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

a

d

h

e

r

e

əd'hɪr

To adhere means to act in the way that a rule or agreement says is right.

a

d

m

i

n

i

s

t

e

r

əd'mɪnɪstɚ

To administer means to take responsibility for organizing something.

c

o

m

p

a

s

i

o

n

a

t

e

kəm'pæʃənət

When people are compassionate, they feel pity and sympathy for others.

c

o

n

t

a

m

i

n

a

t

e

kən'tæmɪnet

To contaminate something means to put dirty or harmful chemicals into it.

d

e

f

i

c

i

e

n

c

y

dɪ'fɪʃənsi

A deficiency is a lack of something, especially something that is needed.

e

m

p

h

a

s

i

s

'ɛmfəsɪs

When you put an emphasis on prevention, you give special attention to prevention.

e

p

i

d

e

m

i

c

,ɛpɪ'dɛmɪk

An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly.

h

a

z

a

r

d

'hæzɚd

A hazard is something that could be dangerous to a person’s health or safety.

i

m

p

e

r

a

t

i

v

e

ɪm'pɛrətɪv

When something is imperative, it is extremely important and must be done.

i

n

t

e

s

t

i

n

e

s

Intestines are tubes through which food passes after it leaves the stomach.

m

a

n

i

f

e

s

t

'mænɪfɛst

To manifest means to make something visible or obvious.

o

v

e

r

c

r

o

w

d

e

d

When a place is overcrowded, it has too many people or things in it.

p

r

a

c

t

i

t

i

o

n

e

r

præk'tɪʃənɚ

A practitioner is a doctor.

p

r

o

v

i

s

i

o

n

prə'vɪʒn

The provision of something is the act of giving it to people in need or want.

r

e

p

l

e

n

i

s

h

rɪ'plɛnɪʃ

To replenish something means to make it full or complete again.

r

e

v

e

r

s

e

rɪ'vɝs

When a car reverses, it goes backwards.

s

t

e

r

i

l

e

'stɛrəl

When something is sterile, it is completely clean and free from germs.

u

p

g

r

a

d

e

,ʌp'ɡred

To upgrade something means to improve it or make it more efficient.

v

i

a

b

l

e

'vaiəbl

When something is viable, it is capable of doing what it is intended to do.

v

o

l

u

n

t

a

r

y

'vɑləntɛri

When something is voluntary, it is done by choice but is not required.

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