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自考英语阅读(二)词汇UNIT5-8

2006-09-14 16:53    

  UNIT 5    LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS? OF COURSE!

  GLOSSARY

  absorb  v. take in or suck in 吸收

  atmosphere  n. the mixed gases that surrounds any heavenly body  大气,大气层

  celestial   a. of or belonging to the sky or heaven  天的,天空的

  collaborate  v. work together of with someone else  合作,协作

  colonize  v. make a group of people from the same country or the same religion live together in another place or country 移(民)于殖民地

  communicate  v. share of exchange opinions, news, information (意见等的)交换,交流

  conceal  v. hide; keep from being seen or known 隐藏,隐瞒

  dim  a. not bright 不明亮的

  emission  n. the act of sending out (esp. heat, light, smell, sound) 散发,发射

  explore  v. travel into or through (a space for the purpose of discovery) 勘探,探险

  homogeneity  n. parts of the same kind 同种;同质

  imagine  v. form ( a picture or idea) in the mind 想象;设想

  inhabit  v. live in 居住于;栖息于

  intelligence  n. mental ability 智力;才智

  loft  v. make high into the air 把…向高处发射

  observation  n. action of noticing or watching  注意;观察

  opinion  n. idea  意见;看法

  permit  v. allow 允许;许可

  phenomenon  n. a fact or event in nature as it appears or is experienced by the senses, esp. one that is unusual and/or of scientific interest 现象

  precise  a. exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc. 精确的,准确的

  probe  n. an apparatus sent into the sky to examine condition in outer space 探测器;探测飞船

  revolutionize  . cause a complete change  彻底变革

  rig  n. a piece of apparatus (for a special purpose) 钻探设备(平台);装备;设备

  satellite  n. a heavenly body moving around a larger one 卫星

  slightly  ad. a bit; not greatly 稍微,一点儿

  solar  a. of, from, or concerning the sun 太阳的,来自太阳的,与太阳有关的

  space  n. where other heavenly bodies move 空间,太空

  telescope  n. a tubelike scientific instrument used for seeing distant objects by making them appear nearer and larger 望远镜

  vessel  n. a ship or large boat  船

  comet  n. 彗星

  extraterrestrial  a. 地球大气圈外的

  galaxy  n. 星系;(G-)银河(系)

  luminescence  n. 发光

  Mars  n. 火星

  molecule  n. 分子

  Neptune  n. 海王星

  orbit  n. (天体)运行轨道

  planet  n. 行星

  rendezvous  n.宇宙飞船汇合点

  Venus  n. 金星

  UNIT  6     TWILIGHT ROBBERY ON THE GREEN

  GLOSSARY

  assailant  n.  attacker  攻击者

  be-leathered  a.  wearing a leather jacket or suit; dressed in leather  穿皮衣服的

  brisk  a.  quick and active  轻快的,活跃的

  catch up  v.  bring or come up to date; come up from behind  赶上

  coercion  n.  using force or threats of punishment  压制,高压统治

  con  n.  trick  骗局

  confide  vt.  tell a secret to sb.  吐露(秘密等)

  courteously  a.  politely, kindly  有礼貌的

  critic  n.  a person who forms and gives judgements, esp. for art, music, etc.  批评家,评论家

  dole out  vt.  give in small quantities  少量地发放(救济品)embarrassment  n.  feeling of shame  窘迫

  expletive  n.  meaningless words used for swearing, to express violent feelings  赌咒语

  groggily  ad.  weakly; unsteadily  虚弱地;脚步踉跄地

  jostle  vt.  knock or push against  挤,推

  lurch  vi.  move with irregular and sudden movements  蹒跚,东倒西歪地向前

  overdone  a.  cooked too much  煮得太久的

  particular  n.  detail  细节

  philanthropic  a.  kind and helpful  慈善的

  profusely  ad.  plentifully; abundantly  极其丰富的,充沛的;过多的

  relentless  a.  without pity  无情的,不仁慈的

  respective  a.  of or for each one; particular and separate  各个的,分别的

  review  n.  an article giving judgments on new books, plays, and public events  评论(文章),综述

  scrabble  v.  move wildly and quickly  挣扎

  scruffy  a.  dirty and untidy  褴褛的,不整洁的

  sozzled  a.  drunk  烂醉的

  stew  vt.  cook slowly and gently in liquid in a closed vessel 煨,炖

  stocky  a.  thick, short and strong  矮胖的,粗壮的

  sturdy  a.  strong and firm, esp. in body  强健的,茁壮的

  thrash  v.  move wildly or violently about  猛烈摆动,颠簸

  thrust  v.  push forcefully and suddenly  刺,戳

  trio  n.  any group of 3 people or things  三重奏,三件套,三人一组

  tuck  v.  draw together into a small place; put into a desired or convenient position  折拢;塞

  twilight  n.  the time when day is just starting to become night; the faint darkish light in the sky during this time  黄昏,暮色

  unshaven  a.  not shaved  不剃须的

  venom  n.  great hatred; liquid poison which certain snakes, insects, etc. use in biting or stinging  恶意;(毒蛇等的)毒液

  whereupon  ad.  immediately after that  因此,于是

  Adam‘s apple  喉结

  UNIT 7    SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

  GLOSSARY

  adapt  vt. change so as to be suitable for 使适应,使适合

  background  n. the scenery of ground behind sth. 背景

  blend  vt. (cause to) mix  混合;把…混为一体

  camouflage  n. a way of using colouring or shape which makes it difficult to see or find sth.  伪装;掩饰

  consist of   be made up of 由…构成;由…组成

  contrast  vt. compare so that differences are made clear  对照;比较

  creature  n. a living animal 生物;动物

  deform  vt. spoil the form of; spoil the appearance of  损坏…的形状;使变丑

  evolve  vi. develop gradually 进展;进化

  evolutionary  a. 发展的;进化的

  extinct  a. no longer in existence 灭绝的;绝种的

  grime  n. a surface of thick black dirt  (表面上的)积垢

  hypothesis  n. idea which is thought suitable to explain the facts about sth. 假设;前提

  investigate  v. make a careful study of 调查研究;调查

  mutation  n. change in the cells of a living thing  (细胞的)变异

  mystery  n. sth. that can not be explained or understood 神秘的事物;不可思议的事物

  opposite  a. contrary or entirely different  相反的;对立的

  predator  n. animal living by killing and eating other animals 捕食者;捕食其它动物者

  prey  v. take or hunt as food  捕猎

  n. an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal 被捕食者

  recapture  v. take or make prisoner again 重获;夺回

  reject  v. refuse to accept  拒绝;抵制

  release  v. set free 释放;解放

  reproduce  v. bring forth as offspring; produce the young of 繁殖;生殖

  soot  n. black power left by smoke on surface 煤烟;烟灰

  suppose  v. let it be thought that 猜想;想象

  survival  n. the fact or likelihood of surviving 幸存;残存;存活

  survive  v. continue to live, esp. after coming close to death 幸存;活下来

  trunk  n. the main stem of a tree 树干

  vice versa  the other way round 反过来

  visible  a. that can be seen  看得见的,可见的

  chameleon  n. 变色晰蜴;变色龙

  chromosome  n. 染色体

  gene  n. 基因

  genetic  a. 基因的;遗传学的

  percentage  n.百分比

  UNIT 8   WHAT ARE COMPUTERS?

  GLOSSARY

  achievement  n.  sth. successfully finished or gained, esp. through skill and hard work  完成,成就

  advance  n.  development or improvement; forward movement  前进,进展

  attach  vt.  fix; fasten; join  缚,系

  carving  n.  making by cutting  雕刻

  count  vt.  tell or find the total number of  数数,计算

  distract  v.  draw sb.‘s attention away from sth.  使(人)分心

  distribute  v.  give out or deliver; divide among several or many  分发,分配

  fraction  n.  a very small piece or amount  碎片,小部分

  gather  v.  obtain bit by bit  收集

  imitate v.  take as an example; make a likeness of  模仿

  industrialize  vt.  cause to become industrially developed  使工业化

  keep track of  keep oneself informed about a person, state of affairs, etc.  使自己了解情况

  manipulation  n.  handling; controlling  操纵,应付,处理

  originality  n.  the quality of being of a new type or different from others of the same type  独创性,创造力processing  n.  putting facts, numbers, etc. into computer for examination  (输入计算机)处理regardless of  without worrying about; careless about   不管,无论如何

  register  v.  show or record; put into an official list or record  登记,注册

  sufficiently  ad.  enough  足够地

  survey  v.  examine the general condition of审视,概括地观察

  tremendous  a.  very great in size, amount, or degree  极大的

  troublesome  a.  causing trouble or anxiety; annoying   令人烦恼的,讨厌的

  analog  n.  类似物

  carrier pigeon  信鸽

  digital  a.  数字的

  electronic  a.  电子的

  equation  n.  等式

  graph  n.  (曲线)图;图表

  hieroglyphic  n.  象形文字

  lever  n.  杆;杠杆

  microscope  n.  显微镜

  pulley  n.  滑轮

  tablet  n.  书板(古代用木、石等制成的平板,供写刻文字用)

  telescope  n.  望远镜

  turnstile  n. (入口处等的)旋转式栅门;绕杆

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