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pleasure, not as his main job)乡绅（以拥有农场为乐 趣，而不作为主业）t™ see LEISURE gentle*man-ly /'d3entlm8nli/ adj. {approving) behaving very well and showing very good manners; like a gentleman彬彬有礼的；绅士风度的；绅士派头的： gentiemaniy behaviour 绅士般的举止_〇5〇/狀，出6也(：- rion campaign has been a very genrteman汐 aj5Fai’r.到目 前为止，竞选活动都秩序良好。

■ gentleman’s agreement (also .gentlemen’s a'greement) noun an agreement made between people who trust each other, which is not written down and which has no legal force 君子协定；绅士协定 gentle-woman /'d3entlwoman/ noun {pi. -women /-wimin/) 1 {old use) a woman who belongs to a high social class; a woman who is well educated and has excellent manners贵妇义；有教养的妇女；淑女 2 [NAm£) used to address or refer to a female member of a legislature, for example the House of Representatives (对立法机构女议员 的称呼 ） 女;t, 夫人 gen-tly Oif /'d3entli/ adv. linagentleway温柔地；温和地；文静地；和缓地： She hdd the baby genriy•她轻轻地抱着孩子。◊ _‘Vou miss them, don^ you?' he asked gently. “你念他们， 是.吗 ^丨’.彳4 温和地问道。◊ Simmer the soup gentiy /or 30 mfnutes.用文.火也汤烛 30 分钟。◊ Manage the area gently but firmly.摧拿此_位褚柔中带劲。◊〖eaves moving genrty fn the breeze在微风中缓缓飘刼的树叶◊ TTie path ran gentry down to the sea.这条小路平缓地向 大海延伸。2 Gent丨y! (firf, /n/ormfl/) used to tell sb to be careful 注意点；/j、心点；慢点：Genrfy/ Ybu^H hurt the poor thing/小心点，你会弄痛这可怜尚家伙的！ ◊

Don’t go too/ast—genrty does ft/ 别太快 慢点吧！

gen-tri-fy /'d3entrifai/ verb (gen-tri-fies, gen-tri-fy-ing, gen-tri-fied, gen-tri-fied) [VN] [usually passive] to change an area, a person, etc. so that they are suitable for, or can mix with, people of a higher social class than before使（地区或人等）贵族化；对（地区、人等）进行 改造以适应较高阶层的人：vvorfcfn^-da^s areas 〇/ the ci'ty are being gentr^ed•这个城市工人居住的老城区正在 进行改造，以供较禽阶层人士詹住。►gen.trlfi.ca.tion noun [U]

gentry /'d3entri/ noun [pi.] (usually the gentry) (old-fashionecf) people belonging to a high social class ^ 士阶层；上流社会人士： the iocd gentry当地的绅士阶层

0 the landed gentry (= those who own a lot of land)

乡绅

genu-flect /'d3enjuflekt/ verb [V] {format) 1 to move your body into a lower position by bending one or both knees, as a sign of respect during worship in a church (在教堂礼拜时）跪拜，单膝跪拜2~(1〇5也）（6//^戶- prav/’ng) to show too much respect to sb/sth 卑身^ 屈膝 ► genu-flec-tion (BrE also genu<flex*ion) /,d3enju'flekjn/ noun [C, U]

genil.ine 〇i* /_d3enjum/ a办

1 real; exactly what it appears to be; not artificial % 的；名副其实的 mm authentic ： Is the painting a genuine PicassoP这幅画是毕加索的真迹吗？ ◊ fafce designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuinearticte.伪造的设计师名牌手表以真品若干分之 一的价格出售。◊ OnZy genuine re_/iigee5 can appiy /or asyZum.只有真正的难畀才能申请政治避难。2 sincere and honest; that can be trusted 真诚的；诚实的；.可信 赖的：He made a genuine attempt to improve condirio/is. 4 S心实意地努力改善坏境。◊ genuine concern /or others对他人真诚的矣心◊ a very genuine person非常诚 实可信囟人► genu.ine.丨y adv.: genufndy sony 貪遗憾 genu-ine-ness noun [U]

genus /'d3i:n9s/ noun [pi gen-era /*d3enara/) [biology a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a family and larger than a species (动植物的）属 —compare class n.(ll), kingdom(4), order n.(ll), phylum — see also generic

geo- combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs ^ 成名词、形容词和副词）of the earth地球的： geochemica〖地球化学的◊ geoscience地球科学

geo-cen-tric /.dsiiau'sentrik; NAmE ,d3i*〇u-/ (tech- n/a>/ 术语)with the .earth as the centre 以地或为 4¹ 心的 geo-des<ic /,d3i：9u'desik; -'dirsik; NAmE ,d3i:ou-/ adj. (technical relating to the shortest possible line

between two points on a curved surface 测地线的，大 地线的（曲面上两点间距离最短的线）

geodesic dome网格球形穹顶

,geo,desic 'dome noun {architecture a dome which is built from panels whose edges form geodesic lines 网

格球形穹顶

geog-raph-er /d3i'Dgr0f0(r); NAmE -'a:g-/ noun a person who studies geography;, an expert in geography 地理学

研究者；地理学家

geog-raphy tH* /dsi'Dgrafi; NAmE -'a:g-/ noun

2 [U] the scientific study of the earth’s surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc.地理 (学）：humaii/physical/economic/social geography 人文/自然/经济/社会地理学◊ a geography 〖esson/ department/teacfier/textboofc 地理课 / 系 / 教师 / 课， ◊ a degree fn geography 地理学学位 2 [sing.] the way in which the physical features of a place are arranged Hfe 形；地貌；地势：the geography 〇/ JVew Ybrfc Cffy 纽约 市的地势◊ Kim fcnew t/ie geography 〇/ t/ie buiWing and strode aiong the corridor.金熟悉迻栋建筑物的布局， 大步流星地走在走廊上。3 [sing.] the way in which a particular aspect of life or society is influenced by geography or varies according to geography 地理环境： The geography of poverty and the geography of voting are connected贫穷的地理环境与选票的地理分布是 相联系的。► geo-graph.ic.al /_d3i:3_graefikl/ (also geographic /,d3i:3_graefik/) : The survey covers a wide geographical area.此命调查覆盖的地理区域非常广阔。

0 The importance of the town is due to its geographical tocation.这座城镇的重要性在于它的地理位置。geo- graph*ioaMy /-kli/ adv. ： geographically remote areas 地理上的边远地区

geolo-gist /d3i'Dl0d3ist; NAmE -a:\-/ noun a scientist who studies geology 地命学家 geol-ogy /d3i'Dl9d3i; NAmE -'a:l-/ noun 1 [U] the scientific study of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made 地质■学

3 [sing.] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area (某地区的）地质：the geology of the British Mes 不列 I® 群岛 & ^M>geo-logic*al/_d3i:9- 'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. ： a geoZogicaZ survey 地质勘 察 geo.logic.aMy /,d3i:a'h)d3ikli; AZ/Amf -’la:d3-/ adv.

geo-mag-net-ism /.dsiiau'maegnatizam; NAmE ,d3i:ou-/ noun [U] (geology tt,) the study of the magnetic characteristics of the earth 地磁学► geo.mag.net.ic /.dsi^umaeg'netik; NAmE ,d3i:ou-/ adj. geo.mancy /'d3i:3umaensi; NAmE 'd3i:ou-/ noun [U]

1 the art of arranging buildings and areas in a good or lucky position 地相术；风水 2： a method of saying what will happen in the future using patterns on the ground 地卜，泥;^占卜（根据地面所呈图迹占卜）>

geo-met-ric /,d3i*9'inetrik/ (also less frequent geo-met- ric-al /-ikl/) adj. of geometry; of or like the lines, shapes, etc. used in geometry, especially because of having regular shapes or lines.几何（学）杂（似）几 何图形的：a 客eomefric design 几 # 图痦设 if ► geo.met- ric-al-ly /,d3i*9'metrikli/ adv.

geo,metric 'mean noun the central number in a geometric progression几何平均；等比中数 geo, metric progression (also geo, metric series) noun a series of numbers in which each is multiplied or divided by a fixed number to produce the next, for