今日单词 |
census |
n. 人口普查，统计; 人口财产调查; |
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形近词
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censor |
n. 监察官，检查员;学监;潜意识压抑力; vt. 审查，检查; 审查（书刊等）; 删改; |
ensue |
vi. 接踵发生，继而产生; vt. [圣]追求; |
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consul |
n. 领事; （古罗马共和国时期）执政官; |
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versus |
prep.表示两队或双方对阵）对; 与…相对; 对抗; |
census
英 [ˈsensəs] 美 [ˈsɛnsəs]
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n. 人口普查，统计; 人口财产调查;
词根:cens评估+us表名词→普查→人口普查
① (N-COUNT) 人口普查
Acensus is an official survey of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people's ages and jobs.
形近词：
1、censor
英 [ˈsensə(r)] 美 ['sensər]
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n. 监察官，检查员;学监; [心理]潜意识压抑力;
vt. 审查，检查; 审查（书刊等）; 检查（信件等）; 删改;
词根:cens评估+or→判断之人→censor审查员
① (VERB) 审查，检查(书信或媒体)
If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cutout any information that is regarded as secret.
● The military-backedgovernment has heavily censored the news.
有军方撑腰的政府对新闻进行了严格审查。
② (N-COUNT) （书信或媒体的）审查官，监察员
A censor is a person who has been officially appointed to examine letters or the media and to cutout any parts that are regarded as secret.
● The report was clearedby the American military censors.
那篇报道得到美国军方审查官的批准。
③ (VERB) 审查，检查(书刊、戏剧或电影等)
If someone inauthority censors a book, play, or film, they officially examine it and cut outany parts that are considered to be immoral or inappropriate.
● The Late Show censoredthe band's live version of 'Bullet In The Head'...
《深夜秀》节目删掉了乐队的《爆头》现场版。
④ (N-COUNT) (书刊、戏剧或电影)审查官，检查员
A censor is a person who has been officially appointed to examine plays, films, and books and to cutout any parts that are considered to be immoral.
● ...the British Board ofFilm Censors.
英国电影审查委员会
2、ensue
英 [ɪnˈsju:] 美[ɪnˈsu]
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vi. 接踵发生，继而产生;
vt. [圣]追求;
① (VERB) 接着发生;接踵而来;随之产生
If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result of it.
● If the Europeans didnot reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue...
如果欧洲人不减少补贴，便会发生贸易战。
3、consul
英 [ˈkɒnsl] 美 [ˈkɑnsl]
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n. 领事; （古罗马共和国时期）执政官;
①(N-COUNT) 领事
A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in aforeign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his orher own country.
●The British Consul in Zurich has confirmed that a British man was among thepeople killed.
英国驻苏黎世领事证实被害人中有一名英国籍男子。
4、versus
英 [ˈvɜ:səs] 美[ˈvɜrsəs]
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prep. （表示两队或双方对阵）对; 与…相对; 对抗;
① (PREP) 与…相对;与…相比
You use versus to indicate that two figures, ideas, or choices are opposed.
● Only 18.8% of the classof 1982 had some kind of diploma four years after high school, versus 45% ofthe class of 1972.
1982年那一届只有18.8% 的学生在中学毕业4年后获得了某种文凭，而1972年那一届这一比例是45％。
② (PREP) （体育比赛中）与…对阵，与…竞争
Versus is used to indicate that two teams or people are competing against each other in a sporting event.
● Italy versus Japan isturning out to be a surprisingly well matched competition.
在意大利队对日本队的比赛中，双方竟出人意料地势均力敌。
正能量语录：
在自己喜欢的时间里，按照自己喜欢的方式，
去做自己喜欢做的事，
对我而言这便是自由人的定义。
——村上春树