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Unit7

□terminology □vial □hansom □heritage

□irritate □neuron □brim □ingest

□rivet □gerrymandering □electrician □dent

terminology [ˌtɜːməˈnɑlədʒi]

【考法】 NOUN The terminology of a subject is the set of special words and expressions used in connection with it. 学科术语;专门用语

【例句】 .gastritis, which in medical terminology means an inflammation of the stomach.

胃炎是一个医学术语,意思是胃部炎症

vial [ˈvaɪəl]

【考法】 NOUN A vial is a very small bottle which is used to hold something such as perfume or medicine. (装香水、药物等的)小瓶

【例句】 A small plastic vial is best.

小塑料瓶是最好的容器。

hansom [ˈhænsəm]

【考法】 NOUN In former times, a hansom or a hansom cab was a horse-drawn carriage with two wheels and a fixed hood. (旧时的)双轮有篷马车

【例句】 In a hansom—don’t I know what time you rise?

你是坐二轮马车来的,别以为我不知道你几点起床?

heritage [ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ]

【考法】 NOUN A country’s heritage is all the qualities, traditions, or features of life there that have continued over many years and have been passed on from one generation to another. (国家的)遗产,传统

【例句】 The historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings.

这座历史建筑和这些画一样,都是留给我们的文化遗产的一部分。

irritate [ˈɪrɪˌtet]

【考法】 VERB If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. 激怒;使恼怒;使烦躁

【例句】 Their attitude irritates me.

他们的态度激怒了我。

neuron [ˈnʊrɑn]

【考法】 NOUN A neuron is a cell which is part of the nervous system. Neurons send messages to and from the brain. 神经细胞;神经元

【例句】 Information is transferred along each neuron by means of an electrical impulse.

信息在电脉冲作用下经神经元传递。

brim [brɪm]

【考法】 NOUN The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. (帽)檐

【例句】 Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap.

雨水从他的棒球帽帽檐上滴落。

ingest [ɪnˈdʒest]

【考法】 VERB When animals or plants ingest a substance, they take it into themselves, for example by eating or absorbing it. 摄取;吸收

【例句】 .side effects occurring in fish that ingest this substance.

对吸收了该物质的鱼产生的副作用

rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]

【考法】 NOUN A rivet is a short metal pin with a flat head which is used to fasten flat pieces of metal together. 铆钉;包头钉

【例句】 The bolt, nut, cotter pin and rivet are all common fastener.

螺栓、螺母、开口销及铆钉都是常用紧固件。

gerrymandering [ˈdʒerɪˌmændərɪŋ]

【考法】 NOUN Gerrymandering is the act of altering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantage to one political party or group of people. (为使某一党获得优势)不公正的改划选区

【例句】 With the help of skilful gerrymandering, the Party has never lost an election since.

这个政党通过巧妙地改划选区而使此后的选举无往不胜。

electrician [ɪˈlɛkˈtrɪʃən]

【考法】 NOUN An electrician is a person whose job is to install and repair electrical equipment. 电工

【例句】 The electrician refitted my old radio set.

电工将我的旧收音机加以改装。

dent [dɛnt]

【考法】 VERB If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. 使凹陷;使产生凹痕

【例句】 A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim.

我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上,导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。 gZh/Za9SMCRCPcJYvwamG+yY6x6IEf/ussjAFXDF6842RDb/f8Re/kdpOlIvqCH4

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