高一上学期词汇解析Unit9 Technology

　　Words and expressions

　　item n. one in a list of things 条款；项目

　　What is an export item? 出口项目是什么？

　　n. piece of news (消息、资讯的)一条

　　There is a wonderful item in the newspaper. 报纸上有一条惊人的资讯。

　　toothpick n. 牙签

　　automobile n.[c] 汽车

　　the automobile industry 汽车工业

　　agreement n.[u] having the same answer or idea 同意；意见一致

　　Im quite in agreement with what he said. 我十分同意他所说的话。

　　n.[c] written promise between people, countries, etc. 协定；协议

　　The agreement was written and signed. 议定书已写好，也签了字。

　　disagreement n.[u] act of disagreeing 意见不一致；分岐

　　There has been serious disagreement between the two political parties over this question.

　　在这问题上这两个政党已有了严重的分岐。

　　disagree vi. say that another persons idea is wrong; say that something is not true 不同意；不一致

　　Im sorry to disagree with you. 很抱歉，我和你意见不同。

　　absolutely adv. 绝对地； 完全地

　　Your answer is absolutely wrong. 你的答案完全错了。

　　depend vi. need someone or something 依靠，依赖

　　All living things depend on (upon) the sun for their growth. 万物生长都依靠太阳。

　　press v. use force on (with) one place (ones hand, finger, etc.) with force; push 压；按

　　You must press this button to start the radio. 你必须按这个按钮才能打开收音机。

　　n. pushing something 按；压

　　Give the doorbell a press. 按一下门铃。

　　teenager n. boy or girl between the age of 13 and 19 (13-19岁的)青少年

　　image n.[c] someone or something that looks exactly like another 肖像；形像

　　He is the very image of his father. 他活像他父亲。

　　The hero died, but his image will be as fresh as ever in our minds.

　　这位英雄虽然逝世了，但他的形像将永远活在我们心中。

　　throughout prep. in every part of; from the start to the end of遍及；贯穿

　　The news spread throughout the school. 消息传遍了全校。

　　function n. special work done by someone or something 功能；作用

　　The function of the heart is to send blood round the body. 心脏的功能就是向全身输送血液。

　　add v. find the total of two or more numbers; plus 加

　　If you add two and five, you have seven. 二加五得七。

　　v. put one thing with another增添

　　The wonderful view added to our pleasure. 美丽的景色增加了我们的乐趣。

　　latest adj. newest; recent最新的；最近的

　　Have you heard the latest news? 你听到最新消息了吗

　　feature n. 特征；特色

　　calendar n. list of the days, weeks, months, etc. of one year 日历

　　A big calendar is hanging on the wall. 墙上挂了一本大月历。

　　remind vt. to cause someone to remember 提醒；使想起

　　You remind me of your brother. 你使我想起你的哥哥。

　　appointment n. 约会；指定

　　make an appointment (with...) (与某人) 约定 [商定] 聚会之日期、时间 [地点]

　　behavior n.[u] 行为；举止

　　obey vt. carry out the orders or instructions of 服从；顺从

　　The part should obey the whole. 局部应该服从全局。

　　dare vt. to be brave enough 敢

　　We must dare to think, speak up and act. 我们必须敢想，敢说，敢干。

　　aux. 敢

　　How dare you say such a thing! 你怎么竟敢说出这样的话来！

　　stay in touch with 与保持联系

　　call for require; demand 需要；需求

　　More work does not necessarily call for more men. 增加工作不一定需要增添人员。

　　case n. what has really happened 情况

　　We have had many such cases. 我遇见过很多这样的情况。

　　n. example of a bad happening or something special 病例；事情

　　There are five cases of food poisoning in the hospital. 这家医院里有五个食物中毒的患者。

　　n. question for a law court to decide 案件

　　When will the case come before the court? 这个案件将在什么时候开庭审讯？

　　in case (of) 万一；假设

　　Call this number in case of emergency. 万一发生意外打这个号码。

　　emergency n. sudden, serious happening when people must give quick help 紧急情况；突然事件

　　Please come now, doctor, this is an emergency!

　　医生，请您现在就来，这是一个紧急情况（即：有病人需要急诊）。

　　whatever pron. everything or anything that无论什么；任何的事物

　　Read whatever you like. 你爱读什么就读什么。

　　adj. of any number or kind; any不管怎样；无论什么样的

　　Whatever requests you make will be granted. 你提的任何请求都会得到许可。

　　dial vt. make a telephone call by turning the dial 拨（电话号码）

　　She dialled the number. 她拨了电话号码。

　　according adv. 按照；依据（与to构成介词）

　　according to in agreement with; on the authority of ...遵照；根据

　　According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow. 据电台广播，明天有雨。

　　unexpected adj. that surprises you, that you do not expect 出乎意外的；突然的；预料不到的

　　The news may be unexpected, nevertheless, it is true.这消息可能有点意外，然而却是真实的。

　　particular adj. one only, and not another 个别的；特定的

　　Why did you choose that particular book? 你为什么偏挑了那一本书呢？

　　adj. special 特殊的；特别的

　　I have nothing particular to do this evening. 今天晚上我没有什么特别的事要做。

　　broadband n. 宽频

　　negative adj. saying to否定的

　　He gave a negative answer. 他做了否定的回答。

　　adj. minus; of or from the cathode 负的；底片上反的

　　negative number 负数 a negative picture 底片

　　adj. not positive 消极的

　　We must turn negative factors into positive ones. 我们要把消极因素转化为积极因素。

　　test-tube [XtestXtjUb] n. 试管 adj. 在试管中发展/成长的

　　clone n. vt. 无性繁殖；克隆

　　revise vt. 修订；校订；修正

　　a revised edition 修订版

　　interview vt. to ask somebody a lot of questions to find out more about them采访

　　会见；面试

　　The professor was interviewed on the radio yesterday. 教授昨天在电台上接受采访。

　　n.[c] meeting when you can talk to someone to find out more about him or her 面谈；会见；面试

　　I have an interview for a new job tomorrow. 我要找新的工作，明天有次面试。

　　resource n. 资源；财力

　　human resources 人力资源 resources of money 财源

　　department n. part of a big company, university, government, shop, etc. 处；部门；系

　　Professor Jenkins is the head of the English Deparment. 詹金斯教授是英语系主任。

　　the Education Department 教育部 department store 百货商店

　　take over ou look after a business, a machine, etc. when another person stops 接手；接管

　　Alan took over the farm when his father died. 艾伦在父亲去世后接管了农场。

　　electricity n.[u] power that comes through wires and can make heat and light and move things 电；电学

　　The coal can be used to produce electricity. 煤可用来发电。

　　break down go wrong and stop working 出毛病；不运转

　　The machine broke down. 机器坏了。

　　stop; pause 中断

　　The conversation broke down at this point. 这时候谈话中断了。

　　planet n. thing in the sky that moves round a star such as the sun 行星

　　As far as we know, the earth is the only planet with life on it.

　　就我们所知，地球是唯一的有生命的行星。

　　wonder n.[c] marvelous and surprising happening奇迹；奇观；奇事

　　What are the seven wonders of the world? 世界上有哪七大奇迹？

　　n.[u] feeling that you have when you see, hear or meet something strange, beautiful, etc.惊异；惊奇；惊叹

　　The children looked up in wonder at the big elephant. 孩子们惊异地抬头看那只大象。

　　defeat vt. win a victory over, overcome战胜；击败

　　We can defeat Class Two in the friendly match. 在友谊比赛中，我们能战胜二班。

　　n. losing a game, fight, war, etc.失败；战败；挫折

　　Victories or defeats are ordinary things to a general. 胜败乃兵家常事。

　　force n.[u] power 力量；暴力

　　The window was stuck, but father got it open by force. 窗户关得很死，爸爸用力才把它推开。

　　v. to use force to do something强迫；逼

　　Two noblemen forced him onto their carriage. 两个贵族把他强行推进马车。

　　peaceful adj. with no fighting和平的；平静的

　　the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence 和平共处五项原则

　　adj. quiet安静的

　　The country is very peaceful. 乡村很安静。

　　succeed v. gain ones purpose or reach an aim成功；做到

　　The climbers succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. 爬山的人成功地到达了山顶。

　　skip v. to pass from point to point, omitting or disregarding what intervenes 略过

　　Lets skip over this page and come to page 55. 咱们跳过这一页，看第五十五页。

　　clue n. thing, or piece of information, that helps to find the answer to a problem, a crime, etc. 线索；提示

　　The police looked for clues. 警察寻找线索。