Unit 9

□ fowl

□ inconceivable

□ rent

□ phylogenetics

□ scrutinize

□ diplomacy

□ effectually

□ sect

□ constitution

□ gradient

□ vain

□ tremor

fowl [faʊl]

【考法】 N-COUNT A fowl is a bird, especially one that can be eaten as food, such as a duck or a chicken. 鸟；（尤指）家禽

【例句】Carve the fowl into 8 pieces.

把这只家禽切成8块。

inconceivable [ˌɪnkən'sivəbəl]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you describe something as inconceivable, you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true. 不能想象的；不可思议的

【例句】It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker.

真想不到托比竟会是袭击我的人。

rent [rɛnt]

【考法】 N-VAR Rent is the amount of money that you pay regularly to use a house, flat, or piece of land. 租金；租用费

【例句】She worked to pay the rent while I went to college.

在我读大学期间，她打工挣钱来付租金。

phylogenetics [ˌfaɪlodʒə'nɛtɪks]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT relating to the evolution of a species or group of organisms 种系遗传学

【例句】The application of mitochondrial gene and mitochondrial genome in analysis of phylogenetics in recent studies are summarized here.

文中探讨了线粒体基因和基因组在系统发生学应用中的研究进展。

scrutinize ['skrutənaɪz]

【考法】 VERB If you scrutinize something, you examine it very carefully, often to find out some information from it or about it. 详细检查；仔细察看

【例句】Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.

她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。

diplomacy [dɪ'ploʊməsi]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Diplomacy is the activity or profession of managing relations between the governments of different countries. 外交

【例句】Today’s Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.

今天的安理会决议将是美国外交取得的一个重大成功。

effectually [ɪ'fɛktjʊəli]

【考法】 ADV with the intended effect; thoroughly 有效地；全面地

【例句】He has extinguished my love effectually, and so I'm at my ease.

他很有效地熄灭了我的爱情，所以我很安心。

sect [sɛkt]

【考法】 N-COUNT A sect is a group of people that has separated from a larger group and has a particular set of religious or political beliefs. 派别；宗派；教派；党派

【例句】The sect, which broke from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints more than a century ago, believes polygamy brings glorification in heaven.

这个教派，原本是一个多世纪以前从摩门教末世圣徒教会分离出来的，相信一夫多妻制可以升上天堂。

constitution [ˌkɑnstə'tuʃn]

【考法】 N-COUNT The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states people’s rights and duties. （一国的）宪法；（组织的）章程

【例句】The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.

国王被迫采用了削弱其权力的新宪法。

gradient ['ɡrediənt]

【考法】 N-COUNT A gradient is a slope, or the degree to which the ground slopes. 斜坡；坡度；倾斜度

【例句】.a gradient of 1 in 3.

1比3的倾斜度

vain [ven]

【考法1】PHRASE If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. 徒劳；白费力气

【例句1】He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.

他在门口停住，徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。

【考法2】ADJ A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. 徒劳的；无效的；自负的

【例句2】She’s just a vain, foolish woman.

她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。

tremor ['trɛmə]

【考法1】N-COUNT A tremor is a shaking of your body or voice that you cannot control. （身体或声音不由自主的）震颤，颤抖

【例句1】He felt a tremor in his arms.

他感到胳膊不由自主地颤动。

【考法2】N-COUNT If an event causes a tremor in a group or organization, it threatens to make the group or organization less strong or stable. 波动；风波

【例句2】News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community.

将会裁员160人的消息在该团体中引起了一阵骚动。 nOC2qAgZXqKbAKUMiDCASKPBLD7MeBEHI2oE7QzZGQhcRi4GtM33sppQW4mur0Aj