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synthetic adj.合成的,人造的,综合的 The adjective synthetic usually describes things created by chemical synthesis (synthetic compound, synthetic drug, synthetic material), but it sometimes describes an emotion that is feigned or not genuine. A person who exudes only synthetic friendliness probably isn't someone you want to hang out with, for example. ★☆☆☆☆ 2013.6

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[sin'θetik] Something made of artificial material, not natural items, can be described as synthetic. Football stadiums have synthetic grass, just as many aging actresses have synthetic body parts. It is this implicit or explicit reference to nature that fully justifies the use of word garden though in a “liberated” sense, to describe these synthetic constructions. 1[ADJ 形容词]合成的；人造的 Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones.   [usu ADJ n]Boots made from synthetic materials can usually be washed in a machine.合成材料制成的靴子通常可以机洗。...synthetic rubber.合成橡胶synthetically...the therapeutic use of natural and synthetically produced hormones.天然荷尔蒙和人工合成荷尔蒙在治疗上的使用

英语单词	synthetic
英美音标	[sin'θetik]
中文释义	adj.合成的,人造的,综合的
vocab简明	Something made of artificial material, not natural items, can be described as synthetic. Football stadiums have synthetic grass, just as many aging actresses have synthetic body parts.
vocab扩展	The adjective synthetic usually describes things created by chemical synthesis (synthetic compound, synthetic drug, synthetic material), but it sometimes describes an emotion that is feigned or not genuine. A person who exudes only synthetic friendliness probably isn't someone you want to hang out with, for example.
真题原句	It is this implicit or explicit reference to nature that fully justifies the use of word garden though in a “liberated” sense, to describe these synthetic constructions.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]合成的；人造的 Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones. [usu ADJ n] Boots made from synthetic materials can usually be washed in a machine. 合成材料制成的靴子通常可以机洗。 ...synthetic rubber. 合成橡胶 synthetically ...the therapeutic use of natural and synthetically produced hormones. 天然荷尔蒙和人工合成荷尔蒙在治疗上的使用
来源	2013.6

Synthetic Made Natural Artificial Describes Sin'θetik Adj.合成的,人造的,综合的 Material