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Unit2

□repertoire □osmosis □abolitionism □ionize

□insulin □torment □eclipse □orchestra

□fermentation □claustrophobic □paddler □simile

repertoire [ˈrepətwɑː]

【考法】 NOUN A per-former’s repertoire is all the plays or pieces of music that he or she has learned and can perform. (一个演员所能表演的)全部节目,曲目

【例句】 Meredith D’Ambrosio has thousands of songs in her repertoire.

梅雷迪思·丹布罗西奥会唱几千首歌曲。

osmosis [ɔzˈmoʊsɪs]

【考法】 NOUN Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. 渗透(作用)

【例句】 .the processes of diffusion and osmosis.

扩散与渗透过程

abolitionism [ˌæbəuˈlɪʃənizəm]

【考法】 NOUN 废除主义;废奴主义

【例句】 “All too often, ”he continues, “the moral calculus perfected in the Civil War has been applied to other wars, often in cases involving nothing as noble as abolitionism.”

他说:“内战在道义上完善的计算常常被应用到其他战争中,很多战争行为被说成是无上崇高的废奴主义战争。”

ionize [ˈaɪənaɪz]

【考法】 VERB to change or become changed into ions (使)离子化

【例句】 So if we can figure out the binding energy, we can also figure out how much energy we have to put into our atom in order to a eject or ionize an electron.

所以如果我们可以计算出结合能,我们也可以计算出,我们需要注入多少能量到原子中,去逐出或电离一个电子。

insulin [ˈɪnsəlɪn]

【考法】 NOUN Insulin is a substance that most people produce naturally in their body and which controls the level of sugar in their blood. 胰岛素

【例句】 In diabetes the body produces insufficient insulin.

糖尿病患者体内不能分泌足够的胰岛素。

torment [ˈtɔːment]

【考法】 VERB If something torments you, it causes you extreme mental suffering. 折磨;使痛苦万分

【例句】 At times the memories returned to torment her.

有时,她再度想起往事,又会痛苦万分。

eclipse [ɪˈklɪps]

【考法】 NOUN An eclipse of the sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. An eclipse of the moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon. (日)食;(月)食

【例句】 An eclipse is an interesting phenomenon.

日(月)食是一种有趣的现象。

orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə]

【考法】 NOUN An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together.Orchestras usually play classical music. 管弦乐队

【例句】 She conducted an orchestra of forty instruments.

她在一支拥有40种乐器的管弦乐队里当指挥。

fermentation [ˌfəːmənˈteʃən]

【考法】 NOUN Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. 骚动;动乱;动荡

【例句】 The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months.

几个月来,整个国家一直处于政治动荡状态。

claustrophobic [ˌklɔːstrəˈfoʊbɪk]

【考法】 ADJ If you feel claustrophobic, you feel very uncomfortable or anxious when you are in a small,crowded, or enclosed place. 感觉幽闭恐惧的

【例句】 The churning, pressing crowds made her feel claustrophobic.

挤来挤去的密集人群使她感到一种透不过气的恐惧。

paddler [ˈpædlə]

【考法】 NOUN someone paddling a canoe 涉水者

【例句】 There was no better paddler , no better steersman than my brother.

这世上再找不到比我哥哥更好的桨手和舵手了。

simile [ˈsɪməli]

【考法】 NOUN A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences “She runs like a deer”and “He’s as white as a sheet”con tain similes. 明喻

【例句】 “As white as snow”is a good example of a simile.

“洁白如雪”是一个明喻的好例子。 e9RCUXUC34xBVjudPqYcwKQ4UWgwQxu73kNGC3KKWK9skMQxVGpMTMTtsZujqE1W

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