20201206英語單詞學習（僅供自己記錄）

流浪的小貝發表於2020-12-06

Vocabulary Lists：

  • spin
  • virally
  • unremitting
  • herald
  • vague
  • accountability
  • empathetic
  • fret
  • drag
  • frenzy
  • cranky

spin

The boat started to spin around in the water. 那條船開始在水裡打轉。
If only I could spin the photo around, then I could get a good look at it and make a sound judgement. 只要我能夠旋轉照片，我就可以好好觀察它然後做出一個合理的結論。
Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin. 她的辭職令同事們摸不著頭腦。
spin ˈoff (from sth)ˌspin sth←→ˈoff (from sth)to happen or to produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists 脫胎（於某事物）；（從某事物）派生，衍生；隨之而產生~ (sth) (round/around) to turn round and round quickly; to make sth do this （使）快速旋轉
~ (round/around) to turn round quickly once; to make sb do this （使）急轉身，猛轉回頭，急轉彎
V-I If your head is spinning, you feel unsteady or confused, for example because you are drunk, ill, or excited. 眩暈

virally

She forwarded thee-mail widely, and the announcement spread virally. 她將郵件大範圍的轉發，這個宣傳迅速傳播開來。
The website spread virally, and soon he had thousands of leads. 網站迅速傳播開來，很快他就收到了幾千條線索。
 病毒地

unremitting

I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery. 我被送到寄宿學校去，在那裡度過了無盡痛苦的六年。
 ADJ Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. 不停的; 不減的

herald

These talks could herald a new era of peace. 這些談判可能預示著新的和平時代的來臨。
The budget will herald deep cuts, but will not make them. 這個財政預算將宣佈新的開支削減，但卻無法實現。
 to be a sign that sth is going to happen 是（某事）的前兆；預示
~ sb/sth (as sth) [ often passive ] to say in public that sb/sth is good or important 宣佈（好或重要）

vague

to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth 對某事印象╱記憶模糊
The description was pretty vague. 這項描述是相當含糊的。
He was accused of being deliberately vague. 他被指責為故意含糊其辭。
 not clear in a person's mind （思想上）不清楚的，含糊的，不明確的，模糊的
~ (about sth) not having or giving enough information or details about sth 不具體的；不詳細的；粗略的
( of a person's behaviour 人的行為 ) suggesting a lack of clear thought or attention 茫然的；糊塗的；心不在焉的
not having a clear shape 不清楚的；模糊的；朦朧的

accountability

Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability. 警政的良好管理離不開問責制。
 n. 有義務；有責任；可說明性

empathetic

Because we have an empathetic connection with them that we don't have with strangers. 因為我們與朋友之間同感關聯，比起陌生人，要緊密的多。
 ADJ Someone who is empathetic has the ability to share another person's feelings or emotions as if they were their own. 體恤別人感受的; 感同身受的

fret

Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room. 她一走出房間，嬰兒就躁動起來。
As she spoke we could see that she was in a fret. 她講話時，我們看得出她很煩躁。
 ~ (about/over sth) ( especially BrE ) to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax 苦惱；煩躁；焦慮不安

drag

He was barely able to drag his poisoned leg behind him. 他勉強拖著中了毒的腿向前走。
The sack is too heavy to lift—you'll have to drag it. 這麻袋太重了，提不起來。你得拖著走。
Let's not drag out this discussion; we need to reach a decision. 別讓這場討論拖得太久，我們得作個決定。
 [ VNusually + adv./prep. ] to pull sb/sth along with effort and difficulty （使勁而吃力地）拖，拉，拽，扯
[ + adv./prep. ] to move yourself slowly and with effort 緩慢而費力地移動（或行進）
[ VN + adv./prep. ] to persuade sb to come or go somewhere they do not really want to come or go to 生拉硬拽；勸（人）勉強來（或去）
[ V ] ( of time or an event 時間或活動 ) to pass very slowly 過得很慢；拖沓地進行
to move, or make sth move, partly touching the ground （使）在地上拖著移動

frenzy

The speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy. 演講者把聽眾的情緒煽動得瘋狂起來。
 N-VAR Frenzy or a frenzy is great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings. 瘋狂

cranky

Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image. 素食主義已經擺脫了其古怪的形象。
The kids were getting tired and a little cranky. 孩子們越來越累，脾氣也有些變壞了。
 ADJ If someone is cranky, they are bad-tempered and complain a lot. 脾氣不好且愛抱怨的
ADJ If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange. (想法或行為方式)古怪的

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