新东方刘畅词汇笔记-17-4(接上)第三十四节
constant 1“经常的,不断的”,如constant maintenance不断的维修,2“坚定的,忠实的,永恒的”,如a constant friend忠实的朋友,名词“常数,恒量”
instant 1“立即的,直接的”,如sentence a man to instant death判决某人立即处死,2“紧迫的”,如in instant need of help急需帮助,3“(食品)速溶的,方便的”,如instant coffee速溶咖啡,名词“瞬间,时刻”,例:You will see the lightning the instant it happens, but you will hear the sound of the thunder later. 一打闪你就可以看到,但是雷声过一会儿才能听到。
instantaneous“瞬间的,即刻的”
instantly动词“立即,即刻”,例:I recognized her instantly.我一下子就认出了他。
instance名词“例子,事例,例证”
distant“遥远的,久远的”,如a distant journey遥远的旅程,a distant event久远的事情
distance名词“距离,间隔,远方,路程”
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follow动词“跟随”
词根sec / secut / sequ表示跟随
second 1“第二的”,如every second year每隔一年,second to none不亚于任何人,2“次等的,二等的”,例:We never use second quality ingredients.我们从不用次等的材料。名词“秒”,动词“赞同”,如second the proposal支持这项建议
secondary 1“次要的,二级的”,例:Such considerations are secondary to our main aim of improving efficiency.对于提高效率的目的而言,这些想法都是次要的。2“中级的,第二的”,如secondary school中学
其反义词primary“首要的,初级的”,如primary school小学
second-hand名词“旧的,用过的”,如second-hand car二手车
secondly副词“第二,其次”
consecutive“连续的”,例:It has been rained for three consecutive days.雨一连下了三天。
execute动词“实施,执行”,如execute sb.'s commands执行某人的命令,execute a plan执行计划
executive名词“总经理,董事,行政负责人”,如CEO = Chief Executive Officer首席执行官,形容词“执行的,实施的”,如an executive committee一个执行委员会
persecute动词1“迫害”,例:Throughout the history, religious minorities have always been persecuted.纵观历史,宗教少数派总会遭受到迫害。2“烦扰,困扰”,例:Once the affair become public, he will be persecuted by the press.一旦这件事公之于众,他就将受到新闻界的纠缠。
sequence一个跟着一个,名词1“先后,次序”,如in sequence of date按照日期,2“连续,数列”
consequence名词1“结果,后果,影响”,例:The high level of unemployment has produced hard social consequences.高失业率已经产生了严重的社会影响。2“重要性”
consequently副词“因此,所以”,例:Mr. Foster has never been to China. Consequently, he knows very little about Chinese culture. 福斯特先生从来没去过中国,所以他对中国的文化知之甚少。
走
词根gress表示走
aggressive 1“侵略的,好斗的”,如aggressive nation侵略成性的国家,2“敢做敢为的,有进取心的”,如an aggressive young executive一个年轻的进取心很强的管理人员
congress名词1(代表)大会2[Congress]“(美国等国的)国会,议会”
progress动、名“前进,进步,进展”,例:Modern medical science is progressing rapidly in the countries all over the world.现、代医学在各国都发展得非常快。如make progress取得进步
progressive 1“不断前进的,逐渐的”,如a progressive decline in export出口不断下降,2“进步的,先进的”,如a progressive education policy先进的教育政策