life_beyond_earth_詞匯

1、Words and Expressions:Life beyond earthLife beyond earthP1Qualitatively: P1Qualitatively: 從性質(zhì)上講從性質(zhì)上講P2Notoriously: P2Notoriously: 非常非常P2Replicate: P2Replicate: 復(fù)制復(fù)制P4Tantalizing: P4Tantalizing: arousing desire or expectation for sth. unattainable or mockingly out of reach, intriguing but elusive. 撩人

2、的；誘人的撩人的；誘人的 P4Millennium: P4Millennium: 千周年千周年, 一個(gè)一千年一個(gè)一千年; 千年紀(jì)念千年紀(jì)念, 千周年紀(jì)念千周年紀(jì)念 P4Extraterrestrial: P4Extraterrestrial: adj. of or from outside the earth and its atmosphere. 地地球球 和大氣層外的和大氣層外的; 來(lái)自天外的來(lái)自天外的P4Hubble Space Telescope: P4Hubble Space Telescope: 哈勃太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡哈勃太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡P5Scenario: P5Scenario: imagi

3、ned sequence of future events（對(duì)可能出現(xiàn)情況的）描述、（對(duì)可能出現(xiàn)情況的）描述、推測(cè)推測(cè)P5Galaxy: P5Galaxy: any of the large systems of stars in outer space 星系星系P5Sk(c)eptic: P5Sk(c)eptic: 懷疑者懷疑者P5UCLA: P5UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles.加州大學(xué)洛杉磯分校加州大學(xué)洛杉磯分校 Life beyond earthP6microbe: P6microbe: tiny organism that can

4、 only be seen under a microscope, esp. one that causes disease or fermentation 微生物微生物; （尤指）病菌（尤指）病菌, 酵母菌酵母菌 P6starship: P6starship: 飛船飛船P7plausiblity arguments: P7plausiblity arguments: reasons which appear to be convincing but which may not be true. 似乎可能的似乎可能的，好像有道理的，好像有道理的P7hunch: P7hunch: idea ba

5、sed on intuition or instinct and not on evidence 基於直覺(jué)的基於直覺(jué)的想法想法 P7ideology: P7ideology: ideas that form the basis of an economic or political theory or that are held by a particular group or person 思想（體系）思想（體系）; 思想意識(shí)思想意識(shí)P7 random ought-to-bes: P7 random ought-to-bes: possible things which are chosen

6、 without specific aim. P7carbon atom: P7carbon atom: 碳原子碳原子P7 burrow: P7 burrow: make (sth.) by digging 挖掘成（洞穴等）挖掘成（洞穴等）P8envelop: P8envelop: wrap sth./sb. up; cover or surround sth./sb. completely (in sth.) 包住某事物包住某事物某人某人; 將某事物將某事物某人某人覆蓋覆蓋, 包圍（於某事物中）包圍（於某事物中）: plausible Such talk, however plausible

7、, is actually specious and groundless. 這些話，講起來(lái)好像有道理，實(shí)際上是毫無(wú)根據(jù)、似是而非的空談。 He cast about in his mind for some plausible excuse for not turning up at the meeting. 他心里在算盤(pán)，想找一個(gè)什么說(shuō)得過(guò)去的理由來(lái)解釋他為什么沒(méi)有到會(huì)。hunch I have a hunch that something is going to happen. 不知道為什么，我總感覺(jué)要出什么事似的 Such an uncertainty may prevent you

8、from acting on your hunch. 這個(gè)不明確因素可能阻撓你憑直覺(jué)行動(dòng)。Life beyond earthP8nebula: P8nebula: light or dark patch in the night sky caused by a cluster of very distant stars or a cloud of dust or gas 星云星云 P8 exobiology: P8 exobiology: 外空生物學(xué)外空生物學(xué); 太空生物學(xué)太空生物學(xué) P8astrobiology: P8astrobiology: 天體生物學(xué)天體生物學(xué) P8 bioastron

9、omy: P8 bioastronomy: 生物天文學(xué)生物天文學(xué)P9infuse: P9infuse: P9aswarm: P9aswarm: be aswarm with people 人山人海人山人海P9NASA: P9NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 國(guó)家航空航天局國(guó)家航空航天局; 美國(guó)航空及太空總署美國(guó)航空及太空總署. P9bizzar: P9bizzar: strange in appearance or effect; grotesque; eccentric 奇形怪狀的奇形怪狀的; 古怪的古怪的. P9pore

10、: P9pore: any of the tiny openings in the surface of the skin or of a leaf, through which moisture can pass （皮膚上的）毛孔（皮膚上的）毛孔; （葉子上的）氣孔（葉子上的）氣孔 P9scalding: P9scalding: 滾燙的滾燙的infuse Vt.灌輸，加入（一種特性） new blood 注入新鮮血液 new life into sb./sth.賦予人、物以新的生命 Vt.&vi. 沏（茶），泡（草藥） tea/herbs sb. with courage 鼓起某人的

11、勇氣Life beyond earthP10 invasion: P10 invasion: 在文中指在文中指investigationinvestigationP10 rover: P10 rover: a machine that goes from place to place over an extensive sea.P10canister: P10canister: small (usu. metal) container for holding tea, coffee, etc.（通常為（通常為金屬的）小罐（裝茶葉金屬的）小罐（裝茶葉 咖啡等咖啡等)P10parachute: P

12、10parachute: (cause sb./sth. to) drop by parachute from an aircraft（使某人）（使某人）跳傘跳傘; 用降落傘空投（某物用降落傘空投（某物)P10scrutiny: P10scrutiny: (instance of) careful and thorough examination 仔細(xì)而徹底的檢仔細(xì)而徹底的檢查查 P10Jupiter: P10Jupiter: 木星木星P10 subsurface: P10 subsurface: 表面下的，地下的表面下的，地下的P10conceivably: P10conceivably:

13、想得到地想得到地; 可理解地可理解地, 可相信地可相信地 P10harbor: P10harbor: P10 biosphere: P10 biosphere: 生物圈生物圈harbor 隱匿；窩藏；包庇：harboring criminals is an offense in law. 心懷，懷有：to harbor evil thoughts. He harbors a wish to be a world championship.Life beyond earthP11 yield: P11 yield: P12boosterism: P12boosterism: 積極支持積極支持,熱

14、心擁護(hù)熱心擁護(hù) P13residue: P13residue: what remains after a part or quantity is taken or used剩余物；剩余物；殘余殘余P14epochal: P14epochal: 新紀(jì)元的新紀(jì)元的; 有重大意義的有重大意義的; 劃時(shí)代的劃時(shí)代的 P14settle for: P14settle for: to accept or allow sth., esp. sth. not entirely desirable.滿(mǎn)足于滿(mǎn)足于 e.g. Hell settle for any kind of work.P15abiding:

15、P15abiding: 持續(xù)的持續(xù)的, 持久的持久的; 不變的不變的 P15 hydrogen, nitrogen: P15 hydrogen, nitrogen: H,N. 氫，氮?dú)?，氮P15inextribly: P15inextribly: 逃不掉地逃不掉地; 解不開(kāi)地解不開(kāi)地; 解決不了地解決不了地 P16photosynthesis: P16photosynthesis: process by which green plants convert carbon dioxide and water into food using the energy in sunlight 光合作用光

16、合作用 P16basaltic rock: P16basaltic rock: 玄武巖巖石玄武巖巖石 yield 生出，出產(chǎn)；產(chǎn)生：the apple tree yields plenty of apples. capacity 生產(chǎn)能力 交出，投降：not yield a step.They yield the fortress to the enemy.Life beyond earthP16 deep-sea submersible: P16 deep-sea submersible: 深海潛水器深海潛水器P16hot vent: P16hot vent: 火山口火山口P17slimy:

17、 P17slimy: 粘糊糊的粘糊糊的, 泥濘的泥濘的: a slimy road 泥濘的路泥濘的路P17lurk: P17lurk: be or stay hidden, esp. when waiting to attack 埋伏埋伏; 潛伏潛伏 P17bogus: P17bogus: deceit, fraud 偽造的：偽造的： certificate/government 偽造證件偽造證件/偽政府偽政府P18flying-saucer alien: P18flying-saucer alien: 乘飛碟來(lái)的外星人乘飛碟來(lái)的外星人P18jumpy: P18jumpy: 跳躍的跳躍的, 神

18、經(jīng)質(zhì)的神經(jīng)質(zhì)的, 跳動(dòng)的跳動(dòng)的 P18abduct: P18abduct: take (sb.) away illegally, using force or deception; kidnap 誘拐誘拐; 綁架綁架 P20secular: P20secular: worldly 現(xiàn)世的現(xiàn)世的; 世俗的世俗的 P20extrapolation: P20extrapolation: 推斷推斷 P20concede: P20concede: admit that sth is true, valid, proper, etc 承認(rèn)某事屬實(shí)承認(rèn)某事屬實(shí) 有效有效 合理等合理等 Life beyond

19、 earthP21posit: P21posit: suggest or assume (sth.) as a fact; postulate 斷定或假定（某事物）斷定或假定（某事物）為實(shí)為實(shí); 假設(shè)假設(shè)P21 interstellar travel: P21 interstellar travel: between the stars 星與星間的星與星間的; 星際的星際的. 星際旅行星際旅行P23stock character: P23stock character: 平凡角色平凡角色P23cosmos: P23cosmos: 宇宙宇宙P24 Martian: P24 Martian: 火星

20、人，火星的火星人，火星的 P25tweak: P25tweak: pinch and twist (sth.) sharply 擰擰, 扭（某物）扭（某物）P26artifact: P26artifact: 人工制品人工制品;手工藝品手工藝品;加工品加工品 P26eradicate: P26eradicate: destroy (sth.) completely; put an end to (sth.) 根除根除, 消滅（某事消滅（某事物）物）; 結(jié)束（某事物）結(jié)束（某事物）P26reminiscent of: P26reminiscent of: 使人回想或聯(lián)想起某人使人回想或聯(lián)想起某人某

21、事物某事物P27molecule: P27molecule: 分子分子P27funk: P27funk: (state of) fear or anxiety 恐懼恐懼; 憂(yōu)慮憂(yōu)慮 Life beyond earthP29meteorite: P29meteorite: piece of rock or metal that has reached the earths surface from outer space 隕星隕星; 隕石隕石; 隕鐵隕鐵.P30purport:P30purport:P30reciprocal: P30reciprocal: adj. given and rece

22、ived in return; mutual 互相給與的互相給與的; 互惠的互惠的; 相互相互 的的 P30tarnish:P30tarnish: P31dissenter: P31dissenter: 反對(duì)者反對(duì)者 P33contaminant: P33contaminant: 污染物污染物P35plate tectonics: P35plate tectonics: 板塊構(gòu)造地質(zhì)學(xué)板塊構(gòu)造地質(zhì)學(xué)P35subduction: P35subduction: 除去除去; 潛沒(méi)潛沒(méi); 撤去撤去 P35slab: P35slab: thick flat, often rectangular or s

23、quare, piece of stone, wood or other solid substance 厚板（常指矩形或正方形的石板厚板（常指矩形或正方形的石板 木板等）木板等） P35deem: P35deem: consider; regard 認(rèn)為認(rèn)為; 視為視為 P36 murky: P36 murky: 黑暗的，陰郁的黑暗的，陰郁的purport N. (of sth.) general meaning or intention (of sth.) 主要意義; 大意; 意圖 E.g. I find it difficult to understand the of his spee

24、ch. V. be meant to seem (to be); claim or pretend 意思似乎是; 聲稱(chēng); 偽稱(chēng) E.g. in contrast, a shadow director does not claim or to act as a director. Indeed, he claims not to be a director. 相比之下，影子董事不但不表明自己是董事，他甚至否認(rèn)自己是董事。tarnish V. 玷污，敗壞 His bad behavior has tarnished the good name of the school. N. 污點(diǎn)，瑕疵，無(wú)光澤

25、 Moisture leads to the tarnish of the silverware. 濕氣使得銀器毫無(wú)光澤dissent 持異議 n. & v. When I asked for agreement there was no dissent. I think nobody will dissent from the governments policy.Life beyond earthP38 congenial: P38 congenial: (to sb.) agreeable or pleasant because suited to ones nature or

26、tastes 適合於自己的天性或癖好的適合於自己的天性或癖好的 (of people) pleasing because of similarities in temperament, interests, etc. （指人）（因性情（指人）（因性情 志趣等相近）彼此合得來(lái)的志趣等相近）彼此合得來(lái)的, 意氣相投的意氣相投的 P39hard-nosed: P39hard-nosed: adj. 冷靜的冷靜的; 頑固的頑固的; 腳踏實(shí)地的腳踏實(shí)地的P43assemblage: P43assemblage: （常作戲謔語(yǔ)常作戲謔語(yǔ)) collection of things or people 聚集的物或人聚集的物或人 P43provocative: P4