20201129英语单词学习（仅供自己记录）

Vocabulary List：

• alleviate
• strain
• premature
• intercourse
• gut 
• scout
• resent
• plunge
• bump

 

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alleviate	A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem. 采取了一系列措施缓解这个问题。 Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. 如今，很多方法可以被用来减轻背部疼痛。
	alleviate traffic 缓解交通	V-T If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. 减轻 (不适)
strain	Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. 眼下他们的婚姻关系非常紧张。 I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage. 我有时发现偿还抵押借款是个负担。 Her new job has put a great strain on her. 她的新工作使她感到负担很重。
	alleviate digital eye strain	N-VAR If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do. 压力 V-T To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do. 使受到压力 N-UNCOUNT Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. 压力 N-SING If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense. 负担 N-VAR Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it. 损伤; 扭伤
premature	The baby was four weeks premature. 这个婴儿早产了四周。 A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death. 65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。 Premature moves in this respect might well provoke a reaction against the reform. 在这方面过早的行动可能会激起对改革的抵触。
	a premature conclusion/decision/judgement 草率的结论╱决定╱判断	happening before the normal or expected time 未成熟的；过早的；提前的 ( of a birth or a baby 生产或婴儿 ) happening or being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed 早产的 happening or made too soon 草率的；仓促的
intercourse	There was social intercourse between the old and the young. 老年人和年轻人之间有社会交往。 I have never had sexual intercourse with her and that is the truth. 我从未与她发生过性关系，而这是事实。
		N-UNCOUNT Intercourse is the act of having sex. 性交 N-UNCOUNT Social intercourse is communication between people as they spend time together. 交际
gut	Let's have your gut reaction to the facts as we know them. 请告诉我们你对这些我们了解的事实的直觉反应。 She trusts her gut and her decision. 她相信她的直觉和她的决定。 It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing. 在冷冻鱼之前没有必要总是取出其内脏。 Have you seen the gut on him! 你看到他那大肚子了吧！
	gut feeling 直觉 slog/sweat/work your ˈguts out ( informal ) to work very hard to achieve sth 拼命工作；拼命干活 have sb's ˌguts for ˈgarters ( BrE informal ) to be very angry with sb and punish them severely for sth they have done 恨死，严惩（某人）	[ C ] 消化道；肠道 guts [ pl. ] （尤指动物的）内脏 [ C ] ( informal ) （尤指大的）胃，肚子 guts [ pl. ] ( informal ) the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasant 勇气；胆量；决心；毅力 [ Cusually pl. ] the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be 内心；直觉；本能 guts [ pl. ] the most important part of sth 核心；实质；要点
scout	We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land. 我们先走一步，去侦察地形。 They were scout dogs. 它们是侦察犬。
		N-COUNT A scout is someone who is sent to an area of countryside to find out the position of an enemy army. 侦察员 V-T/V-I If you scout somewhere for something, you go through that area searching for it. 搜寻 N-COUNT the act or an instance of scouting 侦察
resent	She resents her mother for being so tough on her. 她恨她的妈妈对她如此苛刻。
		V-T If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them. 憎恨
plunge	His weight began to plunge. 他的体重开始骤然下降。 The company is planning a deeper plunge into the commercial market. 这家公司正计划进一步投入商业市场。 She was about to plunge into her story when the phone rang. 她刚要开始大谈她的经历，电话响了。 Don't plunge head first into another person's room. 别冒冒失失地撞进别人的房间。
		V-I If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. 纵身跳向; 猛冲向 N-COUNT Plunge is also a noun. 投入 (水中); 俯冲 V-T If you plunge an object into something, you push it quickly or violently into it. (猛地) 将…推入 V-T/V-I If a person or thing is plunged into a particular state or situation, or if they plunge into it, they are suddenly in that state or situation. 使突然陷入; 突然陷入 N-COUNT Plunge is also a noun. 突然陷入 V-T/V-I If you plunge into an activity or are plunged into it, you suddenly get very involved in it. 使突然开始; 突然开始 N-COUNT Plunge is also a noun. 突然开始 V-I If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly. 骤降 N-COUNT Plunge is also a noun. 骤降 PHRASE If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky. 决定冒险一试
fabulous	This is a fabulous album. It's fresh, varied, fun. 这是个极好的专辑。它是新颖的、多样的、有趣的。
	fabulous wealth/riches/beauty 巨额财富；大量财产；非常美丽	ADJ If you describe something as fabulous, you are emphasizing that you like it a lot or think that it is very good. 极好的 ( formal ) very great 很大的；巨大的
bump	She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead. 她撞到了我们的咖啡桌跌倒了，前额起了一个大包。 I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. 我碰巧在走廊里撞见了默文·约翰斯。 Did you bump your head? 你撞到你的头了吗？
	bump into sb ( informal ) to meet sb by chance 碰见；偶然遇见	[ V ] ~ against/into sb/sth to hit sb/sth by accident （无意地）碰，撞 [ VN ] ~ sth (against/on sth) to hit sth, especially a part of your body, against or on sth （尤指身体部位）碰上，撞上 [ + adv./prep. ] to move across a rough surface 颠簸行进 [ VN + adv./prep. ] to move sb from one group or position to another; to remove sb from a group 把（某人）掉换到（另一群体或位置）；（从某群体）调出，开除（某人）