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第05单元13 15讲义
第05单元13 15讲义
第05单元13 15讲义
an annual meeting/event/report / /
1 Solar power is the conversion of the sun's energy into heat and electricity.
2 He used to be very right-wing, but he's undergone something of a conversion recently.
You can add the fluid to the powder, or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.
1 to avert a crisis/conflict/strike / /
2 I averted my eyes while he dressed.
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1447. divert [dai'və:t, di-] vt. di-=dis-
1 Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.
2 The war has diverted attention from the country's economic problems.
A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are).
1 The English version of the novel is due for publication next year.
2 She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
1 It became clear that he wasn't developing like all the other little boys.
2 I had the film developed yesterday.
The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
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2 His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.
3 He wrenched his angle during the game.
4 an adjustable wrench
5 She found leaving home a real wrench.
1 anti-wrinkle creams
2 Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
5142. TV n. television
visual effect
1669. envisage [in'vizidʒ] v. en- +-vis-=face look +-age look in the face of
1 You are welcome to visit our factory and supervise the materials.
2 The children play while two teachers supervise.
The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
Her love for him was evident in all that she did.
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3834. provide [prə'vaid] v. pro- +-vid- +-e
We'll buy everything you produce, provided of course the price is right.
1 The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.
1 an exclusive interview
2 job interview
1 Anna says she feels jealous every time another woman looks at her boyfriend.
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1412. disguise [dis'ɡaiz] n.&v. dis- +guise=-vis-
1 According to (eye) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.
1 Judy has never been very clever, but she tries hard.
2 My mother is very clever with her hands.
a sly smile
1 a shrewd businessman
2 She is a shrewd judge of character.
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1445. diverse [dai'və:s, di-] adj.
5142. TV n. television
1669. envisage [in'vizidʒ] v. en- +-vis-=face look +-age look in the face of
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4258. scenery ['si:nəri] n.
Vocational College
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3838. provoke [prə'vəuk] vt. pro-
1 We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion.
2 poll tax
3 He polled 39% of the vote in the last election. 39%
aerial photography
1 blocked artery
2 the main arteries leading into the city
1 sports/leisure facilities /
2 His facility for languages is astonishing.
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1813. facilitate [fə'siliteit] v.
1 I tried taking tablets for the headache but they didn't have any effect.
2 to effect a cure/change/recovery / /
I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis.
1 She makes a huge profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
productivity bonuses
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2499. infectious [in'fekʃəs] adj.
an infectious disease
1 Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.
Marriage is sacred.
2 user interface
3 The new system interfaces with existing telephone equipment.
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1866. feat [fi:t] n.
a fashionable nightclub/restaurant /
science fiction
1 a faint sound/noise/smell / /
2 On hearing the news, she fell into a dead faint.
3 I nearly fainted in the heat.
Vocational College
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5312. vote [vəut] n. v.
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4217. saint [seint] n. S- St.
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113. affluent ['æfluənt] adj. af-=ad- +flu=flow +
-ent “ ”
affluent nations/neighbourhoods
a flu virus
a fluent speaker/reader /
During the crisis, oil prices fluctuated between $20 and $40 a barrel. 20 40
5 Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.
1 After the flood it took weeks for the water level to go down.
2 The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
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The ship was flying the Spanish flag.
poultry farming
fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒətɪv] n.
-ate
1 a grave digger
2 a grave situation
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2 The document was excerpted from an unidentified file.
The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s. 20 80
1 graphic detail
2 graphic design computer graphics
1 The song has been number one in the charts for six weeks. 6
2 We need a graph on which we can chart our progress.
The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
1 a news programme
2 a training programme for new staff
3 a computer program
4 She programmed the computer to calculate the rate of exchange in twelve currencies. 12
Sources of information are found in the bibliography at the end of this article.
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3 Chinese characters
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2825. liquid ['likwid] n. adj.
fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒətɪv] n.
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482. bibliography [,bibli'ɔɡrəfi] n. biblio- +graphy
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