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unit3wordsandexamples
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preface
|n.|anintroductiontoabookorspeech前言,序
Hewroteashortaccountofhowtheywerediscoveredintheprefaceofhisdiaries.
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gullible
|a.|easilydeceivedorcheatedesp.intoafalsebelief;credulous易受骗的;轻信的
Hemusthavebeenprettygullibletofallforthatoldtrick.
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superstitious
|a.|fullofsuperstition;believinginsuperstitions迷信的
Itissuperstitioustobelievethatwalkingunderaladderisunlucky.
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credulity
|n.|atendencytobelievetooreadily轻信
Hischildishcredulityposedapotentialdangertohisbusiness.
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cite
|vt.|mentionasanexample;quote(apassage,book,etc.)举出;引用
Shecitedthehighunemploymentfiguresasevidenceofthefailureofgovernmentpolicy.
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advance
|vt.|putorbringforward;offer提出
Thisworld-famousprofessoradvancedanoveltheoryduringtheseminar,whicharoseeveryone’scuriosity.
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swallow
|vt.|move(foodordrink)downthethroatfromthemouth;believetooeasily吞;咽;轻信;轻易接受
Heflattersheroutrageously,andsheswallowsitwhole,andbelievesitentirely.
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appeal
|vi.|please,attractorinterest投合所好;有感染力;有吸引力
Hersenseofhumorappealedtohimenormously.
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mentality
|n.|wayofthinking,outlook;mentalpowerorcapacity心理,思想;脑力
Hehasmanyyears'experienceofthecriminalmentality.
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exaggerate
|vt.|think,speakorwriteofasgreaterthanisreallyso;overstate夸张;夸大
Healwaysexaggeratestomakehisstoriesmoreamusing.
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sake
|n.|end,purpose缘故
Shearguesforthesakeofarguing,i.e.shelikesarguing.
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geographer
|n.|aspecialistingeography
Hehadneverthoughtofbeingageographerbecausethissubjectwasfarawayfrombeinghisfavorite.
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ocular
|a.|of,for,bytheeyes;basedonwhathasbeenseen眼睛的;凭视觉的
Heroculardefectscausedmanytroublestoherstudyanddailylife,butthislittlegirlmanagedtoholdon.
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proof
|n.|evidencethatshows,orhelpstoshow,thatsth.istrueorisafact;testingofwhethersth.istrueorafact证据;验证
Whatproofshaveyouthatthestatementiscorrect?
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refute
|vt.|prove(astatement)tobeuntrue;prove(aperson)tobemistaken驳斥
Sherefutedtheaccusationofhermalpractice.
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seashore
|n.|landnexttothesea海岸;海滨
Thissmallislandranksthefirstinallthefamousseashoreresortsduetoitsnaturalscenery.
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mast
|n.|alonguprightpoleofwoodormetalforcarryingflagsorsailsonaship桅杆
Themastisusedtosupportaship'ssails.
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funnel
|n.|ametalchimneyforlettingoutsmokefromasteamengineorsteamship(蒸汽机、轮船等的)烟囱
Smokeletoutfromfunnelsaroundtheresidenceseriouslypollutedtheair,whichposedagreatdangertothelocalpeople.
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invisible
|a.|thatcannotbeseen
Distantstarsthatareinvisibletothenakedeyecannotbeseenexceptwithatelescopeorbinoculars.
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horizon
|n.|thelinewheretheskyseemstomeettheearthorsea地平线
Ashipappearedonthehorizon.
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phenomenon
(|pl.|phenomena)|n.|现象
Bankruptcyisacommonphenomenoninaneconomicrecession.
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curve
|vt.|bendsoastoformalinethathasnostraightpart使成曲线|n.|acontinuouslybendinglinewithoutangles曲线
Theroadcurvedsuddenlytotheleft.Thecartookthecurvemuchtooquickly.
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follow
|vi.|resultoroccurasaconsequence,effect,orinference结果产生;得出
Yourconclusiondoesnotfollowyourpremise.
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spherical
|a.|shapedlikeaball球形的
WiththeWorldCupcomingaroundthecorner,thisbakerdesignedaspecialcake,whichissphericallikeafootball.
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oval
|n.|&|a.|(anythingwhichis)egg-shaped卵形的(东西),椭圆的(东西)
Theplaying-fieldisalargeoval.
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analogy
|n.|comparisonofthingsthathaveacertainlikeness;similarity类比;相似
Theteacherdrewananalogybetweenthehumanheartandapump.
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promptly
|ad.|quicklyandwillingly敏捷地;迅速地
Theyrespondedtoourcallforhelppromptly.
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body
|n.|=celestialbody天体
Inancienttimes,peopleconsideredthosecelestialbodiesasgodsorgoddesses.
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disc
|n.|圆盘
Hewearsanidentitydiscroundhisneck.
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cast
|vt.|throwordrop;cause(lightorshadow)toappear(on)扔,投;投射
Hisfindingscastdoubtonourhypothesissothatfurtherstudyisneededhere.
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eclipse
|n.|thetotalorpartialhidingofonecelestialbodybyanother(天文学)食
Allthepeoplepresentwereamazedatthepartialeclipseofthesun.
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booklet
|n.|asmallbook,usu.withapapercover小册子
Thecommitteegiveoutfreebookletsondrugabuse.
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exchange
|vt.|giveandreceive(onethinginreturnforanother)交换|n.|.(acaseof)theactofexchanging
Didyouexchangephonenumberswiththeguythathityou?
Theexchangeofprisonersduringawarisunusual.
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trump
|n.|王牌
Finallysheplayedhertrumpcardandthreatenedtoresign.
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royal
|a.|for,belongingto,orconnectedwithakingorqueen皇家的;王室的
Amongtheresort'sdistinguishedvisitorsareSwedishandSpanishroyalfamilies.
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statement
|n.|expressioninwords;awrittenorspokendeclaration,esp.ofaformalkind陈述;声明
Beforewebegin,I’dliketomakeastatementaboutmyinvolvement.
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ace
|n.|(纸牌中的)“A”牌,爱司
Ihadtheaceofhearts.
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foretell
|vt.|tellbeforehand;predict预言
Thegypsyhadforetoldthattheboywoulddie.
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sound
|a.|basedonreason,senseorjudgment;healthy;ingoodcondition正确的;合理的;健康的;完好的
Thatargumentsoundsreasonable.
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justify
|vt.|giveagoodreasonfor;showtobejust,rightorreasonable证明……是正当的;为……辩护
Theyfoundithardtojustifytheirson'sgivingupasecurewell-paidjob.
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say-so
|n.|anauthoritativepronouncement;one’sunsupportedassertion权威性声明;无证据的断言
Withouthissay-so,youcan’tleavethehospital.
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Egyptian
|n.|&|a.|(native)ofEgypt埃及人;埃及的
ManywesternpeopleweresofascinatedbytheEgyptianculture,suchaspyramidsandeternity.
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predict
|vt.|announceortellbeforehand;forecast预言
Theearthquakehadbeenpredictedseveralmonthsbefore.
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bang
|ad.|withasuddenloudnoise;withasuddenimpact砰地
Thearrowhitbangonthetarget.
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navigation
|n.|theactorprocessofnavigating航海
Navigationbecomesmoredifficultfurtheruptheriverifwithoutcompassesandotherinstruments.
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calculation
|n.|theactofadding,subtracting,multiplying,ordividingtofindaresult计算
Deelookedatthebillandmadesomerapidcalculations.
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calculate
|vt.|
I’mtryingtocalculatehowmuchpaintweneedtobuy.
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calculator
|n.|计算器
Thiscalculatorispoweredbysolarenergy.
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counter
|n.|sth.ofvalueinbargaining;areturnattack,suchasablowinboxing讨价还价的本钱;回击,反击
Britainbeganitspro-JapanesepolicyasacountertoRussianadvancesinAsia.
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precarious
|a.|insecure;dependinguponmereassumption不安全的;根据不足的,靠不住的
Hewasunabletogetdownfromhisprecariouspositionontherocks.
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exceptionally
|ad.|unusually
Shedefendedherpositionexceptionallywell.
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reasoning
|n.|processofreachingconclusionsbyusingone'sreason推论,推理
Whatisthereasoningbehindthisproposal?
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authority
|n.|powertoinfluence;powertogiveordersandmakeothersobey权威;权力
Shenowhastheauthorityoverthepeoplesheusedtotakeordersfrom.
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ignoramus
|n.|anignorantperson无知的人
Thisignoramuswasevenignorantofanyeventsthatweretakingplaceinsidehisfamily.
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stray
|vi.|wanderaway;(ofthoughtsorconversation)moveawayfromthesubject偏离;离题
Mymindkeptstrayingfromthediscussiontootherthings.
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specialty
|n.|aspecialfieldofworkorstudy专业
Preston’sspecialtyisnightphotography.
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outline
|vt.|indicatethemainideasorfactsof|n.|asystematiclistingoftheimportantpointsofasubject提纲
Weoutlinedourmainobjectionstotheproposal.I’dliketoseetheproposaloutline.
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press
|vt.|demandoraskforcontinuously催促;逼迫
Thefirmispressingmeforadecisionontheiroffer.
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credulous
|a.|tendingtobelievesth.onlittleevidence,arisingfromcredulity轻信的
Onlythosecredulouspeoplewouldbelievewhattheadvertisementssay.
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burden
|n.|sth.difficulttobear;load重负;负荷
Hisinvalidfatherisbecomingaburdentohim.
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followup
pursueorinvestigateclosely;takefurtheractionafter(sth.)深入研究或调查;采取进一步行动
Theyshouldfollowuptheirrecommendationswithconcreteproposals.
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forthesakeof
forthegoodoradvantageof;forthepurposeof为了……的利益;为了
Let'snotspoilthejobforthesakeofafewpounds.
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throw/shedlighton
makeclear;explain使明白,使明朗;解释
Newfindingscanthrowlightonhowancientpeoplesurvived.
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andsoforth
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