工程英语视听说答案 华东师范大学出版社

Part One Academic Words

Task 1

Directions：Listen carefully.Note down the academic words you hear. Every word will be read twice. Refer to your dictionary if necessary. 1. permutation [n.] an event in which one thing is

substituted for another

2. confine [v.] to keep something or someone within

a limited area so it cannot escape

3. accumulation [n.] the act of getting or becoming

bigger or more over time

4. bacteria [n.] the very small creatures that cause

diseases in humans and animals

5. diagnostic [a.] used for making a judgment about

what a particular problem is

6. denote [v.] to be a name or symbol for

7. commodity [n.] something useful or valuable,

usually for sale

8. thesis [n.] a long essay; a position taken in an

argument supported by a set of reasons

9. discipline [n.] a branch of knowledge

10. apparatus [n.] equipment designed to serve a

specific function

11. sensitivity [n.] the quality of reacting quickly or

more than usual to something

12. onset [n.] the beginning

13. workshop [n.] a brief intensive course for a small group

14. valve [n.] a device along the pipe that can either open and allow something to flow, or close and block it 15. inversion [n.] a change in position of things so they become the opposite

16. graph [n.] a picture that shows how two sets of information or variables are related, usually by lines or curves

17. variance [n.] (statistics) amount of difference in distributions

18. layout [n.] a plan or design of something

19. dynamic [a.] & [n.] always active or changing; a force related to motion

20. transparency [n.] the amount you can see through something

21. fringe [n.] the edge of something

22. orientation [n.] the ability to locate oneself in his environment with reference to time, place, and people 23. accumulate [v.] to gather or acquire so that you have more of something

24. molecule [n.] two or more atoms chemically combined

25. gradient [n.] a measure of how steep something is

26. occurrence [n.] specific instance of something happening

27. incumbent [n.] a person who holds a particular office or position

28. ion [n.] a charged atom

29. stabilize [v.] to make something stable or consistent, with no major changes

30. irrigation [n.] supplying land with water using pipes

31. partition [n.] a wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one area from another

32. quantitative [a.] the describing or measuring of quantity

33. generalization [n.] making a statement about a group from a limited data

34. fabric [n.] material used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture

35. circa [prep.] about