai ]

v.

1.declare untrue; contradict

2.refuse to accept or believe

3.refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

4.refuse to let have

同义词：refuse

5.deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

同义词：abnegate

6.deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

同义词：traverse

7.refuse to recognize or acknowledge

donation [ du'nein ]

n.

1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile

cause

同义词：contribution

2.act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a

charity

同义词：contribution

emotional [ i'munl ]

adj.

1.determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

"it was an emotional judgment"

2.of more than usual emotion

"his behavior was highly emotional"

3.of or pertaining to emotion

"emotional health"; " an emotional crisis"

4.extravagantly demonstrative

同义词：effusive gushing(a)gushy

5.(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

"he would become emotional over nothing at all"

同义词：aroused excited worked up

fabricate [ 'fbrikeit ]

v.

1.put together out of components or parts

"the company fabricates plastic chairs"

同义词：manufacture construct

2.make up something artificial or untrue

同义词：manufacture cook up make up invent

focus [ 'fuks ]

n.

1.the concentration of attention or energy on something

"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"

同义词：focusing focussing focal point direction centering

2.maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

"in focus"; " out of focus"

3.maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

"the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"

4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

"the focus of infection"

同义词：focal point nidus

5.special emphasis attached to something

同义词：stress

6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it

diverges

同义词：focal point

7. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

v.

1.direct one's attention on something

"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

同义词：concentrate center centre pore rivet

2.cause to converge on or toward a central point

3.bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or

emotions

同义词：concenter concentre focalize focalise

4.become focussed or come into focus

"The light focused"

同义词：focalize focalise

5.put (an image) into focus

"Please focus the image"; " we cannot enjoy the movie"

同义词：focalize focalise sharpen

genuine [ 'denjuin ]

adj.

1.not fake or counterfeit

"a genuine Picasso"; " genuine leather"

同义词：echt

2.not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

"genuine emotion"

同义词：true(a)unfeigned

3.being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

"a genuine dilemma"

同义词：actual literal real

individual [ ,indi'vidjul, -dl ]

n.

1. a human being

同义词：person someone somebody mortal soul

2. a single organism

adj.

1.being or characteristic of a single thing or person

"individual drops of rain"; " please mark the individual pages"; " they went their individual ways"

同义词：single

2.separate and distinct from others of the same kind

"mark the individual pages"

同义词：case-by-case item-by-item

3.characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

"an individual serving"

同义词：separate single(a)

4.concerning one person exclusively

"we all have individual cars"

同义词：private

item [ 'aitm ]

n.

1. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be

enumerated on a list

"he noticed an item in the New York Times"; " she had several items on her shopping list"

同义词：point

2. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection

"they reduced the price on many items"

3. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

同义词：detail particular

4.an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

同义词：detail point

5.an individual instance of a type of symbol

同义词：token

adv. (used when listing or enumerating items) also

"a length of chain, item a hook"

linger [ 'liɡ ]

v.

1.remain present although waning or gradually dying

"Her perfume lingered on"

2.be about

同义词：loiter lounge footle lollygag loaf lallygag hang around mess about tarry lurk mill about mill around

3.leave slowly and hesitantly

同义词：tarry

4.take one's time; proceed slowly

同义词：dawdle

5.move to and fro

"The shy student lingered in the corner"

同义词：hover

minimal [ 'miniml ]

adj. the least possible

"needed to enforce minimal standards"; " her grades were minimal"; " a minimal charge for the service"

同义词：minimum

primarily [ 'praimrli, prai'me- ]

adv.

1.for the most part

同义词：chiefly principally mainly in the main

2.of primary import

"this is primarily a question of economics"

同义词：in the first place

pursuit [ p'sju:t ]

n.

1.the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

同义词：chase pursual following

2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

"the pursuit of love"

同义词：pursuance quest

3.an auxiliary activity

同义词：avocation by-line hobby sideline spare-time activity

4. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

"they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

同义词：pastime interest

seemingly [ 'si:mili ]

adv. from appearances alone

"the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"

同义词：apparently ostensibly on the face of it

sentiment [ 'sentimnt ]

n.

1.tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

同义词：opinion persuasion view thought

stammer [ 'stm ]

n. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds 同义词：stutter

v. speak haltingly

同义词：bumble stutter falter

tangible [ 'tndbl ]

adj.

1.perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

"skin with a tangible roughness"

同义词：touchable

2.capable of being treated as fact

"tangible evidence"

同义词：real

3.(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary

value

"tangible property like real estate"; " tangible assets such as machinery"

4.capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of

being handled or touched or felt

同义词：palpable

tickle [ 'tikl ]

n.

1. a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking

2.the act of tickling

同义词：tickling titillation

v.

1.touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause

uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

同义词：titillate vellicate

2.feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

同义词：thrill vibrate

3.touch or stroke lightly

"The grass tickled her calves"

vital [ 'vaitl ]

adj.

1.urgently needed; absolutely necessary

"vital for a healthy society"; " of vital interest"

同义词：critical

2.performing an essential function in the living body

"vital organs"; " blood and other vital fluids"; " the loss of vital heat in shock"; " a vital spot"

同义词：life-sustaining

3.full of spirit

"a vital and charismatic leader"

同义词：full of life lively

4.manifesting or characteristic of life

"a vital, living organism"; " vital signs"