在线4000 Essential English Words meaning课程其他-中国考试

a

s

e

s

ə'sɛs

To assess something means to judge the structure, purpose, or quality of it.

a

s

t

o

n

i

s

h

ə'stɑnɪʃ

To astonish someone means to greatly surprise them.

c

o

m

e

n

c

e

kə'mɛns

To commence something means to begin it.

e

s

e

n

c

e

'ɛsns

The essence of something is its important qualities or basic characteristics.

e

x

t

r

a

c

t

'ɛkstrækt

To extract something means to remove it.

f

a

b

u

l

o

u

s

'fæbjələs

If something is fabulous, it is extremely good.

h

a

s

t

e

hest

Haste is speed in movement or action.

i

m

p

u

l

s

e

'ɪmpʌls

An impulse is a sudden thoughtless urge to do something.

i

n

h

i

b

i

t

ɪn'hɪbɪt

When you inhibit something, you stop it from developing.

l

a

t

e

r

'lætɚ

Latter describes something last in a series or the second choice of two things.

m

o

l

e

c

u

l

e

'mɑlɪkjul

A molecule is the smallest basic unit that makes up a physical substance.

o

n

g

o

i

n

g

'ɑnɡoɪŋ

If something is ongoing, then it is still happening or still growing.

p

r

e

c

i

s

e

prɪ'saɪs

If someone is precise, then they are exact and careful about their work.

p

r

o

x

i

m

i

t

y

prɑk'sɪməti

Proximity is closeness in time, space, or relationships.

p

u

b

l

i

c

i

t

y

pʌb'lɪsəti

Publicity is public attention given to someone or something by the media.

r

e

m

e

d

y

'rɛmədi

A remedy is a cure for a disease, argument, or problem.

s

i

g

n

i

f

i

c

a

n

c

e

sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns

The significance of something is the quality that makes it important.

s

u

b

s

e

q

u

e

n

t

'sʌbsɪkwənt

If something is subsequent, then it comes after something else in time.

s

y

n

t

h

e

t

i

c

sɪn'θɛtɪk

If something is synthetic, then it is made to be like something natural.

t

e

r

m

i

n

a

l

tɝmənl

If something is terminal, then it causes or results in death.

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