内容摘要 Unit 1 科技发展 acclimate [4 klaimit] v. 使适应新环境 【例】Don’t worry about me; I’ll be fine once I have acclimated myself to the heat here. 不要为我担心,我习惯了这里的高温之后,身体立即就会好了? achromatic [W1kr4u m1tik] a. 非彩色的 actuate [ 1ktjueit] vt. 开动,促使 【例】The scientist told us that the timer must have been actuated by radio control. 科学家告诉我们这个定时器的启动肯定受无线电控制? addle [ 1dl] v. 使腐败;使糊涂 a. 腐坏的;糊涂的 【同】dizzy; addled; addlepated; bedeviled; befogged; befuddled; bemused 【反】clearheaded adjunct [ 1d986kt] n. 附件;助手 a. 附属的;辅助的 【搭】adjunct to 的附加物 adulterate [4 d8lt4reit] vt. 掺杂 aerial [ A4ri4l] n. 天线 a. 航空的;生活在空气中的,空气的;高耸的 【例】Several birds perched on the television aerial, singing the songs of Spring. 三五成群的鸟停在电视天线上,唱着春天的歌? aeronaut [ A4r4n3:t] n. 气球(或飞船)驾驶员 【例】He dreamed of travelling around the earth as an aeronaut one day. 他梦想着有一天能驾驶气球环游世界? aeronautics [WA4r4 n3:tiks] n. 航空学;航空术 aerostat [ A4r4ust1t] n. 航空器 alchemy [ 1lkimi] n. 炼金术 【派】alchemic(a. 炼金术的);alchemist(n. 炼金术士) ameliorate [4 mi:lj4reit] v. 改善,改进 【同】amend; enhance; enrich; meliorate; refine; upgrade amorphous [4 m3:f4s] a. 无定形的;非结晶的 【同】shapeless analogous [4 n1l4g4s] a. 类似的,相似的;可比拟的 【例】The research result of the scientists was analogous with our general knowledge. 科学家们的研究结果和我们的常识很类似? analyst [ 1n4list] n. 分析家;分解者 anomaly [4 n3m4li] n. 不规则,异常的人或物 【同】irregularity antedate [W1nti deit] n. 比正确日期早的日期 v. 提前日期;先于,早于 【例】The terrible weather antedated our departure from the place. 恶劣的天气在我们离开这个地方前到来了? appertain [W1p4 tein] v. 属于 【搭】appertain to 属于 apposition [W1p4 zi54n] n. 并置,并列;同位语 appraise [4 preiz] vt. 评价,评定 【例】The new teacher appraised the student’s drawing in class. 新老师在课堂上评价了那个学生的画? aptitude [ 1ptitju:d] n. 能力,才能;天资 【例】Katherine’s aptitude for dealing with children got her the new job in school. 凯瑟琳善于和儿童打交道的本事使她得到了这份学校的工作? arid [ 1rid] a. 无趣的;贫瘠的 【例】The students grew tired of Peter’s arid speech soon. 没多久学生就对彼得枯燥无味的演说就感到厌烦了? armada [2: m2:d4] n. 舰队 【例】Spain used to be famous for its strong armada in the first half of the 16th century, but defeated by British navy in 1588. 16世纪上半叶,西班牙曾以强大的海上舰队而著称,但在1588年被英国海军打败? artifact [ 2:tif1kt] n. 人工制品 ascribe [4 skraib] vt. 归因于,归咎于 【例】Katherine ascribed her failure in the final examination to bad luck. 凯瑟琳认为自己期末考试没有及格是运气不好? 【搭】ascribe to 把 归因于 【同】attribute; assign; impute; credit askew [4 skju:] a. 歪斜的 automaton [3: t3m4t4n] n. 自动机器;机器人 blockbuster [ bl3kWb8st4] n. 风靡一时之物;(破坏力极大的)巨型炸弹 buffer [ b8f4] n. 缓冲器 bumper [ b8mp4] n. 缓冲器 a. 特大的,丰盛的 【例】The bumper harvest of coffee last year in South America is the predominant cause of this year’s weak market. 去年南美地区咖啡大丰收是造成今年市场疲软的主要原因? buoyant [ b3i4nt] a. 有浮力的;轻快的 【例】Ships should be made of buoyant material, or it can’t float on the water. 船应该用有浮力的材料来制造,否则不能漂浮在水面上? buttress [ b8tris] n. (建筑)扶壁;支持物 vt. 支持,(以扶壁)扶住 【同】support; strengthen calculable [ k1lkjul4bl] a. 可计算的;能预测的 【例】Their damage resulted from the accident was not calculable to some extent. 他们在这场事故中遭受的损失在某种程度上难以计算? causal [ k3:z4l] a. 原因的,因果关系的 【例】Scientists have paid attention to the causal relationship between poverty and disease. 科学家们已经注意到贫穷与疾病之间的因果关系? characteristic [Wk1r4kt4 ristik] a. 特有的,表示特性的;典型的 【例】Katherine is popular among the students because she always teaches with characteristic enthusiasm. 凯瑟琳在学生中很受欢迎,因为她总是带着特有的热情教书? 【派】characteristically(ad. 表示特性地);character(n. 性格,品质;性质,特性);characterize(v. 成为 的特征,以 为特征;描绘人或物的特性 【同】individual; peculiar; distinctive clairvoyance [klA4 v3i4ns] n. 透视,洞察力 【同】penetration classify [ kl1sifai] v. 分类,分等 【例】Books in the National Library are classified according to different subject. 国家图书馆的书按不同的学科分类? 【派】classification(n. 分类,分类法;级别) clumsy [ kl8mzi] a. 笨拙的,愚笨的 【例】The early mobile phones were very heavy and clumsy to use, but now they are much easier to handle. 早期的手机非常重并且很难使用,而现在的手机更容易操作? code [k4ud] n. 密码;代码,代号,编码 【例】If the machine does not operate correctly, then an error code will appear. 如果机器运转不正常,就会出现错误代码? 【搭】ZIP Code 邮政编码 cognizant [ k3gniz4nt] a. 认知的 【同】aware; conscious; sensible; alive; awake; mindful colloquial [k4 l4ukwi4l] a. 口语的;通俗语的 【例】Ross’s English was fluent but not colloquial, so it’s a little bit difficult for me to communicate with him. 罗斯的英语很流利,但不够口语化,所以我和他交流有点困难? component [k4m p4un4nt] n. 成分 a. 组成的,构成的 【例】A computer consists of thousands of components. 电脑由成千上万个部件组成? 【派】componential(a. 成分的) 【同】ingredient; element; constituent comprehensible [Wk3mpri hens4bl] a. 可理解的,易于了解的 【例】The rules should be clear and comprehensible to all students and teachers. 规则应该写清楚,并且让所有学生和老师都容易理解? compulsory [k4m p8ls4ri] a. 强制的,义务的,必修的 【例】English is a compulsory subject in middle school and high school now. 现在,在中学和高中英语是必修科目? 【搭】compulsory education 义务教育 【同】mandatory; enforced conjecture [k4n d9ekt54] v. 推测,猜想 【派】conjectural(a. 推测的) conundrum [k4 n8ndr4m] n. (答案有双关意义的)谜语;难题 convey [k4n vei] v. 运送,搬运;传达,表达 【例】The library lends an abundance of science books devoid of technical jargon: the straightforward descriptions in such books help convey new knowledge about scientific
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