Daily New Words

29 Dec

26 Oct

complacency

• [kəmˈpleɪsnsi]
• n

1. Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.
2. The survey data suggest that these are relatively early days for the technologies covered in this report, but this is no time for complacency.

indication

• [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn]
• n

1. They gave no indication of how the work should be done.
2. There are clear indications that the economy is improving.

contradiction

• [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn]
• n

1. It is therefore not a contradiction to say that companies that have an upper hand with the IoT, machine learning, augmented reality and other technologies that will be enabled by next-generation connectivity know they need the most improvements.
2. I think I can say, without fear of contradiction , that…

25 Oct

utility

• [juːˈtɪləti]
• n & adj

1. Belief in the utility of public education is shared by students nationwide.
2. A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn.
3. This is analogous [əˈnæləɡəs] to many Java methods calling one utility method.

meter

• [ˈmiːtə(r)]
• n & v

1. A man came to read the gas meter.
2. Only one third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.
3. They have right to come in and inspect the electricity meter.

pursue

• [pəˈsjuː]
• v

1. We intend to persue the policy with determination.
2. She wishes to persue a medical career.
3. We have decided not to persue the matter/legal action.
4. Police persued the car at high speed.

exploit

• [ɪkˈsplɔɪt , ˈeksplɔɪt]
• v & n

1. He exploited his father’s name to get himself a job.
2. Critics claim he exploited black musician for personal gain.
3. You’ll need a good aerial [ˈeəriəl] to exploit the radio’s performance/

detect

• [dɪˈtekt]
• v

1. The tests are designed to detect the disease early.
2. Arnold can detect a certain sadness in the old man face.

vessel

• vessel
• n

1. He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver

navigate

• [ˈnævɪɡeɪt]
• v

1. The river became too narrow and shallow to navigate.
2. I’ll drive, and you can navigate.
3. He naviage his way to the altar [ˈɔːltə(r)].

multiple

• ˈmʌltɪpl]
• adj & n
• 1. He died of multiple injures.
• 2. Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.
• 3. 36 is a multiple of 9.
• 4. The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.

paramount

• [ˈpærəmaʊnt]
• adj

1. Safety is paramount.
2. The matter is of paramount importance.
3. The child’s welfare must be seen as paramount。

cite

• [saɪt]
• v

1. He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.
2. She cites a favourite poem by George Herbert
3. She was cited in the divorce proceedings.
4. He was cited for bravery.

articulate

• [ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt , ɑːˈtɪkjələt]
• v & adj

1. She struggled to articulate her thoughts.
2. He was too drunk to articulate properly.
3. He articulated each syllable [ˈsɪləbl] carefully.
4. She was an articulate young woman.

privacy

• [ˈprɪvəsi]
• n
• 1. She was longing for some peace and privacy.
• 2. I value my privacy.
• 3. The press invade people’s privacy unjustifiably every day.
• 4. The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.

context

• [ˈkɒntekst]
• n

1. His decision can only be understood in context.
2. You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.

vulnerability

• [ˌvʌlnərə’bɪlətɪ]
• n
• 1. Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.
• 2. His vulnerability makes him even more lovable.

capability

• [ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti]
• n

1. Animals in the zoo have lost the capability of catching food for themselves.
2. People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day.

screen

[skriːn]
n & v

1. Can you do a printout of this screen for me .
2. Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by a block of flats.
3. They will screen all their candiates.

24 Oct

implication

• [ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn]
• n

1. the implication is that no one at the bank is responsible.
2. The overwhelming interest of respondents in next-generation connectivity is driven by both optimism about the revenue implications and a fear of being left behind.

potential

• [pəˈtenʃl]
• adj & n

1. First we need to identify actual and potential problems.
2. She has great potential as an artist / to became a world-class musician.
3. The house has a lot of potential.

necessitate

• [nəˈsesɪteɪt]
• v

1. Recent financial scandals have neccessitated changes in parliamentary [ˌpɑːləˈmentri] procedure [prəˈsiːdʒə(r)].
2. the potential offered by lower latency [‘leɪtənsɪ] necessitates a step change in business investment and innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn].

parliamentary

• [ˌpɑːləˈmentri]
• adj

1. He used his influence to make sure she was not selected as a parliamentary candidate.
2. The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides

automation

• [ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn]
• n

1. Automation meants the loss of lot of factory jobs.
2. In the last ten years, automation has reduced the the worke force here by half.
3. Automation would bring shorter and more flexible working week.
4. Automation revolutionized the olive industry in the early 1970s.
5. This is a design limitation of my automation system.
6. Automation has obsoleted [ˈɒbsəliːtɪd] any unskilled worker.

crucial

• [ˈkruːʃl]
• adj

1. Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
2. The next few weeks are going to be crucial.
3. This is a crucial point, since the fear of competitive disruption is driving an urgency to adopt use cases and capitalise on them.

urgency

• [ˈɜːdʒənsi]
• n

1. It’s a matter of utmost ** [ˈʌtməʊst]** urgency. 这事刻不容缓
2. She was surprised at urgency in his voice.
3. They hastened to greet him and asked urgently, ‘Did you find it?’

adopt

• [əˈdɒpt]
• v

1. She was forced to have her baby adopted
2. All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.
3. The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.
4. Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of older, pagan religions.
5. She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.

capitalize

• [ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz]
• v

1. The team failed to capitalize their early lead.
2. The rebels seem to be trying to capitalize the public’s discontent with gevernment.
3. Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can…

consultancy

• [kənˈsʌltənsi]
• n

1. He is acting on a consultancy basis.
2. consultancy is a company that gives expert advice on a particular subject to other companies or organizations.

divergence

• [daɪˈvɜːdʒəns]
• n

1. There’s a substantial divergence of opinion within the party.
2. A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence
3. There is an interesting divergence between B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business) companies in how urgently they are approaching opportunities stemming from next-generation connectivity

stem

• [stem]
• n & v

1. Stem is the long thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base
2. Stem is the main long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow.
3. Stem is the thin tube of a tobacco pipe.
4. The government had failed to stem the the tide of factory closures.
5. All my problems stem from drink.

notably

• [ˈnəʊtəbli]
• adv

1. The house has lots of drawbacks, most notably its price.
2. This has not been a notably successful project.

gear

• [ɡɪə(r)]
• n & v

1. Careless use of clutch [klʌtʃ] my damage gears.
2. What gear are you in? Please shift the low gear.
3. I have left all my gear in Dave’s house.

enormous

• [ɪˈnɔːməs]
• adj

1. The problem facing the President is enormous.
2. It was a enormous disappointment.
3. It is a enormous challenge but we hope to meet it within a a year.

streamline

• [ˈstriːmlaɪn]
• v & n

1. The cars all have a new streamlined design.
2. The production process is to be streamline.
3. They are making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] bureaucracy [bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi].

boost

• [buːst]
• v & n

1. Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego.
2. The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy.
3. Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale [məˈrɑːl].
4. Do what you to give her confident and boost her morale.

administrative

• [ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
• adj

1. Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs
2. In terms of the types of business opportunities that companies, B2B or B2C, are focused
   on, respondents appeared especially geared towards automation—an innovation that could have enormous implications in streamlining operations and boosting firms’ administrative efficiency.

transportation

• [ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn]
• n

1. The company will provide free transportation.
2. Campuses are usually accessible by public transportation.
3. The baggage was being rapidly stowed [stəʊd] away for transportation.
4. This trend is especially apparent in the energy and transportation sectors.

20 Oct

consent

/kənˈsɛnt/
noun permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
“no change may be made without the consent of all the partners”
verb give permission for something to happen.
“he consented to a search by a detective”

1. He expresses consent to do sth.
2. I got his consent to sth/do sth.
3. They got married by mutual consent of theri parents.
4. In China, the age of consent for marriage shall not earlier than the age of 22 years old for man and 20 for woman.
5. I am sure my teacher won’t consent.

criterion

/krʌɪˈtɪərɪən/ plural noun: criteria
noun a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
“they award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria”

1. There are a number of criteria we need to ment.
2. We have specific criteria and certain limitation.
3. Motivation is one of the principal criteria for success in learning the second language.
4. At that price, it met the low-price criteria.
5. the committee waived its normal five-year retirement criteria for fear Kelley might never retire.

specific

/spəˈsɪfɪk/

• adjective

clearly defined or identified.
“savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs”

1. Before starting to practice English speaking, we must have a specific expectation to our score.

precise and clear in making statements or issuing instructions.
“when ordering goods be specific”

2. If we want to win this competition, we must have a specific training schedule and obey it strictly.

relating to species or a species.
“the differences between them can only be on the specific level”

• noun

plural noun: specifics
a medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.
“he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer”
a precise detail.
“I wish I’d put more thought into the specifics”

3. I’m not going to get into specifics
4. “I can’t get more specific

contrast

noun /ˈkänˌtrast/
the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
“the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine”
verb /ˈkänˌtrast,kənˈtrast/
differ strikingly.
“his friend’s success contrasted with his own failure”

05 Oct

sediment, lush, pollen, palm, wreck, fragile, yield, civil war, assert

dominance, sledge, toppling, catastrophe, excavation, heroic, circular

windbreaks, moist, prehistoric, contend, upright, back up, manoeuvre

wholly, doom, immunity, ingenious, stewards, reckless

pioneer, statues, poison, caption, chimp, messy, scrutiny, exclusively

deceptively, meticulously, radically, flit, contradict, motifs, thoroughly

renown, fame, reputation, prestige, drill, hoe, plough, rapid

advancement, the bar, randomly, harrow, deem, scatter, hopper

tube, furrow, blade, coulter, sow, manure, fertiliser, fermentative

inherited, pulmonary, cultivation, vineyard, tillage, ongoing

flip, trapdoor, fuss, astounding, manoeuvre, rear, plunge, vertical

submerge, rotate, preposterous, gymnastics, weld, resemblance, deposit

propeller, hinge, blade, appendage, compartment, versatility, edge

retraction

parcel shipment transit warehouse coverage financial mirror smashed

cruise obsolete fragmentary, imperial, emerge, realm, envoy, compile

compendia, incentive, basin, devout, hajj, prophet, lane, sacred

enlightenment, counterpart, genre, missionary, sojourn, conqueror

halt, churn out, insatiable, appetite, prowess, diplomacy, winery

safari, reshuffle

03 Oct

cumulative, ratchet, fidelity, manipulation, neural, crow, prickly

hooked, counterpart, sever, split, serrated, impale, puncture, punch

ecological, correlate, correlation, trial-and-error, beak, wary

neurobiologist, reptile, convoluted, crevice, convergent, novice

principal, principle, commitment, heuristics, constraint, restraint

piece, chess figure, mentor, tutor, tuition, radiologist, cognitive

journeyman, journey, journal, journalist, reporter, interviewer, strategic

hypothesis, theory, prediction, apprenticeship, respectve, domain, perceive

utility, utilize, utilization, criticize, critical, criteria, ultimate, ultimately,

steam, emulate, prefume, fragrance, aroma, scent, odourant, fragrant, exude, smear

diffuse, saturated, soak, evaporate, denature, distillation, solvent, concrete

flora, fauna, endemic, spice, therapy, therapist, threapeutic, anti-freeze, antiviral

rheumatism, fortifier, tonic, aromatherapy, ailment, nausea, navy, naval

navigate, astronaut, poisonous, toxic