24. psychology=the study of the mind and how it influences people's behavior 心理学 n. 25. obey=comply with=abide by=keep to=stick to the rules=conform
to=observe=respect=toe the line=go by the book/do something by the book 服从,顺从v.
26. identity=someone's identity is their name or who they are 身份n. 27. severity=used of the degree of something undesirable 严重性 n. 28. unfold=open=happen=develop=expand 展开,发生 v. 29. deliberately=intentionally=on purpose=purposely故意地 adv.
30. moral=relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behavior, and with the difference between good and evil 道德上的,与道德有关的 adj. 31. prior to=before=previous在…前面
32. repetition=doing or saying the same thing many times重复 n. 33. genetic=relating to genes or genetics基因的,遗传学的 adj.
34. sacrifice=when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important牺牲 v.
35. victim=someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered受害者 n. 36. forge=form=counterfeit 形成;伪造 v.
37. persuade=convince=win over=talk around 说服 v. 38. surrender=give in 投降,放弃 v.
39. extinct=an extinct type of animal or plant does not exist anymore=disappear=vanish灭绝的,绝种的 adj.
40. abundant=plenty=ample 充裕的,丰富的 adj. 41. exaggerate=overstate夸张,夸大 v.
42. phenomenon=something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand 现象 n.
43. perception=idea=notion=view=belief=insight 认识,观念,看法 n. 44. impression=infection=effect=influence=affection印象,感想 n.
45. entitle=to give someone the official right to do or have something 使某人有权利/资格 v.
46. distortion=a change for the worse=deformation扭曲,曲解 v.
47. dispose=to arrange things or put them in their places=arrange=settle=manage=cope with=deal with 安排,处理 v.
48. intuition=the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts=instinct 直觉 n.
49. emission=a gas or other substance that is sent into the air排放物,散发物n. 50. diminish=reduce=decrease=fall=lessen=cut 减少,减小v. 51. postpone=put back=delay=adjourn 延期,推迟 v.
52. crucial=important=critical=vital=necessary=essential 至关重要的 adj.
53. pessimistic=expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result=getting worse悲观的 adj. 54. attempt=purpose=order=effort 尝试,努力 TEST 2
1. similar=like=resemble相似的 adj.
2. derive=originate=come from=stem from起源 v.
3. impetus=momentum=stimulus=incentive=motivation=encouragement 动机,动力 n. 4. generate=produce=bring into existence=make=manufacture产生 v. 5. couple with=and=accompany=with 伴随 v.
6. factor=reason=element=component=ingredient 因素 n.
7. unique=have the distinction=distinct=different=extraordinary=special独特的 adj.
8. advance=progress=development=growth=increase进步 n. 9. field=domain=territory=industry=sector领域 n. 10. alternative=substitute=replacement替代物 n. 11. like=such as=for example=for instance 例如 12. resource=material=source资源,来源 n. 13. limited=restricted=exhaustible=finite有限的adj. 14. involve=rely on=contain=comprise 包含,牵涉 v. 15. current=modern=recent=present最近的adj.
16. particular=extraordinary=special=detail=specific=unique特别的,独有的adj. 17. draw on=absorb=do with吸收 v.
18. settle on=make choice of=decide on选定 v. 19. superiority=advantage=edge=high quality优势 n.
20. accompany=when=keep company=be associated with 陪伴,伴随v. 21. view=belief=opinion=insight=perception 观点 n. 22. artificial intelligence=reasoning in machine人工智能 n. 23. involve with=associate with=link to=relate to与…有关联 v. 24. release=issue=launch=convey=public=deliver 发行,发表v. 25. difficult=demanding=hard=tough困难的 adj. 26. task=job=work=labour 任务,工作 n. 27. instantly=rapidly=immediately立即地 adv. 28. react=respond 反应 v.
29. relate to=depend on=link to=associate with=involve with 与…有关系 v.
30. subject views=outlook=personal/individual views=personal/individual opinions 主观观点 n.
31. distort=to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear; to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct=misinterpret 扭曲,歪曲 v.
32. figure out=settle=decide=tell=understand 理解,想出 v.
33. assessment=appraisal=evaluation=estimate=judgment评估,估计 v. 34. emerge=appear=come forth出现 v. 35. remain=keep=stay=maintain保持 v.
36. exploitation=development=utilization=usage利用,使用n. 37. foster=cultivate=raise=nurture培养,养育 v. 38. overtake=catch up=sweep over赶上,压倒 v. 39. initial=original=premier最初的,开始的 adj.
40. whereas=however=while=nevertheless=but=yet然而,但是 adv. TEST 3
1. outcome=product=result=conclusion=consequence 结果,后果 n. 2. overcome=win=get over=exceed克服,战胜 v.
3. insufficient=deficient=shortage=lack=scarcity不足的 adj. 4. supply=provide=furnish=give 提供 v.
5. launch=release=project=send=shot=emit 开始,投放 v. 6. suppose=expect=imagine=guess=speculate=think猜想,设想 v. 7. detect=perceive=explore=sense发觉,觉察v.
8. handicap=difficult=obstacle=hindrance=bar=deterrent 障碍,困难n.
9. peer=the people who are at the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc.同龄人,伙伴 n.
10. positive=optimistic=uplifting 积极的 adj.
11. administer=manage=conduct=implement=perform执行,管理 v. 12. funding=money=funds=financial resource 资金,基金 n.
13. interact=if people interact with each other, they talk to each other, work together etc. 互动 v.
14. irrigation=the supplement of land or crops with water 灌溉 n.
15. sedimentation=the natural process by which small pieces of rock, earth etc settle at the bottom of the sea etc and form a solid layer 积淀 n. 16. interrupt=break=violate=cut in打断,打扰 v. 17. process=procedure=method=approach过程 n. 18. threat=danger=intimidation 威胁 n.
19. valuable=precious=worthy宝贵的,珍贵的 adj. 20. construct=build=make=found 建造 v.
21. blame=to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad责备,怪罪 v.
22. stimulate=encourage=activate=motivate鼓励,刺激 v. 23. long-term=long-run=long-period长期的 adj. 24. impact=affect=influence=effect影响 v.&n. 25. occur=happen=exist=come发生 v. 26. contain=include=cover=possess 包含 v. 27. military=battlefield=martial军事的adj.
28. separate=disparate=distinct=different分开的,不同的adj.