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Unit2

□ballad □palladium □extravagance □sporadic

□antenna □gobble □sonar □vertebrate

□unsalvageable □lexicographical □endothermic □agronomist

ballad [ˈbæləd]

【考法】 NOUN A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. 民谣;叙事诗歌

【例句】 Drake’s voice sounds thicker and more sophisticated than Joe’s, but Joe’s tender voice would fit any kind of ballad.

尽管与乔相比,德雷克的嗓音更为雄厚老练,但乔的温柔嗓音能够驾驭任何一种民谣。

palladium [pəˈledɪəm]

【考法】 NOUN something believed to ensure protection; safeguard 据信能确保防卫的物;防护措施

【例句】 This is because the palladium nanoparticles continued to release trapped electrons.

这是因为钯纳米颗粒在不断地释放捕获的电子。

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævəɡəns]

【考法】 NOUN Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford. 奢侈;铺张;浪费

【例句】 .gross mismanagement and financial extravagance.

严重的管理不善和资金浪费

sporadic [spəˈrædɪk, spɔ-]

【考法】 ADJ Sporadic occurrences of something happen at irregular intervals. 间断发生的;零星的

【例句】 Therefore, based on current information, these instances of drug resistance appear to represent sporadic cases of resistance.

因此,根据当前的信息,这些耐药性病例似乎体现为零星的耐药案例。

antenna [ænˈtɛnə]

【考法】 NOUN The antenna of something such as an insect or crustacean are the two long, thin parts attached to its head that it uses to feel things with. (昆虫或甲壳纲动物的)触须,触角

【例句】 Their antennae and shells help them to detect and protect.

它们的触须和外壳帮助它们探测和保护自身安全。

gobble [ˈgɑbl]

【考法】 VERB If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. 贪婪地吃;狼吞虎咽

【例句】 Pete gobbled all the beef stew.

皮特狼吞虎咽,把炖牛肉吃了个精光。

sonar [ˈsonɑr]

【考法】 NOUN Sonar is equipment on a ship which can calculate the depth of the sea or the position of an un derwater object using sound waves. 声呐

【例句】 The submarine will deploy a number of technologies to reduce its sonar signature.

该潜艇会使用一系列技术来降低自身的声呐信号。

vertebrate [ˈvɜːtɪˌbreɪt]

【考法】 NOUN A vertebrate is a creature which has a spine. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates. 脊椎动物

【例句】 Both groups share two attributes normally associated with vertebrates.

两组都具有通常脊椎动物才具备的两个特征。

unsalvageable [ˌʌnˈsælvədʒəbl]

【考法】 ADJ 不可回收的

【例句】 You can’t get in trouble for wrecking the unsalvageable.

你不会因破坏不可修复的东西惹麻烦。

lexicographical [ˌleksɪkəuˈɡræfɪkəl]

【考法】 ADJ of or relating to lexicography 辞典编纂的

【例句】 Orderings are printed in lexicographical (alphabetical) order, one per line.

有序集以字母表顺序打印,每行一个。

endothermic [ˌɛndoˈθəmɪk]

【考法】 ADJ (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the absorption of heat 吸热的

【例句】 Is Hell exothermic or endothermic?

地狱是放热还是吸热?

agronomist [əˈgrɔnəmɪst]

【考法】 NOUN An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops. 农学家;农艺师

【例句】 Agronomist William F. Gericke is credited with developing modern hydroponics in 1929.

人们公认农学家威廉·F·格里克在1929年首创现代水培法。 MbPjqdwgI4SoAxrI+zztbk8cH3POtWuoAVEGzMWkR6wKR6OtBiiShpiZO1PX46oo

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