新视野大学英语4 Unit4词汇

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2. (of a gas) become liquid or sometimes solid, esp. by becoming cool 冷凝
<例句> I've tried to condense ten pages of comments into two.
我试图把十页长的评论文章缩短成两页。
<例句> Steam condenses into water when it touches a cold surface.
<例句>There were cables used for telephones, lights and computers all over the floor. 地上满是电话、电灯、计算机的线。 <例句>The road has been dug up in order to lay cables. 路被挖开以便铺设电缆。
<例句> Many businesses are failing because of the continuing recession. 由于经济持续衰退,许多公司都倒闭了。
同义词 contraction depression
scratch [skræ tʃ]
vt. cut or damage (a surface) slightly with sth. sharp or rough 抓,搔,划
a telecommunications satellite 长途通信卫星 the telecommunications industry 电信业
dumb [dʌm]
a. acking the power of speaking; unable to speak 哑的,不会说话的
<例句>1.He was struck dumb with fear. 他吓得说不出话来。
<例句>The diameter measures twice the radius. 直径为半径的两倍。
<例句> The pond is six feet in diameter. 该池塘直径为6英尺。
形近词辨析:diagram 图解 图表 diagnose 诊断
cable ['keibl]
n. [C] (a length of ) wire, esp. twisted into thick strong rope or used to carry electricity 缆索,电缆
<例句> A lot of farming techniques have been abandoned because they were too labour-intensive. 许多农业技术因过于劳动密集而被放弃了。
形近词:intend 打算 intense 强烈的,紧张的 intention 意图 打算 extensive 广泛的 expensive 昂贵的
<例句>Years of being left out in the rain had rusted the metal chairs. <例句>由于常年淋雨,这些金属椅子生锈了。 The car was covered with rust. 车子满身是锈。
antique [æ n'ti:k]
n. [C] sth. made long agБайду номын сангаас that is valuable or interesting 古董
strategic [strə'ti:dʒik]
<例句> forming part of a plan or an aim to achieve a specific purpose or to gain an advantage 战略的
<例句> The company has appointed a new marketing director to broaden its strategic expertise. 这家公司任命了一位新的营销主管来增加战略规划方面 的人手
a spider's web 蜘蛛网 <例句>Spiders produce fine threads which they make into webs in order to trap insects for food. 蜘蛛用细丝做网来捕捉昆虫吃。
condense [kən'dens]
v. 1. reduce (esp. sth. written) to a smaller or shortened form 缩短,压缩
recession [ri'seʃən]
n. [C] a period when the economy of a country is not successful, business conditions are bad, industrial production and trade are at a low level and there is a lot of unemployment 经济衰退
蒸气接触冷的表面就凝成水珠
词根记忆:con+dense(密集的)→变得密集的→压缩
con前缀: confuse 困惑
contribution 贡献
contract 合同
contact 联系
consume 消耗
convenient 方便的
intensive [in'tensiv]
a. involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time 密集的,集中的,加强的
investor 投资者
ment后缀: assessment 评估 department 部门 ,系 improvement 提升 settlement 定居 unemployment 失业
utility
n.1. [C] a service used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply or a train service 公用事业,公用事业设施
transmission [træ ns'miʃən]
n.1.[U]the act or process of sending out an electronic signal or message or of broadcasting a radio or television program 播送;发射;传输
<例句>When I asked him about his childhood, he remembered a parade of baby-sitters.
当我问起他的童年时,他记起了一大批保姆。 <例句> The crowd marched through town in a victory parade.
<例句>The utility of this rescue equipment has still to be assessed in a real emergency. 这种救生设备的功用还有待在真正的紧急情况中评定。
2. [U] the usefulness of sth., esp. in a practical way 功用,效用,利用
Telecommunications
n.[U]The sending and receiving of messages over distance, esp. by telephone , radio and television . 电信,远距离通信
<例句>The company specializes in telecommunications. 这家公司专门从事长途通信。
scratch a — and find a — scratch the surface up to scratch 她的德语还不行。
her German was not up to scratch. scratch one~s head 儿子搔搔头皮又问: “ 要是妈妈生了第三个 呢 ? ” Son scratch one`s head asks again: If mom gave birth to the third?
2.[U]the process of passing sth. from one person ,place or thing to another 传播
词根记忆:trans(越过)+miss(放出)+ion→传送,发射 trans前缀:translate 翻译
transaction 交易,业务 transfer 转移 transfrom 转换 transport 运输
lick [lik]
vt. 1. defeat, overcome 击败,克服 2. pass one's tongue over sth. 舔
<例句> The computer people seem to have licked the problem. 电脑人员看起来已经克服了这个问题。
<例句> The child finished the dessert and then licked the plate. 孩子吃完了甜点后把盘子舔得干干净净。
词根记忆:opt(视力)+ical(...的)→视觉的 op前缀:option 选择
opportunity 机会 opinion 观点
diameter [dai'æ mitə]
n. [C] the (length of a) straight line that goes from one side of a round object to another, through the center of the object 直径
<例句>Some kitchen tools have very little utility. 有些厨房用具几乎没有什么用处。
词根记忆: util(使用)+ity→可使用的→效用 单词变形:utilize vt. 利用
optical ['ɔptikəl]
a.Connect with sight or light. 视觉的
<例句>The palace is full of priceless antiques. 王宫里全是价值连城的古董。
<例句> You can't give away Granny's old bookcase — it's a valuable antique. 你不能把奶奶的旧书架送人,那是一件很有价值的古董
<例句> 2.The prisoner remained dumb throughout his trial. 整个审判期间犯人一言不发。
investment [in'vestmənt]
n.[C.U]The act of investing money in sth. 投资
investment
词根记忆: invest(投资)+ment 词形变换:invest 投资
parade [pə'reid]
n. 1. [C] a series of people or things that seems never to end 一连串,一批 2. [C] a line of people, vehicles, etc. moving forward in order, often as a celebration of some event (庆祝)游行,检阅
人群游行走过市中心,欢庆胜利。
Urban
a. of or in a city or town 城市的
词根记忆:urb(城市)+an(...的)→城市的 词汇联想:nation 国家,民族
country 国家 village 村 town 镇 suburb 郊区
spider ['spaidə]
n. [C]a small insect-like creature with eight thin legs 蜘蛛
rust [rʌst]
v. become covered with a kind of reddish-brown substance that is formed on iron and steel 生锈 n. [U]the reddish-brown substance that is formed on iron and steel 铁锈
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