vocabulary
Word family adjectivevocabularvocabularianvocabulariednounvocabularyvocablevocabulist
vo·cab·u·la·ry /vəˈkæbjələri, vəʊ- $ -leri, voʊ-/ ●●● S3 noun (plural vocabularies) 1 [countableC, uncountableU]SL all the words that someone knows or uses 〔一个人学会或使用的〕词汇量,语汇 Teachers were impressed by his vocabulary. 他的词汇量给老师们留下了深刻的印象。
2 [countableC]SLL all the words in a particular language 〔某种语言的〕词汇,词汇量 English has the largest vocabulary of any language. 英语在所有语言中词汇量最大。
3 [countableC, uncountableU]SLLANGUAGE the words that are typically used when talking about a particular subject 专业词汇,术语 Most technical jobs use a specialized vocabulary. 许多技术性工作使用专业词汇。
vocabulary of the vocabulary of politics 政治词汇
4 [countableC, uncountableU] the range of possible features, effects, actions etc, especially in a type of music or art 〔某种艺术形式所有可能的〕表达手段vocabulary of Charlie Parker expanded the vocabulary of jazz. 查理·帕克拓展了爵士乐的表达形式。
5. (the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in somebody’s vocabulary DON'T THINK SO/DOUBT ITused to say that someone never thinks of accepting failure etc 某人的词汇中没有失败/内疚/妥协等词语〔指从不接受失败、内疚、妥协等〕 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2adjectiveslarge/wide/extensive 大的/丰富的/广博的She has a very wide vocabulary. 她的词汇量很大。
limited/small 有限的/小的He had just started learning English and his vocabulary was fairly limited. 他刚开始学英语,词汇量很有限。
basic/essential vocabulary 基本的/必要的词汇The book teaches you the basic vocabulary that you need to know when you're on holiday. 本书教你掌握度假时需要的基本词汇。
technical/specialized vocabulary 技术的/专业的词汇The instructions were full of technical vocabulary. 这份说明里尽是技术词汇。
somebody's active vocabulary (=the words they can use) 某人的主动词汇〔能够使用的词汇〕Children of this age have an active vocabulary of about 1,000 words. 这个年龄的孩子掌握大约1,000个主动词汇。
somebody's passive vocabulary (=the words they can understand but do not use) 某人的被动词汇〔能够理解但不使用的词汇〕nYour passive vocabulary is much larger than your active vocabulary.
verbshave a vocabulary 拥有词汇量By eighteen months of age, the girl had a vocabulary of around 300 words. 这个女孩18个月大的时候,已经掌握了300个左右的词汇。
expand/improve your vocabulary (also enrich your vocabulary formal) 扩大词汇量Reading helps to expand your vocabulary. 阅读有助于扩大词汇量。
learn vocabulary 学习词汇What's the best way of learning new vocabulary? 学习新的词汇什么方法最好?
vocabulary + NOUNa vocabulary test/exercise 词汇量测试/练习The teacher gave us a vocabulary test. 老师给我们做了一次词汇量测试。
a vocabulary item formal (=a word, especially in a coursebook or a language class) 〔尤指教科书或语言课上的〕词汇The difficult vocabulary items are explained at the bottom of the page. 难词都在页面底端做了解释。
Origin vocabulary (1500-1600) French vocabulaire, from
Medieval Latin vocabularium, from
Latin vocabulum “word, name”, from
vocare;
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