Unit 3

□ emission

□ pessimist

□ revenue

□ logger

□ propagate

□ reinforcement

□ tendon

□ reject

□ interchange

□ cynical

□ passersby

□ mademoiselle

emission [ɪ'mɪʃən]

【考法】 N-VAR An emission of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere. 散发；释放；放射

【例句】The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilised at their present level.

二氧化碳等气体的排放应该稳定在当前水平。

pessimist ['pesɪmɪst]

【考法】 N-COUNT A pessimist is someone who thinks that bad things are going to happen. 悲观主义者；悲观论者

【例句】I’m a natural pessimist; I usually expect the worst.

我是天生的悲观主义者。我总是做最坏的打算。

revenue ['rɛvənu]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Revenue is money that a company, organization, or government receives from people. （公司、组织的）收入，收益；（政府的）财政收入，税收

【例句】.a boom year at the cinema, with record advertising revenue and the highest ticket sales since 1980.

电影院非常景气的一年，创下1980年以来广告及票房收入新高

logger ['lɑɡə]

【考法】 N-COUNT A logger is a man whose job is to cut down trees. 伐木工

【例句】An injured logger often can’t be treat in time.

受伤的伐木者经常得不到及时治疗。

propagate ['prɑpəgeɪt]

【考法】 VERB If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. 繁殖，培植（植物）

【例句】The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings.

栽培葡萄最简便的方法就是硬条扦插。

reinforcement [ˌriːɪn'fɔːsmənt]

【考法】 N-VAR The reinforcement of something is the process of making it stronger. 增强；加强；加固

【例句】I am sure that this meeting will contribute to the reinforcement of peace and security all over the world.

我相信这次会议将会促进世界范围内的和平与安全。

tendon ['tɛndən]

【考法】 N-COUNT A tendon is a strong cord in a person’s or animal’s body which joins a muscle to a bone. （连结肌肉和骨骼的）腱，肌腱

【例句】In fact, some may put you at a higher risk of developing a muscle, tendon, or ligament problem.

事实上，其中一些爱好会使你的肌肉、腱或韧带产生问题的风险更加大。

reject [rɪ'dʒɛkt]

【考法】 VERB If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it. 拒绝考虑；不接受；不同意

【例句】The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway.

预计英国政府不会考虑为修建一条新的高速铁路提供国家补贴的设想。

interchange ['ɪntətʃeɪndʒ]

【考法】 N-VAR If there is an interchange of ideas or information among a group of people, each person talks about his or her ideas or gives information to the others. （思想、信息等的）交换，交流

【例句】What made the meeting exciting was the interchange of ideas from different disciplines.

会议上令人兴奋的是来自不同学科的思想交流。

cynical ['sɪnɪkəl]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. 认为世人皆自私的；愤世嫉俗的

【例句】.his cynical view of the world.

他那愤世嫉俗的世界观

passerby ['pæsəz'bɑɪ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A passerby is a person who is walking past someone or something. 过路人；经过者

【例句】A passerby described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded.

一位过路人描述了汽车炸弹爆炸后他看到的情形。

mademoiselle [ˌmædmwə'zɛl]

【考法】 N-COUNT a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss 年轻未婚的法国小姐或妇女

【例句】I’ve the honour to inform mademoiselle that lunch is upon the table.

启禀小姐，午餐已经准备好。 v9Z2sYdRxbTnSDH7K8QfpDTZCINCxqcpuM/Mjky9UVJDtERNkW9hucOH4enDMNd8