undertaker
Pronunciation: "&n-d&r-'tA-k&r, 2 is '&n-d&r-"
Function: noun
1 : one that undertakes : one that takes the risk and management of business : ENTREPRENEUR (企業(yè)家)
2 : one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals (殯儀事務(wù)承辦人)
3 : an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries (在16-17世紀(jì)接管愛(ài)爾蘭土地的英國(guó)人)
Example: Leno is the undertaker of Augmentum.
merely
- mere·ly adverb
Main Entry: mere
Pronunciation: 'mir
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): superlative mer·est
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin merus; akin to Old English Amerian to purify and perhaps to Greek marmairein to sparkle -- more at MORN
1 : having no admixture : PURE (純凈的)
2 obsolete : being nothing less than : ABSOLUTE (不少于的)
3 : being nothing more than (不多于的)
<a mere mortal>
Example: That was merely a guess of mine.
bereaved
Pronunciation: bi-'rEvd
Function: adjective
: suffering the death of a loved one (喪失所愛(ài)人的)
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural bereaved
: one who is bereaved (喪失親友的人)
Example: If somebody is bereaved(adj), he is bereaved(noun).
plenty
Pronunciation: 'plen-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English plente, from Old French plenté, from Late Latin plenitat-, plenitas, from Latin, fullness, from plenus full -- more at FULL
1 a : a full or more than adequate amount or supply (足夠的數(shù)量或供給)
<had plenty of time to finish the job>
b : a large number or amount (很大的數(shù)量)
<in plenty of trouble>
2 : the quality or state of being copious : PLENTIFULNESS (很好的質(zhì)量或者形式)
Example: We spent plenty of time on performance tuning.
ought
Pronunciation: 'ot
Function: verbal auxiliary
Etymology: Middle English oughte (1st & 3d sing. present indic.), from oughte, 1st & 3d singular past indicative & subjunctive of owen to own, owe -- more at OWE
-- used to express obligation <ought to pay our debts>, advisability <ought to take care of yourself>, natural expectation <ought to be here by now>, or logical consequence <the result ought to be infinity> (應(yīng)該的)
Example: We ought to release our project next weekend.
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