大学英语考试精读:第五册(UNIT8)(2)

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  click
  vt. strike or move with a sight short sound
  evoke
  vt. produce; call up 产生;唤起
  beep
  n.  a sharp, short sound
  chorus
  n.  sth. said or shouted by many people together
  confess
  v.  say that sth. is true; say that one has committed a crime or done sth. wrong 承认;坦白
  fascinate
  vt. attract or interest very strongly 强烈地吸引;迷住
  party
  vt. enjoy oneself, esp. at a party or parties
  overwhelm
  vt. overcome completely; overpower 征服,制服
  cane
  n.  a stick used to help in walking  手杖
  formidable
  a.  difficult to defeat or deal with; frightening 难对付的;可怕的
  engaged
  a.  having agreed to get married 已订婚的
  singularity
  n.  a hypothetical point in space at which an object becomes compressed to infinite density and infinitesimal volume 奇点
  beast
  n.  any (four-footed) animal; a person or thing felt to be hateful or offensive
  nuclear
  a.  of a nucleus, esp. of an atom 核的,原子核的
  crush
  vt. squeeze together violently so as to break
  vi. become crushed
  infinitely
  ad. without limits of any kind; having no end
  dense
  a.  packed closely together; thick
  dimension
  n.  the measurement of the length, width, or height of sth. 尺寸
  dimensionless
  a.
  irresistible
  a.  that cannot be resisted; too great to be withstood
  voluminous
  a.  very large
  compelling
  a.  strongly convincing or persuasive
  thesis
  n.  a long piece of writing on a particular subject, based on original work and written for a higher degree 论文
  amazing
  a.  causing great surprise or wonder, esp. because of quantity or quality
  amaze
  vt.
  mini-
  prefix. very small compared with others of its kind
  terrestrial
  a.  of the planet earth
  proton
  n.  a tiny particle of an atom that has a positive electric charge 质子
  quantum
  n.  the basic unit of radiant energy; the smallest amount of energy capable of existing independently 量子
  accurately
  ad. precisely; exactly
  accurate
  a.
  random
  a.  without plan, purpose, or pattern 任意的,随机的
  uncertain
  a.  not certain; likely to change
  falter
  vi. move or speak in an unsteady way; lose strength or effectiveness; fail
  radiation
  n.  the process of sending out rays of energy, such as heat or light; sth. that is radiated 辐射;放射物
  radiate
  v.
  evaporate
  v.  change from a liquid into a vapor or gas 蒸发
  explode
  vi. burst with a loud noise; blow up
  H-bomb
  n.  a hydrogen bomb
  pilot
  vt. act as a pilot; guide; lead 驾驶(飞行器等);指引;引导
  deviate
  vi. move away from a usual or accepted standard of behavior 偏离
  accompany
  vt. go along with
  discotheque
  n.  (formal for disco) a club where people dance to recorded music 迪斯科舞厅
  festivity
  n.  the act of rejoicing; merriment; gaiety 欢庆(活动)
  spin
  v.  (cause to) turn quickly about an axis
  recant
  vt. say publicly that one no longer holds (a former belief)
  self-contained
  a.  complete in itself; independent
  creator
  n.  a person who creates; (C) God
  PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
  light up
  make or become bright, cheerful, etc.
  rob of
  take the property of, esp. using violence; prevent from enjoying
  reign over
  rule as the king or queen
  talk shop
  (inf.) talk about things in one's work or trade
  in sequence
  one following another; in succession
  over the hill
  past one's prime, unable to function as one used to
  put together
  form by combining parts or members; assemble
  come to anything
  end in success / failure
  something / nothing
  distinguish oneself
  behave or perform noticeably well
  (be) engaged to
  having agreed to marry
  to sb's surprise
  in a way that surprises sb.
  break down
  become unusable; fall
  deviate from
  move away from
  PROPER NAMES
  Leon Jaroff
  利昂.贾洛夫
  Cambridge
  剑桥(大学)
  King's Parade
  国王阅兵场
  Stephen William Hawking
  斯蒂芬.威廉.霍金
  Lucasian
  卢卡斯的
  Isaac Newton
  艾萨克.牛顿
  California
  加利福尼亚(州)
  Oxford
  牛津(大学)
  Jane
  简
  Roger Penrose
  罗杰.彭罗斯
  Moscow
  莫斯科
  Chicago
  芝加哥
  James Hartle
  詹姆斯.哈特尔

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