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XB2 Unit 1
Science and scientists
New words
severe adj.极为恶劣的
severely=seriously adv.极为严重地
区分:sincerely adv.真诚地
frustrated adj.懊恼的,沮丧的,失望的
frustrating adj. 令人懊恼的,令人沮丧的
frustration n.. 懊恼,沮丧;受阻
once and for all 最终地
=thoroughly/eventually/finally/ultimately/at last
thorough adj.彻底的/ˈθʌrə/
through adv.通过/θruː/
though conj.尽管/ðəʊ/=although
contradictory adj.相互矛盾的
contradict vt.反驳;发生矛盾
contradiction n.矛盾
be contradictory to与......相矛盾
subscribe to=agree with=approve of同意;赞同
proof n.证据 proofs 复数
prove v.证明
prove 1.(表象)系动词 S+V+P 主语是物,表语一般表示某事结果的好与坏(adj./n./to be)
It proves/seems/appears that它证明/似乎/看来
2.实义动词 S+V+O 主语是人
multiple adj.多个的,多种多样的;(diverse)
multiply v.大大增加,倍增;乘,乘以;繁殖
multiple choice(试题)单项选择的
加减乘除add, subtract, multiply and divide
suspect vt.&vi.怀疑 n.犯罪嫌疑人
suspect sb of doing sth 怀疑某人做......
suspect sb of sth就某事怀疑某人
be suspected of sth被怀疑有......罪名
blame vt.责怪 n.责备
A blame B for sth A因......责怪B
B is to blame for sth B因某事被责备
blame主动表被动,但在非谓语动词中的被动是blamed.
on many unforced errors, he lost the tennis game. (blame)
As far as I can judge, all of them are ___________.
Blamed
to blame
handle n.把手,柄 vt.处理;操纵
=deal with/tackle
intervention n.介入;干涉
intervene v.干预;干扰
link n.联系(links pl.) vt.相关联
link A and B=connect A and B连接a和b
A is linked/connected to B(被动)
raw 生的 ripe 熟的、cooked煮熟的
pure adj.干净的 pure water 纯净水
pure love纯爱:指纯粹、无私、无杂质的爱情,不受任何条件、目的或利益的影响。
substantial adj.大量的(vast),重大的,实质的 n.本质
substantially adv. 大量地,可观地;大体上,基本上;很坚固地
decrease n.减少,降低 v.减少
increase v.增多
decrease to 减少到 decrease by减少了
on the decrease在减少中
decreasingly adv.减少地
thanks to=due to=because of 因为,由于
Thanks to your help, we finished the project on time.
transform v.使改观,改变,变换
transformation n.改观,变化
transformed过去式
microscope n.显微镜 telescope 望远镜
thinking n.思想 critical thinking 批判性思维
thought=idea想法
I've just had a thought (= an idea) . 我刚想到一个主意。
solid adj.固体的,坚实的 n.固体
liquid 液体;液体的 gas 气;汽油
cast 投射 He cast a smile on me.
concrete n. 混凝土 adj.具体的(abstract抽