| 释义 |
su·per
I. \ˈsüpə(r)\ noun
(-s)
1. [short for supernumerary, superintendent, supervisor]
a. : supernumerary; especially : a supernumerary actor
b. : one in a position of authority or superiority : superintendent, supervisor
2. [short for obsolete superhive, from super- + hive] : a removable upper story of a beehive containing sections for the storage of honey
3. [English thieves' slang, alteration of souper, probably from white souper silver watch, from white soup melted silver from stolen articles + English -er] : watch 7a
4. [super (III) ]
a. : a superfine or superior grade or quality : an extra large size
b. : an article of merchandise of a superfine grade, quality, or large size
5. [by shortening] : superphosphate
6. [origin unknown] : a thin loosely woven open-meshed starched cotton fabric used especially for reinforcing books
7. [by shortening] : supermarket
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to reinforce (as a book backbone) with super
intransitive verb
: to perform as a super
III. adjective
1. [by shortening] : superficial 1b
2. [short for superfine]
a.
(1) : of a superfine grade or quality
(2) : of great worth, value, excellence, or superiority
< tiered tables make super end tables for a small sofa — Better Homes & Gardens >
< add mint to chocolate syrup for a super sundae sauce — Parents' Magazine >
b. : possessing the greatest size, power, complexity, intensity, or development : being very great
< super atomic bomb >
< super truck >
< super drugstore >
< a plaster casting … in bilious super gloss colors — I.A.N.Henderson >
c.
(1) : exhibiting the characteristics of its type to a great or excessive degree
< clowns … are, in essence, super realists — John Grierson >
specifically : manifesting excessive loyalty
< super patriot >
(2) : carried, developed, or made use of to an excessive degree
< super secrecy >
< the assumption that safety lies in setting up verboten signs … is what a super legalism leads to — W.E.Binkley >
d. : embracing in its structure or authority complexes of its own nature
< such a business-labor-agricultural council would develop into a super lobby with coercive powers — New Republic >
IV. adverb
1. : very, extremely
< a brand-new super special stove — Parents' Magazine >
2. : excessively
< inclined to be super critical of the present era hunters — Ed Shearer >
V. abbreviation
1. superfine
2. superheterodyne
3. superior |