From 9966e7aa88a2a95b45e3ad66f7dc87e978ebdc71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shine wOng <1551885@tongji.edu.cn> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:12:14 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] update words.md --- words.md | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 123 insertions(+) diff --git a/words.md b/words.md index a9c0446..6e4b273 100644 --- a/words.md +++ b/words.md @@ -753,3 +753,126 @@ Some Words - a software glitch - Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. + +## 23rd, Sep + ++ akin +> (adj)very similar to something + + - Something akin to panic overwhelmed him. + - Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel. + ++ hijack +> (v)to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship.
+> (v)to take control of something and use it for your own purposes + + - The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists. + - Some people think the party has been hijacked by right-wing extremists. + ++ satire +> (n) a way of criticizing something such as a group of people or a system, in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that people will see their faults
+> (n)a piece of writing, film, play etc that uses this type of criticism. + + - the characteristic use of satire in Jonson's work + - a satire on the American political process + ++ get cracking +> (v)to start doing something quickly + + - I'd better get cracking on the food for tonight. + ++ utopia +> (n)an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happy + + - When plans to rebuild the neighborhood were first announced, I’d been hoping for a utopia. + ++ asteroid +> (n)one of the many planets that move around the Sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter + ++ envisage +> (v)to think that something is likely to happen in the future + + - The scheme cost a lot more than we had originally envisaged. + - It's hard to envisage how it might happen. + ++ fad +> (n)something that people like to do for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time. + + - He doesn't believe environmental concern is a passing fad. + ++ rosy +> (adj)seeming to offer hope of success or hapiness
+> (adj)pink + + - The job prospects for those graduating in engineering are far less rosy now than they used to be. + - Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States. + - the kid's rosy cheeks + ++ enforce +> (v)the make people obey a rule or law
+> (v)to make something happen or force someone to do something + + - Parking restrictions will be strictly enforced. + - Governments make laws and the police enforce them. + - It is unlikely that a record company would enforce its views on an established artists. + ++ statute +> (n)a law passed by a council, parliament etc and formally written down +> (n)a formal rule of an institution or organization + + - Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute. + - College statutes forbid drinking on campus. + ++ check +> (v)to stop something bad from getting worse or continuing to happen + + - The police are failing to take adequate measures to check the growth in crime. + ++ to the letter +> (adv)if you obey instructions or rules to the letter, you do exactly what you have been told to do, giving great attention to every detail. + + - I followed the instructions to the letter and it still went wrong. + ++ envision +> (v)to imagine something that you think might happen in the future, especially something that you think will be good, envisage. + + - I envisioned a future of educational excellence. + - The company envisions adding at least five stores next year. + ++ fashion +> (v)to make or shape something, using your hands or only a few tools + + - He fashioned a box from a few old pieces of wood. + ++ flourish +> (v)to develop well and be successful
+> (v)to grow well and be very healthy + + - The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing. + - Most plants will flourish in the rich deep soils here. + ++ eradicate +> (v)to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem. + + - an attempt to eradicate inflation + - a significant contribution towards the eradication of corruption + ++ radical +> (adj)a radical change or difference is very big and important
+> (adj)believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change. + + - He was known as a radical reformer. + - They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run. + - There are radical differences between the two organizations. + ++ paraphrase +> (v)to express in a shorted, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written. + + - To paraphrase President Bush, we must restore confidence in our economic sector. + ++ enact +> (v)to put something into action, especially to make something law
+> (v)to perform a story or play by acting + + - The authorities have failed so far to enact a law allowing unrestricted emigration. + - She often enacted the stories told to her by her father.