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text3核心词汇
complexity kEm5pleksEtIn [U]复杂性;错综复杂的状态:a problem of great complexity
极复杂的问题
misconception9mIskEn5sepFn n [C]误解;错误想法:It is a popular misconception
that all Scotsmen are mean. 很多人误以为苏格兰人都很小气。
logicality 9lCdVI5kAlEtI n [U]合逻辑;合理
regularity 9regjU5lArEtI n[U]规律性;规则性;经常性:They meet with great regularity.
他们定期会面。
inspectionIn5spekFn n[C/U]审阅;审查:The documents are available for public
inspection.这些文件可随时接受公众的审查。
persistentpE5sIstEnt adj 持续不断的;不间断的:Persistent rain will affect many
areas.连绵阴雨会影响许多地区。
recognition 9rekEg5nIFn n[U]认可;承认;确认:The unions must receive proper
recognition.协会必须得到适当的认可。
quotekwEUtv [T]引用;引述;引证:He’s always quoting verses from the Bible.
他经常引用《圣经》中的章节。
inspireIn5spaIE(r) v[T]赋予某人灵感;启示;启迪:The Lake District scenery inspired
Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
英格兰湖区的美景给了华兹华斯灵感,使他创作出他最伟大的诗篇。idealizedaI5dIElaIzd adj 理想化的;完美的:an idealized
picture of family life 理想化的家庭生活景象
objectiveEb5dVektIv adj 客观的;如实的;无偏见的:He finds it difficult to remain
objective where his son is concerned. 他觉得事关自己的儿子就很难保持客观态度了。
carry out 执行;实施;落实:We’re carrying out a market-research survey.
我们正在进行一项市场研究调查。
ambiguousAm5bIgjUEs adj 含糊不清的;不明确的:The wording of the law is highly
ambiguous. 这项法律的措辞非常含糊。
complicated5kCmplI9keItId adj 复杂的;费解的:a complicated diagram 复杂的图表
context5kCntekst n[C,U]环境;背景;周围情况:The proposals need to be considered in
the context of new European directives. 要联系新的欧洲指令的背景来考虑这些提议。
prior5praIE(r) adj(时间、顺序、重要性)在先的,在前的:He has a prior engagement this
evening.他今晚已有约会在先。
subsequent5sQbsIkwEnt adj 后来的;随后的:Subsequent events proved me wrong.
后来发生的事证明我错了。
misinterpretation9mIsInt\:prI5teIFn n[C,U]误解:comments open to
misinterpretation 易引起误解的评论
self-deception /9selfdI5sepFn/n[U]自欺:Jane remarked on men’s capacity for
self-deception. 简对男人们自欺欺人的习性作了一番评说。
abound/E5baUnd/ v[I]大量存在:Rumors of a further scandal abound.
流言满天飞,说是还有一桩丑闻。
claimkleIm n[C]声称;主张;断言:Some of the early claims that were made were
plainly false. 早期作出的一些断言显然是错的。
protoscience5prEUtEU9saIEns n [U]准科学;原科学
stake /steɪk/ v[T] 立界标(以表明所有权);声明(对某物)拥有所有权:Both sides were staking a claim
to the land. 双方都声明对这块土地拥有所有权。
mining 5maInIN n[U]采矿;矿业 a mining engineer 采矿工程师
collectivekE5lektIv adj 集体完成(或进行)的;集体的:a collective protest 集体抗议
scrutiny 5skru:tInI n[C,U]详细审查;仔细观察:Every aspect of local government was
placed under scrutiny. 地方政府的方方面面都处于详细审查之下。
credibility 9kredE5bIlEtI n[U]可信性;可靠性:The jury had doubts about the
credibility of some of the witnesses.陪审团怀疑一些证人的可信性。
communitykE5mju:nEtI n [C](由同宗教、同种族、同职业或其他具有共同特征的人组成的)团体;界:the scientific
community 科学界
credit 5kredIt n[U]称赞;赏识;表扬:He got all the credit for the discovery.
这一发现全都归功于他了。
reviewer rI5vju:E(r) n [C]复查者;审核人:a rent reviewer 租金审核人
publication 9pQblI5keIFn n[U]出版;发表:It was clear, even before publication,
that the book would be a success. 该书将驰誉天下,这一点甚至在出版发行以前就已十分清楚。
accompanyingE5kQmpEnIIN adj 伴随的;陪伴的;和…一起发生的:Front-page stories broke the
news of the princess leaving, and accompanying photographs showed her getting on
the plane.报纸头版爆出公主离开的消息,同时配有她登机而去的照片。
interaction9IntEr5AkFn n[U]相互影响;相互作用:ongoing interaction between the two
languages 两种语言间持续的相互作用
confrontation9kCnfrQn5teIFn n[C,U]对抗;不和:a confrontation between the
Government and the unions 政府与工会之间的对抗
competingkEm5pi:tIN adj(论据、主张、理论等)相互冲突的:We have to choose between the
competing priorities of industry, health, and education.
我们不得不在工业、医疗保健和教育这些相互冲突的领域之间作出孰先孰后的选择。
paradox5pArEdCks n [C]自相矛盾的说法
prevailingprI5veIlIN adj 现存的;存在的:The prevailing market conditions are not
favorable to small investors. 现有的市场条件不利于小投资者们。
duplication 9dju:plI5keIFn n [U]复制;重复:We must avoid wasteful duplication
of effort. 我们必须避免无谓的重复劳动。
confirmation 9kCnfE5meIFn n[U]证实;证明:The claims have received independent
confirmation from a team of experts. 这些声明已经从一组专家那儿得到单独的证明。
convincingkEn5vInsIN adj 令人信服的:He will demand convincing evidence before
he adopts a new theory. 他接受新的理论之前会要求提供有说服力的证据。
modification9mCdIfI5keIFn n[U]修改;更改:The design of the spacecraft is
undergoing extensive modification. 航天器的设计正大加修改。
refutation9refju:5teIFn n[U]驳斥;反驳:He prepared a complete refutation of
the Republicans’ most serious charges. 他准备全面反驳共和党人对他最严重的指控。
provoke prE5vEUk v[T]激起;引起:provoke a fight 挑起一场战斗
physiologist 9fIzI5ClEdVIst n[C]生理学家;生理学研究者
novel 5nCvl adj 新奇的;新颖的;新的:a novel idea, fashion, design, experience
新的观念、 风尚、 设计、 经验
appreciateE5pri:FIeIt v [T]认识到…的全部价值;重视:Many of the junior staff feel
they are not properly appreciated.许多初级员工认为他们没有得到应有的重视。
correspond to 相当于……,符合……:The American Congress corresponds to the British
Parliament. 美国的国会相当于英国的议会。
philosopherfI5lCsEfE(r) n[C] 哲学家;思想家:the Greek philosophers 希腊哲学家
revise rI5vaIzv[T] 更正;修改;修正:These figures have now been revised.
已经对这些数字进行了修改。
conceptionkEn5sepFn n[U]观点;想法;看法;认识:our conception of how language
relates to reality 我们对于语言如何与现实发生联系的认识
text4核心词汇
enlarge/In5lB:dV/ v [T](使)扩大:I want to enlarge the lawn. 我想把草坪扩大。
prudent /5pru:dnt/ adj谨慎的:a prudent money manager 谨慎的理财经理
secure/sI5kjʊə(r) / v [T]获得:secure a job找到一份工作
augment/R:g5ment/ v [T] 增大, 增加:Continuing rains augmented the flood waters.
持续的雨水加大了洪水水量。
excessively /ek'sesIvli/ adv 过多地, 过分地: I don’t drink excessively.我不酗酒。
barrier /5bAriE/ n [C] 障碍,阻碍:Shyness is one of the biggest barriers to
making friends.害羞是交友的最大障碍之一。
dominant /5dCmInEnt/ adj 占支配地位的:She’s the dominant child in the group.
她是这一群孩子中的孩子头。
disapproval /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvl/ n [U] 反对,不赞成:public disapproval公众的反对
indifference /In5dIfrEns/ n [U]漠不关心:He treated my request with
indifference. 他对我的请求置若罔闻。
trade unionist 工会主义者;工会会员:a former trade unionist前工会会员
civil servant (政府中的)公务员:civil servant system国家公务员制度
prime /praIm/n [U] 全盛时期,盛年:When is a man in his prime? 一个人的盛年在什么时候?
public sector 公共部门
private sector 私有部门
unionize /5ju:njEnaIz/v [T] (使)加入工会:launch a campaign to unionize
workers发起一场运动使工人们都加入工会
thrive /θraIv/ v [I] 繁荣,蓬勃发展:A business cannot thrive without investment.
企业缺少了投资就不会蓬勃发展。
shut (sth) down(使工厂等)停工,歇业,关闭:They’ve shut down their factory.
他们把工厂关闭了。
consequence /5kCnsɪkwEns/n [C] 结果,后果:Hundreds of people lost their jobs as
a direct consequence of the merger. 这次合并直接导致数百人失去工作。
dominate /5dCmɪneɪt/ v [T] 在……中占主要地位,处于支配地位:The company dominates the
market for operating system software. 该公司在操作系统软件市场上占支配地位。
left-of-centre /5leftEv5sentE/adj 偏左翼的,偏左派的:His political views are known
to be left-of-centre. 人们知道他的政治观点属于偏左派。
tie /taɪ/n [C] 联系,关系:We have close economic ties with our neighbours.
我们和邻国有着紧密的经济联系。
associate with 与……联系在一起;和……来往:I don’t like the people you associate with.
我不喜欢你交往的那些人。
owe (sth) to (sb/sth) 将……归功于……:He owes his success more to luck than to
ability. 他认为他的成功主要靠的是运气,而不是自身的能力。
fearsome /5fIEsEm/ adj 吓人的,可怕的:a fearsome reputation令人生畏的名声
budget /5bQdVɪt/n [C] 预算:administrative budget行政预算
patrol /pE5trEʊl/ v [T] 巡查;巡逻:Police patrol the streets at night.
警察晚间在街道上巡逻。
该词本意指巡查,在文中引申为监督、检查之意,相当于supervise。
keep an eye on留意;密切注视:Will you keep your eye on my suitcase while I go to
get the tickets?我去买车票时帮我照看一下手提箱好吗?
benefit /5benɪfɪt/n [C] 补助金,津贴:You may be able to claim housing benefit.
你或许可以要求领取住房补助金。
work practice 工作制度
标准工作制度是指在法律规定的一般情况下统一实行的标准长度工作时间。文中的work practices是与下文的holidays相对应的。
backload /5baklEJd/ v [T] 【经】(金融协议)后期费用增加:backloaded rentals后期费用增加的租赁
该词是经济方面的术语,意为to place more charges at the later stages of (a financial
agreement) than at the earlier
stages(后期支付的费用高于前期的费用),在文中是指公共部门工资协议中承诺的薪酬待遇不断被“变相地提高”。
pay deal 工资协议:teacher’s pay deal教师工资协议
modest /5mCdɪst/adj 适度的,适量的:drink modest amounts of alcohol喝适量的酒
add to 增加:A long summer break would also give teachers time for other jobs
to add to their low pay. 长长的暑假也可以给教师干其他工作的时间来增加他们的低收入。
pension /5penFEn/n [C] 养老金:He is now retired and on a pension.
他现在退休了,靠养老金生活。
generous /5dVenErEs/adj慷慨给予的,大量的;丰富的:a generous helping of potatoes
一大份马铃薯
vigorously /5vI^ErEsli/adv 用力地;精力充沛地:shake one's hand vigorously用力握某人的手
egregiously /I5^ri:dVEsli/adv极其严重地,极坏地,令人震惊地:For tea parties, Third
Frontier might seem egregiously expensive. 对于茶党而言,第三前线计划可能耗费过于惊人。
charter school特许学校
经由州政府立法通过,特别允许教师、家长、教育专业团体或其他非营利性机构等私人经营公家负担经费的学校,不受例行性教育行政规定约束。
academy /E5kAdEmi/n [C]专科院校:a police academy警察学校
merit pay绩效工资:He introduced merit pay for public workers and performance
metrics for state agencies. 他引入了公务员绩效工资以及州政府机构的表现衡量标准。
drawn-out /drR:n`aJt/adj 拉长了的,拖延了的:After the long drawn-out years of
waiting, the end of the war was in sight. 经过多年的漫长等待,战争终于结束在望。
variable /5vZErIEbl/ n [C] 变量;可变的事物:Temperature was a variable in the
experiment. 在该实验中温度是一个变量。
get rid of 除掉,摆脱:get rid of unhealthy tax清除不正当的税收
promote /prE5mEʊt/ v [T] 晋升,提升:She worked hard and was soon promoted.
她工作很努力, 很快便获得晋升。
clamp down压制,强制:Police clamped down on a pro-democracy demonstration.
警方压制了一场亲民主主义示威。
rally /5rAli/ v [T] 召集,集合:a series of meetings to rally support for the
union为工会争取支持的一系列会议
hardline /7ha:d5laIn/adj 强硬的,不妥协的:a hardline manifesto立场坚定的宣言
norm /nC:m/ n [C](尤指社会行为)准则,规范:established norm公认的规范
civil service 公务员制度;行政机构:The British Civil Service is supposed to be
non-political. 英国政府的文职部门应该是非政治性的。
stay put(人、物)留在原地不动:Just stay put with the cases, while I go and find a
taxi. 你留在这儿看箱子,我去叫出租车。
reward /ri5wC:d/ v [T] 奖励:He was duly rewarded for his outstanding
contribution to the arts.
他因为在艺术上的杰出成就而获得了应有的奖励。
achiever /E5tFi:vE/ n [C] 获得成功的人:Not enough attention is given to the low
achievers in the class. 班里的落后生没有得到足够的关注。
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