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

a

s

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m

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l

a

t

e

ə'sɪməlet

To assimilate is to adopt the ways of a new culture and fully become a part of it.

a

t

e

m

p

t

ə'tɛmpt

An attempt is an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult.

c

a

s

e

kes

A case is an example of a particular situation or of something happening.

c

e

a

s

e

sis

To cease is to stop doing something or to stop something happening.

d

a

n

g

e

r

'dendʒɚ

Danger is the possibility that someone or something will be harmed, destroyed, or killed.

d

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v

a

s

t

a

t

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n

g

'devəsteitiŋ

If something is devastating, it causes great harm or damage to something or someone.

d

i

v

e

r

s

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t

y

dɪˈvəsɪti

Diversity is the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.

e

a

r

t

h

q

u

a

k

e

'ɝθ'kwek

An earthquake is a sudden shaking of a part of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage.

e

n

d

a

n

g

e

r

e

d

ɪn'dendʒɚd

If something is endangered, it has become very rare and may eventually die out altogether.

e

x

t

i

n

c

t

i

o

n

ɪk'stɪŋkʃən

Extinction is when a particular animal, plant, type of person, custom, skill, etc. stops existing.

f

o

r

e

v

e

r

fɚ'ɛvɚ

We use forever in place of “for all future time” or “for a very long time.”

g

e

n

e

r

a

l

y

'dʒɛnrəli

We use generally in place of “in most cases” or “to most people.”

g

e

n

o

c

i

d

e

'dʒɛnəsaɪd

Genocide is the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people.

h

i

t

hɪt

To hit is to affect someone or something in a harmful or dangerous way.

l

o

s

e

luz

To lose is to have something that is important or necessary taken from you or destroyed.

n

a

t

i

v

e

'netɪv

If something is native, it refers to the place someone was born and raised.

p

e

r

c

e

n

t

pɚ'sɛnt

A percent is an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something.

r

e

a

s

o

n

ˈrizən

A reason is a statement or fact that explains why something is the way it is, or why someone does, thinks, or says something.

r

e

f

e

r

e

n

c

e

'rɛfrəns

A reference is the act of referring to something or someone.

u

r

b

a

n

'ɝbən

If something is urban, it is related to towns and cities.

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