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单词 lucubrate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lu•cu•brate /ˈlukyʊˌbreɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -brat•ed, -brat•ing. 
  1. to study hard and for long hours.
lu•cu•bra•tion /ˌlukyʊˈbreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -luc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lu•cu•brate  (lo̅o̅kyŏŏ brāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -brat•ed, -brat•ing. 
  1. to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night.
  2. to write learnedly.
  • Latin lūcubrātus, past participle of lūcubrāre to work by artificial light, equivalent. to lūcu-, variant (before labials) of lūci-, combining form of lūcēre to shine + -br(um) instrumental suffix + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1615–25;
lucu•bra′tor, n. 
lu•cu•bra•to•ry  (lo̅o̅ kyo̅o̅brə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lucubrate /ˈluːkjʊˌbreɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to write or study, esp at night
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lūcubrāre to work by lamplight

ˈlucuˌbrator n
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