1. encyclopedia /en,sa?kl?(?)'pi?d??/ n. 百科全书 e.g. This encyclopedia is crammed with information about everything under the sun. e.g. A good encyclopedia is a mine of information. 补充: mine of information: 信息源泉;信息宝库 under the sun: 世界上 be crammed with: 挤满;塞满
adj. encyclopedic 百科全书般的;知识丰富的 常见搭配:have an encyclopedic knowledge of 在…拥有渊博知识 e.g. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of natural history.
2. enlighten /?n'la?t(?)n/ v. 启发;启迪;开导 e.g. It’s beyond question that books can enrich our mind, enlighten our spirits, and enhance our life. e.g. I used to hate science but after I met our current science teacher who is very experienced in teaching, I was so enlightened, and I started to get top marks in Math and Physics in my class. 补充: beyond question 毋庸置疑
adj. enlightening 有启发性的 e.g. We found the talk very enlightening. e.g. It can be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.
3. polyglot /'pɑl?ɡlɑt/ n. 通晓数种语言的人; e.g. She was a polyglot who was fluent in four languages. e.g. Thanks to his polyglot aptitude, he made rapid progress. 补充:poly- 前缀:多 polymath: n. 知识渊博的人 polygamous adj. 多配偶的
4. literate /'l?t(?)r?t/ adj. 有读写能力的;受过教育的 e.g. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate. e.g. Only highly literate people are capable of discussing these subjects.
adj.对…精通的;对…了解的 e.g. computer literate 电脑行家 e.g. financially literate 对理财有了解的
antonym: illiterate不识字的;文盲的;对…一无所知的 e.g. Most people fall into this trap all the time because they are financially illiterate. e.g. A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
5. instill /in'stil/ v. 逐渐灌输(思想);逐渐培养(感情) 常见搭配:instill… in/into e.g. They have instilled a love of music in their children. e.g. The nursery teacher instilled the need for kindness into my children. 补充:nursery 托儿所