第11篇 | 学习笔记:词汇和句型整理
- 2026-11-09 08:25:49
2026年11月8日 · 英语碎片化学习记录
1.fanciful /ˈfænsɪfl/ 异想天开的
It might sound fanciful but these issues are at the heart of a problem that’s afflicting our society. |
翻译：这听起来也许有点异想天开，但这些议题正是一个困扰着我们社会的问题的核心。
In use：a fanciful idea 异想天开的想法；sound fanciful 听起来不切实际；fanciful thinking 空想。副词 fancifully 存在，但很少用。
2.afflict /əˈflɪkt/ 折磨、困扰
the problem that’s afflicting our society |
翻译：正在困扰我们这个社会的问题。
In use：be afflicted by / with… 受…困扰；a problem afflicting the industry 困扰整个行业的问题。别用于小事，afflicting a meeting 是错的。
3.dread /dred/ 一想到就发怵、害怕面对
And how deeply do you dread the long week stretching ahead of you when you go to bed on a Sunday night? |
翻译：周日晚上躺下时，你对眼前漫长的一周有多发怵？
In use：dread doing sth 害怕做某事；dread the thought of… 一想到就发怵；I dread to think… 我不敢想。形容词 dreaded。
4.compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/ 使加剧、雪上加霜
This injustice is compounded when you consider that women entering the workforce added hugely to the aggregate amount of hours. |
翻译：如果再考虑到女性进入职场大幅增加了总工时，这种不公就更严重了。
In use：be compounded by… 因…而加剧；compound the problem 让问题变得更糟；a compounded effect 叠加效应。
5.aggregate /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ 总量、合计的
added hugely to the aggregate amount of hours |
翻译：大幅增加了总工时。
In use：aggregate demand 总需求；in aggregate 总体来看；the aggregate amount of… 总量。动词：aggregates data 汇总数据。
6.toil /tɔɪl/ 苦干、长时间劳作
British workers spend more hours toiling than almost all of our northern European counterparts. |
翻译：英国工人劳作的时间比几乎所有北欧同行都长。
In use：toil away at sth 埋头苦干；hours of toil 数小时的辛劳；toil over a report 埋头写报告。名词与动词同形。
7.counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/对等的人或机构
almost all of our northern European counterparts |
翻译：几乎所有北欧的同行。
In use：my counterpart in Singapore 我在新加坡的对等职位；our European counterparts 我们的欧洲同行；the minister and her French counterpart 部长与她的法国同僚。
8.stagnate /stæɡˈneɪt/ 停滞不前
all this with average real wages stagnating in recent years |
翻译：与此同时，近年平均实际工资一直停滞。
In use：stagnating wages 停滞不前的工资；a stagnant market 死水一样的市场；growth has stagnated 增长停滞。名词stagnation 停滞。
9.permeate /ˈpɜːmieɪt/ 渗透、弥漫
With work increasingly permeating all aspects of our lives, through our phones and computers, it would give us more space for ourselves. |
翻译：随着工作通过手机和电脑日益渗透到生活的方方面面，缩短工时能给我们更多属于自己的空间。
In use：permeate every aspect of… 渗透到每个方面；a smell permeating the room 弥漫全屋的气味；technology permeates daily life 技术渗入日常。
10.sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbl/可长期持续的
A more personally sustainable working week would also be likely to reduce our carbon emissions. |
翻译：一周工作时间如果更可持续，也很可能降低我们的碳排放。
In use：a sustainable pace 可持续的节奏；sustainable growth 可持续增长；environmentally sustainable 环境上可持续。
11.redistribute /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/重新分配
redistributing work from the 6 million of us in Britain working more than 45 hours a week to the more than 1.5 million who are out of work |
翻译：把工作从每周工作超过45小时的600万英国人，重新分配给150多万失业者。
In use：redistribute income / work / resources 重新分配收入、工作、资源；redistribution of hours工时的重新分配。
12.lose out /luːz aʊt/ 吃亏、受损
wages must go up correspondingly to ensure no one loses out |
翻译：工资必须相应上涨，确保没有人吃亏。
In use：lose out on sth 在…上吃亏；lose out to a competitor 输给竞争对手；make sure no one loses out 确保没人受损。与 lose 的区别：lose a key 是丢钥匙，lose out in a deal 是在交易里吃亏。
13.productivity boost /prəˌdʌkˈtɪvəti buːst/ 生产力提升
there could well be a productivity boost |
翻译：很可能带来一次生产力的提升。
In use：a productivity boost 一次生产力提升；deliver a boost in productivity 带来提效；boost margins 抬高毛利。动词形式：boost output 提升产出。
14.cost-saver /ˈkɒst seɪvə/省钱的办法、能省成本的举措
the positive impact on health would be a cost-saver |
翻译：而对健康的正面影响则会省下一笔成本。
In use：a real cost-saver 真正省钱的一招；prove to be a cost-saver 事后证明省了钱；a cost-saving measure 一项降本举措。形容词cost-saving 省成本的。
15.share prosperity /ʃeə prɒˈsperəti/ 共享繁荣成果
would share prosperity and start to tackle the costs associated with unemployment |
翻译：会把繁荣分摊开来，并着手解决与失业相关的成本。
In use：share the gains 分享收益；widely shared prosperity 广泛共享的繁荣；share prosperity across regions 让各地区共享繁荣。
16.be far from alone /fɑː frəm əˈləʊn/ 远不止自己这么想
we are far from alone in thinking it’s a good idea |
翻译：认为这是个好主意的，远不止我们一家。
In use：far from alone in thinking… 远不止自己这么想；far from convinced 远未被说服；far from certain 远不确定。
17.correspondingly /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋli/相应地
wages must go up correspondingly |
翻译：工资必须相应地提高。
In use：costs rose and prices rose correspondingly 成本上升，价格也相应提高；adjust the budget correspondingly 相应调整预算；a correspondingly higher price 相应更高的价格。
18.be matched by /biː mætʃt baɪ/ 与……相匹配、同步跟上
so that productivity increases could be matched by increased hourly wages |
翻译：使生产率的提升能与小时工资的增长相匹配。
In use：be matched by 与…相匹配、同步跟上；match a rise with… 用…去对应这轮上涨；volume growth matched by margin growth 量的增长由毛利增长跟上。
