◊ Well make our decision and contact the
people invo/ved.我们将作出决定，再与有关人员联系。OSome people tried to stop the fight but
I didn't want to get invdved.有人设法阻止打斗，但我不想牵涉进去。msa In this
meaning, involved
is often used after a noun. ，involved作此义时常用于名词之后。2 [not usually before noun] ~ (in/with sth/sb) giving a lot of time or attention to sb/sth 耗费很多时间；关注：S/ie was deeply invoived with the toca〖 hospita〖.她曾全心投入当地医备。◊/* was so involved in my book J
didn’t hear you fcnocfc•我全神贯
注在看书，没听到你敲门。◊
He’s a very involved /ather (=he
spends a lot of time with his children).他备个很 投入的父亲。3 [not usually before noun] ~ (with
sb/sth) having a close personal relationship with
sb 关系密切
TTiQ^’re not romanticaHy fnvoZveci•说们并没有堕入情'网。
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You're too emotionally involved with the situation. 你在这件事上投入太多感情了。4 complicated and
difficult to understand 复杂难解的 SE1 complex: an invobedpiot复杂的情节
in.VOlve.llient 細 /in'vDlvmant;
MAmf -'vcdv-/
noun
1
[U] ~ (ir»/with sth) the act of taking part in sth 参与； 加入；插手 participation ： US involvement in European
wars美国对欧洲战争的干预2
[U, C] ~ (in/with sth)
the act of giving a lot of time and attention to sth
you care about 耗费时间；投入；沉迷：her grovWng i/ivoZvement with
contemporary music 她对现代音乐的日
益投入 3 [C，l>]（with sb) a
romantic or sexual relationship with sb that you are not married to 恋爱； 性爱：
He spoke
openly about his involvement with the actress.
<他公开讲述他和那位女演员的私情。
in-vul-ner-able /in'vAlnarabl/ adj. ~ (to sth) that
cannot be harmed or defeated; safe不会受伤害的；打不败的；
矣全的：to be m an iwuZneraWe position立于不败之地
〇 The submarine is invulnerable to attack
while at sea. 潜艇在海上是不会受到攻击的。EH3vULNERABLE>in- vul-ner-abil-ity /in.vAlnara'bilsti/
noun [U] in-ward /'inwad; NAmE-vjBrd/ adj., adv.
uadj. 1 [only before noun] inside your mind and not shown to other people 内心的；精神的：an inward smile 的微笑◊ Her ca〖m expression Wd her
i/ward panic.她平
静如外表掩盖了内心的恐慌。2 towards the inside or centre of sth向内的；向中心的：an inward
_/Iovv朝里的
流动◊ an inward
curve 内弯 PTI3 outward madv. (also in-wards especially in Br£) 1 towards the inside or centre 向内;南中心：The
door opens inwards. ■门向里汗。2 towards yourself and your interests 向自 己；向u 内心：Her thoughts
turned inwards.她的思想
转向 了内省 〇 ◊
(d/sapprav/Dg) an imvard-toofcing person ■(= one who is not interested in
other people)对}也人不
感兴趣的人EES OUTWARDS
.inward investment noun [u, C] (business money that is invested within a particular country 对内投资 in-ward-ly /'inwadli; NAmE -ward-/ adv. in your
mind; secretly 古忐心;，秘密地：She groaned fmvardiy.她在心 里呻吟。.◊ J
was inwardly _/iurious.我当时怒火中烧。
PTJ3 OUTWARDLY
in-ward-ness /'mwadnas; NAmE -ward-/ noun [u] (formal or literary) interest
in feelings and emotions rather than in the world around心性；灵性；精神性
inyanga /in'jairja/ noun (pi jn-yangas,
izin.yanga /.izin'jairia/)
{SAfr£) a
person who treats people who are iil/sick using natural materials such as
plants, etc.草药 医生；郎中一compare sangoma
in-your-'face adj. [informal) used
to describe an attitude, a performance, etc. that is aggressive in style arid
deliberately designed to make people react strongly for or against it (态度、表演等）赤裸裸的，富刺激性的， 有意惹人发怒的：in-your-/ace action thriHm刺激的惊
< _动作片
iod-ide /'aiadaid/ noun [C] {chemistry it) a chemical which contains iodine 碘也物 垂od.ine /’aiadim;. -dam/ now/? [U] (symfc 1} a chemical element. Iodine is a substance
found in sea water. A liquid containing iodine is sometimes used as an
antiseptic (= a
substance used on wounds to prevent infection).澳
ion /'ai0n; BrE also
'aron; NAmE also
'aia:n/ noun {physics
or chemistry an atom
or a molecule with a positive or negative electric
charge caused by its losing or gaining one or more electrons 离子 -ion (also -ation,
-ition, -sion, -tion, -xion) suffix (in nouns.构成名词）the
action or state of…行为；…获态： hesitation 扶豫◊ competition 竞争◊
con/essfon 供认
ionic./ai'Dnik; AMrwf -_a:n-/』1 (c/?_em/sf/y 化）of or related to ions 离子'的 2 (c/?ew/sf〇/ 化）（of
a chemical bond 化学键）using the electrical pull between positive and negative ions 离子的；’电价的一compare covalent 3 Ionic (architecture used to
describe a style of architecture in
ancient Greece that uses a curved decoration in the shape of a scroll 爱奧尼亚柱 <式^(古希腊建筑p格，有涡卷饰）
ion.ize
also -ise) /'aianaiz/ verb [VN, V] (tec/?/7/cfl/ 术
语）to change sth or be changed into ions (使）电离，
秦子化► ion.iza.tion，-isa-tion
/.aianai'zeijn; NAmE -na'z-/ noun [U]
ion*izer (BrE also -iser) /'aianaiz8(r)/ noun a device that is used to make air in a room fresh and healthy by
producing negative ions负离子发生器；离子化装置
ionosphere
/ai'Dn0sfia(r); NAmE ai'ainasfir/
noun the ionosphere [sing.] a
layer of the earth's atmosphere between about 80 and l 000 kilometres above the
surface of the earth, that reflects radio waves around the earth 电离层■ — compare stratosphere iota /ai'auta; NAmE ai'outa/ noun 1 [sing.] (usually used in negative sentences 通常角于否定句）an
extremely small amount 微量；极少量：There is not
one iota 〇/ truth (=no truth at all) fn the story.这种说法没有丝毫真实
性。◊ J don’t
thinfc that vwxuW heZjp one iota.我认为那 样i无帮助。■ 2
the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (I，i) 希腊字母表的第9个字母
IOU /,ai eu 'ju:; NAmE -ou-/ noun (informaf) a written
promise that you will pay sb the money you owe them (a way of writing ‘I owe you’）借据，欠桌（表示 I owe you
) : cm J(X7/or £20 * 20 英镑的借据 I PA /,ai pi: 'ei/ abbr. International Phonetic Alphabet (an alphabet that is used to show the
pronunciation of words in any language)国际音标 ■P address /,ai ’pi: adres/ now/?
(co/rjpw"'/?g 计)a series of numbers separated by dots that identifies a particular
computer connected to the Internet (计算机的）网际
协议地址，IP地址
IPO /,ai
pi: 'au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. (business initial
public offering (the act of selling shares in a company for the first time)(公司股票的）首次公开发行，上市
ipso
facto /.ipsau 'faektau; NAmE .ipsou
'faektou/ adv. (from Latin,
formal) because of the fact that has been mentioned舍据该事实；根据事实本身：Ybu cannot assume that a speaker of English
is ipso facto qualified to teach Engtoh.你不能假定会说英语的人就有资格教英语。
IQ
/,ai 'kju:/ noun a
measurement of a person's intelligence that is calculated from the results of
special tests (abbreviation for ‘intelligence quotient，）智滴（全写为 intelligence quotient ) ： an JQ
J20 智商 li〇 ◊ to have a Wgh/Zow JQ智商高/低◊ ZQ te边智商测验
/；ai a:r 'ei/ noun [sing.]
the abbreviation for Irish Republican Army*. The IRA is an illegal organization
which has fought for
iras-cible /I'raesabl/ adj. (formal) becoming angry very easily 易怒的；暴餐的 SEI irritable
►丨ras.ci.bil.ity /i.raesa'bilati/ noun [U]
irate /aiteit/ a办 very
angry 极其愤怒的；暴怒的：irate customers
_怒的顾龛◊ an irate phone caii怒气冲冲的
电话 note at angry
涵RC /_ai a: 'si:;
AWmf a:r/ Internet Relay Chat (= an area of the Internet where users can
communicate directly with each other)互联网接力聊天室，互联网接
力闲谈（用户可实时聊天）