Lesson_41

analogy n.类比,比拟,类推
In physiology class ;在生理学课上
the teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and the pump. ;老师打了个比方,将人的 心脏比作水泵.
There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels. ;水流流动的方式与光的 传播方式有相似之处.

analytic a.分析的,分析法的
Chinese is an analytic language which ;汉语是分析型语言,
depends on the invari- able roots and word order to indicate its grammatical relations. ;其语法关系取决于不变的 词根和词序.

bruise n.青肿;伤痕 vt.打青,挫折
It is strange that girls are much easier to bruise their skin than boys. ;很奇怪,女孩子的皮肤 总是比男孩们更容易被 碰青肿.
Soft fruit bruises easily. ;细嫩的水果容易碰损.

commute vi.乘车往返于两地 vt.减(刑);折合 n.上下班交通
If you buy an apartment in the suburbs, ;如果在郊区买房子的话,
you'll have to commute by bus between your home and your office in the downtown. ;就要乘公共汽车上下班.

competence n.能力,胜任,称职
Not everyone has the competence to learn a foreign language well. ;不是每个人都能学好一门 外语的.

compartment n.(火车)卧铺车厢内 的隔间;分隔的空间, 火车车厢
Smoking is forbidden in the air-conditioned compartments. ;空调车厢内严禁吸烟.

cynical a.愤世疾俗的, (对人体或动机) 怀疑的
With a cynical outlook the young people today are easy to go to extremes. ;抱有愤世疾俗的心态, 当今的年轻人容易走 极端.

directory n.人名地址录, 电话号码簿, 工商行名录
You can find the telephone number and adress of any company in the directory. ;在电话薄上可以找到任何 公司的电话号码和地址.

envisage vt.想象,设想;正视, 面对(事实等)
Nobody can envisage the consequences of a nuclear war. ;没有人能想象得出来核 战争带来的后果.

erosion n.腐蚀,磨损; 消弱,减少
The sea has the important earth-shaping power, ;海洋有造地的力量,
producing erosion through the action of waves and tides. ;通过波浪和潮汐的 的运动而产生侵蚀.

foam n.泡沫;泡沫材料, vi.起泡沫,吐白沫
The waves break into foams against the rocks. ;波浪在岩石上撞成了泡沫
Foam rubber is soft rubber full of small air-bubbles. ;泡沫橡胶是充满了 小气泡的软橡胶.

graphic a.文字的,图表的; 生动的,形象的
In Hemingway's novels there are graphic descriptions of battles. ;在海明威的小说中有 生动的战争场面的描写.

hover vi.(鸟等)翱翔,盘旋; 徘徊,逗留在附近
Some birds hover when they look for animals to kill on the ground. ;有些鸟在寻杀地上的 动物时,他们(在空中) 盘旋.

indicative n.陈述语气 a.表示的,象征的; 陈述的
Resumption of the talks ;重新开始谈判
is indicative of an improving relationship between South Korea and North Korea. ;预示着南北朝鲜的 关系正在改善.
Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power? ;前额高表示智慧高吗?

inertia n.不活动,惰性;惯性
Because of the inertia the train cannot stop instantly. ;由于惯性, 火车不能说停就停.

inflict vt.把强加于, 使遭受,使承担
The U.S. always inflicts its concept of human nature on other nations. ;美国总是把自己的 人权观念强加于别国.

likelihood n.可能,可能性
Probability is the mathematical study of the likelihood of an event's occurrence. ;概率是对一个事件发生 的可能性的数学研究.

migrant n.移居者,移民; 候鸟,迁移动物
Swallows,white cranes and red-crowned cranes are migrants. ;燕子、白鹤和丹顶鹤 都是候鸟.
Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work. ;流动工人为了寻找工作 从一个城市移居到另一 个城市.

notation n.记号,标记法
Binary notation is used in the computer language. ;计算机语言使用二进制.

orthodox a.传统的,正统的, 正宗的
The young generation today don't like orthodox teaching. ;当今的年轻一代 不喜欢正统的说教.

predecessor n.前任,前辈; (被取代的)原有事物, 前身
My present car is much better than its predecessor. ;我现在的汽车比 原来的那辆好得多.
The new building is much more spacious than its predecessor. ;这一新建筑比 原先的更宽敞.

premature a.比预期(或正常) 时间早的;仓促的, 不成熟的
I had been a little too premature in coming to this conclusion. ;做出这样的结论, 我有点太草率.
renaissance n.文艺复兴, 文艺复兴时期.
Renaissance is the period of revival in history, ;文艺复兴时期是历史上 的一个复兴时期,
roughly the 14th through the 16th century, ;从大约14世纪到16世纪,
marking the transition from medieval to modern times. ;它标志着从中世纪到 现代时期的过渡.

repertoire n.(剧团、演员等的) 全部节目;指令系统
That tune is not in my repertoire. ;我演出的节目中 没有这个曲子.
solidarity n.团结一致
The perennial conflict between national egoism and internation -al solidarity ;“国家利己主义和国际 联合之间的长期冲突
becomes more and more visible?" ;变得越来越明显吗?” (艾萨克.多伊彻)

solitary a.单独的,独自的; 单个的,惟一的; 孤独的
This is a solidary instance. ;这是独一无二的实例.
The arch-criminal was kept in solidary confinement. ;那名首犯被单独监禁.

soluble a.可溶的;可解决的
Salt is soluble in water very easily. ;盐在水中很容易溶解.

suspension n.暂停,中止; 悬挂;悬置机构
The U.S. declared suspension of financial payment to the U.N. ;美国宣布暂停向 联合国付款.

synthesis n.综合;合成
Humans need some sunlight ;人需要阳光
for the synthesis of vitamin D which takes place in the skin. ;才能在皮肤里 合成维生素D.

trademark n.商标,牌号; 特征,标记
The shuffle and snicker become the comedian's trademark. ;搅和与窃笑成为那个 戏剧演员的标志.

transcend vt.超出,超越(经验、 理性、信念等)的范围
Some people believe that no one can see the thing in itself, ;有人认为一个人永远 不可能认识事物本身 的本质,
because the mind does not transcend phenomena. ;因为思想无法超越现象.
She far transcends others in beauty and intelligence. ;她才貌出众.

ventilate vt.使通风;把公开, 公开讨论.
The lungs ventilate the blood. ;肺吸收新鲜空气 使血液净化.
A sea breeze ventilated the rooms. ;一阵海风使房间的 空气更清新.