Day 1 科學(xué)簡史

Words and Expressions

1霉祸、ongoing/??n?ɡ????/ adj.

An?ongoing?situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future. 進(jìn)行中的; 繼續(xù)存在的

例:There is an ongoing debate on the issue.?關(guān)于這個(gè)問題爭論還在繼續(xù)。

[文中句子]Science is an ongoing search for truth.

2泉沾、put forward

If you?put forward?a plan, proposal, or name, you suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job. 提出 (計(jì)劃敌蜂、建議、名稱)

例:He has put forward new peace proposals.?他已提出了新的和平建議。

3铛纬、pick holes 挑毛病

people in the similar field are invitied to pick holes

4、peer review 同行審議

5唬滑、falsify/?f??ls??fa?/ Vt.

If someone?falsifies?something, they change it or add untrue details to it in order to deceive people. 篡改

例:The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.

對他的指控包括詐騙告唆、賄賂和篡改業(yè)務(wù)記錄。


?fraud/fr??d/ n.?

? Fraud?is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying. 詐騙罪

? 例:He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.?他因詐騙與欺詐被監(jiān)禁了兩年晶密。

? A?fraud?is something or someone that deceives people in a way that is illegal or dishonest. 騙人 ? 的東西; 騙子

? 例:?He's a fraud and a cheat.?他是一個(gè)騙子擒悬。


6、speculative/?sp?kj?l?t?v/adj.

A piece of information that is?speculative?is based on guesses rather than knowledge. 猜測性的

例:The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan.

各報(bào)刊登了有關(guān)埃迪?多納根神秘失蹤的猜測性報(bào)道惹挟。

Speculative?is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit. 投機(jī)性的

例:?Thousands of retirees were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds.?上千的退休人員被勸說抵押他們的房子去投資投機(jī)性的債券茄螃。

7、deflection/d??fl?k??n/ n.

?The?deflection?of something means making it change direction. 偏離

例:?...the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating.

... 光線穿過柵欄縫隙的折射连锯。

TIn sports, the?deflection?of a ball, kick, or shot is when the ball hits an object and then travels in a different direction. 轉(zhuǎn)向

8归苍、foil/f??l/ u.n.?

Foilconsists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. (用于包裹食物的) 箔紙

例:Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.?在肉的四周倒上蘋果酒,然后蓋上箔紙运怖。

9拼弃、all the more adv.更加

10、four bodily humours 四種體液

11摇展、phlogiston/fl??d??st?n, -t?n/ n.

A hypothetical substance formerly thought to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning 燃素; 舊時(shí)人們認(rèn)為所有可燃物中存在的一種假想物質(zhì)吻氧,燃燒時(shí)被釋放

12、cathode ray 陰極射線

electron-beam

cathode n. 陰極 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? anion ?n.陰離子

cathodic adj.陰極的 ? ? ? ? ? ?anionic adj.陰離子的

anode n.陽極 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cation ?n.陽離子

anodic adj.陽極的 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cationic adj.陽離子的

13、fourfold/?f???f??ld/ adj.?

equal to or having four times as many or as much 四倍的

(adv. by or up to four times as many or as much 四倍地)

quadruple/?kw?dr?p?l, -?dru?p?l/ Vt.&Vi.; adj.

If someone?quadruples?an amount or if it?quadruples, it becomes four times bigger. 使成4倍; 成為4倍

例:China seeks to quadruple its income in twenty years.?中國力求在20年內(nèi)將其收入翻兩番盯孙。

You use?quadruple?to indicate that something has four parts or happens four times. 由4部分組成的; 發(fā)生4次的

例:The quadruple murder has replaced property prices as the sole topic of interest.

這4起連環(huán)謀殺案已經(jīng)取代房價(jià)成為了人們惟一感興趣的話題鲁森。

14、astrolabe/??str??le?b/ n.

an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device 星盤?

15振惰、alchemy/??lk?m?/?N-UNCOUNT

Alchemy?was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, that was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold. 煉金術(shù)

16歌溉、dissection[di'sek??n] n.?解剖,剖割骑晶;切開痛垛,分割

17曼氛、millennium/m??l?n??m/ n.

A?millennium?is a period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends with a year ending in "000," for example the period from the year 1000 to the year 2000. 一千年

例:?...the dawn of a new millennium.?…新千年的開始秉沼。

Many people refer to the year 2000 as?the?Millennium. 2000年; 千禧年

例:...the eve of the Millennium.?…千禧年的前夜雳殊。

18攘已、flea/fli?/ n.

A?flea?is a very small jumping insect that has no wings and feeds on the blood of humans or animals. 跳蚤

19旷痕、discredit/d?s?kr?d?t/ Vt.

To?discredit?someone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust. 使…喪失信譽(yù)

例:...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival.

…為破壞其主要競爭對手聲譽(yù)而設(shè)的一個(gè)公司內(nèi)秘密單位水醋。

20渐白、leapfrog/?li?p?fr?ɡ/

1.N-UNCOUNTLeapfrog?is a game which children play, in which a child bends over, while others jump over their back. 跳背游戲

例:The kids were playing leapfrog and doing somersaults in the backyard.?孩子們正在后院玩跳背游戲和翻筋頭谴轮。

2.V-T/V-IIf one group of people?leapfrogs?into a particular position or?leapfrogs?someone else, they use the achievements of another person or group in order to make advances of their own. (利用別人成就) 超越

例:?It is already obvious that all four American systems have leapfrogged over the European versions.?顯然朽寞,美國的全部4套系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)超越了歐洲的版本识窿。

21、paleontology[,p?ili?n't?l?d?i; ,pei-]?n.古生物學(xué)

22脑融、turn up

If you say that someone or something?turns up, you mean that they arrive unexpectedly or after you have been waiting a long time. (意外地或終于) 出現(xiàn)

例:?They finally turned up at nearly midnight.?他們終于在近午夜時(shí)出現(xiàn)了喻频。

Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony.?理查德在圣誕前夜與托尼一起出現(xiàn)。

23肘迎、inherit/?n?h?r?t/ Vt.

If you inherit?money or property, you receive it from someone who has died. 繼承 (財(cái)產(chǎn))

例:He has no son to inherit his land.?他沒有兒子來繼承他的土地甥温。

If you?inherit?something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example, because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them. 接手; 接任

The Endara government inherited an impossibly difficult situation from its predecessors.

恩達(dá)拉政府從其前任手里接過了一個(gè)極為困難的局面。

If you?inherit?a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it. 經(jīng)遺傳而得 (特征妓布、品質(zhì)等)

例:?We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics.?我們從父母的遺傳中得到許多體貌特征姻蚓。

Her children have inherited her love of sports.?她的孩子們從她那里繼承了對體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的愛好。

heredity/h??r?d?t?/ u.n.

Heredity?is the process by which features and characteristics are passed on from parents to their children before the children are born. 遺傳

例:?Heredity is not a factor in causing the cancer.?遺傳并非導(dǎo)致這種癌癥的一個(gè)因素匣沼。

hereditary/h??r?d?t?r?/adj.

A?hereditary?characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born. 遺傳 (性) 的

例:?Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease.?囊性纖維化是最常見的致命性遺傳疾病狰挡。

A title or position in society that ishereditaryis one that is passed on as a right from parent to child. 世襲的

24、daunting/?d??nt??/ adj.

Something that is?daunting?makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 使人畏縮的

例:?He and his wife Jane were faced with the daunting task of restoring the gardens to their former splendour. 他和他的妻子簡當(dāng)時(shí)面臨著恢復(fù)花園昔日風(fēng)采的艱巨任務(wù)释涛。

25加叁、genome/?d?i?n??m/ n.?In biology, a?genome?is the particular number and arrangement of chromosomes within the cells of an organism such as an animal or plant that distinguishes it from other types of organism. 基因組

26、relentless/r??l?ntl?s/ adj.

Something bad that isrelentlessnever stops or never becomes less intense. 毫不留情的

例:The pressure now was relentless.?壓力現(xiàn)在毫無減弱之意唇撬。

Someone who is?relentless?is determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel. 堅(jiān)持不懈的

Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable.

由于對質(zhì)量的堅(jiān)持不懈的追求它匕,他的技術(shù)能力非同凡響。

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