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empress |
n. 女皇; 皇后; |
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形近词
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repress |
v. 抑制; 镇压; 压抑; |
depress |
vt. 压下，压低; 使沮丧; 使萧条; 使跌价; |
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compress |
vt. 压紧; 压缩; 精简; n. 止血敷布; 打包机; |
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express |
vt. 表达; 快递; adj. 明确的; 迅速的; 专门的; n. 快车; 捷运公司; 专使; 捷运公司; adv. 乘快车; 用快递方式; |
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express |
vt. 印; 给…以深刻印象; 使铭记; n. 印象; 印记; |
empress
英 [ˈemprəs] 美 [ˈɛmprɪs]
n. 女皇; 皇后;
词根：empr帝国+ess表示女性→皇后；女皇
① (N-COUNT; N-TITLE) 女皇;皇后
An empress is a woman who rules an empire or who is the wife of an emperor.
形近词：
1、repress
英[rɪˈpres] 美[rɪˈprɛs]
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v. 抑制;镇压;压抑;
词根：re回+press挤压+压进去→镇压；抑制（感情）
① (VERB) 压制，压抑，克制(情感)
If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling.
● People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares...
压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。
② (VERB) 忍住;控制住
If you repress a smile,sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan.
● He repressed asmile...
他忍住笑。
③ (VERB) 压制，限制(自由)
If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them.
● Turkish Kurds have been repressed for decades by the Ankara government.
土耳其的库尔德人已经被安卡拉政府压制了几十年。
2、depress
英 [dɪˈpres] 美[dɪˈprɛs]
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vt. 压下，压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
词根：de向下+press压→depress压下；是沮丧
① (VERB) 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
● I must admit the state of the country depresses me...
我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。
② (VERB) 降低;减少
If something depress esprices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
● The stronger U.S.dollar depressed sales.
美元走强导致销售额下降。
3、compress
英 [kəmˈpres] 美[kəmˈprɛs]
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vt. 压紧;压缩;精简;
n. 止血敷布;打包机;
词根：com共同+press压→一起压→compress压缩
①(V-ERG) (使)压紧;(使)压缩
When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
●Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body'sorgans...
坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。
②(VERB) 使简练;缩短
If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
●He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material...
他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。
4、express
英 [ɪkˈspres] 美[ɪkˈsprɛs]
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vt. 表达;快递;
adj. 明确的;迅速的; 专门的;
n. 快车;捷运公司; 专使; 捷运公司;
adv. 乘快车;用快递方式;
词根：ex出来+press压→压出来→express表达
① (VERB) 表达;表述
When you express an idea or feeling, or express yourself, you show what you think or feel.
● He expressed graveconcern at American attitudes...
他对美国的态度表示严重关切。
② (VERB) （观点、感情等）体现，不言自明
If an idea or feeling expresses itself in some way, it can be clearly seen in someone's actions or in itseffects on a situation.
● The anxiety of theseparation often expresses itself as anger towards the child for gettinglost.
离散带来的焦虑常常体现为对走失的孩子发火。
③ (VERB) （用符号等）表示，表达
In mathematics, if you express aquantity or mathematical problem in a particular way, you write it using particular symbols, figures, or equations.
● We can express thatequation like that...
我们可以这样表示那个等式。
5、Impress
英 [ɪmˈpres] 美[ɪmˈprɛs]
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vt. 印;给…以深刻印象; 使铭记;
n. 印象;印记;
词根：im入，向内+press挤压→压进去→impress是有印象，使铭记
① (VERB) 给…深刻印象;使钦佩
If something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it.
● What impressed him mostwas their speed...
最令他佩服的是他们的速度。
② (VERB) 使铭记;使谨记
If you impress something on someone, you make them understand its importance ordegree.
● I had always impressedupon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life...
我总让孩子们牢记努力工作就会成功。
正能量语录：
人要成长，必有原因，背后的努力与积累一定数倍于普通人。所以，关键还在于自己。