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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3536 COCA: 3468
essence
esəns ˈɛsəns
Word forms: plural essences
1 N-UNCOUNT 实质;本质;精髓 The essence of something is its basic and most important characteristic which gives it its individual identity. 实质;本质;精髓
  • The essence of consultation is to listen to, and take account of, the views of those consulted. [+ of]

    当顾问的精髓就在于倾听并考虑咨询者的观点。

  • ...the essence of life. [+ of]

    生活的本质

  • Others claim that Ireland's very essence is expressed through the language.

    其他人声称爱尔兰最精髓的东西是通过语言表现出来的。

You use in essence to emphasize that you are talking about the most important or central aspect of an idea, situation, or event.本质上;实质上
  • Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple.

    虽然地税在细节上复杂得要命,但在本质上却很简单。

If you say that something is of the essence, you mean that it is absolutely necessary in order for a particular action to be successful.至关重要的;不可缺少的
  • Time is of the essence.

    时间是至关重要的。

  • Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.

    对于这种项目来说,速度至关重要。

2 N-MASS 精油;香精 Essence is a very concentrated liquid that is used for flavouring food or for its smell. 精油;香精
  • ...a few drops of vanilla essence.

    几滴香草精油

  • ...exotic bath essences.

    具有异国情调的沐浴香精

SYN concentrate, spirits, extract, elixir
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3536 COCA: 3468
essence

noun¹

1basic/most important quality of sth本質ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESSENCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEreal, true, very真正的本質;精髓divine, inner, spiritual神聖本質;內在本質;精神實質The girl has her own spiritual essence.這個女孩具有獨特的精神氣質。human人的本質pure純粹的本質VERB + ESSENCEcapture, distil, embody, encapsulate抓住/提煉/體現/概括精髓They distilled the essence of their message into three principles.他們將自己的信息精髓提煉為三個原則。His paintings embody the very essence of the post-war years.他的畫體現了戰後的基本情況。define定義⋯的本質grasp, understand抓住/理解⋯的本質convey, express, represent, reveal傳達/表達/表現/揭示本質preserve保護⋯的精髓miss未抓住⋯的本質His work misses the essence of what Eastern religion is about.他的作品未能抓住東方宗教的本質。destroy, lose破壞/失去本質PREPOSITIONin essence本質上His theory was not new in essence.他的理論實質上並不新穎。essence of⋯的精髓The freedom to pick your leaders is the essence of a democracy.自由選舉領導人是民主政治的精髓所在。PHRASESof the essence必不可少Time is of the essence.時間是至關重要的。
essence

noun²

2 (BrE) concentrated substance精華 see also extract ADJECTIVE | ... OF ESSENCE | VERB + ESSENCE ADJECTIVEalmond, coffee, vanilla, etc.扁桃仁、咖啡、香草等香精flower, herbal, plant鮮花精油;草本精華;植物精華... OF ESSENCEdrop一滴精油Add a few drops of vanilla essence.加入幾滴香草精油。VERB + ESSENCEadd, use加精華;用精油
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3536 COCA: 3468
essence noun
nature1 (the essence of France) of the essence essential adj.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3536 COCA: 3468
essence
Important thing or detail: feature, priority, element...
Substances in or from plants: agar, alkaloid, balsam...

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