Unit 6

capital ['kæpɪtəl]

【考法1】 N-COUNT The capital of a country is the city or town where its government or parliament meets. 首都；首府

【举例1】 Katmandu, the capital of Nepal

尼泊尔首都加德满都

【考法2】 N-COUNT If a place is the capital of a particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else. （工商业活动的）中心

【举例2】 Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.

科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。

minor ['maɪnə]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED You use minor when you want to describe something that is less important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 不重要的；不严重的；次要的

【举例】 She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films.

她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。

fuel ['fjuːəl]

【考法】 N-MASS Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. 燃料

【举例】 They ran out of fuel .

他们的燃料用完了。

body ['bɒdi]

【考法1】 N-COUNT Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs. 身体；人体

【举例1】 The largest organ in the body is the liver.

人体最大的器官是肝脏。

【考法2】 N-COUNT A body is an organized group of people who deal with something officially. 团体；机构；组织

【举例2】 the Chairman of the policemen's representative body , the Police Federation

警察的代表机构“警察协会”的主席

employee [ɪm'plɔɪiː]

【考法】 N-COUNT An employee is a person who is paid to work for an organization or for another person. 雇员；受雇者

【举例】 He is an employee of Fuji Bank.

他是富士银行的雇员。

lab [læb]

【考法】 N-COUNT A lab is the same as a laboratory. 同laboratory

associate [ə'səʊʃɪˌeɪt]

【考法】 VERB If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind. 联系；联想

【举例】 Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future.

通过科学我们知道了应该把进步和未来联系起来。

correspond [ˌkɒrɪ'spɒnd]

【考法1】 V-RECIP If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond. 相类似；相关；相对应

【举例1】 Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.

观看赛马比赛的观众将获得一个与某一匹赛马相对应的号码。

【考法2】 V-RECIP If you correspond with someone, you write letters to them. You can also say that two people correspond. （与……）通信

【举例2】 She still corresponds with American friends she met in Majorca nine years ago.

她仍与9年前在马略卡岛结识的美国朋友们通信。

cage [keɪdʒ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept. 笼子；鸟笼；兽笼

【举例】 I hate to see birds in cages .

我不愿意看到鸟被关在笼子里。

undertake [ˌʌndə'teɪk]

【考法1】 VERB When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it. 着手做；从事；承担

【举例1】 She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.

她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。

【考法2】 VERB If you undertake to do something, you promise that you will do it. 承诺；保证；答应

【举例2】 He undertook to edit the text himself.

他答应亲自编辑正文的内容。

ambitious [æm'bɪʃəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. 有雄心的；有抱负的；有野心的

【举例】 Chris is so ambitious , so determined to do it all.

克里斯踌躇满志，决心要将它都做完。

judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt]

【考法1】 N-VAR A judgment is an opinion that you have or express after thinking carefully about something. 看法；意见；评价

【举例1】 In your judgment , what has changed over the past few years?

依你看，过去几年里发生了什么改变呢？

【考法2】 N-UNCOUNT Judgment is the ability to make sensible guesses about a situation or sensible decisions about what to do. 判断力；识别力

【举例2】 I respect his judgement and I'll follow any advice he gives me.

我尊重他的判断能力，会接受他提出的任何建议。

【考法3】 N-VAR A judgment is a decision made by a judge or by a court of law. 判决；裁决

【举例3】 The industry was awaiting a judgment from the European Court.

该行业正在等待欧洲法庭作出裁决。 lJo/+n14iaC9auYmAE1p5MIIBApVv1TldJu8aWMcoYQgBwGqS2mgVGQzAs6I2kZ+