1.insulate ['ɪnsjʊleɪt]
vt. 使绝缘;使隔绝(音,热等);使隔离
You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-gazed.
你可以给窗户装上双层玻璃来防止热量散失。
Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.
应该让孩子远离战争的恐怖。
insulation n. 绝缘,隔离
insulator n. 绝缘体
2.insult [ɪn'sʌlt]
vt./n. 侮辱,辱骂
The instructions are so easy; they are an insult to your intelligence.
说明如此简单,简直是在侮辱你的智商。
3.*result [rɪ'zʌlt]
n. 结果;成果;答案,成绩
v. 结果,导致
Teachers were not fully prepared for the major changes in the exam system and chaos resulted.
老师们对考试制度的重大变化没有做好充分准备,因此出现了混乱的局面。
result in 导致= lead to
result from 起因于
outcome n. 结果
4.*consequence ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns]
n. (常指不好或不利的)结果,后果
Well, if you insist on eating so much, you’ll have to suffer the consequence!
好吧,要是你坚持吃这么多,你会自食其果的!
consequent adj. 随之发生的;作为结果的
consequently adv. 因此,结果
5.sequence ['siːkw(ə)ns]
n. 一连串,一系列;顺序,次序,序列
The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that led to his death.
diyi章描述了造成他死亡的一连串奇特事件。
vt. 安排……的顺序;发现…的顺序
reading books sequenced in order of difficulty 按照书本难度顺序阅读
6.subsequent ['sʌbsɪkw(ə)nt]
adj. 随后的,接着的
Those explosions must have been subsequent to our departure, because we didn’t hear anything.
那些爆炸一定是在我们离开后发生的,因为我们什么也没听到。
7.*motivate ['məʊtɪveɪt]
v. 激励,激发…的积极性
A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.
好教师必须能够激发学生的积极性。
motivation n. 动力,积极性;动机,原因
8.motive ['məʊtɪv]
n. 动机
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
9.*incentive [ɪn'sentɪv]
n. 刺激; 激励
Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
支付奖金能刺激人们更努力工作。
10.activate [ˈæktɪveɪt]
v. 激活
Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
带夜视镜的摄像机一有动静就会启动。
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