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Unit7

□carefree □distraction □satire □butane

□photon □horticulturist □betterment □corbin

□transient □scruffily □congenial □ethnobotanist

carefree [ˈkɛrfri]

【考法】 ADJ A carefree person or period of time doesn’t have or involve any problems, worries, or responsibilities. 无忧无虑的;毫无牵挂的

【例句】 They certainly gave the impression of a carefree couple who delighted in each other’s company.

他们让人明显感觉是一对无牵无挂只求长相厮守的夫妻。

distraction [dɪˈstrækʃən]

【考法】 NOUN A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concen trate on. 分散注意力的事;使人分心的事

【例句】 I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do.

我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。

satire [ˈsætaɪə]

【考法】 NOUN Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some peo ple’s behaviour or ideas are. 讽刺;讥讽

【例句】 The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.

圣诞季商业化的一面很容易招来讥讽。

butane [ˈbjuˌten]

【考法】 NOUN Butane is a gas that is obtained from petroleum and is used as a fuel. 丁烷(提炼自石油的气体,可用作燃料)

【例句】 Butane is found into oil and natural gas.

丁烷气体是从石油和天然气中找到的。

photon [ˈfoʊtɑn]

【考法】 NOUN A photon is a particle of light. 光子;光量子

【例句】 If a photon, which has no mass, can behave as a particle—and we know this.

如果一个没有质量的光子,能像粒子一样运动,我们知道这个。

horticulturist [ˌhɔːtiˈkʌltʃərɪst]

【考法】 NOUN an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) 园艺(学)家

【例句】 The horticulturist developed a new type of rose.

园艺师培育了玫瑰的一个新品种。

betterment [ˈbetəmənt]

【考法】 NOUN The betterment of something is the act or process of improving its standard or status. 改良;改善;提高

【例句】 His research is for the betterment of mankind.

他的研究是为全人类造福。

corbin [ˈkɔːbin]

【考法】 NOUN 苛宾铝铜合金

transient [ˈtrænzɪənt]

【考法】 ADJ Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. 短暂的;倏忽的;无常的

【例句】 .the transient nature of high fashion.

顶级时装的瞬息万变性

scruffily [ˈskrʌfɪli]

【考法】 ADV untidily, dowdily 不整洁地;邋遢地

【例句】 The white Victorian terraces slumbered scruffily in the sun.

白色的维多利亚时代楼梯邋遢地沉睡在太阳下。

congenial [kənˈdʒinjəl]

【考法】 ADJ A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant. 友善的;宜人的;惬意的

【例句】 He is back in more congenial company.

他回来后变得更容易相处了。

ethnobotanist [eθnəʊˈbɒtənɪst]

【考法】 NOUN 民族植物学

【例句】 In his new book, Grow Your Own Drugs , ethnobotanist James Wong explains how anyone can make soothing home remedies and rejuvenating treatments.

在新书《种植你自己的药》里,民族植物学家詹姆斯·黄(James Wong)阐释了普通人如何在家舒缓药疗,恢复精力。 FbLAQs2IGCOGcoFhu5qH98Y77P30FCO+e/BHurNAoHATXOOSgZlH6Qi1Xslm9l4z

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