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illiterate

/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/

Meanings
noun

文盲，不识字的人。

An illiterate person, one not able to read and write.

Examples :

"Sadly, the elderly woman was an illiterate, having never had the chance to attend school. "
可悲的是，这位老妇人是个文盲，从来没有机会上学。
person human society education ability language writing toefl

Related Words

Illustration illiterates

illiterates noun

/ɪˈlɪtərɪts/ /ɪˈlɪtəˌreɪts/

文盲，不识字的人。

"Many older people in the village were illiterates and relied on their children to read important documents. "

村里很多老人是文盲，需要依靠孩子们来阅读重要的文件。

Illustration familiarity

familiarity noun

/fəmɪlɪˈæɹɪti/

亲密，熟稔。

"Their familiarity was evident in the way they teased each other like siblings. "

他们之间的亲密程度显而易见，就像亲兄妹一样互相打趣。

Illustration economically

economically adverb

/ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkli/ /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkli/

节约地，节省地

"To save money, Maria cooked economically, using only the ingredients she already had. "

为了省钱，玛丽亚很节约地做饭，只用她已经有的食材。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration grammatical

grammatical adjective

/ɡɹəˈmætɪkəl/

语法正确的，合乎语法的.

"Your writing is not grammatical enough for publication."

你的文章语法不够规范，还达不到发表的标准。

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

应用, 施用

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

这个药膏的施用应该能减轻肿胀。

Illustration prescribed

prescribed verb

/pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/

开（药），处方。

"The doctor prescribed aspirin."

医生开了阿司匹林（的药）。

Illustration conforming

conforming verb

/kənˈfɔrmɪŋ/ /kəmˈfɔrmɪŋ/

符合，顺从。

"She started conforming to her friends' fashion choices to fit in at the new school. "

为了在新学校融入集体，她开始在穿着打扮上顺从朋友们的选择。

Illustration literature

literature noun

/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪ.tɚ.tʃɚ/

文学，文艺。

"The school library's literature collection includes novels, poems, and short stories. "

学校图书馆的文学馆藏包括小说、诗歌和短篇故事。

Illustration emotionally

emotionally adverb

/iˈmoʊʃənəli/ /ɪˈməʊʃənli/

动情地，情绪化地

"The student spoke emotionally about her disappointment in the test results. "

这位学生动情地讲述了她对考试结果的失望。