Lesson_43
 
appraisal n.估计,估量,评价
The members of the IOC made an objective appraisal of Beijing. ;国际奥林匹克委员会成员 对北京做出了客观的评 价.

arch n.拱门,拱型(结构) v.(使)成拱型 a.调皮的,淘气的
The cat arches its back when it sees the dog. ;猫看到狗, 就会把背拱起.
A bright rainbow arched above after the rain. ;雨后彩虹在天上形成 弓状.

arena n.竞技场,表演场所; 活动场所
The world is as an arena of moral conflict. ;世界像一个道义冲突的 竞争场所.

bureaucracy n.官僚,官僚作风; 官僚机构
We must fight against the bureaucracy in order to improve governmental work. ;为了提高政府部门的 工作效率,我们必须 与官僚作风作斗争.

confer v.协商,交换意见 vt.授予(称号、学位等) 赠与,把…赠与,协议
The engineers and technicians ;工程师和技术员们
are still conferring on the unexpected accident of the fire damp explosion. ;还在讨论此次瓦斯爆炸 的以外事故.

consecutive a.连续的;连贯的; 顺序的
I am extremely busy every week on three consecutive days, ;我每星期连续三天 都非常忙,
Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. ;是在星期一、星期二、 星期三.

consensus n.一致同意, 多数人的意见,舆论
The voters' consensus was that the capital penalty should not be abolished. ;大多数选民的意见是 不应该废除死刑.
What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting? ;下午会议上一致的 意见是什么?

consequent a.作为结果的, 随之发生的
His long illness and consequent absence put him far behind in his work. ;他因病缺席很久, 耽误了很多课程.

contend v.斗争,竞争,主张; 辩论;声称
The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible. ;被警方声称证据是 不可接受的.

discrepancy n.差异,不一致; 矛盾,偏差,误差
There was a discrepan- cy in the two reports of the loss of the earthquake in India. ;对于印度这次地震的损 失,两份报告不一致.

discrete a.分离的,分立的, 无联系的
The picture consisted of a lot of discrete spots of color. ;这幅由许多零散的色 点组成.

disrupt vt.使中断,干扰
An accident of the collision of a truck with a train ;一辆卡车与一列火车 相撞的事故
has disrupted railroad services into and out of Paris. ;中断了进出巴黎市的 铁路交通.
Protesters in Poland disrupted Clinton's speech. ;波兰的抗议者干扰了 克林顿的演说.

exceptional a.例外的,特殊的, 优越的,杰出的
Mozart showed exceptional musical talent when he was only 3 years old. ;莫扎特3岁就表现出 非凡的音乐才能.

execution n.执行;实行;执行遗嘱; 处决,处死
Executions used to be held in public. ;死刑过去常常当众执行.

forthcoming a.即将到来的;准备好的; 乐意帮助的;友善的
When she was asked why she was absent for the party,no answer was forthcoming. ;当问到她为什么没来参加 晚会,她不作任何回答.
We asked several villagers the way to the mine,and they are very forthcoming. ;我们向好几个村民询问 通往矿山的路,他们都 很乐意帮助.

fracture v.(使)破裂;(使)断裂 n.骨折,挫折
A fracture in any part of the body can be very serious in elderly people. ;老年人身体的任何部位 发生骨折都有可能成为 严重疾患.

hysterical a.歇斯底里的, 异常兴奋的
On hearing the news that he was elected senator,he was in hysterical laughter. ;一听到他当选参议员 的消息,他一阵狂笑.

insane a.毫无见识的, 患精神病的;疯狂的
You must be insane to drive your car so fast ;你把车开得那么快, 一定是疯了.

instrumental a 有帮助的;有作用的; 仪器的,器械的, 乐器的
Technical innovation is instrumental in improving the quality products. ;技术革新有助于提高 产品的质量.
Encouragement is more instrumental for the development of children than blame. ;鼓励比责备对孩子的 成长更有帮助.

insulate vt.使绝热;使绝缘; 隔离;使孤立
The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people. ;王室人员都毋须应付 平民所面临的许多困难.
Many houses in the north are warm in winter ;北方的许多房子在 冬天很暖和,
because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost. ;因为它们都作了隔热 处理,使热量不致散失.

locality n.地区,地点,现场
Localities,even individual villages developed their own languages. ;许多地区,甚至各村子 都有他们自己的语言.

module n.模块,组件; (宇宙飞船上独立的)舱
It is very fast to use computation module to process files. ;利用计算模块来处理文挡 速度很快.

numerical a.数字的,用数表示的, 数值的
We do not have any numerical information about casualties of the earthquake. ;我们还没有有关地震 伤亡人数方面的报告.

prone a.易于…的; 倾向于…的;俯卧的
Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter. ;体弱的孩子在 冬天易患感冒.

propagate vi.繁殖;增殖 vt.繁殖,增殖; 传播,宣传
Most plants propagate by seed. ;大部分植物用种子繁殖.
Water easily propagates sound. ;水容易传导声音.

resultant a.作为结果发生的, 合成的
Her rudeness and resultant criticism from her parents made her ashamed. ;她没有没有礼貌结果 被父母批评,这使她 很羞愧.

retention n.保留,保持
The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth. ;延用旧技术阻碍了 该公司的发展.

retrospect n.回顾,回想; 怀旧,追忆
The retrospect that the Chinese football team ;回想起中国男子足球
has been repeatedly defeated in the important matches was depressing. ;在重大比赛中屡战屡败 真是令人沮丧.

spouse n.配偶(指夫或妻)
You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse. ;你可以选择与配偶一起 或分开交纳所得税.

sponge n.海绵,海面体 vt.用湿布或海绵擦拭
Young people should not sponge of their parents. ;年轻人应该不依赖父母.

stabilize v.(使)稳定,使稳固
The primary task of the police is to stabilize the social order. ;警察的首要任务是 稳定社会秩序.

stereotype n.陈腔滥调,老套 vt.套用老套, 使一成不变
Regional stereotypes ;地区性旧习
have been part of America since its founding Westerners are trendy, ;自从美国建国以来就 成为它的一部分.
Midwesterners are dull Northeasterners are brainy,and Southerners are lazy. ;西部人时髦,中西部人 木讷,东北部人机智, 南方人懒惰.
It's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike. ;把人们看作都是一样的, 这是错误的.

traverse vt.横过,穿过,经过
The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway traverses almost half of China. ;京广铁路几乎穿越 大半个中国.
I have to intention to traverse that ground in my present lecture. ;在这次演讲中我不打算 详细讨论这一点.

triple a.三倍的,三部分的 vt.使成三倍
The manager tripled his income. ;经理使他的收入增加两倍 (增至三倍).
Verbal communication is primary in our social interaction. ;口头交际是我们社交 中最主要的交际方式.
verbal a.口头的,语言的; 用词的;动词的