Lesson 34 Adolescence 【单词列表】

adolescence [ˌædəˈlesəns] n. 青春期

slur [sləː] n. 诋毁

【扩】slander 诋毁,中伤

【搭】throw a slur on 破坏……的名誉

disloyalty [disˈlɔiəlti] n. 不忠实

【例】He felt deeply wounded by their disloyalty.

   因为他们不忠,他十分伤心。

spite [spait] n. 恶意,怀恨

【扩】malice 恶意  maliciousness 恶意

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A: I'm sure he took my parking space just out of spite.

B: Maybe you worried too much.

A:我认为他侵占我的停车位肯定是有意和我作对。

B:也许你多虑了。

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disillusionment [ˌdisiˈluːʒənmənt] n. 幻灭感

evaluation [ˌivæljuˈeiʃən] n. 评价

【扩】valuation 评价

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A: I am not satisfied with this evaluation.

B: You should work harder, I mean.

A:这个评价让我很不满。

B:我的意思是,你需要更加努力地工作。

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infallibility [inˌfæləˈbiliti] n. 一贯正确

【例】No one can claim infallibility.

   谁也不能说自己是一贯正确的。

resent [riˈzent] v. 怨恨

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A: His father seems to resent my being here.

B: Don't think it that way.

A:我呆在这里他的父亲似乎不大高兴。

B:你别那么想。

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sincerity [sinˈseriti] n. 诚挚

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A: Your sincerity is not in dispute.

B: Then what made you disgruntled?

A:你的诚恳是无可置辩的。

B:那是什么让你不满呢?

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Victorian [vikˈtɔːriən] adj. 维多利亚式的

retreat [riˈtriːt] v. 后退

【扩】fall back 后退

【搭】in full retreat 逃跑

【例】The defeated army had to retreat hastily from the field of the battle to the coast.

   败军被迫仓皇地从战场向海岸撤退。

unreasoning [ʌnˈriːzəniŋ] adj. 不理智的

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A: It's very unreasoning to quit it right now.

B: But I don't have any other choice.

A:现在放弃是很不理智的。

B:但是我没有别的选择。

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authoritarian [əˌθɔːriˈtɛəriən] adj. 专制的

【派】authoritarianism 专制主义

【扩】absolute 专制的,完全的

【例】He is a strict authoritarian.

   他是一个绝对的权利主义者。

cow [kau] v. 吓唬

 

adolescence

/ˌædəˈles(ə)ns/
Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult. 青春期

noun [专属名词] 青春期,青春

Some young people suddenly become self-conscious and tongue-tied in early adolescence. 一些年青人在青春期早期突然变得害羞结舌。

与 “adolescence” 相关联的词汇

关联 adolescent /ˌædəˈles(ə)nt/ adj. 青春期的;未成熟的
关联 adolesce /ˌædəˈles/ vi.<主美>进入青春期,如青春期少年般行事

slur

🇬🇧/slɜː(r)/ 🇺🇸/slɜːr/
A slur is an insulting remark which could damage someone's reputation. 诽谤

verb [vt. 及物动词] 含混不清地说话;连奏;诽谤;有意略过(事实);用连音线标出

He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual. 他重复着自己的话,比平常更加含糊不清地说着。

noun [具体名词] 诽谤;吐词含糊;连奏线;污点

This is yet another slur on the integrity of the police. 这将是对警察廉正的又一次毁谤。

与 “slur” 相关联的词汇

关联 blur /blɜː(r)/ vt. 涂污;使 … 模糊不清;使暗淡;玷污
关联 slug /slʌɡ/ n. 鼻涕虫;动作缓慢的人;金属小块
关联 slurred /slɜːd/ v.含糊地说出( slur的过去式和过去分词 ),含糊地发…的声,侮辱,连唱

adolescent

/ˌædəˈles(ə)nt/
Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour. 青春期的 (少年、行为)

noun [集合/集体] 青少年

Young adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends. 年轻的青春期少年们和一小圈亲近的朋友在一起时最高兴。

adjective [原级] 青春期的;不成熟的

It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide. 一个青春期男孩应该有一个他能倾吐心声的成年人,这是很重要的。

与 “adolescent” 相关联的词汇

关联 young /jʌŋ/ adj. 年轻的;初期的;没有经验的
关联 youth /juːθ/ n. 青春;青年;青少年时期;年轻
关联 minor /ˈmaɪnə(r)/ adj. 较小的;次要的;未成年的; [ 音 ] 小调的;二流的
关联 adolescence /ˌædəˈles(ə)ns/ n. 青春期(不可数)

disloyalty

/dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/
Disloyalty is disloyal behaviour. 不忠

noun [抽象名词] 不忠实;不义,不贞;背信弃义

Charges had already been made against certain officials suspected of disloyalty. 已对某些被怀疑有不忠行为的官员提出指控。

与 “disloyalty” 相关联的词汇

关联 loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ n. 忠心;忠诚;忠实
来源于 disloyal /dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ adj.不忠的,背叛的,不忠诚的

spiteful

/ˈspaɪtf(ə)l/
Someone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike. 怀有恶意的

adjective [原级] 怀恨的,恶意的

He could be spiteful. 他可能怀有恶意。

与 “spiteful” 相关联的词汇

源自 spite /spaɪt/ n. 恶意;怨恨;不顾(不管、尽管)
关联 despiteful /dɪˈspaɪtfəl/ adj.故意为难的,有恶意的
关联 spitefully /ˈspaɪtfəli/ adv.怀恨地,怀有恶意地
关联 spitefulness /ˈspaɪtflnəs/ n. 怀恨在心; 充满恶意

disillusionment

/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒ(ə)nmənt/
Disillusionment is the disappointment that you feel when you discover that something is not as good as you had expected or thought. 幻灭

noun [抽象名词] 幻灭;醒悟

Polls have charted growing disillusionment with the campaign. 民意调查显示人们对这场运动越来越失望。

与 “disillusionment” 相关联的词汇

源自 disillusion /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒn/ vt. 使醒悟;使不再抱幻想

evaluation

🇬🇧/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/ 🇺🇸/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of. an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

noun [抽象名词] 评价,评估

He got a good evaluation. 他得到了很好的评价。

与 “evaluation” 相关联的词汇

源自 evaluate /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ vt. 评价;估价;求 … 的值
关联 evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 疏散;撤离;排泄

infallibility

/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/
the quality of never making an error

noun [抽象名词] 无误;教皇永无谬误论

I can not claim infallibility for this method. 我不敢说这方法绝对有效。

与 “infallibility” 相关联的词汇

关联 fallibility /ˌfæləˈbɪləti/ n.易错,不可靠,易误
源自 infallible /ɪnˈfæləbl/ adj.绝对可靠的,一贯正确的,万无一失的

resent

/rɪˈzent/
If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them. 憎恨

verb [vt. 及物动词] 怨恨,憎恶

She resents her mother for being so tough on her. 她恨她的妈妈对她如此苛刻。

与 “resent” 相关联的词汇

关联 resentment /rɪˈzentmənt/ n. 愤恨,怨恨
关联 resentful /rɪˈzentf(ə)l/ adj. 充满忿恨的;厌恶的

sincerity

/sɪnˈserəti/
a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"

noun [抽象名词] 真诚,真挚

His sincerity impressed her. 他的真诚打动了她。

与 “sincerity” 相关联的词汇

关联 sincere /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/ adj. 真诚的;诚挚的;真实的
关联 hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsi/ n. 虚伪;伪善
关联 sincerely /sɪnˈsɪəli/ adv. 真诚地;由衷地,诚恳地
关联 serenity /səˈrenəti/ n. 平静,宁静;晴朗,风和日丽

Victorian

/vɪkˈtɔːriən/
Victorian means belonging to, connected with, or typical of Britain in the middle and last parts of the 19th century, when Victoria was Queen. 维多利亚时代的

adjective [原级] 维多利亚女王时代的;英国维多利亚女王时代的

We have a lovely old Victorian house. 我们有一幢可爱的维多利亚时代的老房子。

noun [专属名词] 维多利亚时代;维多利亚女王时代的人

The Victorians were the last people to invest properly in the railways. 维多利亚时代的人是恰当投资铁路的最后一代人。

与 “Victorian” 相关联的词汇

关联 Victoria /vɪkˈtɔːriə/ n.维多利亚(女子名);n. 四轮折篷马车

retreat

/rɪˈtriːt/
If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 退出; 离开

verb [vi. 不及物动词] (军队)撤退;后退,离开;(水、雪或土地)范围缩小;隐退,躲避;悔棋;改变意见,改变看法;(股价)下挫,下跌;向后倾

"I've already got a job," I said quickly, and retreated from the room. “我已经有了工作,”我迅速说道,然后就从房间里退了出来。

noun [具体名词] 撤军,撤兵;后退,离开;退隐处,静居处;(主意、观点、决定的)改变;(股票)贬值;静修期间(或活动)

In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat. 1942年6月,英军第8军全线撤退。

与 “retreat” 相关联的词汇

关联 treat /triːt/ vt. 对待;治疗;探讨;视为
关联 retreatment /rɪt'ri:tmənt/ 复治,再处理

unreasoning

/ʌnˈriːzənɪŋ/
Unreasoning feelings or actions are not logical, sensible, or controlled. 不理智的; 不合理的

adjective [原级] 未加思量的;不合理的;无理性的;不讲理的

As often happens after long sleeplessness, he was seized by an unreasoning panic. 正如长期失眠后经常发生的那样,他总是莫名其妙地惊慌。

与 “unreasoning” 相关联的词汇

原型 unreason /ʌnˈriːz(ə)n/ n.无理性
关联 unreasoningly /ʌn'ri:zənɪŋlɪ/ adv.无理智地,不合理地

authoritarian

🇬🇧/ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən/ 🇺🇸/əˌθɔːrəˈteriən/
If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves. 独裁的

adjective [原级] 独裁主义的;权力主义的

Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule. 高级军官们可能会考虑发动一场政变来恢复独裁统治。

noun [专属名词] 权力主义者;独裁主义者

Father was a strict authoritarian. 父亲是个严厉的专制主义者。

与 “authoritarian” 相关联的词汇

源自 authority /ɔːˈθɒrəti/ n. 权威;权力;当局
关联 authoritarianism /ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriənɪzəm/ n.权力主义,独裁主义
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cow

/kaʊ/
A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. 母牛; 奶牛

noun [专属名词] 母牛,奶牛;雌性动物;<非正式>婆娘,娘儿们;<澳新>讨厌的人(或事物、情况)

He kept a few dairy cows. 他养了几头奶牛。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 恐吓,威胁

If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. 胁迫; 恐吓

与 “cow” 相关联的词汇

关联 milk /mɪlk/ n. 牛奶;乳状物
关联 bull /bʊl/ n. 公牛;看好股市者;粗壮如牛的人; [ 俚 ] 胡说八道;印玺
关联 cattle /ˈkæt(ə)l/ n. [ 总称 ] 牛;家畜;牲畜(骂人的话);无价值的人
关联 livestock /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ n. 家畜;牲畜
关联 buffalo /ˈbʌfələʊ/ n. 水牛;野牛(产于北美);水陆两用坦克
关联 crow /krəʊ/ v.欢叫,高兴地说;自鸣得意
关联 mow /məʊ/ n. 草堆;皱眉;谷堆
关联 coward /ˈkaʊəd/ n. 懦夫,懦弱的人
关联 bellow /ˈbeləʊ/ vt. 大声喊叫;大声发出
关联 bovine /ˈbəʊvaɪn/ adj. 牛的;似牛的;迟钝的
关联 heifer /ˈhefə(r)/ n.小母牛
关联 ox /ɒks/ n.牛,[阉掉的]公牛
关联 cowshed /ˈkaʊʃed/ n.牛棚,牛舍
关联 cowy /ˈkaʊi/ adj.似牛的