第054期-英語四級高頻詞匯
parallel
英 [?p?r?lel] 美 [?p?r?lel]n. 平行線;對比
vt. 使…與…平行
adj. 平行的;類似的,相同的
例句:The road runs parallel to the river.
這條路和這條河是平行的。
The parallel lines appear to diverge.
這些平行線像是岔開了。
Remsen Street is parallel with Montague Street.
雷姆森大街與蒙塔古大街是平行的。
subtract
英 [s?b?tr?kt] 美 [s?b?tr?kt]vt. 減去;扣掉
例句:They subtract this loan balance from the sale price and you get cash to buy another house.
他們從售房價格里減去這個貸款余額,然后你就可以得到現(xiàn)金去買另一個房子。
You've got to juggle the two equations, multiply that by 4, multiply that by 3, add and subtract and so on.
你必須聯(lián)立這兩個方程,一個乘以4,另一個乘以3,再加減等等。
In short, the nation's central measure of economic well-being works like a calculating machine that adds but cannot subtract.
簡而言之,衡量國家經(jīng)濟(jì)福祉的核心指標(biāo)就像一臺計算器,只能增加,不能減少。
nylon
英 [?na?l?n] 美 [?na?lɑ?n]n. 尼龍,[紡] 聚酰胺纖維;尼龍襪
例句:This material is 45% nylon.
這種材料含45%的尼龍。
The chair is made of lightweight nylon.
那把椅子是由輕質(zhì)尼龍制作的。
She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope.
她被人用黃尼龍繩子捆得一點(diǎn)兒也動不了了。
decade
英 [?deke?d; d??ke?d] 美 [?deke?d,d??ke?d]n. 十年,十年期;十
例句:Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
婦女在過去十年已變得更堅定自信。
At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
每十年至少有一顆超新星在我們的銀河系中出現(xiàn)。
Her husband had played the trombone in the band for a decade.
她丈夫已在這支樂隊吹了十年的長號。
generate
英 [?d?en?re?t] 美 [?d?en?re?t]vt. 使形成;發(fā)生;生殖;產(chǎn)生物理反應(yīng)
例句:The research methods of social science generate two kinds of data.
社會科學(xué)的研究方法生成兩類數(shù)據(jù)。
The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more.
鍛煉的矛盾之處在于消耗很多能量卻似乎又產(chǎn)生更多能量。
We need someone to generate new ideas.
我們需要有人出新主意。
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