61、sibling
n.兄;弟;姐;妹
例:I have two brothers and a sister: three siblings in all.(我有两个哥哥和一个妹妹:共有三个兄妹)
62、situate(可用于写作)
v.使位于;使坐落于
例:Generally speaking, the dormitory building situates in a satisfying environment and is well-equipped.(总的来说,我们的宿舍楼环境良好、设备齐全)
(注:situate in属于高级用法)
63、slump(可用于写作)
n./v. (价格、数量等)骤降,猛跌
例:What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market.(他说与上一次暴跌情况不同的是目前市场上还有买家)(2010英语2Text1)
64、stagnate(可用于写作)
v.停滞;不发展
XXX(描述数据)保持平稳的表述方式有:to stagnate / to remain stable / to level off / to stay at the same level / to remain constant / to stabilize
65、stance
n.观点,态度,立场(=position=stand);姿态
例:He argued that the economic recovery had been facilitated by his tough stance.(他认为他的强硬立场推动了经济的复苏)
66、stipulate(可用于写作)
v.规定(=prescribe);明确要求
例:The job advertisement stipulates that the applicant must have three years' experience.(招聘广告明确要求应聘者必须有三年工作经验)
67、surveillance
v.监督(=supervision);监视
例:On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms.(6月7日,谷歌承诺不会“设计或利用”会造成“全面损害”的人工智能,也不会开发由人工智能控制的武器,或使用人工智能进行违反国际准则的监视)(2019英语1Text3)
68、tangible(可用于写作)
adj.有形的(引申为“具体的”,=specific=concrete);实际的
例:When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell.(1996Text1)
69、temporal
adj.暂时的;当时的
例1:Temporal isolation appears to be possible.(暂时隔离是可行的)
例2:temporal feelings(当时的感受)
70、transition
n.过渡;转变
例:In previous eras of drastic technological change, entrepreneurs smoothed thetransition by dreaming up ways to combine labor and machines.(早在激烈的技术变革时代,企业家们就设想联合劳动力和机械的方法来实现平稳过度)(2018英语1Text1)
71、variance(可用于写作)
n.变化幅度;差额
例:variance in temperature(温差)
72、venue(可用于写作)
n.聚会地点(如音乐厅、体育比赛场馆);举行场所
例:the venue for the World Cup(世界杯的举办地点)
73、viable(可用于写作)
adj.可实施的;切实可行的
(可替换为:justified, sensible, feasible, convincing, persuasive, rational, practicable, logical, preferable, advisable, appropriate)
例:“Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers’ lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.”(“培养良好的生活习惯是改善消费者生活的一个重要部分,而这些习惯对于新产品能否在商业上获得成功也是非常重要的。”)(2010英语2Text3)
74、volatile
adj.易变的;无定性的
例:The price was volatile, ranging from 20 to 50.
75、warranty
n.保证;担保;保修期
例:under warranty(在保修期内)
76、wary(=cautious)
adj.小心的,谨慎的
例:But as the business context changes to one of consolidation with more warycustomers, we may have to invest more heavily in quality.(但随着商业环境与更加谨慎的客户统一起来,我们也许不得不在品质上更多地投资)
77、whereby(可用于写作)
adv.凭此;借以
例1:And third, through a more diffuse “halo effect,” whereby its good deeds earn it greater consideration from consumers and others.(其三,通过一种扩散更广泛的“光环效应”,这些好事能赢得消费者和其他人更大的关注)(2016英语1Text3)
例2:The theater, then, is one tool whereby people define and understand their world or escape from unpleasant realities.(所以,戏剧成为了一种帮助人们认识和理解这个世界,或是帮助人们逃避不愉快现实的工具)
78、workout(=exercise)(可用于写作)
n.锻炼
例:a 35-minute aerobic workout(35分钟的有氧健身运动)