剑桥雅思词汇Word List-19
Public infrastructure did not keep pace with urban sprawl.公共基础设施没有跟上城市前进的步伐。infrastructure n.基础结构,基础设施
【释】 the basic systems and rvices, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization us in order to work effectively
【例】 A country’s economic infrastructure is esntial for its further development. 一个国家的经济基础结构对其未来发展至关重要。
sprawl vi.躺卧(蔓延) n.躺卧(蔓延)
【释】 to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or lying down
【派】 a. sprawled / sprawling
【例】 I was sprawling full length on the cargo. 我伸展四肢平躺在装载的货物上。
It reveals the remarkable ingenuity and the great organizing ability of the ancient Egyptians.
它揭示了古埃及人非凡的才智和伟大的组织能力。
ingenuity n.心灵手巧;足智多谋
【释】 skill and cleverness in making, inventing, or arranging things
【派】 a. ingenious; ad. ingeniously
【例】 The small boy has an extraordinary ingenuity of invention.小男孩具有非凡的发明才能。
A baby receives the genetic inheritance from its parents.孩子从父母那里得到基因遗传。inheritance n.遗传;遗产
【释】 money or objects that someone gives other people when they die
【派】 v. inherit; n. inheritor
【用】 inheritance of sth. from sb.
【例】 The inheritance of her good looks is from her mother. 她的美貌来自母亲的遗传。
Noi is controlled by modifying equipment and by using insulation and sound enclosures
around machinery.通过改造设备及在机器周围采用绝缘及隔音措施,嗓音得到了控制。
insulation n.隔离;孤立;绝缘简单财务分析报告
【释】 when you insulate something, or when something is insulated; material which is ud to insulate something
【派】 v. insulate; a. insulated / insulating; n. insulator
【用】 insulation from
【例】 The animal's thick fiir provides very good insulation against the cold weather. 动物厚厚的皮毛是抵御严寒的最好武器。
enclosure n.附件;围墙;围绕
【释】 an enclod area; when people enclo land
【派】 v. enclo; a. enclod
【用】 enclosure of
【例】 The enclosure of public land meant that ordinary people couldn’t u it. 公共土地的圈围意味着普通人将不能使用它。
They opt for smaller class, learn modem childcare techniques more quickly.
他们选择较小的班级,从而可以更快地学到现代育儿技巧。
opt v.选择
【释】 to make a choice, especially for one thing or possibility in preference to any others
【派】 n. option; a. optional
【用】 opt for / to
【例】 I think I’ll opt out of this game. 我不想参加这场比赛。
childcare n.幼托
【释】 care for children provided by either the government, an organization or a person, while parents are at work or are abnt for another reason
【例】 Since we both worked, childcare might be a problem. 我们俩都工作,没法照顾孩子。
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Human beings started to show a preference for developing a new language.
人类开始显示对学习一门新语言的偏爱。
preference n.偏爱;优先;喜爱物
【释】 when you like something or someone more than another person or thing; an advantage which is given to a person or a group of people
【派】 v. prefer; a. preferable
【用】 in preference to sth.
【例】 A window at is my preference. 我喜欢靠窗的座位。
Caus can be pregnancy or heart dia.可能是由于怀孕或心脏病。
pregnancy n.怀孕
【释】 having young developing inside the womb
【派】 a. pregnant
A reprentative sample of language, compiled for the purpo of linguistic analysis, is known as a corpus.为了分析语言学,把一些有代表性的语言汇编在一起,称之为语料库。
reprentative n.代表,众议员,典型 a.代表性的,代议制的;典型的
【释】 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people; being an example of what other members of the same group or type are like
【派】 v. reprent; n. reprentation; a. reprentational
【用】 reprentative of
【例】 This ca is reprentative of the attitudes of the police. 这个事例典型地反映了警方的态度。
Engineers are already trying to copy the gecko’s technique, but reptilian feet are not the only ones they are interested in.
工程师们已尝试复制壁虎所具备的技能,但爬虫类的脚并不是他们唯一感兴趣的。
reptilian a.爬虫类的
【释】 belonging to or like a reptile
【派】 n. reptile
To this day, many of the Egyptian artistic creations display the wealth, splendor and talent of this great civilization.迄今为止,许多埃及艺术作品展示了这一伟大文明中的财富、辉煌和才华。
splendor n.光辉,壮丽,显赫
【释】 great beauty which attracts admiration and attention
【派】 a. splendid; ad. splendidly; n. splendidness
【例】 The furniture in majestic splendor strikes people as gorgeous. 华丽的家具给人富丽堂皇的感觉。
civilization n.文明;文化
【释】 human society with its highly developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
【派】 v. civilize; a. civilized
【例】 Chine civilization is one of the oldest in the world.中国文明是世界上最古老的
文明之一。
The AIS unveiled the jackets for endurance athletes.AIS展示了专为耐力运动员设计的夹克。
unveil v.揭开,揭幕
【释】 to remove a curtain-like covering from a new statue, etc. at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or completion of a new building or work of art
【例】 She unveiled her plan of reform. 她首次公开了她的改革计划。
endurance n.忍耐,忍耐力,耐性
【释】 the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant or painful for a long time
【派】 v. endure; a. endurable / enduring
【例】 He came to the end of his endurance. 他忍无可忍了。
There were also increasing audiences for films which were artistically more adventurous.
越来越多的观众喜欢看艺术上更勇于尝试创新的影片。
artistically ad.艺术的,艺术家的
【释】 connected with art or artists
【派】 a. artistic
【例】 My daughter is artistically inclined. 我女儿生性爱好艺术。
adventurous a.有冒险精神的,新奇的
【释】 willing to take risks and try new ideas; enjoying being in new, exciting situations; including new and interesting things, methods and ideas
【派】 n. adventure / adventurer / adventurism
【例】 Many teachers would like to be more adventurous and creative.许多教师愿意更加进取,更加有创造性。
He noted that this distinctive asymmetry in the human population is itlf systematic.
他指出,这种人口独特的不对称性是自成体系的。
asymmetry n.不对称
【释】 with two halves, sides or parts which are not exactly the same in shape and size; without symmetry
【派】 a. asymmetric; ad. asymmetrically
【例】 information asymmetry信息不对称
systematic a.有系统的,分类的,体系的
【释】 using a fixed and organized plan
【派】 ad. systematically; v. systematize; n. system
坤开头的成语 【例】 This problem cries out for a long-term,open-minded, systematic arch. 这个问题十分需要长期的、不带偏见的、系统的探索研究。
Asrtiveness training for pupils who are liable to be victims is worthwhile.
坚定自信技巧训练对于那些可能成为受害者的学生而言是非常值得的。
asrtiveness n.自信,魄力;断然(固执己见)
【释】 expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
【派】 a. asrtive; ad. asrtively
【例】 Her asrtiveness was starting to be en as arrogance. 她的自信开始被认为是自负了。
liable a.有(法律)责任的,有义务的;有……倾向的
【释】 likely to do sth.; legally responsible for paying the cost of sth.; likely to be punished by law for sth.
【派】 a. liable; n. liability
【用】 be liable for; be liable to do sth.; be liable to
【例】 We’re all liable to make mistakes when we’re tired. 人在疲劳时都可能犯错。
worthwhile a重要的,令人愉快的,有趣的
【释】 important, enjoyable, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on
【派】 a. worth / worthy / worthless
什么牛排好吃 【用】 be worthwhile to do / doing sth.
【例】 It is worthwhile writing all the facts out. 把全部的事实写出来是值得的。
There are branches around the world and 57 reciprocal clubs world-wide.
他们的分公司遍及全球57个互惠俱乐部。
branch n.分支,分部;树枝
【释】 a local office or shop / store belonging to a large company or organization
【例】 The supermarket has branches all over the country. 这家超市在全国各地都设有分部。
reciprocal a.互惠的,相应的
【释】 to behave or feel towards someone in the same way as they behave or feel towards you
【派】 v. reciprocate; n. reciprocity / reciprocation
【例】 They have a reciprocal loathing for each other. 他们互相憎恨。
The high standing of professionals、including doctors, has been eroded as a conquence.
名望高的专家,其中包括医生,最后的结果也都是被侵蚀。
professional n.内行,专家,专业人业 a.职业的,专业的
【释】 a person who has great experience and high professional standards; related to work that needs special training or education
【派】 n. profession; ad. professionally
erode v.腐蚀,侵蚀
【释】 to rub or be rubbed away gradually; to slowly reduce or destroy
【派】 n. erosion
【例】 The rocks have gradually eroded away. 岩石被逐渐侵蚀。
梦见别人死了是什么预兆A abed consisted of 29 meters of soft alluvial silt and mud deposits.
29米长的软冲积泥沙和泥浆堆积组成了海床。
consist v.组成,存在,一致
【释】 to be made of or formed from something
【派】 n. consistency; a. consistent; ad. consistently
【用】 consist of sth.
【例】 A university consists of teachers, administrators and students. 大学由教师、行政人员和学生组成。
alluvial a.冲积的,淤积的
【释】 consisting of earth and sand that has been left by rivers, floods, etc.
【例】 Alluvial plains can be found in this country henes and hare. 冲积平原在这个国家到处可见。
The policy should be developed through consultation rather than impod from the gover
nment.
该政策应通过协商制定而不是由政府强加制定。
consultation n.协商会;请教,咨询
炒卤面 【释】 a meeting to discuss something or to get advice; when you discuss something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it
【派】 v. consult; a. consultative / consulting; n. consultant
【用】 in consultation of
【例】 He is in consultation and cannot come to the phone. 他在商议事情,不方便接电话。
impo v.加上;课征,强迫,征收(税款)
【释】 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received; to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
【派】 n. imposition; a. imposing / impod
【用】 impo on
【例】 The prent trouble was impod on him. 目前的困难是强加在他身上的。脑膜炎是什么原因引起的
Some countries developed distinctive national cinemas.一些国家建立了非常有特色的国家电影院。
distinctive a.有特色的,出众的
【释】 something that is distinctive is easy to recognize becau it is different from other things
【派】 a. distinct; ad. distinctly; n. distinction / distinctiveness
【例】 The book is said to have distinctive features. 据说这本书特色鲜明。
Two-thirds of them exceeded the guidelines.其中三分之二的人不按照指导方针做事。
exceed v.超过,胜过,越出 vt.超过,胜过
【释】 to be greater than a number or amount, or to go beyond a permitted limit
【派】 a. exceeding / excessive; ad. exceedingly
【例】 The sales exceeded my expectation. 销售超出我的预料。
guideline n.指导方针
天平座的性格 【释】 a light line that is ud in lettering to help align the letters
【例】 The guidelines lie down rules for dealing with traffic offence. 指导方针规定了处理违犯交通法规的规则。
To understand the initial shock is to understand the power and magic of cinema, the unique, hypnotic quality that has made film the most dynamic.
要理解电影起初的震撼力就要理解电影的魔力,也就是使电影极富动态性的那种独特的让人易被催眠的特质。
initial a.开始的,最初的,字首的
【释】 of or at the beginning
【派】 ad. initially; u initialize / initiate; n. initiation
【例】 His initial reaction was one of shock. 他最初的反应是震惊。