自考英语阅读

自考英语阅读（二）词汇汇总

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GLOSSARY

behaviorn.wayofacting行为

boundv.leap跳跃

cagen.aplacewherebirdsoranimalsarekept笼子

cameran.aninstrumenttotakepictures照相机

companionn.apersonoranimalthatspendstimewithanother同伴，伙伴

compatiblea.suitable适合的

covervt.travelacertaindistance行过（路程）

criminaln.amanwhohasbrokenthelaw罪犯,犯人

deliverv.handover传递

disturbancen.thingsthatdistractone'smind打扰、干扰

entertaininga.amusing有趣的

escapev.avoid逃脱，避免

factorn.aparticularside方面

fastenv.fixfirmly扎牢，系牢

hinda.ofabackpart后面的，在后的

instinctn.tendencywithouttraining天性

intelligencen.abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

junglen.atropicalforesttoothicktowalkthrougheasily丛林

odorn.smell气味

particularlyad.especially尤其

performv.do从事，做

photographv.takepictures（为...）拍照

physicala.ofaconcerningthebody身体的

populara.wellliked受欢迎的

propertyn.thingsthatareowned财产

retrievev.bringback取回，带回I

springvi.jumpsuddenlyfromtheground跳跃

temperamentala.ofnature性情的

track（down）v.findaftersearch追踪，追捕

trafficn.themovementofpeopleorcars,trucks,etc交通

trailn.pathacrossroughcountry小道，路径

unexpecteda.neverthoughttohappen想彳：到的

utilizev.makeuseof利用

circusn.马戏团

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advantageousa.profitable,helpful有利的，有帮助的

breathtakinga.veryunusualandastonishing惊奇的，令人吃惊的

bulkn.greatquantity大fit,大量

decenta.rightandsuitable适当的

equivalentn.sth.thatisequaltosth.elseinvalueamount,etc.等值物，

相等物

extortv.obtainbyforceorthreats敲诈，勒索

extravaganta.uncontrolled放肆的，越轨的

fadev.decrease消失,衰弱

greedya.filledwithstrongdesireforsth.贪婪的

impertinencen.rudenessorbeingnotrespectful不礼貌，傲慢，鲁莽

loon.water-closet洗手间，厕所

marketv.sendtomarketforsale（在市场上）销售

noveltyn.newness,strangeness新颖,新奇

orthodoxa.generallyacceptedorapproved正统的，传统的,习俗的

outragev.offendgreatly伤害，凌辱

pengon.辩戈（匈牙利从前的货币单位，1941年为福林所代替）

pensionern.apersonwhoisreceivingmoneypaidbyagovernment

becauseofoldageorillness领取抚恤金（或养老金等）者

pleadv.admit;declareinofficiallanguagethatoneis（inastateof）承认,

申明

resistv.forceoneselfnottoaccept抵制，抗拒

roller-skatev.skatewithsmallwheelsforuseonasmoothsurface穿四轮

滑冰鞋滑冰

sanea.healthyinmind心智健全的，神志正常的

stickya.tendingtosticktowhatistouched粘性的，胶粘的

tastilyad.pleasinglytothetaste美味的，可口地

tremendousa.verygreat,enormous极大的，巨大的

triflen.athingoflittlevalueorimportance小事,琐事

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utterlyad.completely完全地，彻底地

vaguelyad.notclearlyfeltorunderstood含糊的，模糊的，不明确的

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GLOSSARY

accidentn.sth.esp.sth.unpleasant,undesirableordamaging,that

happensunexpectedlyorbychance意夕卜的事;事故

circulatev.moveorflowalongaclosedpath循环;环流

clumpv.gatherintoorformamass丛生;成群

concentrationn.themeasureoftheamountofasubstancecontainedina

liquid浓度

conditionn.thestateofgeneralhealthorfitness状况，状态

consequencen.sth.thatfollowsfromanactionorcondition;result结果，

后果

determinev.decide;findout（theexactfacts）决定，确定

donatev.makeagiftof(sth.)esp.foragoodpurpose捐赠，赠送

donorn.损赠者;捐血者(blood〜)

gobblen.eatquickly,andsometimesnoisily狼吞虎咽

infectv.putdiseaseintothebodyof(sb.)传染;感染

invadev.attackandspreadintosoastotakecontrolof侵入;侵袭

laboratoryn.abuildingorroominwhichascientistworks,withapparatus

fortheexaminationandtestingofmaterials实验室;研究室

microscopen.aninstrumentwithlensesformakingverysmallobjects

seemlarger显微镜

mixturen.asetofsubstancesmixedtogether,whichkeeptheirseparate

qualitieswhilecombinedinonemass混合物;混合剂

releasev.setfree;allowtocomeout释放;放出

responsen.anactiondoneinanswer响应;反应

sensitivea.quicktoshoworfeeltheeffectofaforceorofthepresenceof

sth.敏感的

separatev.setormoveapart分离，分开

soarv.goupward,esp.faroffast高涨;猛增

stabv.strikeforcefullyintowithsth.pointed,esp.withaweapontowound

刺入

substancen.material;atypeofmatter物质

techniciann.ahighlyskilledscientificorindustrialworker;specialistinthe

practicaldetailsofasubject技术员;技师;技术专家

transfusev.put(thebloodofoneperson)intothebodyofanother输(血)

varietyn.differenceofconditionorquality多样化;变化

anti-Aantibody抗A抗体

antibodyn.抗体

antigenn.抗原

serumn.血清

smallintestine小肠

subtypen.分型

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acknowledgev.showthatonerecognizessomeoneelse对(人)打招呼

appreciationn.gratefulfeelings感谢

appreciativea.thankful,grateful感谢的，感激的

betrayv.makesth.known泄露

casuallyad.withlittleattentionorresponsibility漫不经心地

clichen.anout-datedideaorexpression陈腐思想;陈词滥调

countern.atablewherepeopleareservedinashop,bank,etc.柜台

demandinga.requiring要求高的

effectivea.havingnoticeableeffect有效的

focusondirectone'sattentionto注视

goaboutbegintoworkat着手

greetv.welcomesb.withwordsoractions欢迎；问候

identifyv.seeclearly;provesth.true看清楚;鉴定

impressionn.whatisleftinone'smindafterseeingsb.orsth.印象

inattentivenessn.givingnoattention漫不经心

individuala.suitableforeachpersononly个人的，个体的

inflectionn.changeofvoiceinlevel音变

intuitivelyad.directly直觉地，本能地

memorablea.worthremembering值得纪念的;难忘的

preoccupieda.inattentive;withthemindfixedonsth.else出神的;一心想着

别的

productn.sth.producedinafactoryoronafarm产品，产物

rapportn.friendlyrelationship友好关系

receptionistn.apersonwhoreceivescustomers,visitors,patients,etc.

接待员

responsen.answer回答

retailv.sellgoodstothegeneralpublic零售

strengthenv.makesth.strongorstronger力口强

subtlea.delicate,hardlynoticeable微妙的;难以觉察的

vehiclen.amachinethatcarriespeopleorthingsfromplacetoplace运输

工具;车辆

veileda.hidden;masked隐藏的;遮掩的

verballyad.inspokenwords口头地

virtuallyad.almost,verynearly几乎,简直

dentala.牙齿的

mileagen.英里数;里程

telemarketingn.电讯直销

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GLOSSARY

absorbv.takeinorsuckin吸收

atmospheren.themixedgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody大气，大

气层

celestiala.oforbelongingtotheskyorheaven天的，天空的

collaboratev.worktogetherofwithsomeoneelse合作，协作

colonizev.makeagroupofpeoplefromthesamecountryorthesame

religionlivetogetherinanotherplaceorcountry移（民）于殖民地

communicatev.shareofexchangeopinions,news,information（意见等

的）交换，交流

concealv.hide;keepfrombeingseenorknownE急藏，隐瞒

dima.notbright不明亮的

emissionn.theactofsendingout（esp.heat,light,smell,sound）散发，

发射

explorev.travelintoorthrough(aspaceforthepurposeofdiscovery)勘

探，探险

homogeneityn.partsofthesamekind同种；同质

imaginev.form(apictureoridea)inthemind想象;设想

inhabitv.livein居住于;栖息于

intelligencen.mentalability智力;才智

loftv.makehighintotheair把…向高处发射

observationn.actionofnoticingorwatching注意；观察

opinionn.idea意见;看法

permitv.allow允许;许可

phenomenonn.afactoreventinnatureasitappearsorisexperiencedby

thesenses,esp.onethatisunusualand/orofscientificinterest现象

precisea.exactinform,detail,measurements,time,etc.精确的,准

确的

proben.anapparatussentintotheskytoexamineconditioninouterspace

探测器;探测飞船

revolutionize.causeacompletechange彻底变革

rign.apieceofapparatus(foraspecialpurpose)钻探设备(平台)；装备;设备

satelliten.aheavenlybodymovingaroundalargerone卫星

slightlyad.abit;notgreatly稍微，一点儿

solara.of,from,orconcerningthesun太阳的?来自太阳的，与太阳有关的

spacen.whereotherheavenlybodiesmove空间,太空

telescopen.atubelikescientificinstrumentusedforseeingdistantobjects

bymakingthemappearnearerandlarger望远镜

vesseln.ashiporlargeboat船

cometn.彗星

extraterrestriala.地球大气圈外的

galaxyn.星系;(G・)银河(系)

luminescencen.发光

Marsn.火星

moleculen.分子

Neptunen.海王星

orbitn.(天体)运行轨道

planetn.行星

rendezvousn.宇宙飞船汇合点

Venusn.金星

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GLOSSARY

assailantn.attacker攻击者

be-leathereda.wearingaleatherjacketorsuit;dressedinleather穿皮衣

服的

briska.quickandactive轻快的,活跃的

catchupv.bringorcomeuptodate;comeupfrombehind赶上

coercionn.usingforceorthreatsofpunishment压制，高压统治

conn.trick骗局

confidevt.tellasecrettosb.吐露（秘密等）

courteouslya.politely,kindly有礼貌的

criticn.apersonwhoformsandgivesjudgements,esp.forart,music,

etc.批评家，评论家

doleoutvt.giveinsmallquantities少量地发放（救济品）embarrassmentn.

feelingofshame窘迫

expletiven.meaninglesswordsusedforswearing,toexpressviolent

feelings赌咒语

groggilyad.weakly;unsteadily虚弱地;脚步踉跄地

jostlevt.knockorpushagainst挤，推

lurchvi.movewithirregularandsuddenmovements蹒跚，东倒西歪地向前

overdonea.cookedtoomuch煮得太久的

particularn.detail细节

philanthropica.kindandhelpful慈善的

profuselyad.plentifully;abundantly极其丰富的，充沛的；过多的

relentlessa.withoutpity无情的，不仁慈的

respectivea.oforforeachone;particularandseparate各个的，分别的

reviewn.anarticlegivingjudgmentsonnewbooks,plays,andpublic

events评论（文章），综述

scrabblev.movewildlyandquickly挣扎

scruffya.dirtyanduntidy褴褛的，不整洁的

sozzleda.drunk烂醉的

stewvt.cookslowlyandgentlyinliquidinaclosedvessel煨，炖

stockya.thick,shortandstrong矮胖的，粗壮的

sturdya.strongandfirm,esp.inbody强健的，茁壮的

thrashv.movewildlyorviolentlyabout猛烈摆动，颠簸

thrustv.pushforcefullyandsuddenly刺，戳

trion.anygroupof3peopleorthings三重奏，三件套，三人,组

tuckv.drawtogetherintoasmallplace;putintoadesiredorconvenient

position折拢;塞

twilightn.thetimewhendayisjuststartingtobecomenight;thefaint

darkishlightintheskyduringthistime黄昏，暮色

unshavena.notshaved不弟ij须的

venomn.greathatred;liquidpoisonwhichcertainsnakes,insects,etc.

useinbitingorstinging恶意;（毒蛇等的）毒液

whereuponad.immediatelyafterthat因此,于是

Adam4sapple喉结

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GLOSSARY

adaptvt.changesoastobesuitablefor使适应，使适合

backgroundn.thesceneryofgroundbehindsth.背景

blendvt.（causeto）mix混合;把…混为一体

camouflagen.awayofusingcolouringorshapewhichmakesitdifficultto

seeorfindsth.伪装;掩饰

consistofbemadeupof由...构成；由・・・组成

contrastvt.comparesothatdifferencesaremadeclear对.照；比较

creaturen.alivinganimal生物;动物

deformvt.spoiltheformof;spoiltheappearanceof损坏...的形状;使变丑

evolvevi.developgradually进展;进化

evolutionarya.发展的;进化的

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extincta.nolongerinexistence灭绝的;绝种的

grimen.asurfaceofthickblackdirt（表面上的）积垢

hypothesisn.ideawhichisthoughtsuitabletoexplainthefactsaboutsth.

假设;前提

investigatev.makeacarefulstudyof调查研究;调查

mutationn.changeinthecellsofalivingthing（细胞的）变异

mysteryn.sth.thatcannotbeexplainedorunderstood神秘的事物;不可思

议的事物

oppositea.contraryorentirelydifferent相反的;对立的

predatorn.animallivingbykillingandeatingotheranimals捕食者；捕食其

它动物者

preyv.takeorhuntasfood捕猎

n.ananimalthatishuntedandeatenbyanotheranimal被捕食者

recapturev.takeormakeprisoneragain重获;夺回

rejectv.refusetoaccept拒绝;抵制

releasev.setfree释放;解放

reproducev.bringforthasoffspring;producetheyoungof繁殖;生殖

sootn.blackpowerleftbysmokeonsurface煤烟;烟灰

supposev.letitbethoughtthat猜想;想象

survivaln.thefactorlikelihoodofsurviving幸存;残存;存活

survivev.continuetolive,esp.aftercomingclosetodeath幸存;活下来

trunkn.themainstemofatree树干

viceversatheotherwayround反过来

visiblea.thatcanbeseen看得见的，可见的

chameleonn.变色晰蜴;变色龙

chromosomen.染色体

genen.基因

genetica.基因的;遗传学的

percentagen.百分比

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achievementn.sth.successfullyfinishedorgained,esp.throughskilland

hardwork完成，成就

advancen.developmentorimprovement;forwardmovement前进，进展

attachvt.fix;fasten;join缚，系

carvingn.makingbycutting雕刻

countvt.tellorfindthetotalnumberof数数，If算

distractv.drawsb/sattentionawayfromsth.使（人）分心

distributev.giveoutordeliver;divideamongseveralormany分发，分配

fractionn.averysmallpieceoramount碎片，小部分

gatherv.obtainbitbybit4攵集

imitatev.takeasanexample;makealikenessof模仿

industrializevt.causetobecomeindustriallydeveloped使工业化

keeptrackofkeeponeselfinformedaboutaperson,stateofaffairs,etc.

使自己了解情况

manipulationn.handling;controlling操纵，应付，处理

originalityn.thequalityofbeingofanewtypeordifferentfromothersof

thesametype独创性，创造力processingn.puttingfacts,numbers,etc.into

computerforexamination（输入计算机）处理regardlessofwithoutworryingabout;

carelessabout不管，无论如何

registerv.showorrecord;putintoanofficiallistorrecord登记，注册

sufficientlyad.enough足够地

surveyv.examinethegeneralconditionof审视，概括地观察

tremendousa.verygreatinsize,amount,ordegree极大的

troublesomea.causingtroubleoranxiety;annoying令人烦恼的，讨厌的

analogn.类似物

carrierpigeon信鸽

digitala.数字的

electronica.电子的

equationn.等式

graphn.（曲线）图;图表

hieroglyphicn.象形文字

levern.杆;杠杆

microscopen.显微镜

pulleyn.滑轮

tabletn.书板（古代用木、石等制成的平板，供写刻文字用）

telescopen.望远镜

turnstilen.（入口处等的）旋转式栅门;绕杆

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GLOSSARY

abilityn.powerandskill,esp.todo,think,act,makeetc.能力，才能

accuratea.freeofmistakes;exactlycorrect准确的;精确的

biologyn.thescientificstudyoflivingthing生物学

blurv.makedifficulttosee(throughorwith)clearly把…弄得模糊不清

brassn.averyhardbrightyellowmetal,amixtureofcopperandzinc黄

铜

built-ina.internallyfixed内在的，固定的

compassn.aninstrumentforshowingdirection,usu.consistingofa

free-movingmagneticneedlewhichalwaysmovestopointtothenorth指南针

complexa.difficulttounderstandorexplain难以理解的;复杂的

extraa.beyondwhatisusualornecessary额外的

measurev.findthesize,length,amount,etc.量;测量;估量

messengern.apersonwhobringsoneormorepiecesofinformation送信

者;使者

mysteryn.sth.whichcannotbeexplainedorunderstood神秘的事物;难以

解释的事物

navigatev.directthecourseof(aship,plane,etc.)导航

overcasta.darkwithclouds多云的;阴暗的

racev.competeinspeed比速度;参加竞赛

shiftv.changeinpositionordirection;movefromoneplacetoanother转

变;转移

biologicalclock生物钟

gelatinn.动物胶

magnetica.有磁性的

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astronautn.apersonwhotravelsthroughspaceinaspacevehicle宇航员

attainv.reach到达

comparablea.capableofbeingcompared可比较的

conquestn.gainingcontrolover征月艮,赢得

cosmosn.thewholeuniverse宇宙

crushv.pressorbepressed,sothatthereisbreakingorinjury压碎，榨

demonstratevt.showclearlybygivingproofsorexamples表演，演示

deprivev.takeawayfrom;preventfromusingorenjoying剥夺，使丧失

diffusev.causetospreadoutfreelyinalldirections使扩散，使渗出

directlyad.straightly直率地

disappointeda.sadatnotgettingwhatwashopedfor失望的

diskn.round,flat-likeobject圆盘状物

distancen.theamountofseparationinspaceortime时空上的距离

driftv.floatorbedrivenalongbywind,wavesorcurrent漂移，使漂流

equipv.providewithwhatisnecessary装备，配备

featn.noteworthyachievement功绩

gravityn.forceofattractionbetweenanytwoobjects,esp.thatforcewhich

attractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth引力,重力

inklingn.hint暗示、细微的迹象

permitv.allow允许

phenomenonn.factoreventthatappearstoorisperceivedbythesenses

现象

previousa.happening,comingorbeingearlierintimeororder先前的，

过早的

realmn.completedomain领域，范围

reliefn.elevationoflandsurfaces地势的起伏

resemblev.lookorbelike像,类似

resistancen.forceopposedtoanythingmoving抵抗力,阻力

revolutionn.circularmovementroundafixedpoint旋转，绕转

revolvev.spinorgoroundinacircle旋转，绕转

simultaneouslyatthesametime同时地

spaceshipavehicleabletotravelinspace宇宙飞船

subject(to)v.bringundercontrol;causetoundergoorexperience;expose

使隶属;使遭受;使暴露

swellupincreaseinfullnessandroundness膨胀

twinklev.shinewithalightthatgleamsunsteadily闪烁，闪耀

wanderingsn.movementfromplacetoplace漫游，闲逛

bellowsn.风箱

gravitationn.万有引力，地心引力

satelliten.卫星

shuttern.(照相机)快门

velvetn.天鹅绒

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GLOSSARY

appetiten.physicaldesireforfood食欲

applicationn.use应用

arisev.comeintoexistence;appear出现

attendanta.connectedwith伴随的;有联系的

authorityn.thepowerorrighttomakeothersobeyandbelieve权;权力

categoryn.divisionorclassinacompletesystemorgrouping种类

challengev.questionthelawfulnessorrightnessof对...表示异议，怀疑

compensatev.givesth.tomakeup弥补

confinev.restrict限制

contendern.rival,competitor竞争者;对手

deficiencyn.thestateofbeingshortof缺乏;不足

derivev.get获得，得到

describev.saywhatislike描写;描述

dictatev.drive驱使

elementn.asmallamount小量

excretev.getridofwastefromthebody排泄

genuinea.real真正的

guardiann.onewhoisresponsibleforthecareofapersonandhisproperty

保护人

indiscriminatelyad.asonewishes随心所欲地

individualn.asinglebeing个人

instinctivelyad.subconsciously本能地，卜意识地

investigatev.makeacarefulstudyof调查

junkn.materialofpoorquality劣质品

lapsen.shortage缺乏

mimicv.appearsolike酷似

pertinenta.relevant有关的，相干的

potenta.stronglyeffective有效力的

prudenta.careful谨慎的;小心的

purchasen.buying买

relievev.lessen减轻

replacev.taketheplaceof取代

resortn.thethingofferinghelp所求助的东西

rubbishn.wastematerial垃圾;废物

safeguardn.thethingtogiveprotection保护物

scarcelyad.almostnot几乎不

supera.wonderful极好的

supplementn.sth.added添力LI物

teetotalern.onewhonevertoucheswine滴酒不沾的人

trialn.testing试验

ubiquitousa.appearingorexistingeverywhere无处不在的

caloryn.（热量）卡

carbohydraten.碳水化合物

clinicala.临床的

densityn.浓度

dosen.剂量

hamburgern.汉堡包

mineraln.矿物质

nutritionn.营养

nutritiousn.营养的

pizzan.（意大利）馅饼

placebon.安慰药

prophylactica.预防性的

proteinn.蛋白质

psychologicala.心理上的

psychologyn.心理学

snackn.快餐

symptomn.症状

therapeutica.治疗的

therapyn.疗法

urinen.尿

vitaminn.维生素

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GLOSSARY

appetiten.physicaldesireforfood食欲

applicationn.use应用

arisev.comeintoexistence;appear出现

attendanta.connectedwith伴随的；有联系的

authorityn.thepowerorrighttomakeothersobeyandbelieve权;权力

categoryn.divisionorclassinacompletesystemorgrouping种类

challengev.questionthelawfulnessorrightnessof对…表示异议,怀疑

compensatev.givesth.tomakeup弥补

confinev.restrict限制

contendern.rival,competitor竞争者;对手

deficiencyn.thestateofbeingshortof缺乏;不足

derivev.get获得,得到

describev.saywhatislike描写;描述

dictatev.drive驱使

elementn.asmallamount小量

excretev.getridofwastefromthebody排泄

genuinea.real真正的

guardiann.onewhoisresponsibleforthecareofapersonandhisproperty

保护人

indiscriminatelyad.asonewishes随心所欲地

individualn.asinglebeing个人

instinctivelyad.subconsciously本能地,下意识地

investigatev.makeacarefulstudyof调查

junkn.materialofpoorquality劣质品

lapsen.shortage缺乏

mimicv.appearsolike酷彳以

pertinenta.relevant有关的,相干的

potenta.stronglyeffective有效力的

prudenta.careful谨慎的；小心的

purchasen.buying买

relievev.lessen减轻

replacev.taketheplaceof取代

resortn.thethingofferinghelp所求助的东西

rubbishn.wastematerial垃圾;废物

safeguardn.thethingtogiveprotection保护物

scarcelyad.almostnot几乎不

supera.wonderful极好的

supplementn.sth.added添力I」物

teetotalern.onewhonevertoucheswine滴酒不沾的人

trialn.testing试验

ubiquitousa.appearingorexistingeverywhere无处不在的

caloryn.（热量）卡

carbohydraten.碳水化合物

clinicala.临床的

densityn.浓度

dosen.齐U量

hamburgern.汉堡包

mineraln.矿物质

nutritionn.营养

nutritiousn.营养的

pizzan.（意大利）馅饼

placebon.安慰药

prophylactica.预防性的

proteinn.蛋白质

psychologicala.心理上的

psychologyn.心理学

snackn.快餐

symptomn.症状

therapeutica.治疗的

therapyn.疗法

urinen.尿

vitaminn.维生素

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advocaten.apersonwhospeaksfororsupportsanidea,wayoflife,etc.

鼓吹者;提倡者

affluenta.havingplentyofmoneyorotherpossessions丰富的;富裕的

agendan.alistofthebusinessorsubjectstobeconsideredatameeting议

事日程表

appropriatea.correctorsuitable适当的;合适的

banv.forbid,esp.bylaw禁止

cessationn.ashortpauseorastop停止

dramatica.suddenorexciting戏剧般的；激动人心的

encouragev.givecourageorhopeto（sb.）鼓励;促进

enthusiasmn.astrongfeelingofinterestandadmiration热情；热心

environmentn.allthesurroundingconditionswhichinfluencegrowthand

development环境

epidemicn.averycommoninfectiousdiseaseinaplaceforatime流行病；

时疫

escalatev.riseoneaftertheother逐渐上升

estimatev.calculate;formanopinionastothedegree估计;估量

exposev.makeknown(asecretlyguiltypersonoraction)揭露；暴露

glamorousa.havingorcausingthepowerofattraction有魅力的

hazardn.(ofactivity)whichcontainsriskordanger危险；冒险

identifyv.powerorshowwhoorwhataparticularpersonorthingis认出;

识别;验明

impactn.theforceofanidea,invention,system,etc效果；影响；河1击

increasinglyad.moreandmoreallthetime日益

inducev.lead(sb.)(intoanact)oftenbypersuading弓I诱;劝使

involuntarya.actingordoneunwillingly非自愿的

legislatev.makelaws立法

mortalityn.thenumberofdeathsfromacertaincause死亡数

pollutev.make(air,water,soil,etc.)dangerouslyimpureorunfittouse

污染

predicatev.statefirmly断言；声明

respiratoryv.connectedwithbreathing呼吸(作用)的

responsiblea.morallyliableforthecarryingoutofsomeduty有责任的;尽

责的

restrictv.keepwithinlimits限制;约束

revenuen.income,esp.thatwhichthegovernmentreceivesastaxes(国

家的)税收

reversev.changetotheopposite反向；颠倒

statisticsn.collectednumberswhichrepresentfactsormeasurements统

计数字;统计资料

subtlea.delicate,hardlynoticeable,andesp.pleasant精工5的；敏感的

tacklev.dealwith(amatter)处理;解决

tolln.thecostinhealth,life,etc.fromillness,anaccident重大的代价，

损失;(事故的)伤亡人数

cardiovasculara.心血管(性)的

lethalstroke由于中风而引起的死亡

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GLOSSARY

accessiblea.abletobereached可接近的,能进去的

alterv.changeincharacter,appearance,etc.改变

bleachv.makeorbecomewhite漂白

condensev.(ofagas)changetoliquid冷凝

damn.awallorbankbuilttokeepbackwater水坝，水堤

densea.Crowdedtogetheringreatnumbers密集的;稠密的

depositn.layerofmatterleft沉淀,淤积

derivev.obtain,get取得,得到

devisev.thinkout（plans）想出（计划）

dyev.color,usu.bydippinginaliquid染，把…染上颜色

evaporatev.changeintosteamanddisappear蒸发;挥发

exertv.putforth产生

exploitv.developfullysoastogetprofit开发，利用

extractv.takeoutwithamachineorinstrumentorbychemicalmeans取

出;提取

extractionn.theactofextracting提取

fractionn.smallpart小部分;一点儿

hydroelectrica.ofelectricityproducedbywaterpower水力发电的

inaccessiblea.thatcannotbereached达不至U的;难接近的

inexhaustiblea.thatcannotbeusedupcompletely用不完的；无穷无尽的

initiala.oforatthebeginning最初的，开始的

moisturen.waterorotherliquidsintheformofsteamormist潮气,湿气

processn.method,esp.oneusedinmanufactureofindustry工序;制作法

regulatev.fixorcontrol控制，操纵

sourcen.placefromwhichsth.comesorisgot来源地;来源

ultimatelyad.basically;finally基本地;最终

utilizev.makeuseof利用

vitala.verynecessary必不可少的，极其重要的

calciumn.钙

carbonaten.碳酸盐

dissolveda.溶于液体中的

gravityn.万有引力

ingotn.（金属）铸块，锭

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absolutelyad.completely绝对地;完全地

allocationn.thegivingofshares分配;配给

appreciablyad.noticeably;enoughtobefact,orconsideredimportant可

估计地;足以感到地

atrandomaimlesslywithoutanyplan无目的；无计划

categorizationn.puttinginaclassorcategory分类

categoryn.kind;class;type种类;类目

certaintyn.freedomofdoubt无疑问；确实

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deviationn.thedifference（betweenameasureandtheaverageofallthe

measures偏差

diagonala.slanting斜的

estimatev.calculate;formanopinionastothedegreeofsth.估计；评价

extrapolatev.guessfromknownfacts推知；推断

fluken.aluckyaccident侥幸

freakn.alivingcreatureofunnaturalform;apersonwithfatherstrange

habitsorideas畸形的人

lopsideda.havingonesideheavierorlowerthantheother;notbalanced倾

斜的;不平衡的

observationsn.sayingorwritingsaboutthingsnoticed观察材料（或报告）

potentiala.existinginpossibility潜在的;有可能性的

probabilityn.likelihood;thechanceofaneventhappening可能性

providedconj.