top brass
军队高层
相关词汇:brass(n. 军官;黄铜)
例句:If it's what the brass says, we have to do it.
搭配短语:brass ceiling(黄铜天花板,即女性在军队中面临的晋升阻碍)
revered
/rɪˈvɪrd/
adj. 受尊敬的
相关词汇:revere(v. 尊敬,爱戴)
例句:Mandela is revered by the people around the world.
largely
/ˈlɑːrdʒ.li/
adv. 很大程度上;主要地,大多
近义词:mainly / mostly(adv. 大多地,主要地)
搭配短语:a largely female group of teachers
keep sth. to oneself
不泄露,不告诉别人
例句:I don't want your advice, just keep it to yourself.
resign
/rɪˈzaɪn/
v. 辞职;辞去(工作)
搭配短语:resign one's position
搭配短语:resign from the company
搭配短语:resign as a manager
blistering
/ˈblɪs.tɚ.ɪŋ/
adj. 尖酸的,激烈的;炎热的
相关词汇:blister(n. 水泡,水疱;v. 使……起泡)
搭配短语:a blistering summer day(炎热的)
oath
/oʊθ/
n. 誓言
搭配短语:swear / take an oath to do sth.
under any circumstance(s)
在任何状况下
相关词汇:circumstance(n. 情况)
搭配短语:under the circumstances
搭配短语:under certain circumstances
violate
/ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/
v. 侵犯;违反
搭配短语:violate the law
搭配短语:violate the rights
iron-fisted
/ˌaɪrnˈfɪs.tɪd/
adj. 铁腕的,强有力的,专制的
相关词汇:iron fist(n. 铁腕统治;强有力的统治手段或管理措施)
例句:Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
response
/rɪˈspɑːns/
n. 反应,应对
搭配短语:a response to sth.(针对某事的反应、应对)
quell
/kwel/
v. 平息;镇定
unrest
/ʌnˈrest/
n. 骚乱,动乱;焦虑不安
相关词汇:rest(v. 休息;n. 休息)
词根词缀:un-(表否定)
unease
/ʌnˈiːz/
n. 不安,忧虑
相关词汇:ease(n. 轻松,自如)
词根词缀:un-(表否定)
deploy
/dɪˈplɔɪ/
v. 部署(军队);启用,运用(策略、技能)
例句:How do you plan to deploy your communication skills in this position? (运用)
flank
/flæŋk/
v. 位于……的侧面
词性拓展:flank(n. 侧翼;侧面)
例句:The president was flanked by two armed bodyguards.
chief of staff
参谋长
chasten
/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/
v. 使谨慎,克制
英文释义:If something chastens you, it has a restraining or moderating effect on you.
近义词:castigate(v. 严厉批评)
词义辨析:chasten, castigate
castigate 侧重于批评的动作;chasten 强调批评的结果(让某人更加克制,让某人感到惭愧等等)。
invoke
/ɪnˈvoʊk/
v. 援引(法律或规定);召唤
搭配短语:to invoke evil spirits(召唤恶灵)
wayward
/ˈweɪ.wɚd/
adj. 任性的
词根词缀:-ward(表方向)
文化补充:wayward 由 away-ward 缩略而来,指某人偏离方向、不走正道,从而引申出了“任性”的意思。
reassuring
/ˌriː.əˈʃʊr.ɪŋ/
adj. 令人宽慰的
例句:His presence is always reassuring.
indictment
/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/
n. 事物糟糕的迹象,败象;控诉
英文释义:a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime(控诉)
英文释义:a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad(败象)