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(2023-12-11 22:15)
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【每日一词】quixotic - adj. 唐吉诃德式的;狂想家的;不切实际的,异想天开的

quixotic


  Definition:

  1: foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals

  especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action

  2: CAPRICIOUS, UNPREDICTABLE

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  Quixotic Has Roots in Literature

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(2023-08-18 02:22)
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【学个词 volatile】volatile - adj. 易变的,动荡不定的,反复无常的;(情绪)易变的,易怒的,突然发作的;(液体或固体)易挥发的,易气化的;(计算机内存)易失的; n. 挥发物;<罕>有翅的动物

  Definition:

  1 of 2

  adj.

  1a: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change

  a volatile market

  1b: unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition

  2a: tending to erupt into violence : EXPLOSIVE

  a volatile temper

  2b: easily aroused

  volatile suspicions

  2c: LIGHTHEARTED, LIVELY

  3: readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature

  4: difficult to capture or hold permanently : EVANESCENT, TRANSITORY

  5: flying or having the power to fly

  2 of 2

  noun : a substance that is readily vaporizable at relatively low temperature : a volatile substance

  Synonyms

 

(2023-08-15 21:06)
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【学个词 nexus】n. an important connection between the parts of a system or a group of things(重要的)连接,联系,关系。

 

Definition: noun

  1: CONNECTION, LINK

  the nexus between teachers and students

  also : a causal link

  the nexus between poverty and crime

  2: a connected group or series

  a nexus of theories

  a nexus of relationships

  3: CENTER, FOCUS

  The bookstore has become something of a nexus for the downtown neighborhood.

  —Jane Smiley

Synonyms

-catena,catenation,chain,concatenation,consecution,pro

  

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