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Words and expressions
edible adj. fit to be eaten (因無毒性等) 可以吃的；適于食用的
Are these berries edible, or are they poisonous? 這些草莓可以吃，還是有毒？
n. something fit to be eaten; food（名詞）
可吃的東西；食物：
edibles such as vegetables and meat. 如蔬菜和肉類等食物
flavour n. 味道；風(fēng)味
What flavor(s) of ice cream do you like? 你喜歡哪一種味道的冰淇淋?
laptop n. a microcomputer small enough to use on one's lap 筆記本電腦；便攜式電腦
vest n. piece of clothing that you wear next to the skin on the upper part of your body背心；汗衫；內(nèi)衣
This is a blue vest. 這是一件藍(lán)色的背心。
heel n. 腳后跟；鞋跟
inflatable adj. that you can inflate可充氣的；可膨脹的
That is an inflatable rubber boat. 那是條可充氣的橡皮船。
patent n.[c] 專利 (權(quán)) ；專利證書
apply [ask] for a ~ 申請專利
take out a patent for [on] an invention 取得一項發(fā)明的專利
officer n.[c] a person who works in a government公務(wù)員；(政府)官員
an administrative officer 行政官員
n.[c] an important person in an organization like the army or police 軍官；警官
His father is a police officer. 他父親是警官。
petrol n.[u] sort of oil that makes car engines go. (英)汽油 （=<美>gasoline）
You must put some petrol in the car to make it go. 你必須給汽車加油才能開動它。
creative having the ability or power to create有創(chuàng)造力的；創(chuàng)造(性)的
Human beings are creative animals. 人類是有創(chuàng)造力的動物
background n. things at the back in the picture背景
This is a photo of my house with the mountains in the background.
這是我家的照片，背景是群山。
n. the part which shows off the chief thing or person (一個人或物的)背景；經(jīng)歷
Tell me your background. 告訴我你的經(jīng)歷和情況。
rephrase to phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way
重新描述；重新措辭；改變說法
allow for take into consideration考慮到
We must allow for the train being late. 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮到火車可能晚點。
reject vt. say "no" to; not take something拒絕；排斥
She rejected my offer of help. 我主動提出給予幫助，她拒絕了。
vt. throw away; cast aside as useless丟棄；拋棄
He rejected the rotten eggs. 他扔掉了壞雞蛋。
get stuck 遇到困難；陷進(jìn)去
The bus was stuck in the mud. 公共汽車陷在泥里動不了了。
partial adj. of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete 部分的
The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
警察只對嫌疑犯進(jìn)行了不完全的描述
favoring one person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced偏袒的
a decision that was partial to the plaintiff. 一項偏袒原告的決定
break away from 擺脫；逃脫；脫離
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
現(xiàn)代音樂如爵士樂擺脫了舊的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則。
possibility n. something which is possible 可能(性)；可能的事情
Is there any possibility of your getting to London this week? 本周你有可能到倫敦去嗎？
perception n. the process, act, or faculty of perceiving; the effect or product of perceiving 感知；知覺
otherwise conj. if not, or 要不然；否則
You must go early, otherwise you will miss the bus.
你必須早點走，否則就趕不上公共汽車了。adv. differently別樣；不同地
I could not do otherwise. 我只能這樣做。
adv. apart from that, if you forget that 除此以外；別的方面
The house is small, but otherwise it is comfortable. 房子小是小，但是很舒適。
visible adj. that you can see 看得見的
Stars are only visible when the sky is dark. 只有在天空不亮?xí)r才看得見星星。
connection n.[u] something which connects two or more things 聯(lián)系
There's no connection between these two things. 這兩件事沒有任何聯(lián)系。
previous adj. of an earlier time; that came before先前的；早先的
I had already visited Italy on a previous holiday. 在早先一次休假中，我們訪問過意大利。
aware adj. having knowledge or cognizance 知道的；意識到的；覺察到的
How can you make a fool aware that he is a fool?
你怎么能夠使一個傻瓜知道他是個傻瓜?
be aware of知道；注意到,覺察到
He was [became] aware of the danger. 他知道 [注意到] 危險。
trial n. test; using something to see if it works well檢查；試驗；試用
He gave the bicycle a trial before he bought it. 這輛自行車他買之前試騎過。
n. trial in court of law 審問；審判
He was on trial for theft. 他因偷盜而受審。
trial and error (u) 反復(fù)試驗；不斷摸索
learn by trial and error 在不斷摸索中學(xué)習(xí)
Mozart n. 莫扎特(奧地利作曲家)
relativity n. the state or quality of being relative 相對性；相關(guān)性；相對論
Theory of Relativity 相對論
rider n.[c] (馬、自行車、摩托車等的) 騎手；騎士
He's a good [poor] rider. 他騎術(shù)高明 [低劣] 。
desktop [XdesktCp] n. the top of a desk. 桌面；臺式電腦
adj. designed for use on a desk or table 桌上用的
small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace 臺式的
a desktop computer. 臺式計算機
palmtop [XpA:mtCp] n 掌上電腦
dusty adj. covered with dust 滿足塵土的
a dusty desk 滿足灰塵的書桌
Mona Lisa n. [the ~] 蒙娜麗莎(達(dá)芬奇作品)
pilot n. someone who flies an aeroplane 飛行員
He is a jet pilot. 他是一位噴氣飛機駕駛員。
Charles Chaplin [XtSA:lz XtSBplin] 查爾斯·卓別林
Isaac Newton n. 艾薩可·牛頓(英國科學(xué)家)
Abraham Lincoln [XeibrRhBm XliNkRn] 亞伯拉罕 · 林肯(美國第16 任總統(tǒng))
Eve 夏娃
metaphor n. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison 隱喻; 暗喻; 象征
Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors.
因此她是天使, 他是雄獅都是比喻說法。
paste v. stick something on to another thing with paste 貼；粘
We pasted the paper on to the wall. 我們把那張紙貼在墻上。
n.[u] stuff that sticks things together 漿糊
We used paste to attach our designs to the poster.
我們用漿糊把我們設(shè)計的圖案貼在招貼牌上。
storage n. keeping things in a safe place 儲存；保管；貯藏
The best place for storage of money is a bank. 銀行是存錢最好的地方。
glue n. a sticky substance used for joining things 膠；膠水
He stuck some bits of wood together with glue. 他用膠水把碎片粘在一起。
after all in spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless畢竟；終究；雖然這樣
We chose to take a plane after all. 我們?nèi)匀贿x擇乘飛機
everything else having been considered; ultimately 終究；最終
So you see I was right after all! 你看,畢竟還是我對吧!
electronics n. the science and technology of electronic phenomena電子學(xué)
typewriter n. a writing machine that produces characters 打字機
ENIAC [`i: niBk] n. [c] =Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator[Computer]
電子數(shù)字積分計算機 (第一臺通用計算機的名稱, 1946年美國制造)
keep track of have information about what is happening or where sth/sb is了解……的動態(tài)；
保持聯(lián)系
It is difficult to keep track of all the new ideas and developments in education.
要時刻掌握/了解教育方面所有的新思想和發(fā)展是困難的。
《高二下學(xué)期詞匯解析Unit18 Inventions》由英語編輯整理,更多請訪問:https://www.liuxue86.com/english/
Words and expressions
edible adj. fit to be eaten (因無毒性等) 可以吃的；適于食用的
Are these berries edible, or are they poisonous? 這些草莓可以吃，還是有毒？
n. something fit to be eaten; food（名詞）
可吃的東西；食物：
edibles such as vegetables and meat. 如蔬菜和肉類等食物
flavour n. 味道；風(fēng)味
What flavor(s) of ice cream do you like? 你喜歡哪一種味道的冰淇淋?
laptop n. a microcomputer small enough to use on one's lap 筆記本電腦；便攜式電腦
vest n. piece of clothing that you wear next to the skin on the upper part of your body背心；汗衫；內(nèi)衣
This is a blue vest. 這是一件藍(lán)色的背心。
heel n. 腳后跟；鞋跟
inflatable adj. that you can inflate可充氣的；可膨脹的
That is an inflatable rubber boat. 那是條可充氣的橡皮船。
patent n.[c] 專利 (權(quán)) ；專利證書
apply [ask] for a ~ 申請專利
take out a patent for [on] an invention 取得一項發(fā)明的專利
officer n.[c] a person who works in a government公務(wù)員；(政府)官員
an administrative officer 行政官員
n.[c] an important person in an organization like the army or police 軍官；警官
His father is a police officer. 他父親是警官。
petrol n.[u] sort of oil that makes car engines go. (英)汽油 （=<美>gasoline）
You must put some petrol in the car to make it go. 你必須給汽車加油才能開動它。
creative having the ability or power to create有創(chuàng)造力的；創(chuàng)造(性)的
Human beings are creative animals. 人類是有創(chuàng)造力的動物
background n. things at the back in the picture背景
This is a photo of my house with the mountains in the background.
這是我家的照片，背景是群山。
n. the part which shows off the chief thing or person (一個人或物的)背景；經(jīng)歷
Tell me your background. 告訴我你的經(jīng)歷和情況。
rephrase to phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way
重新描述；重新措辭；改變說法
allow for take into consideration考慮到
We must allow for the train being late. 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮到火車可能晚點。
reject vt. say "no" to; not take something拒絕；排斥
She rejected my offer of help. 我主動提出給予幫助，她拒絕了。
vt. throw away; cast aside as useless丟棄；拋棄
He rejected the rotten eggs. 他扔掉了壞雞蛋。
get stuck 遇到困難；陷進(jìn)去
The bus was stuck in the mud. 公共汽車陷在泥里動不了了。
partial adj. of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete 部分的
The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
警察只對嫌疑犯進(jìn)行了不完全的描述
favoring one person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced偏袒的
a decision that was partial to the plaintiff. 一項偏袒原告的決定
break away from 擺脫；逃脫；脫離
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
現(xiàn)代音樂如爵士樂擺脫了舊的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則。
possibility n. something which is possible 可能(性)；可能的事情
Is there any possibility of your getting to London this week? 本周你有可能到倫敦去嗎？
perception n. the process, act, or faculty of perceiving; the effect or product of perceiving 感知；知覺
otherwise conj. if not, or 要不然；否則
You must go early, otherwise you will miss the bus.
你必須早點走，否則就趕不上公共汽車了。adv. differently別樣；不同地
I could not do otherwise. 我只能這樣做。
adv. apart from that, if you forget that 除此以外；別的方面
The house is small, but otherwise it is comfortable. 房子小是小，但是很舒適。
visible adj. that you can see 看得見的
Stars are only visible when the sky is dark. 只有在天空不亮?xí)r才看得見星星。
connection n.[u] something which connects two or more things 聯(lián)系
There's no connection between these two things. 這兩件事沒有任何聯(lián)系。
previous adj. of an earlier time; that came before先前的；早先的
I had already visited Italy on a previous holiday. 在早先一次休假中，我們訪問過意大利。
aware adj. having knowledge or cognizance 知道的；意識到的；覺察到的
How can you make a fool aware that he is a fool?
你怎么能夠使一個傻瓜知道他是個傻瓜?
be aware of知道；注意到,覺察到
He was [became] aware of the danger. 他知道 [注意到] 危險。
trial n. test; using something to see if it works well檢查；試驗；試用
He gave the bicycle a trial before he bought it. 這輛自行車他買之前試騎過。
n. trial in court of law 審問；審判
He was on trial for theft. 他因偷盜而受審。
trial and error (u) 反復(fù)試驗；不斷摸索
learn by trial and error 在不斷摸索中學(xué)習(xí)
Mozart n. 莫扎特(奧地利作曲家)
relativity n. the state or quality of being relative 相對性；相關(guān)性；相對論
Theory of Relativity 相對論
rider n.[c] (馬、自行車、摩托車等的) 騎手；騎士
He's a good [poor] rider. 他騎術(shù)高明 [低劣] 。
desktop [XdesktCp] n. the top of a desk. 桌面；臺式電腦
adj. designed for use on a desk or table 桌上用的
small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace 臺式的
a desktop computer. 臺式計算機
palmtop [XpA:mtCp] n 掌上電腦
dusty adj. covered with dust 滿足塵土的
a dusty desk 滿足灰塵的書桌
Mona Lisa n. [the ~] 蒙娜麗莎(達(dá)芬奇作品)
pilot n. someone who flies an aeroplane 飛行員
He is a jet pilot. 他是一位噴氣飛機駕駛員。
Charles Chaplin [XtSA:lz XtSBplin] 查爾斯·卓別林
Isaac Newton n. 艾薩可·牛頓(英國科學(xué)家)
Abraham Lincoln [XeibrRhBm XliNkRn] 亞伯拉罕 · 林肯(美國第16 任總統(tǒng))
Eve 夏娃
metaphor n. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison 隱喻; 暗喻; 象征
Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors.
因此她是天使, 他是雄獅都是比喻說法。
paste v. stick something on to another thing with paste 貼；粘
We pasted the paper on to the wall. 我們把那張紙貼在墻上。
n.[u] stuff that sticks things together 漿糊
We used paste to attach our designs to the poster.
我們用漿糊把我們設(shè)計的圖案貼在招貼牌上。
storage n. keeping things in a safe place 儲存；保管；貯藏
The best place for storage of money is a bank. 銀行是存錢最好的地方。
glue n. a sticky substance used for joining things 膠；膠水
He stuck some bits of wood together with glue. 他用膠水把碎片粘在一起。
after all in spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless畢竟；終究；雖然這樣
We chose to take a plane after all. 我們?nèi)匀贿x擇乘飛機
everything else having been considered; ultimately 終究；最終
So you see I was right after all! 你看,畢竟還是我對吧!
electronics n. the science and technology of electronic phenomena電子學(xué)
typewriter n. a writing machine that produces characters 打字機
ENIAC [`i: niBk] n. [c] =Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator[Computer]
電子數(shù)字積分計算機 (第一臺通用計算機的名稱, 1946年美國制造)
keep track of have information about what is happening or where sth/sb is了解……的動態(tài)；
保持聯(lián)系
It is difficult to keep track of all the new ideas and developments in education.
要時刻掌握/了解教育方面所有的新思想和發(fā)展是困難的。
《高二下學(xué)期詞匯解析Unit18 Inventions》由英語編輯整理,更多請訪問:https://www.liuxue86.com/english/