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senate 英 [ˈsenət] 美 [ˈsɛnɪt] |
n. 参议院（美国、法国、澳大利亚等国家的两个立法机构之一）; 上院; 某些国家的)大学理事会; 大学评议会; 词根：sen老+ate表名词→n.参议院, 上院 |
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sen 1. =be,表示"存在,实质"; 2. =old,表示"老" |
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形近词
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present 英 [ˈpreznt] 美 [ˈprɛznt] |
adj. 现在的; 目前的; 出席的; [语法学]现在时的; n. 现在; 礼物; 词根：pre前+sen存在,实质+ent表形容词→present存在于前面,放到前面→赠送;上演;出席的;在场的 |
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essential 英 [ɪˈsenʃl] 美 [ɪˈsɛnʃəl] |
adj. 基本的; 必要的; 本质的; n. 必需品; 基本要素; 必不可少的东西; 词根：essence[n.基本,本质]+ial有……的→essential根本的,本质的 |
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senile 英 [ˈsi:naɪl] 美 [ˈsiˌnaɪl, ˈsɛnˌaɪl] |
adj. 衰老的，老年的; 高龄的，高龄所致的; [地]老年期的; 龙钟; 词根： sen老+ile……的→adj.年老的 |
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senior 英 [ˈsi:niə(r)] 美 [ˈsinjɚ] |
adj.（级别、地位等）较高的; 地位较高的；资历较深的; 年长的; <美>最高年级的; n. 上级; <美>毕业班学生; 较年长者; 词根：sen老+ior较……[的]→adj.年长的;地位较高的 n.[大学]四年级学生 |
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senate
英 [ˈsenət] 美 [ˈsɛnɪt]
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n. 参议院（美国、法国、澳大利亚等国家的两个立法机构之一）; 上院; 某些国家的)大学理事会; 大学评议会;
词根：sen老+ate表名词→n.参议院, 上院
① (N-PROPER-COLL) (美国、澳大利亚等国议会的)参议院
The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.
● The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
② (N-PROPER-COLL) （某些大学的）大学理事会，大学评议会
Senate or the Senate is the governing council at some universities.
● By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much more democraticbody...
到了我当校长的时候，大学评议会的人员规模已显著扩大，也变得更加民主了。
形近词：
1、present
英 [ˈpreznt] 美 [ˈprɛznt]
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adj. 现在的; 目前的; 出席的; [语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在; 礼物;
词根：pre前+sen存在,实质+ent表形容词→present存在于前面,放到前面→赠送;上演;出席的;在场的
① (ADJ) 现在的；目前的
You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or those that may exist in the future.
● He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...
目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。
② (N-SING) 现在；目前；现状
The present is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now.
● ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
他为协调过去和现在所付出的努力。
2、essential
英 [ɪˈsenʃl] 美 [ɪˈsɛnʃəl]
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adj. 基本的; 必要的; 本质的;
n. 必需品; 基本要素; 必不可少的东西;
词根：essence[n.基本,本质]+ial有……的→essential根本的,本质的
① (ADJ-GRADED) 绝对必要的;必不可少的;基本的
Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity.
● It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture...
将庄稼和放牧区分开绝对必要。
② (N-COUNT) 必需品;不可或缺之物
The essentials are the things that are absolutely necessary for the situation you are in or for the task you are doing.
● The flat contained the basic essentials for bachelor life.
那套公寓配有单身生活的基本必需品。
③ (ADJ-GRADED) 基本的;本质的；根本的
The essential aspects of something are its most basic or important aspects.
● Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child's development...
大多数权威人士都同意，玩耍在孩子成长过程中起着非常重要的作用。
3、senile
英[ˈsi:naɪl] 美[ˈsiˌnaɪl, ˈsɛnˌaɪl]
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adj. 衰老的，老年的;高龄的，高龄所致的;[地]老年期的;龙钟;
词根： sen老+ile……的→adj.年老的
①(ADJ-GRADED) 老糊涂的;老态龙钟的;年老而无力自理的
If old people become senile, they become confused, can no longer remember things, and are unable to look after themselves.
4、senior
英[ˈsi:niə(r)] 美[ˈsinjɚ]
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adj. （级别、地位等）较高的;地位较高的；资历较深的;年长的;<美>最高年级的;
n. 上级;<美>毕业班学生;较年长者;
词根：sen老+ior较……[的]→adj.年长的;地位较高的 n.[大学]四年级学生
① (ADJ-GRADED) (在组织或专业领域中)级别高的，资深的
The senior people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs.
● ...senior officials in the Israeli government.
以色列政府的高级官员
② (ADJ) 职位高于…的;资格比…老的;更资深的
If someone is senior to you in an organization or profession, they have a higher and more important job than you or they are considered to be superior to you because they have worked there for longer and have more experience.
● The position had to be filled by anofficer senior to Haig...
这个位置必须由一个职位高于黑格的官员来担任。
③ (N-SING) 较年长的人;比…大…岁的人
Senior isused when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, ifsomeone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you.
● She became involved with a married man many years her senior.
她和一个比自己大很多岁的已婚男子好上了。