adopt | 词义 | ① to take sb elses child into your family and become its legal parent(s) 收养,领养
② to start to use sth (a method, a new name, a manner, etc) 采用(某方法),采取(某态度);选用(名字等),移居(某国),承袭(风俗);采用(某种举止、说话方式等)
③ to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting 正式通过,表决采纳(建议、政策等)
④ to choose sb as a candidate in an election or as a representative 选举(某人为候选人或代表) [+sb (as sth)] |
例句 | Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present their own research.科学家可以“选定”中学课堂,介绍他们的科研。(2003阅读Text 2) |
opt | 词义 | to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action 选择,挑选[+(for/against sth), +to do sth] [近pick] |
例句 | Intelligence, it turns out, is a high-priced option.实验证明,智力是代价高昂的选择。(2009知识运用) |
optical | 词义 | ① connected with the sense of sight or the relationship between the light and sight (常用于名词前)视力的,视觉的,光学的 [近visual]
② used to help to see sth more clearly 有助于视力的,光学的
② using light for reading or storing information 光读取的,光存储的 |
optimistic | 词义 | expecting good things to happen or sth to be successful; showing this feeling 乐观的,抱乐观看法的[+(about sth), +(that...)] |
optimum | 词义 | ① the best possible; producing the best possible results 最佳的,最适宜的
②[the optimum] the best possible result, set of conditions, etc 最佳结果,最好的条件 |
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coordinate | 词义 | ① to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well 使协调,使相配合 [近accommodate]
② to make the different parts of your body work well together 使(身体各部位)动作协调
③ if you coordinate clothes, fabrics, etc or if they coordinate, they look nice together (衣服、布料等)搭配,协调[+(sth) (with sth)]
④(用来确定位置的)坐标 |
例句 | He or she must coordinate the shapes, lighting and decoration of everything from ceiling to floor.他(她)必须协调从天花板至地板所有东西的形状、照明及装饰。(1993 知识运用) |
extraordinary
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| ① unexpected, surprising or strange 意想不到的,令人惊奇的,奇怪的 [近unimaginable]
② not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual 不平常的,卓越的 [近uncommon, outstanding]
③ [只用于名词前] arranged for a special purpose and happening in addition to what normally or regularly happens (会议等)特别的,临时的
④ [紧接名词之后]employed for a special purpose in addition to the usual staff (官员)特派的 (envoy extraordinary 特使) |
例句
| In his autobiography,Darwin himself speaks of his intellectual powers with extraordinary modesty. 达尔文在自传中谈到自己的智力时显得出人意料般的谦虚。(2008翻译) |
order | 词义 | ① the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other; the state of being carefully and neatly arranged 顺序;条理
② the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority 秩序,治安,规矩 [近establishment]
③ sth that sb is told to do by sb in authority 指示,命令
[+(for sb)(to do sth)] [近command]
④ a request to make or supply goods, a request for food or drinks; goods, food or drinks sb has ordered or asked for 订购,订单[+(for sth)],点菜;所订的货物,交付的订货,所点的饮食菜肴
⑤ a formal written instruction for sb to be paid money or to do sth 付款指令(或委托书);汇票;书面指令
⑥ the way that a society, the world, etc is arranged, with its system of rules and customs 秩序,结构
⑦ a social class (表否定或幽默意义)等级,阶层,阶级
⑧ to use the position of your authority to tell sb to do sth or say that sth must happen 命令,指挥,要求 [近dictate, prescribe]
⑨ to organize or arrange sth 组织,安排,整理 [近arrange, regulate]
⑩ to ask for goods to be made or supplied; to ask for a service to be provided; to ask for sth to eat or drink in a restaurant, bar, etc订货,要求提供服务[+(sb) sth, +sth (for sb)];点(酒菜等) [+(sb sth), +(sth) (for sb)]
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ordinary | 词义 | ①[只用于名词前] not unusual or different in any way 普通的,平常的,一般的,平凡的 [近common, regulary]
② having no unusual or interesting features 平庸的,平淡无奇的 |
subordinate | 词义 | ① having less power or authority than sb else in a group or an organization 隶属的,从属的,下级的[+(to sb)] [近inferior]
② less important than sth else 次要的[+(to sth)] [近secondary]
③ 下级,部属
④ to treat sb/sth less important than sb/sth else 把……置于次要地位,使从属于[+sb/sth (to sb/sth)] |
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orient
| 词义 | ① [常用被动]to direct sb/sth towards sth; to make or adapt sb/sth for a particular purpose 朝向,面对; 确定方向,使适应
[+sb/sth (to/towards sb/sth)]
② to find your position in relation to your surroundings 确定方位,认识方向[+oneself]
③ to make yourself familiar with a new situation 熟悉,适应[+oneself] [近adapt]
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例句 | Anthropology is a field-study oriented discipline which makes extensive use of the comparative method in analysis.人类学是一个以实地研究为宗旨的学科,它大量使用对比分析的方法。(2003 翻译) |
oriental | 词义 | ① connected with or typical of the eastern part of the world, esp. china and japan, and the people who live there 东方(尤指中国和日本)的,东方人的
② the Orient东方(尤指中国和日本) |
orientation | 词义 | ① the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing方向,目标,定向
[+(of sb/sth) (to/towards sb/sth)] [近location]
② the direction in which object faces(物体的)方向
③ a persons basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject(个人的)基本信仰,态度,观点
④ training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc (任职等前的)培训,训练,迎新会
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例句 | Forgetting clearly aids orientation in time, since old memories weaken and the new tend to stand out, providing clues for inferring duration. 遗忘明显有助于时间的定位,因为旧的记忆淡化了,使新的记忆清晰醒目,为推断某事的持续时间提供了线索。(1995阅读Passage 5) |
origin | 词义 | ① the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth 起源,源头,起因
[近derivation, fountain]
② a persons social and family background 身世,出身
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original | 词义 | ① [只用于名词前] existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity原来的,起初的,最早的
② new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before; able to produce new and interesting ideas 首创的,独创的,有独创性的 [近imaginative, innovative]
③ painted, written, etc, by the artist rather than copied 原作的,真迹的
④ a document, work of art, etc produced for the first time, from which copies are later made 原件,正本,原作 [近prototype]
⑤ a person who thinks, behaves, dresses, etc in an unusual way (正式用语,思想、行为、衣着等)独特的人,怪人 |
例句 | By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.到了第三代,原来的语言在大部分移民家庭中丧失。(2006阅读Text 1) |
originate | 词义 | ①to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation 发源,发端于[+ad./prep.]
② to create sth new 创立,创建,发明 |
例句 | The group in question are a particular people originated from central Europe.论文中谈到的族群是起源于中欧的某个特定民族。(2008 知识运用) |
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compact | 词义 | ① closely packed together紧密的,坚实的
② using or filling a small space紧凑的,体积小的
③ small and easy to carry小巧易携带的,袖珍的
④ small and strong (人或动物)矮小而强壮的
⑤ a small car小汽车
⑥带镜子的粉盒
⑦ a formal agreement between people or countries协定,合约
⑧[常用被动] to press sth together firmly压紧 |
impact | 词义 | ① to drive or press one object firmly into another压紧,楔入
② to hit with great force冲击,撞击[+on /with/upon sth]
③ to have an effect on sth(对某事物)有影响
[+(on/upon) sth] [同affect]
④ the act of one object hitting another, the force with which this happens撞击,冲击力
⑤ the powerful effect that sth has on sth/sb巨大影响
[+(of sth) (on sth/sb)]
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