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大学英语综合教程全新版第四册第二单元单词
大学英语综合教程全新版第四册第二单元单词
1.alcohol
n.酒精,乙醇
2.alert
vt.warn(sb.)thattheremaybedanger,trouble,etc.使警觉,使警惕;使注意
e.g.Themanageralertedthestafftothecrisisfacingthecompany.
3.application
n.theactionoraninstanceofputtingatheory,discovery,etc.topracticaluse应用;运用
e.g.Multimediaapplicationsusuallyrequiremorecomputermemoryandprocessingpower.
4.approximately
ad.moreorlessexactly;about近似;大概
approximatea.fairlycorrectoraccuratebutnotcompletelyso近似的;大概的
e.g.Approximately$150millionistobespentonimprovementsofschoolbuildings.
5.aswell
too也,又
e.g.Amother'ssmokinginpregnancycorrelateswithlowbirthweightinherbaby.
15.dashboard
n.(汽车等的)仪表板
16.decrease
v.becomeormakesth.smallerorfewer减少
e.g.Asinglesolarcookercansaveatonoffirewoodperyearanddecreasecarbondioxideemissions.
17.divider
n.分开物;分隔物;分配器
18.drastically
ad.极端地;激烈地,猛力地
drastica.havingastrongorviolenteffect极端的;激烈的,猛力的
e.g.Serviceshavebeendrasticallyreduced.
19.eliminate
vt.remove(sb./sth.)thatisnotwantedorneeded;getridof消除;消灭;排除
e.g.TheChinesegovernmentapprovedanewplantoeliminateilliteracynationwideby2006.
20.erratic
a.(usuderog)notregularoreveninmovement,qualityorbehavior;notreliable不规则的,无常的;不可靠的
21.expansion
n.扩大;扩展;发展
e.g.Moderncosmologistsarecontinuouslycalculatingtheage,density,andrateofexpansionoftheuniverse.
22.eyelid
n.眼睑,眼皮
23.fatality
n.(fml)adeathcausedbyaccidentorinwar,etc.(事故或战争等造成的)死亡
e.g.Britainhasthousandsofroadfatalitieseveryyear.
24.frequency
n.频率;次数;重复发生率
e.g.Fatalroadaccidentshavedecreasedinfrequencyoverrecentyears.
25.get/bestuckin(sth.)
beunabletomoveortobemoved停留,被阻塞
e.g.Iwasstuckinthetrafficyesterdayforaboutonehour.That'swhyImissedtheplane.
26.grossly
ad.extremely十足;严重地
grossa.glaringlyobvious;whole;total显而易见的;总的;毛的
e.g.Fundingofeducationhasbeengrosslyinadequateforyears.
27.hazard
n.athingthatcanbedangerousorcausedamage;adangerorrisk危害;危险
e.g.Theresearchhasconfirmedthattobaccosmokepresentsahazardtohealth.
28.highway
n.公路;交通干线
e.g.Trafficalongmajorhighwaysinsomecitiesismonitoredbyremotecameras,radar,orsensorsintheroadway.
29.hiker
n.徒步旅行者
30.hypnotic
a.oforproducinghypnosisorasimilarcondition催眠的;有催眠作用的
31.intheair
空气中;在空中;悬而未决
e.g.Thereisapeculiarsmellintheair.
32.incorporate
vt.make(sth.)partofawhole将……包括进去
e.g.Hisnewlypublishedbookincorporateshisearlieressays.
33.interstate
a.betweenstates,esp.intheUSA(美国)州与州之间的,州际的
n.ahighwaybetweenstates州际公路
34.lane
n.车道
e.g.Thenewly-builthighwayshavetwolanesforeachdirectionoftravel.
35.lucrative
a.producingmuchmoney;profitable生利的,赚钱的
e.g.Manyex-armyofficershavefoundlucrativejobsinprivatesecurityfirms.
36.magnetic
a.磁的;有磁性的
e.g.Rubberisnotmagnetic.
37.manufacturing
n.制造业a.制造业的,制造的
manufacturevt.make(goods)onalargescaleusingmachinery(大量)制造
e.g.Britainnowmanufacturesapproximately40percentofEurope'sdesktopcomputers.
38.microchip
n.微芯片,微晶片
39.monotonous
a.dullandneverchangingorvarying;constantandboring单调的;一成不变的
e.g.Robotsareusedinrepetitive,monotonoustasksinwhichhumanperformancemightdegradeovertime.
40.mount
v.fix(sth.)inpositionforuse,displayorstudy;put(sth.)intoplaceonasupport将……固定住;将……置于架上
e.g.Someautomobilesweredesignedwithatransmissionmountedontherearaxle.
41.navigational
a.导航的,领航的
42.obstruction
n.athingthatisinthewayofsb./sth.障碍物
obstructv.beorgetinthewayof(sb./sth.);block阻碍;阻塞
e.g.Johnwasirritatedbydriversparkingnearhishouseandcausinganobstruction.
43.poise
v.使做好准备
bepoisedto(do)bereadytotakeactionatanymoment做好准备随时(做……)
e.g.Theautomobilecompanyispoisedtolaunchitsnewadvertisingcampaign.
44.pollution
n.污染
e.g.Oneofthegreatestchallengescausedbyairpollutionisglobalwarming.
45.presently
ad.(espUS)now;inashorttime,soon现在,目前;不久
e.g.Wepresentlyhavenoplanstoexpandourbusinessoverseas,butthatmaywellchangeinthefuture.
46.promoter
n.supporterofsth.促进者;助长者
e.g.anenthusiasticpromoterofgoodcauses
47.prototype
n.thefirstmodelordesignofsth.fromwhichotherformsarecopiedordeveloped原型;样品
e.g.Bellutteredtohisassistantthewords,"Mr.Watson,comehere;Iwantyou,"usingaprototypetelephone.
48.quantum
n.量子
49.radar
n.雷达,无线电探测器
50.revolutionize
vt.make(sth.)changecompletelyorinadramaticway彻底改革,使发生革命性剧变
e.g.Computershaverevolutionizedbanking.
51.rotation
n.旋转,转动
rotatev.moveormake(sth.)moveincirclesaroundacentralpoint(使)旋转,(使)转动
e.g.TheEarthcompletes366rotationsaboutitsaxisineveryleapyear.
52.satellite
n.卫星
e.g.Engineershavedevelopedmanykindsofsatellites,eachdesignedtoserveaspecificpurposeormission.
53.sendout
transmit(asignal,etc.)byradiowaves,etc.;sendfromacentralpoint用(无线电波等)发送(信号等);发送
e.g.Theyachtsentoutadistresssignalwhichwaspickedupbyapassingsteamer.
54.sensor
n.传感器;探测设备
e.g.Asensorisadevicethatconvertsmeasurableelementsofaphysicalprocessintodatameaningfultothecomputer.
55.spike
n.大钉;道钉
56.startup
beginorbeginworking,running,etc.发动,启动;开始
e.g.Peterlookedinhismirrorandstarteduptheengine.
57.takecontrolof
控制
e.g.Thenewmanagerdidn'tknowhowtotakecontrolofhiscompany.
58.telematics
n.thebranchofinformationtechnologywhichdealswiththelong-distancetransmissionofcomputerizedinformation远程信息学
59.traffic
n.movementofpeopleorvehiclesalongroadsorstreets,ofshipsinthesea,planesinthesky,etc.交通,往来
60.transmitter
n.deviceorequipmentfortransmittingradioorotherelectronicsignals发射机;发报机
61.trillion
n.(AmE)万亿,1012;(BrE)百万兆,1018
62.turn(sth.)into/become(a)reality
(使)成为现实
e.g.Herdreamofbeingacollegestudenthasturnedintoareality.
63.vapor
n.汽;雾;蒸汽
e.g.Theatmospherealwayscontainssomemoistureintheformofwatervapor.
64.vibrate
v.(causeto)moverapidlyandcontinuouslybackwardsandforwards;shake(使)振动,颤动,摇摆
e.g.Microwaveovensoperatebyagitatingthewatermoleculesinthefood,causingthemtovibrate,whichproducesheat.
ProperNames
MichioKaku米基奥·卡库BillSpreitzer比尔·斯普雷扎
MITabbr.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(美国)麻省理工学院GPSabbr.GlobalPositioningSystem全球卫星定位系统
RandyHoffman兰迪·霍夫曼MagellanSystemsCorp.麦哲伦航仪公司
SanDiego圣迭戈(美国港市)