1.disprove 證明…是虛假的
transitive verb
: to prove to be false or wrong : refute
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.麥哲倫環(huán)球航行證明了“地球是平的”這一依然有人相信的觀點(diǎn)的錯(cuò)誤。
2.empirical 以經(jīng)驗(yàn)為依據(jù)的
1 : originating in or based on observation or experience
2 : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory
3 : capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment
4 : of or relating to empiricism 經(jīng)驗(yàn)主義
3.foil （不可數(shù)）箔；（可數(shù)）花劍
Chocolates in foil wrappers
be a foil to for somebody something
to emphasize the good qualities of another person or thing, by being very different from them
The simple stone floor is the perfect foil for the brightly coloured furnishings.簡(jiǎn)樸的地板顏色是搭配色彩明亮的家具的完美之選骤公。
4.artillery（不可數(shù)）大炮堕伪；（可數(shù)）炮兵部隊(duì) the artillery
5.long-held 根深蒂固的
6.geocentric 地心的
7.humour 幽默感臂容；感覺(jué)哩治，心情猿规；體液（舊時(shí)認(rèn)為存在人體內(nèi)芬萍，有四種尤揣，可影響健康和性格）
in a good an ill a bad humour
in a good or bad mood
8.phlogiston （古代化學(xué)認(rèn)為可燃物中存在的）燃素
the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance
9.aether/ether （舊）以太；乙醚
a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves
以太是亞里士多德所設(shè)想的一種物質(zhì)担忧，在他看來(lái)芹缔，除了水、火瓶盛、氣最欠、土之外，還有一層居于天空以上的以太惩猫。但沒(méi)有任何觀測(cè)數(shù)據(jù)表明“以太”存在芝硬，該理論被科學(xué)界拋棄。
10.cathode （電解池的）負(fù)極轧房；（原電池的）正極
cathode ray 陰極射線
11.crater 隕石坑拌阴；火山口；（爆炸等形成的）坑
12.distillation 蒸餾法 distill 蒸餾
1 to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more pure by heating it so that it becomes a gas and then letting it cool. Drinks such as whisky are made this way distilled water
2 remove a chemical substance from a plant, for example by heating or pressing it
3 get the main ideas or facts from a much larger amount of information
13.overturn 掀翻奶镶；撤銷（決定）迟赃；推翻（政府）
1不及物動(dòng)詞和及物動(dòng)詞
if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side
Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.
His car overturned, trapping him inside.
overturn a decision verdict etc
to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before
His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
14.quash 撤銷陪拘；否決；平息
The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder.最高法院后來(lái)撤銷了他犯謀殺罪成立的判決纤壁。
A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs.醫(yī)院的首席主管平息了裁員的謠言左刽。
15.leapfrog 飛速發(fā)展;跳背游戲
to suddenly become better, more advanced etc than people or organizations that were previously better than you
16.combustion 燃燒
1.the process of burning
2.chemical activity which uses oxygen to produce light and heat
17.meteorologist 氣象學(xué)家
18.stratum 地層；階層 ?strata 復(fù)數(shù)形式
19.daunting 令人氣餒的 daunt 使…畏懼
20.palaeontology 古生物學(xué)
