20201228英语单词学习（仅供自己记录）

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这篇博客记录了2020年12月28日学习的一些英语单词，包括linger、prolonged、proximity等，帮助作者提升语言能力。

vocabulary Lists：

linger
prolonged
proximity
taper
explicitly
possessive
religiously
stalk
blow over
carefree
confide
devastated
bullshit

linger

vi. 徘徊；苟延残喘；磨蹭
vt. 消磨；缓慢度过

don't linger 不要徘徊，不要磨蹭
The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room. 房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
But suspicions linger. 但怀疑之声不绝于耳。

We cannot linger over the details of this plan.

prolonged

adj. 延长的；拖延的；持续很久的

• a prolonged illness 长期的病

After a prolonged silence, she hugged him again.

proximity

n. 接近，[数]邻近；接近；接近度，距离；亲近

proximity effect 邻近效应近距离效果靠近效应近接效应
proximity search 近似搜索相近搜索邻近检索近查询

His close proximity sent her heart racing.

taper

v. （使）逐渐变窄；（使）成锥形；逐渐变弱（或减轻）；（中央银行）缩减资产购买
n. （点火用的）木条，纸媒；细长蜡烛；逐渐缩小（或变细）；弱光；锥形物；（比赛前）练习的减少
adj. 逐渐变窄的；划分等级的

Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. 不像其他树，它不是越往上越细，而是自下往上一样粗。
Sales are expected to taper off 预计商店的销售额就会逐渐减少

The points should begin to taper 3 in.这些点应开始逐渐变细3英寸。

explicitly

adv. 明确地；明白地

answer explicitly 清楚地回答
In a casual relationship，however，someone may never explicitly end things with you

The two terms are explicitly identified by F

possessive

adj. 占有的；所有的；所有格的；占有欲强的

Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me.丹尼会很嫉妒，对我独占欲极强。

He returned her gaze, steadying her with a possessive hand on her hip.

religiously

adv. 认真地，审慎地；与宗教信仰有关地，虔诚地

Don't get possesive. Don't religiously stalk their Instagram.

stalk

n. （植物的）茎，秆；（支持叶子、果实和花的）梗，柄；追踪；高视阔步
vt. 追踪，潜近；高视阔步
vi. 高视阔步地走；潜近，偷偷接近

flowers on long stalks 长茎上的花
Don't get possesive. Don't religiously stalk their Instagram.
Even after their divorce he continued to stalk and threaten her. 甚至在他们离婚后，他继续纠缠并恐吓她。

blow over

平息；被淡忘；消散；停止

He wanted the whole thing to blow over, but I was hurt.
Wait, and it'll all blow over.等等吧，事情总会过去的。

carefree

adj. 无忧无虑的；不负责的

I just needed a carefree night with people I trusted and he trusted.

What they needed was a smiling and carefree face. 一张微笑无忧无虑的脸

confide

vt. 吐露；委托
vi. 信赖；吐露秘密

confide in 信任相信信赖对…讲真心话
It is important to have someone you can confide in. 有一位心腹知己很重要。

Do you confide in her? 你相信她吗？

devastated

adj. 极为震惊的，极度不安的
v. 毁坏，摧毁；使震惊，使极为悲痛（devastate 的过去式和过去分词）

Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered. 特雷莎非常震惊，她的梦想破灭了。

He would be devastated without you. 没有你，他会被摧毁的。

bullshit

n. 胡说
v. 胡说，哄骗

Don't bullshit me, Brian! 布莱恩，少跟我废话！
All the rest I said, all that was bullshit. 我所讲的其余的话全是乱说的。

Bullshit. You gave up everything for her.