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Unit2
A life’s work
lens
n.[C] 镜头;镜片
pose
vi. (为画像 、摄影)摆好姿势,佯装
n. 姿势,姿态
lenses
After the graduation ceremony we all posed for a photograph.
The task poses no special problems.
pose a threat/challenge/danger/risk to...
对...构成威胁/挑战/危险/风险
vt. 造成(威胁,问题等)
grocery 食品杂货店
grocery store 超级市场
grocer(食品杂货商)+y(n.后缀)
He bought a box of groceries.
食品杂货
fascination n. 着迷,迷恋
fascinating adj. 极有吸引力的,迷人的
fascinated adj. 着迷的,被深深吸引的
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fashion
n. [U][C] 流行,时尚,时尚业
in/out of fashion 流行/过时
follow/keep pace with the fashion 赶时髦
a fashion show/designer
in (a) ... fashion 以...的方式
fashionable 流行的,时髦的
old-fashioned 老式的,过时的,(人)守旧的
uncomplicated adj. 不复杂的,单纯的
complicated
complex
intricate
faraway adj. 遥远的
distant
far
remote
celebrity n. [C]名人,明星
As a man of soil, Yuan Longping cares little for celebrity or money.
[U] 名望,名誉(fame)
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craft n. 技能,手艺,工艺
craftsman n.工匠,手艺人
craftsmanship n. 手艺,工艺,技艺
aircraft/spacecraft 飞机/宇宙飞船
anthropologist n. 人类学家
anthropology 人类学
trial n. 试验
by/through trial and error 反复试验,不断摸索
a trial period 试用期
on trial 在试用中;在受审
The clerk was employed on trial.
He’s on trial for theft.
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atomic adj. 原子的,原子能的
atom(原子)+ic(adj.后缀)
atomic bombs 原子弹
back down=back off 退让,认输,让步
The press have agreed to back off and leave the couple alone.
the cutting edge (of sth)
( 某事物发展的)尖端,最前沿
cutting adj. 锋利的,锐利的
edge n. 边线,边沿
think outside the box 不拘一格地思考,跳出框框思考
break new ground 开拓创新,有新发现
Together, they thought outside the box and broke new ground, leading to the breakthrough of the hydrogen bomb.
hydrogen n.[U] 氢气
propulsion n. 推进力,推进
jet/wind/steam propulsion 喷气/风力/蒸汽推进
propulsive adj. 起推动作用的
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acclaim n. 表扬,赞扬
vt. 公开赞誉,给予高度评价
shun vt.(故意)躲开,避开
shunned-shunned-shunning
dodge
She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
The girl dodged behind a tree to hide from the other children.
spotlight n. 聚光灯;媒体的关注
spot(点)+light
Unemployment is once again in the spotlight.
harsh adj. 艰难的,严峻的,恶劣的
prosperous adj. 繁荣的,兴旺的
prosper(v. 繁荣,兴旺,成功)+ous(adj.后缀)
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