ulterior 2184 |
between the elbow and the wrist, on the side opposite
the thumb 尺骨 _ picture c> body — see also radius(3) ul-ter-ior /Al'ti0ri0(r); NAmE -'tir-/ adj. [only before noun] ■(of
a reason for doing sth 行事的理由）that sb keeps hidden
and .does not admit隐秘的；不诗告人的;.秘密
的；矢口否认的：She must have some
uiterior motive for being nice to me—what does she really
want?
这+好，一定别有用心——她到底想千什么呢? ill-tim-ate tHf /'Altimat/ adj., noun uadj. [only before noun] 1 happening at the end of a long
process最后的；最终的；终极的mn final ： our ultimate goaj/aim/〇b_/ective/target 芦:们最终的 @ 的 / 目标◊ We wfH accept
uitimate resporwibfZity/or whatever happens.无论出什么事情，我们愿承担全部责任。orhe ultimate decision lies
with the parents.
父母丰中。2 most extreme; Sest，worst, greatest, most important, etc•极端的；最好（或环、伟大、重要等）
■的：This race will be the
ultimate test of your skill. 竞赛将是对你的技能的最大考验。◊ Si7fc sheets are the uWmate 〖uxu/y.丝绸床单乃是极度的奢侈品。3 from which sth originally comes根本的；基本的；基础性的
H771 basic, fundamental ： the ultimate truths of
phil- osophy and science哲学与科学的终极原理
mnoun [sing.] the ~ in sth (informal) the best, most
advanced, greatest，etc. of its And 最好（或.先进、伟大 等）的事政I;极品；精华：the utortate in modern design 现_代设计的y高f表
'ultimate fighting (also 'extreme fighting^ noun [U] a sport that
combines different styles of fighting such as boxing,
wrestling and martial arts and
in which there are not many rules终极搏击，终极格4 (结合拳
击、摔跤和武术等，规则不多）
ul-tim-ate-ly
(Hr /'Altimatli/
adv.
1 in the end; finally 最终；最后；终归.：Ultimately, you7〖 have to ma/ce the
decision yourseZ/•最终你述是得
自:己拿主意。■ ◊ A poor diet wfH uWmateZy Zead
to 卩Zness. 糟糕的ti：*终将导致疾病。2 at the most basic and
important level 最基本地；根本士 ： All life depends uWmateiy cm oxygen. —切生命归根到底都要依赖氧气。
iil'ti-matum /.Alti'meitam/ noun {pi. ul-ti-matums or ul- ti-ma-ta) a final warning to a
person or country that if they do not do what you ask, you will use force or
take action against them 秦后通牒：to issue cm uZrimatum 发 出最后通牒
ultra /'Altra/ noun a person who holds
extreme views, especially in politics (尤指政治上的）过激分子，极端
主义者
ultra- /_Altra/ pre//x (in
adjectives and nouns 构成形容 词和名词）extremely; beyond a
particular limit 极；— 过度：u〖tra-modem超现代◊ uZtravioZet紫杯线的
—compare
infra-
,ultra-high frequency/?ow/i [u] = UHF ultra-light /'Altralart/ noun {NAmE) = microlight ultra-marine /.Altrama'riin/ noun [U] a bright blue
colour群青色；佛青色
ultra-short AAltra^oit; -’Joirt/
flc/y. (of radio y/aves 无綠电波）having a very short wavelength (shorter than 10 metres),
with a frequency greater than 30 megahertz 超运的一compare long
wave, medium
WAVE, SHORT WAVE
ultra.son.ic /.Altra'sDmk; NAmE -'sain-/ adj. [usually before noun]. (of
sounds 声音)■ higher than humans can
hear超声的：uZtrasonfc waves 超声波 ultra-sound /'Altrasaund/ noun 1 [U] sound that is higher than
humans can hear 超声；超音 2
[U，C] a medical
process that produces an image of what is inside your body 超声—扫描检查：[TZtrasoimd _ showed she was
ejecting twins.逄声波扫描显示她怀了双胞胎。
ultra^vio-let
/.Altra'vaialat/
(abbr. UV) [usually before noun] {physics #|) of or using electromagnetic waves that are just
shorter than those of violet light
in the spectrum and that
cannot be seen 紫外线的；利用紫 外线的：u〖travio〖et mys (= that cause
the sidn to go darker)紫外线◊ an uZtravioZet iamp 紫外线灯 一compare infrared
ultra
vires /.Altra
'vairiiz/ adv. (from Latin, law #) beyond your iegal
power or authority 越权 ulu-late /'juiljuleit;
'Aljaleit;
NAmE 'Aljul-/ verb [V] ("ferary) to give
a long cry 嚎叫；大叫；长啸
033 wail ► ulu-la-tion /-leijn/ noun [U, C] um exclamation the way of writing the
sound /Am/ or /am/ that people make when they hesitate, or do not know what to
say next (表示犹豫或说话中间停顿•） 嗯，呃，晦：t/m, J’m not sure how
fo asfc you this … 嗯，我不知该怎么问你这个…
umber /_Amba(r)/ /70W/1 [U] a dark brown or
yellowish- brown colour used in paints (. 油漆中用的） 棕土 ，赭土 um-bil-ical cord /Am.bilikl 'ko:d; NAmE 'koird/ noun a long piece of tissue that connects a baby to its
mother before it is bom and is cut at the moment of birth 脐带 um-biMcus /Am'bilikas;
.Ambi'laikas/ noun [pi. um-bil- ici /Am'bilisai;
.Ambi'laisai; -kai/ or um-bil-icuses) {tech- m'o?/ 术语)the navel 脐；E脐 umbra /'Ambra/ noun {pi. um-bras or um-brae /'Ambri:/) 术语）1 the darkest part of
a shadow 本影（影 子中光源完全照射不到的部分）2 the area on the
earth or the moon which is the darkest during an eclipse (日食或月食期间地球或月球的）本影一compare penumbra(2)
um-brage /'Ambrid3/ noun IT»rai take 'umbrage (at sth) (formal or humorous) to feel offended,
insulted or upset by sth, often without a good reason 认为受到冒犯
(或羞i );.(无故）感到不安Ban take offence um-brella /Am'brela/
noun
1
(also BrE informal brolly) an object with a round
folding frame of long
straight pieces of metal covered with material, that you use to protect
yourself from the rain or from』hot sun ■伞.；■雨伞.；阳伞：I put up my umbreHa.我撑开伞6、◊ beach umbreZZas 五彩
滨纷的海_ —阳伞 一compare parasol, sunshade(I)
2
a thing that contains
or includes many different parts or elements 综合体；总体；整体：Many preWousZy separate groups are
now operating under the umbrella of a aut^zorify.许多原朱分散的团体现在芷在单一的攻
威领导下运作。◊an umbreHa
orga/iization/group/ _Amd 综合执 _/ 团体 / 基金'◊ ‘Contact
sports’ is an umbrella term for a variety of
different sports. “ 接触式 运动”是多种不同体育运动的总称。3 a country or system
that protects people 保护国（或体系）；葆护 伞；庇护
um.faan /um'fain/
noun {pi. um-faans or ba.fana /bai'faina/) [SAfr£] 1 a young black man who
is not married未婚黑人男青年2 a young black boy黑人男孩
um-laut /'umlaut/ noun the mark placed over a
vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the u in the German word fur { tc# 的）变番符一compare acute
accent, circumflex,
GRAVE2, TILDE(l) um-pire /'Ampai9(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun (also NAmE informal ump) (in sports such as tennis and baseball网球、棒杂等体育运动)a person whose job is to watch a game and make sure
that rules are not broken 裁判'员' 一 picture o page R30 _ compare REFEREE
H.(l) ■
■ verb to act as an
umpire (为…）做裁判员，当裁判：[V] We need someone to umpire.我们得找个人当裁判。o [VN] to umpire
a game 0/ bcwebaH 裁判
ump-teen /.Amp'tiin/
det.
{informal) very many 很秦：fve toid this story umpteen rimes.这个故‘我已 4讲了充数次了。ump.teen pra/i.: l/mpteen 〇/ t/iem aH ’arrived
at once.他们大伙都一块儿来了。ump.teenth /,Amp'ti:n0/
det. ： "This is crazy, ^ she told herself for the umpteenth time (= she had done it many times before).
“这简直疯了！
”她已无数次这般地自言自语着。
UN (also U.N. especially in US) /ju: 'en/ abbr. United Nations. The UN
is an association of many countries that aims to help economic and social
conditions improve and to solve political problems in the world in a peaceful
way•联合国：t/ie U2V Security Councfi 联合 国安理会◊ a
MVpeacekeeping联合国维和计划 un- /aii/ 1 (in adjectives,
adverbs and nouns 构成 形‘词、副词和名词）not; the opposite of不；未；非；