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Book 3
Unit 4 Space Exploration
Words and Expressions
1. procedure n. 程序;步骤;手续
[1] the procedure for (doing) sth. (做) 某事的程序/步骤/手续
[2] maintenance procedure 维修程序
Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.
警方坚持认为迈克尔没有按正确的程序申请签证。
2. mental adj. 精神的;思想的;智力的
[1] mentally adv. 精神上;智力上;思想上
[2] mental health 心理健康
[3] mental state 心理状态
[4] physical and mental health 身心健康
She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion.
她当时已经是精疲力竭。
3. intelligent adj. 有智慧的;聪明的;有智力的
[1] intelligence n. 智力;智慧
[2] unintelligent adj. 愚笨的;迟钝的
(2021·新高考全国I卷阅读) Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
情商高并不一定使一个人成为有道德的人。
4. gravity n. 重力;引力;严重性;严肃;庄严
I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation.
我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。
They were asked to hehave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。
5. determine v. 查明;确定;决定
[1] determined adj. 有决心的;意志坚定的
[2] determination n. 决心;决定
[3] determine on/upon (doing) sth. 决定(做)某事
[4] determine to do sth. 决定做某事 (表示动作)
[5] be determined to do sth. 决定做某事 (表示状态)
(2021·全国甲卷阅读) …social factors like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius.
……社会因素,比如性别、种族和阶级,并不能决定天才的外表。
6. launch vt. & n. 发射;发起;上市
[1] launch a satellite 发射卫星
[2] launch a project 启动项目
[3] launch a campaign 发起运动
The new model will be launched in July.
新型号产品将在七月推出。
7. leap n. 跳跃;剧增;剧变 v. 跳跃;跳过 (leapt; leaped)
[1] look before you leap 三思而后行
[2] jump/leap to the conclusion that… 匆忙下结论……
[3] leap to one’s feet 立刻站起来
[4] leap at sth = jump at sth. 赶紧抓住,急不可待地接受 (机会)
The result has been a giant leap in producitivity.
其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。
8. transmit v. 传输;发送
[1] transmission n. 传输;节目播送
[2] transmit sth. from… to… 把某物从……传递到……
[3] a live transmission 现场直播
As computer scientists, my colleagues and I have focused on devices that transmit and display information more directly.
作为计算机科学家,我和我的同事们专注于更直接地传送和显示信息的设备。
9. disappointed adj. 失望的;沮丧的
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