2017.10.17

1.integral

ADJ Something that is an integral part of something is an essential part of that thing. 构成整体所必需的

•  Rituals, celebrations, and festivals form an integral part of every human society.

仪式、庆典和节日是每个人类社会不可缺少的组成部分

2.jeopardize

V-T To jeopardize a situation or activity means to do something that may destroy it or cause it to fail. 损害; 危及

•  He has jeopardized his future career.

他损害了他的前程。

3.lawsuit

N-COUNT A lawsuit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations. 诉讼案

•  The dispute culminated last week in a lawsuit against the government.

这场针对政府诉讼案的争论在上星期达到了高潮。

4.linger

①V-I When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. (想法、感觉、疾病) 继续存留

•  The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room.

她的香水味在房间里久久不散。

•  He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that.

他很惭愧。这种感觉持续着，此后他在教堂里就再没有自在过。

②V-I If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example, because you are enjoying yourself. 继续逗留

•  Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight.

顾客们可以慢慢品味咖啡到午夜。

5.magnify

①V-T To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror. 放大

•  This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times.

这种型号的迪格斯望远镜能将图像放大11倍。

•  A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.

透镜会把图像放大，这样就会像看大电视屏幕。

②V-T To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity. 增大

•  Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters.

贫穷和人类的愚蠢加剧自然灾难。

③V-T If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大

•  They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details.

他们没有把握大局而把时间花费在夸大荒谬的细节上。

6.maturity

①N-UNCOUNT Maturity is the state of being fully developed or adult. 发育成熟

•  Humans experience a delayed maturity; we arrive at all stages of life later than other mammals.

人类经历着一个迟来的成熟；我们进入生命各个阶段的时间比其他哺乳动物要晚。

②N-UNCOUNT Someone's maturity is their quality of being fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour. (性格、情感) 成熟

•  Her speech showed great maturity and humanity.

她的演讲显示出十足的成熟和博爱。

③N-VAR When an investment such as an insurance policy or bond reaches maturity, it reaches the stage when the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned. (保险单、债券等的) 到期

•  Customers are told what their policies will be worth on maturity, not what they are worth today.

客户们被告知的是他们的保险单到期时的价值，不是现在的价值。

7.negligible

ADJ An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的

•  The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.

士兵们得到的津贴微乎其微。

8.notorious

①ADJ To be notorious means to be well known for something bad. 声名狼藉的

•  ...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence.

…一个因毒品、犯罪和暴力而声名狼藉的地区。

②ADV 声名狼藉地

•  The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient.

这家铁路公司人员超编，且出了名地没有效率。

•  He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium.

他主要在纽约市工作，那里的生存空间出了名地昂贵。

9.outflow

N-COUNT When there is an outflow of money or people, a large amount of money or people move from one place to another. (钱或人的) 外流

•  There was a net outflow of about $650m.

净外流量大约是6亿5千万美元。

10.permeate

①V-T If an idea, feeling, or attitude permeates a system or permeates society, it affects every part of it or is present throughout it. (思想、情感或态度) 全面影响

•  Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system.

对妇女的偏见全面影响司法体系的各个层面。

2.

V-T If something permeates a place, it spreads throughout it. 弥漫

•  The smell of roast beef permeated the air.

烤牛肉的气味弥漫在空气中。