英文词汇record

2024-6-13

cord

Where’s the cord that ties back the curtains?

combo

That’s a funny combo - pink and orange
I’ll have the burrito and taco combo, please

numerical

Keep your files in numerical order
The UN forces have a numerical superiority over the rebels (= there are more of the UN forces).

 exceeded

The final cost should not exceed $5,000
The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations

course

They’re going away on a training course next week.
I’d like to do (US take) a writing course when I retire
UK Tim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle.

charm

a woman of great charm
Even as a young boy he knew how to turn on the charm (= be pleasant intentionally) when he wanted something.
I had to use all my charms to get them to lend us the hall

inclusive

My rent is $700 a month inclusive
An inclusive group or organization tries to include many different types of people and treat them all fairly and equally

exposition：a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory

It purports to be an exposition of Catholic social teaching.

characterize：Something that characterizes another thing is typical of it

Bright colours and bold strokes characterize his early paintings

iterative：doing something again and again, usually to improve it

Because of the iterative nature of the research approach and methodology, the team will accommodate the integration of learning as it is occurring.

2024-6-14

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#2024-6-14

vital: 
1 necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important
2 full of energy and enthusiasm

The kidney plays a vital role/part in the removal of waste products from the blood
He had never felt so vital and full of life

underlying：
1 real but not immediately obvious
2 used to describe something on which something else is based
3 positioned under the surface of something

And what might be the underlying significance of these supposedly random acts?
The price of the investment fell below the value of the underlying assets.
The currents are affected by the shape of the underlying rocks.

fundamental:
1 forming the base, from which everything else develops
2 more important than anything else

We need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our environment.
Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.

progress:
1 movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position ,to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc.

Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.

process:
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result

She arrived at the correct answer by a process of elimination (= by deciding against each answer that was unlikely to be correct until only one was left).
Going to court to obtain compensation is a long process.

distinguish: v   similar to differentiate,both of them are verbs.
to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another

It’s important to distinguish between business and pleasure.

distction: n
a difference between two similar things

There’s a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.
This company makes no distinction between the sexes.

subject: n  
description：thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied ,cimilar to motif

She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships.

motif-First of all, we need to pay attention to its pronunciation 
desc:1. a pattern or design
	 2. an idea that is used many times in a piece of writing or music

1. We chose some curtains with a flower motif.
2. The motif of betrayal is crucial in all these stories.

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