1.ban
[bæn] vt. 取缔,查禁,禁止 n. 禁止,禁令
[考] banned book/film 禁书 / 禁映影片
[例 ] A ban on the importation of drugs had been issued recently. 最近颁布了一项关于进口毒品的禁令。
2.craft
[krɑːft] n. ①工艺,手艺,技巧②精心准备③飞行器,飞船④行业,领域 vt. 精工制作,精巧地制作
[考] with craft 有技巧地
air craft 飞机
[例] The constant noise of air craft flying overhead gets on everyone’s nerves. 头顶上连续不断的飞机轰鸣声使得人人心烦意乱。
3.fossil
['fɒsl] n. 化石
[例] He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird. 他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。
4.historic
[hɪ'stɒrɪk] a. 历史上重要的,具有重大历史意义的,将载入史册的
[例] We are living in a great historic era. 我们正处在一个伟大的历史时期。
[根] historical a. 历史(上)的,史学的
5.epoch
['iːpɒk] n. 时期,时代
[例] The years of the American Revolution were an important epoch in American history. 美国独立战争时的岁月是美国历史上的重要时期。
6.era
['ɪərə] n. 时代,阶段,纪元
[例] The message you send today may signal the beginning of a new era of global unity. 你们今天所传递的信息将意味着一个全球团结新纪元的开始。
7.contemporary
[kən'temprəri] a. ①现代的,当代的②同时代的 n. 同时代的人
[记] con-(共同)+ -tempor-(时间)+ -ary(形 容词后缀)→同时代的
[例] My studies were devoted almost entirely to contemporary literature. 我的研究几乎全部集中在当代文学上了。
8.sculpture
['skʌlptʃə] n. 雕塑,雕刻作品
[例] His sculpture of a horse won the first prize. 他雕塑的一匹马获得了一等奖。
9.carve
[kɑːv] v. ①(雕)刻②切开
[例] The statue was carved out of marble. 这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。
10.accuracy
['ækjərəsi] n. 精确(性),准确(性)
[记] ac-(表加强)+ -cur-(关心,注意,小心) + -acy(名词后缀)→小心地做→精确(性),准确(性)
[考] with accuracy 精确地,准确地
[例] Accuracy is more important than speed in his new job. 在他的新工作中,准确性比速度更重要。
11.precision
[prɪ'sɪʒn] n. 精确,精确度
[记] precise(精确的)+ -ion(名词后缀)→ 精确,精确度
[例] Scientific instruments have to be made with great precision. 科学仪器的制造必须要非常精确。
12.jet
[dʒet] n. ①喷气发动机,喷气式飞机②喷射流 v. 乘坐喷气式飞机飞行
[考] jet lag 飞行时差综合征,时差反应
[例] Workers at the plant build the F16 jet fighter. 这个工厂的工人建造 F16 喷气式战斗机。
13.fume
[fjuːm] n. 烟,气体 v. ①用烟熏,烘制②冒烟③发怒
[例] The ground was hidden by a white fume. 地面上笼罩着一层白色的气体。
14.fuel
[fjuːəl] n. ①燃料②养料③刺激因素 v. ①补充燃料②供以燃料,给……加燃料③刺激
[例] Coal is used as fuel. 煤用作燃料。
15.sparkle
['spɑːkl] n. ①闪耀②火花③活力 vi. 闪耀,发光,闪光
[例] The dew made everything on the ground sparkle. 露水使得地面上的万物都闪闪发光。
16.flash
[flæʃ] n. ①闪光②一瞬间 v.(使)闪光,(使)闪现
[考] flash disk 闪存盘
a flash in the pan 昙花一现
in a flash 瞬间地,迅速地
[例] A driver is not supposed to flash his lights at the coming vehicles. 司机不该朝着迎面开来的车辆闪灯。
17.spark
[spɑːk] n. ①火花,火星②电火花 vi. ①冒火花,发电花②发动,触发③激发,鼓舞
[例] A cigarette spark started the forest fire. 香烟的火星引起了这场森林火灾。
18.flare
[fleə] v./n. 闪耀,闪烁
[例] The fire flared out brightly. 火光明亮地闪耀着。
19.illuminate
[ɪ'luːmɪneɪt] vt. ①照亮,照明②启发,阐释
[记] il-(使……成为,进入)+ -lumin-(光) + -ate(动词后缀)→使……进入光明→照亮,照明;启发
[例] The report illuminated the difficult issues at the heart of science policy. 报告阐明了科学方针核心部分的难点。
20.galaxy
['ɡæləksi] n. ①星系② [the G-]银河(系)③一群(杰出或著名的人物)
[考] a galaxy of 一批,一群
[例] The sun is only a very small star in the Galaxy. 太阳只是银河系中一颗很小的 恒星。
21.glow
[ɡləʊ] vi. ①发光,发热,发红②容光焕发
[考] glow at 因……而脸色发红
[例] Xiao Ming is greedy and his eyes will glow whenever he sees meat. 小明特别馋,一看见肉就两眼发光。
22.gloomy
['ɡluːmi] a. ①黑暗的②暗淡的③沮丧的,阴郁的
[记] gloom(黑暗,阴暗;阴郁)+ -y(形容 词后缀)→黑暗的;阴郁的
[例] What emerges is a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession. 出现了一幅经济陷入衰退的暗淡景象。
23.source
[sɔːs] n. ①源,源泉②来源,出处
[例] Inspiration is a source of creation. 灵感是创作的源泉。
24.raw
[rɔː] a. ①生的②未加工的③未经训练的
[考] raw materials 原材料
[例] Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself. 计算机跟踪库存商品,现有的原材料,甚至生产过程本身。
25.rude
[ruːd] a. ①粗鲁的,无礼的②残暴的③粗糙的,未加工的
[考] be rude to (sb.) 对(某人)无礼
[例] It’s very rude of her to leave without telling us. 她不向我们打声招呼就走了,真是太无礼了。
26.crude
[kruːd] a. ①简陋的,粗糙的②天然的,未加工的③粗鲁的
[考] be crude to 对……粗鲁
crude oil 原油
[例] China is a country rich in crude oil. 中国是一个原油丰富的国家。
27.plastic
['plæstɪk] n. [常pl.] 塑料,塑料制品a. ①可塑的②塑料的
[例] Many items in daily use are made out of plastic. 有很多日常生活用品是塑料制的。
28.spray
[spreɪ] n. ①喷雾②飞沫,浪花,水花 v. 喷,喷射
[例] Please spray some water on the flowers. 请给花洒些水。
29.splash
[splæʃ] v. 溅,泼 n. ①溅,飞溅声②亮点,引人注目的人(或物)
[考] make a splash 引起轰动,引起广泛关注
[例] Their engagement made a terrific splash in the popular press. 他俩订婚的事在大众媒体中引起轰动。
30.spill
[spɪl] v./n. 溢出,溅出
[考] spill out 涌出;倾诉
[例] The coffee is so full that it might spill over. 咖啡太满可能会溢出来。
31.traffic
['træfɪk] n. ①交通,交通量②流量,访问量③(非法的)交易,买卖
[例] Heavy traffic poses a problem in many old towns. 交通拥挤是许多老城镇的难题。
32.route
[ruːt] n. 路线,路程
[例] The route of the Long March is lined out in red on the map. 在这张地图上长征路线是用红线标示出来的。
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