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Unit5单词讲义
billion
词性:名词
中文意思:十亿
英文释义:a number equal to 1,000,000,000
词源:来自法语的"billion",源自拉丁语的"mille milliones",意为“一千万个”。
例句:The company's revenue has increased by a billion dollars this year.
固定搭配:billionaire(亿万富翁)
近义词:ten billion(千亿)
native
词性:形容词
中文意思:本土的,本国的
英文释义:belonging naturally to a particular place or country
词源:来自拉丁语的"nativus",意为“出生的”或“本地的”。
例句:She is a native of New York City.
固定搭配:native speaker(母语使用者)
近义词:indigenous(土著的)
attitude
词性:名词
中文意思:态度,看法
英文释义:a person's opinion or way of behaving towards someone or something
词源:来自中古英语的"atitudine",源自拉丁语的"attitudo",意为“方向”或“姿势”。
例句:His attitude towards the project was very positive.
固定搭配:attitude adjustment(态度调整)
近义词:opinion(观点)
reference
词性:名词
中文意思:参考,引用
英文释义:an act of mentioning someone or something as an example or for comparison
词源:来自拉丁语的"referre",意为“回到”或“提及”。
例句:Please make reference to the attached file for more information.
固定搭配:reference book(参考书)
近义词:citation(引用)
refer
词性:动词
中文意思:提到,涉及,参考
英文释义:to talk about someone or something in order to give more information about them
词源:来自拉丁语的"referre",意为“回到”或“提及”。
例句:I will refer you to our customer service department.
固定搭配:refer to(参考,涉及)
近义词:mention(提到)
system
词性:名词
中文意思:系统,体系
英文释义:a set of things that are connected or work together in a particular way
词源:来自拉丁语的systema,意为“组织,安排”
例句:The new computer system is much faster than the old one.
固定搭配:social system(社会制度),educational system(教育体系)
近义词:framework, structure, organization
despite
词性:介词
中文意思:尽管,不管
英文释义:in spite of; without being affected by something
词源:来自古英语的despite,意为“反对,抵抗”
例句:Despite the rain, we went for a walk.
固定搭配:despite the fact that(尽管,虽然)
近义词:although, even though, notwithstanding
ups and downs
词性:名词短语
中文意思:起伏,高低,兴衰
英文释义:the good and bad times in someone's life or career
词源:up和down分别表示“向上”和“向下”,组合在一起表示“起伏”
例句:Life has its ups and downs.
固定搭配:go through ups and downs(经历起伏)
近义词:vicissitudes, fluctuations, ebb and flow
factor
词性:名词
中文意思:因素,要素
英文释义:something that affects or contributes to a situation o