专八word list 20.1

to form a picture of someone or something in your mind、It's hard to visualize how these tiles will look in our bathroom.

专八word list 20.1

• visualize
  • to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
  • SYN imagine
  • visualize sb doing
  • visualize how/what etc
    • It's hard to visualize how these tiles will look in our bathroom.
  • visualization n
• intermittent
  • adj
    • stopping and starting often and for short periods 间歇的，断断续续的
    • The weather forecast is for sun, with intermittent showers. 阵雨
    • intermittently
• subvert
  • v
    • to try to destory the power and influence of a government or the established system 颠覆，暗中破坏【现政府或现制度】
      • an attempt to subvert the democratic process.
    • to destory someone's beliefs or loyalty 腐蚀，败坏，放弃【信念、忠诚】
• abuse
  • n
    • cruel or violent treatment of someone 虐待
      • physical/sexual/racial abuse
    • the use of something in a way that it should not be used 滥用
      • ＋of
        • government officals' abuse of power
      • alcohol/drug abuse 酗酒、吸毒
    • rude or offensive things that someone says when they are angry 辱骂，谩骂
      • a torrent/stream off abuse 一通臭骂
      • shout/hurl/scream abuse at sb
  • v
    • 虐待
      • sexually/physically abused
    • 滥用
      • abuse alcohol/drugs
    • 辱骂，谩骂
    • 伤害，摧残
      • abuse his body
• grievous
  • adj
    • 严重的，引起痛苦的
      • a grievous shortage of hospital beds
• palatable
  • adj
    • 美味的，可口的
      • a palatable wine
    • 【主意、建议】合意的，可接受的
      • ＋to
        • palatable to woman
• quadruple
  • v
    • 使成四倍，使翻两番
  • adj
    • 四倍的
• notion
  • 概念，观点
    • ＋of
    • notion that
    • accept/challenge/reject etc a notion
  • 小件缝纫用品
• harebrained
  • adj
    • 【计划、想法】愚蠢的、轻率的、不切实际的
    • harebrained scheme
• blare
  • v
    • to make a very loud unpleasant noise(使）刺耳地大声鸣响
    • Horns blared in the street outside.