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Lesson_37

activate vt.使活動起來, 使開始起作用
The cardiac pacemaker is used to activate the heartbeat ;心臟起博器是用來激活 心臟跳動的,
when the patient is suffering from a serious shock. ;在病人嚴重休克時.

adjacent a.臨近的,毗連的
Guangdong Province is adjacent to Hunan Province. ;廣東省與湖南省交界.

automation n.自動化(技術), 自動操作
Automation means the methods and machines that make industry mo- re and more automatic, ;自動化指的是使工業(yè)生 產日益自動化的方法或 機器,
esp. by means of electronic controls. ;尤指通過電子控制.

batch n.一批,一組,一群; 一批生產量
Every year migratory birds fly to Kunming in batches to survive the winter. ;每年有成批的候鳥飛到 昆明來越冬.

casualty n.傷亡人員,死傷者; 受害者
In Iran-Iraq war,both sides incurred heavy casualties. ;在兩伊戰(zhàn)爭中,雙方均 遭受慘重傷亡.

catastrophe n.大災難,災禍
The Tangshan earthquake in 1975 was a catastrophe. ;1975 年的唐山大地震 是一場災難.

cavity n.洞,穴,齲洞
There is a cavity in one of my teeth;it makes me terribly painful. ;我有顆牙齒上有個洞, 疼死我了.

census n.人口普查,統(tǒng)計
In March 2001 the Chinese government announced the result of the fifth census. ;2001 年3月中國政府公 布了第五次人口普查的 結果.

coverage n.覆蓋范圍;新聞報道
CCTV has an overall coverage of 90% of the mainland area ;中央電視臺已覆蓋大陸 90%
by means of satellite telecommunication. ;通過通訊衛(wèi)星.

deficiency n.缺乏,不足; 缺點,缺陷
In spite of mental deficiency,Zhouzhou can conduct a large orchestra. ;盡管弱智,但洲洲卻能夠 指揮大型管弦樂隊.
It's really a miracle. ;這真是個奇跡.

deficit n.赤字,虧空,虧損
The financial deficit of the USA is now even more serious than Japan. ;美國現(xiàn)在的政府赤字比 日本要嚴重得多.

eccentric a.古怪的,怪僻的;離心的 n.古怪的人,怪僻的人
I'm afraid I cannot learn to speak Italian ;我想我一輩子也學 不會意大利語,
because I cannot pronounce the eccentri -c trill sound no matter how hard I try. ;因為我怎么也發(fā)不出那古 怪的顫音,
Mars,Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits. ;火星、金星及其他行星沿 不正圓的軌道運行.

eclipse v.(月,日)食,遮掩 (天體的)光;使失色 n.(月,日)食;(地位,名 譽的)消失,黯然失色
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the moon. ;當月球從地球和太陽之間 穿過時就會發(fā)生日食.
Many actors go into eclipse after death. ;許多演員死后聲名衰退.

fascinate vt.強烈地吸引,迷住
The changing vivid colors of the sunset fascinated the eye. ;日落時變化多端的色彩使 人看得入迷.
It is a universal social problem ;這已成為一個普遍 的社會問題.
that many teenagers are fascinated with video-games. ;許多青少年沉醉于電子 游戲,

gasp n.喘息,喘氣 vi.喘息,喘氣 vt.喘著氣說出(或發(fā)出)
An asthmatic patient coughs so much that he keeps gasping for breath. ;哮喘病人咳嗽得很厲害, 以至于不停地喘氣.

hail n.冰雹;歡呼,呼喊 vt.以歡呼迎接
In summer hail sometimes falls and damages the crops. ;夏天有時下冰雹,使農作 物受到損害.
The crowd hailed the actress with joy. ;人群高興地向那位女演 員歡呼.

ideology n.思想(體系), 思想意識
As modern university students,we should be opposed to the feudal ideology. ;作為當代大學生,我們應 該反對封建思想.

kit vt.裝備 n.成套工具(或用品); 成套元件
A fighter plane carries a kit of lifesaving appliance ;殲擊機飛行員帶有整套 的救生設備.
when he bails out the fighter plane. ;殲擊機飛行員跳傘時

latent a.潛在的,不易察覺的
The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are prov- ided for as they arise ;最有希望的發(fā)明當它們問 世時就帶著潛在的邪惡.

magnitude n.重要性,重大;巨大, 廣大;大小,最值
It is an affair of the first magnitude for government of various levels ;是各級政府的頭等大事
to strictly carry out the policy of family planning. ;嚴格執(zhí)行計劃生育政策.
The magnitude of traffic flow of Guangzhou is greatly increasing these years ;廣州的車流量這幾年猛增

obscene a.淫穢的,下流的; 可惡的,可憎的
The editors of the film,Women in Pavilion ;電影《庭院里的女人》的 編劇
cut several scenes containing obscene language. ;刪除了幾個含有淫穢 語言的場景.

peel vt.剝皮,剝殼; vi.剝落,脫皮; n.(水果等)皮,外皮
It is said that the apple peel contains a lot of vitamins. ;據(jù)說蘋果皮富含維生素.
Some people like to peel the apple before eating ;有的人吃蘋果喜歡剝皮.
for fearing the harm of the farm chemical and antiseptic to their health. ;有的人擔心農藥和 防腐劑對身體有害,

pendulum n.鐘擺; 搖擺不定的事態(tài) 或局面.
The pendulum of the Big Ben above the British Parliament House ;英國國會大廈上的大本鐘 的鐘擺
has to be cleaned every year. ;得每年清洗.

qualify v.(使)勝任, (使)具有資格, (使)合格
Youngsters are qualified to vote when they are 18 years old. ;年輕人18歲時就有資格 投票.
Do you qualify for the vote? ;你有投票資格嗎?

rating n.等級,評定結果; 收視率,收聽率
The critic's rating of the film A Beautiful Mind is high. ;評論家們對電影《美麗 心靈》的評價很高.

recipient a.接受者,收聽者
The postman spent almost a whole day looking for the recipi -ent of the letter, ;郵遞員幾乎花了整整一天 時間尋找該信的收信人,
but up till now he has not found him yet. ;但到現(xiàn)在還沒有找到他.

saturate vt.使浸透,濕透; 使充滿,使飽和
It is estimated that TV sets and fridges have been saturated in the China market. ;據(jù)估計中國市場上的電 視機和冰箱已經飽和.

scent n.香味,氣味;蹤跡;香水 vt.嗅到,察覺
Scents of lavender and rosemary can relieve tension. ;熏衣草和迷迭香的香味 可以減緩精神緊張.

segregate vt.使隔離,使分開
Some societies still segregate men and women. ;有的社會仍然將男女 隔離.

suite n.(旅館的)套間; 一套家具
The former American president Ronald Reagan ;美國前總統(tǒng)里根
stayed in the president suite of the Guangzhou White Swan Hotel for 2 nights ;曾在廣州白天鵝賓館的 總統(tǒng)套間里住過兩個晚 上
when he visited China. ;訪問中國期間.

terrain n.地形,地勢
Nearly 90% of the area of Guizhou Province is mountain terrain. ;貴州省近90%的地區(qū)是山 行地形.

undermine vt.暗中破壞,削弱; 侵蝕…的基礎
Smoking and overdrinking undermines our health. ;抽煙和過度喝酒有損 健康.

vegetation n.植物,草木
Much of the northweatern vegetation has been damaged by overgrazing ;西北地區(qū)大多數(shù)天然植被 已被過度放牧破壞.