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Unit2

□convex □obituary □vice □debark

□bulge □musculature □spinneret □spill

□fluorine □tinker □mucous □infiltration

convex [ˈkɑnveks]

【考法】 ADJ Convex is used to describe something that curves outwards in the middle. 凸起的;凸面的

【例句】 .the large convex mirror above the fireplace.

壁炉上方的大凸面镜

obituary [oʊˈbɪtʃuəri]

【考法】 NOUN Someone’s obituary is an account of their life and character which is printed in a newspaper or broadcast soon after they die. (报纸上或广播里的)讣告,讣闻

【例句】 I read your brother’s obituary in the Times.

我在《泰晤士报》上看到了你哥哥的讣告。

vice [vaɪs]

【考法】 NOUN A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone’s character, but not usually as a serious fault. 缺点;瑕疵;弱点

【例句】 His only vice is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business.

他唯一的缺点就是在成功做成一笔生意后会大喝香槟而醉。

debark [dɪˈbɑrk]

【考法】 VERB 切除(狗)的声带,使(狗)不吠

【例句】 Dr. Marder said they will probably debark Truffle unless it quickly learns to play quietly.

麦德医生说除非Truffle可以学会如何安静地玩耍,他才不会带它做手术。

bulge [bʌldʒ]

【考法】 VERB If something such as a person’s stomach bulges, it sticks out. 凸出;鼓胀

【例句】 Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended.

伊罗步履蹒跚地走近,肚子鼓胀凸出。

musculature [ˈmʌskjələtʃə]

【考法】 NOUN Musculature is used to refer to all the muscles in your body, or to a system of muscles that you use to perform a particular type of action. 肌肉系统

【例句】 Dogs add to their soulful stare a distinctive mobility of facial musculature.

狗类甚至会在深情注视的同时让面部肌肉系统呈现特殊的运动。

spinneret [ˈspɪnəret]

【考法】 NOUN any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded 喷丝头

【例句】 “But if you look at a silkworm, it only has one kind of spinneret,”she added.

“但如果你观察一下桑蚕,会发现它只有一种吐丝器,”她补充说。

spill [spɪl]

【考法】 VERB If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container. (使)溢出;(使)泼出;(使)洒出

【例句】 70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker.

7万吨油从油轮中溢了出来。

fluorine [ˈflʊrin, -ɪn, ˈflɔr-, ˈflor-]

【考法】 NOUN Fluorine is a pale yellow, poisonous gas. It is used in the production of uranium and other chemicals.

【例句】 But that each individual fluorine atom has eight electrons, or full octet around it.

但是每个氟原子现在都有八个电子,或者说周围有一个填满的八隅体。

tinker [ˈtɪŋkə]

【考法】 VERB If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it. 小修;小补;摆弄

【例句】 Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem.

政府没有承认错误,只是敷衍了事地处理问题。

mucous [ˈmjʊkəs]

【考法】 ADJ of, resembling, or secreting mucus 黏液的;似黏液的;分泌黏液的

【例句】 Girls might see and feel a white, mucous-like discharge from the vagina.

女孩们也许会注意到白色、黏液样的物质从阴道排出。

infiltrate [ɪnˈfɪltret]

【考法】 VERB If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it. 渗透,潜入(地方、组织中等)

【例句】 Activists had infiltrated the student movement.

激进分子已经渗透到了学生运动中。 jY7P66T4vorZ2mjK5ycjrIpyvPwgAuK9gd74c86P1fxKmcBzN/XSdX9C9fVufRPr

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