2017年翻译资格中级口译词汇学习(8)
1. enlist [ɪn'lɪst]
V-T If you enlist the help of someone, you persuade them to help or support you in doing something. 赢得
eg: He tried to enlist people's sympathy in the cause of charity.
note: in the cause of 为了
2. enterprise ['ɛntɚ'praɪz]
N-COUNT An enterprise is a company or business.公司; 企业 赢得;
N-COUNT An enterprise is something new, difficult, or important that you do or try to do. 事业;
N-UNCOUNT Enterprise is the activity of managing companies and businesses and starting new ones. 创业
eg: Learning is the enterprise fo a lifetime.
学习是终生的事业。
3. heritage ['hɛrɪtɪdʒ]
N-VAR A country's heritage is all the qualities, traditions, or features of life there that have continued over many years and have been passed on from one generation to another. 遗产; 传统.
eg: A novelist must be able to use the cultrual heritage of his nation.
小说家要善于利用本土的文化遗产。
4. salute [sə'lut]
V-T/V-I If you salute someone, you greet them or show your respect with a formal sign. Soldiers usually salute officers by raising their right hand so that their fingers touch their forehead. 向…打招呼; 向…行军礼;
V-T To salute a person or their achievements means to publicly show or state your admiration for them. 对…表示敬意
eg: We salute the flag everyday at school.
我们在学校每天向国旗敬礼。
5. crackle ['krækl]
V-I/N-COUNT If something crackles, it makes a rapid series of short, harsh noises.发出连续急促刺耳的声音; 发劈啪声
eg: We can hear the crackle of the wood on the fire in the next room.
我们可以听到隔壁燃烧的木柴发出的噼啪声。
6. frugal ['fruɡl]
ADJ/N-UNCOUNT People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not spend much money on themselves. 俭朴的/俭朴
eg: They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.
他们生活非常俭朴，力避奢华。
7. revere [rɪ'vɪr]
V-T If you revere someone or something, you respect and admire them greatly.崇敬;敬畏
eg: The people revered the saint.
人们崇敬这位圣人。
8. plagiarism ['pledʒə'rɪzəm]
N-UNCOUNT Plagiarism is the practice of using or copying someone else's idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it. 剽窃，抄袭
eg： Plagiarism is akin to theft.
剽窃与偷窃性质相同。
note: akin, ADJ If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way. 相似的
9. debut [de'bju]
N-COUNT The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording. 首次登台，首次露面
eg: The actress made her debut in the new comedy.
这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
10. daunting ['dɔntɪŋ]
ADJ Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 使人畏缩的，吓人的
eg: The size of these clusters is daunting.
这些星系团的大小非常惊人。
note: cluster,N-COUNT A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together. (人或物的) 群
11. peripheral [pə'rɪfərəl]
ADJ A peripheral activity or issue is one that is not very important compared with other activities or issues. 次要的;
ADJ Peripheral areas of land are ones that are on the edge of a larger area. 周边的;
N-COUNT Peripherals are devices that can be attached to computers.(计算机的) 外围设备
eg: Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.
对他们的主要活动而言，筹集资金是次要的。
12. gracious ['ɡreʃəs]
ADJ If you describe someone as gracious, you mean that they are very well-mannered and pleasant. 和蔼可亲的;
ADJ If you describe the behaviour of someone in a position of authority or high social standing as gracious, you mean that they behave in a polite and considerate way. 有礼貌的;
ADJ You use gracious to describe the comfortable way of life of wealthy people.(生活) 舒适的;
INTERJ Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance. 天哪 (表示惊讶、不满等)
eg: He is gracious to his inferiors.
他对下属和蔼可亲。
He drove through the gracious suburbs with the swimming pools and tennis courts.
他开车穿过了建有游泳池和网球场的舒适的城郊。
note: inferior, ADJ If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability. 低等的; 次要的;N-COUNT Inferior is also a noun.(能力或地位) 低于他人者; 部下
13. unveil ['ɡreʃəs]
V-T If someone formally unveils something such as a new statue or painting, they draw back the curtain which is covering it.为…揭幕;
V-T If you unveil a plan, new product, or some other thing that has been kept secret, you introduce it to the public. 公布
eg: The president did not unveil a new Middle East peace plan.
总统没有公布新的中东和平计划。
