新编大学英语-第四册-unit-9

UnitNine

ScienceandTechnologyAdaptable/əˈdæptəbəl/a.有适应力的,能适应的Heisnotveryadaptable.

他的适应性不强.adapt/əˈdæpt/~(oneself)(tosth)适应（新环境等）:Oureyesslowlyadaptedtothedark.我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境.~sth(forsth)(fromsth)（为电视﹑舞台等）改编或改写（稿本）:ThisnovelhasbeenadaptedforradiofromtheRussianoriginal.这部小说已由俄文原著改编成无线电广播节目

Assimilate[əˈsimileit]v1（使某物）经消化而吸收:

Somefoodsassimilate/areassimilatedmoreeasilythanothers.有些食物比另一些食物容易吸收.2(allowsb/sthto)becomepartofanothersocialgrouporstate（让某人[某事物]）同化:美国同化了来自许多国家的人.TheUSAhasassimilatedpeoplefrommanydifferentcountries.3absorb(ideas,knowledge,etc)inthemind吸收（思想﹑知识等）:

Childreninschoolareexpectedtoassimilatewhattheyhavebeentaught.希望在学的儿童能吸收教给他们的知识.assimilation/əˏsɪmiˈleɪʃn/nAtomic/əˈtɔmɪk/

adj

[usuattrib通常作定语]原子的,原子能的atomicphysics原子物理学atomicwarfare原子战争atomicbomb

原子弹.

atomicenergy原子能.

atomicnumber原子序数.

atomicpile原子反应堆.

Batch/bætʃ/

n

1numberofloaves,cakes,etcbakedtogether（面包﹑糕饼等的）一炉:bakedinbatchesoftwenty

以二十个为一炉烘烤的.2numberofpeopleorthingsdealtwithasagroup（人或物的）一批:anewbatchofrecruitsforthearmy一批新兵abatchofletterstobeanswered

待回复的一批信件.

3一次生产量，投料量Blacksmith/ˈblæksmɪθ;ˋblæksmɪθ/(alsosmith)npersonwhosejobistomakeandrepairthingsmadeofiron,esphorseshoes铁匠（尤指马蹄铁匠）.Bloom

/bluːm;blum/n

1[C]flower,espofplantsadmiredchieflyfortheirflowers(egroses,tulips,chrysanthemums)花:Theseroseshavebeautifulblooms.

这些玫瑰花开得真美.2[U](fig

比喻)freshness;perfection新鲜;完美:bein/havelostthebloomofyouth

正值[失去]青春.

in(full)bloom(ofplants,gardens,etc)flowering（指植物﹑园圃等）开花:Thegardenlookslovelywhentherosesareinbloom.玫瑰花开时园内美丽诱人.(fig比喻)Hergeniuswasinfullbloom她才华横溢takethebloomoffsth

causesthtoloseitsfreshnessorperfection使某事物失去新鲜感或失去光彩:

他们经常吵架,使得美满婚姻恶化.

Theirfrequentrowstookthebloomofftheirmarriage.bloom

v

1[I](a)produceflowers;flower;blossom开花:

水仙花在春天开放.

Daffodilsbloominthespring.(b)(fig

比喻)flourish;prosper茂盛;繁荣:Ourfriendshipisblooming.我们之间情长谊深.2[I,Ipr]~(withsth)(a)(ofagarden,etc)befullofplantsorflowersinbloom（指花园等）长满茂盛的花木:Thegardenisbloomingwithspringflowers.园内春花盛开.(b)(fig比喻)beinahealthyorflourishingcondition(becauseofsth)（由於某种原因）处於健康或隆盛状态:Theywerebloomingwithhealthandhappiness.他们既健康又快乐.Contradict/ˏkɔntrəˈdɪkt;ˏkɑntrəˋdɪkt/v

1反驳（某人）的（言论或文字）;批驳;驳斥:Thatistrue,anddon‘tyoudarecontradict(me).这是事实,你还敢反驳我？

2[Tn](offacts,evidence,etc)becontraryto(sth);conflictwith（指事实﹑证据等）与（某事物）相反,或相矛盾:两种说法互相抵触.Thetwostatementscontradicteachother.

Thereportcontradictswhatweheardyesterday.这个报告与我们昨天听到的有矛盾.contradiction

/ˏkɔntrəˈdɪkʃn;ˏkɑntrəˋdɪkʃən/n

(a)[U]contradicting反驳;矛盾;对立:Shewillpermitnocontradiction.她决不允许有异议.(b)[C]instanceofthis矛盾:That'sacontradictionofwhatyousaidbefore.

这可和你以前说的恰恰相反.Convert/kənˈvɜːt;kənˋvət/v

(a)[I,Ipr,Tn,Tn.pr]~(sth)(fromsth)(into/tosth)change(sth)fromoneformorusetoanother改变（某事物）的形式或用途:aferrythatwasconvertedtocarrytroopsduringthewar

战争期间改作运兵船的渡轮convertragsintopaper,ahouseintoflats,poundsintofrancs用碎布屑造纸﹑把一所房屋改建成几个单元﹑把英镑兑换成法郎(b)[Ipr]~into/tosth

beabletobechangedfromoneformorusetoanother可改变形式或用途:asofathatconverts(in)toabed

可改为床铺的沙发.

[I,Ipr,Tn,Tn.pr]~(sb)(fromsth)(tosth)changeone'sbeliefs,espone'sreligion;persuadesbtochangehisbeliefs（使）改变信仰（尤指宗教信仰）:He'sconvertedtoCatholicism.他已皈依天主教.Disastrous/dɪˈzɑːstrəs;US-zˈæs-;dɪzˋæstrəs/adj

beingorcausingadisaster灾难性的;造成灾害的;失败的:disastrousfloods灾难性的洪水adefeatthatwasdisastroustothecountry给国家带来灾难的一场败仗极坏的，很糟的adisastrousdecisionemotionally/ɪˈməʊ.ʃənəli/情感上地，情绪地Nursingisanemotionallyandphysicallydemandingjob.

emotion

/ɪˈməuʃn;ɪˋmoʃən/n

[C]strongfeelingofanykind激情;情感;情绪:

Thespeakerappealedtoouremotionsratherthantoourminds.演讲者激发了我们的情感而不是启发我们的思考.[U]excitementordisturbanceofthemindor(moreusu)thefeelings激动;感动:

Hespokeofhisdeadwifewithdeepemotion.他提到亡妻感慨万分.emotional

/-ʃənl;-ʃənl/adj

1[attrib作定语]oftheemotions情感的:emotionalproblems

情感问题.

2causingorshowingemotions引起情感的;表示情感的:anemotionalresponse富於情感的反应emotionalmusic,language

抒情的乐曲﹑语言.

3havingemotionsthatareeasilyexcited易激动的;易动感情的:anemotionalman,actor,character,nature易动感情的男子﹑演员﹑性格﹑天性emotionless

adj

withoutemotion没有情感的;冷漠的.ethic/ˈeθɪk;ˋɛθɪk/n

systemofmoralprinciples;rulesofconduct道德标准;行为准则:thePuritanethic清教徒的伦理观theChristianethic

基督徒的伦理观.

evolution

/ˏiːvəˈluːʃn;USˏev-;ˏɛvəˋluʃən/n

[U]进化;进化论:Darwin'stheoryofevolution达尔文的进化论.

[U]processofgraduallydeveloping;evolving演化;演进;演变;发展;开展;发育:

theevolutionoffarmingmethods耕种方法的演进

InpoliticsBritainhaspreferredevolutiontorevolution。在政治上,英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命.evolutionary/ˏiːvəˈluːʃənrɪ;USˏevəˈluːʃənerɪ;ˏɛvəˋluʃənˏɛrɪ/adj

(fml

文)oforresultingfrom(thetheoryof)evolution;developing进化的;由进化产生的;进化论的;发展的:evolutionaryprocesses

进化过程.experimentation/ɪkˏsperɪmenˈteɪʃn;ɪkˏspɛrəmɛnˋteʃən/n[U](fml

文)activity,processorpracticeofexperimenting实验;试验:Manypeopleobjecttoexperimentationonanimals.许多人反对用动物做实验.[attrib作定语]experimentationmethods

实验方法.geometry

/dʒɪˈɔmətrɪ;dʒiˋɑmətrɪ/n[U]branchofmathematicsdealingwiththepropertiesandrelationsoflines,angles,surfacesandsolids几何（学）:[attrib作定语]ageometryset,一套几何学绘图仪.

geometric

/dʒɪəˈmetrɪk;ˏdʒiəmɛtrɪk/(alsogeometrical

/-ɪkl;-ɪkl/)adj

ofgeometry;oforlikethelines,figures,etcusedingeometry几何（学）的;（似）几何线条﹑图形等的:ageometricdesign

几何图形设计.geometrically/-klɪ;-klɪ/adv.成几何级数地icebox

冰箱

innovation/ˏɪnəˈveɪʃn;ˏɪnəˋveʃən/n(a)[U]innovating革新;改革;创新;引入新事物:

aperiodofinnovation

革新时期.(b)[C]新方法﹑新技术﹑新思想等:

oneinnovationafteranother一个又一个的革新项目technicalinnovationsinindustry

工业中的技术革新.

innovative[ˈinəuveitiv]adj

革新的;有革新精神的;采用新思想﹑新技术的:aninnovativefirm

革故鼎新的商行.

innovator/ˈɪnəveɪtə(r);ˋɪnəˏvetɚ/npersonwhoinnovates革新者;创新者.objectivity/ˌɒb.dʒekˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/客观性Objectivityisveryimportantinscientificresearch.subjectivity

主观性obsolete/ˈɔbsəliːt;ˋɑbsəˏlit/adj

nolongerused;outofdate不再使用的;过时的:obsoletewordsfoundinoldtexts在旧文本中发现的不再使用的词语

Thehorse-drawnploughisnowobsoleteinmostEuropeancountries.马拉的犁现在欧洲多数国家均已不再使用.prosperity/prɔˈsperətɪ;prɑsˋpɛrətɪ/n[U](a)成功;富足;幸运;顺利:Hewishedtheyoungcouplealifeofhappinessandprosperity.他祝这对年轻人生活幸福﹑万事如意.(b)stateofbeingeconomicallysuccessful（经济的）繁荣:Theincreaseinthecountry'sprosperitywasduetothediscoveryofoil.该国经济之日趋繁荣是由於发现了石油的缘故.revolutionise

also

revolutionize/ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/使革命化Newtechnologyisgoingtorevolutioniseeverythingwedo.scholar/ˈskɔlə(r);ˋskɑlɚ/n

1获奖学金的学生:aBritishCouncilscholar

获英国文化协会奖学金的学生.

2personwhostudiesanacademicsubjectdeeply学者:aGreek,classical,historyscholar

研究希腊问题的﹑研究古典著作的﹑研究历史的学者.

scholarlyadj

1showingthelearning,careandattentiontypicalofascholar有学者风度的;博学的;好学的:a