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Unit 9: Technology in America

 
   

Words & Expressions

magnetism

n.

磁性

mechanical reaper

 

机械收割机

mimic

v.

摹仿,酷似

motion picture

 

电影

mousetrap

n.

鼠夹

mundane

adj.

世俗的,平凡的

naval torpedo

 

海军用鱼雷

nuclear reactor

 

核反应器

nuclear waste disposal

 

核废料处理

ostensibly

adv.

表面上

parallel

adj.

并列的,并联电路

predominately

adv.

主要地

property

n.

特性

province

n.

职权,领域

pulse

n.

脉动

quiz

n.

测验,有奖问答

radar

n.

雷达

railroad tracks

 

铁轨

render

v.

使得,使变为

replicate

v.

重复,复制

rifle

n.

长枪,步枪

rocketry

n.

火箭技术

satirize

v.

讽刺

segment

n.

部分

series' circuit

 

串联电路

sewing machine

 

缝纫机

shell

adj.

炮弹

short-lived

adj.

短命的

shovel

v.

shred

v.

切碎

slaughtering

n.

屠杀,屠宰

soap opera

 

肥皂剧

solitary

adj.

独自的

sow

v.

播种

spawn

v.

产卵,引起

startle

v.

使……惊奇

stratosphere

n.

平流层

switchboard

n.

交换台

take advantage of

 

利用

tame

v.

驯服

tender

n.

看管者

texture

n.

质感,实质

thermal pollution

 

热污染

ties

n.

铁轨枕木

tinkerer

n.

修理工

transistor

n.

半导体

undercut

v.

……的饭碗, 结束

unprecedented

adj.

空前的

vacuum cleaner

 

真空吸尘器

vacuum tube

 

真空管

virtual

adj.

实质上的

visionary

adj.

富有远见的

visual

adj.

视觉的

with reference to

 

参照,考虑

wizard

n.

巫师,奇才

word processing

 

文字处理

zipper

n.

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