ordain

verb

UK  /ɔːˈdeɪn/ US  /ɔːrˈdeɪn/

ordain verb (CHURCH)

[ T often passive ]

to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony

授予（某人）聖職

He was ordained (as) a priest in Ely cathedral in 1987.

他於1987年在伊利大教堂被授予聖職。

ordain verb (ORDER)

[ T ] formal

(of God or someone in authority) to order something to happen

（上帝或權威人士）命令，下令

There is strong support here for the tough economic reforms ordained in the federal capital, Prague.

這裡的人們堅決支持由聯邦首都布拉格下令進行的強力經濟改革。

[ + that ] humorous I don't know who came up with the idea, but the city council has ordained that all the local libraries will close on Mondays.

我不知道這是誰的主意，但是市政會命令本地所有的圖書館每逢星期一閉館。

relent

relent

verb [ I ]

UK  /rɪˈlent/ US  /rɪˈlent/

to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before

變溫和；變寬容；不再拒絕

Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party.

她父母的態度最後緩和了下來，同意她去參加派對。

The security guard relented and let them through.

保安最後同意了，給他們放了行。

reverent

adjective

UK  /ˈrev.ər.ənt/ US  /ˈrev.ɚ.ənt/

showing great respect and admiration

肅然起敬

A reverent silence fell over the crowd.

人們肅然起敬，鴉雀無聲。

反義詞

advent

advent

noun [ S ]

UK  /ˈæd.vent/ /ˈæd.vənt/ US  /ˈæd.vent/ /ˈæd.vənt/

the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving

（事件、發明或人物的）出現，來臨，到來

Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.

蒸汽機的出現使人類生活發生了翻天覆地的變化。

saturate

saturate

verb

UK  /ˈsætʃ.ər.eɪt/ US  /ˈsætʃ.ər.eɪt/

saturate verb (MAKE WET)

[ T often passive ]

to make something or someone completely wet

使濕透；浸透；滲透

The grass had been saturated by overnight rain.

一夜的雨淋透了草地。

He had cut his leg badly, and his trousers were saturated with/in blood.

他劃破了腿，傷勢嚴重，褲子都被血浸透了。

simmer

simmer

verb

UK  /ˈsɪm.ər/ US  /ˈsɪm.ɚ/

[ I or T ]

to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, at a temperature slightly below boiling

燉，煨

Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.

把蔬菜再燉幾分鐘。

[ I ]

If a disagreement or negative emotion simmers, it grows slowly stronger over a period of time and could become more serious at any moment.

（分歧或消極情緒）醞釀，積聚

The strike has been simmering for weeks.

罷工已經醞釀了好幾個禮拜。

spawn

spawn

noun

UK  /spɔːn/ US  /spɑːn/

spawn noun (EGGS)

[ U ]

the eggs of fish, frogs, etc.

（魚、青蛙等的）卵

sprout

sprout

verb

UK  /spraʊt/ US  /spraʊt/

[ I or T ]

to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow

發（芽），抽（芽）；長出（毛髮等）；（葉、毛髮等）生長

It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.

這些種子大概要三天時間才會發芽。

Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns!

你的頭髮豎起來了——看起來跟長了角一樣！

[ I ] informal

(also sprout up)

If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist.

湧現；突然出現

New factories have sprouted up everywhere.

新工廠如雨後春筍般地四處湧現。

promenade

promenade

noun [ C ]

UK  /ˌprɒm.əˈnɑːd/ US  /ˌprɑː.məˈneɪd/

(informal prom)

a path for walking on, especially one built next to the sea

散步場所；（尤指）海濱步道

We strolled along on the promenade eating ice creams.

我們吃著霜淇淋，沿海濱大道散步。

subdivide

subdivide

verb [ T ]

UK  /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ US  /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/

to divide something into smaller parts

將…再分，將…細分

Each chapter is subdivided into smaller sections.

每一章又被細分為幾個小節。

glamorous

glamorous

adjective

UK  /ˈɡlæm.ər.əs/ US  /ˈɡlæm.ə.əs/

(also mainly UK informal glam)

attractive in an exciting and special way

有魅力的；令人嚮往的；富於刺激的；獨特的

a glamorous woman/outfit

迷人的女子／華麗的套裝

a glamorous job

令人嚮往的工作

She was looking very glamorous.

她看上去美極了。

transcend

transcend

verb [ T ]   formal

UK  /trænˈsend/ US  /trænˈsend/

to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit

超越，超過，超出（尤指界限）

The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.

最優秀的影片是那些超越了民族或文化障礙的影片。

The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else.

這部電影內在的中心意旨是愛超越一切。

acclaim

acclaim

noun [ U ]

UK  /əˈkleɪm/ US  /əˈkleɪm/

public approval and praise

（公開的）稱譽；讚賞；歡迎

Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.

雖然這本小說在評論界贏得讚譽，但並不暢銷。

pacifist

pacifist

noun [ C ]   POLITICS

UK  /ˈpæs.ɪ.fɪst/ US  /ˈpæs.ə.fɪst/

someone who believes in pacifism

反戰主義者，和平主義者；綏靖主義者

The pacifist movement is gaining increasing support among young people.

和平主義運動正獲得越來越多年輕人的支持。

supposition

supposition

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /ˌsʌp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ US  /ˌsʌp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/

the fact of believing something is true without any proof or something that you believe to be true without any proof

猜測，推測，假定

That article was based on pure supposition.

那篇文章純粹是基於推測。

concur

concur

verb [ I ]   formal

UK  /kənˈkɜːr/ US  /kənˈkɝː/

-rr-

to agree or have the same opinion

同意，贊成；意見一致

The new report concurs with previous findings.

新報告與先前的調查結果一致。