希腊问题搅动了全球市场,但却丝毫没能影响希腊选民,他们用街头骚乱来反对紧缩措施。
12. in terms of:根据; 用…的话; 就…而言;
Examples:
I feel I can gain more from working in that kind of environment, not just
in terms of salary.
我觉得那样的工作环境我可以收获更多,不只是薪水方面。
And this change will have huge consequences in terms of everything from shopping habits, to health care to social media.
而这种改变会给城市的方方面面带来重大的影响,包括购物习惯、健康以及社交媒体等等。
Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Vocabulary and Usage
1.expertise 具体领域的专长和知识
例句:Completed op-eds should be sent with your name, address, day and evening cell phone numbers, and your credentials for writing on the topic, if you have either expertise in the field or a relevant personal experience.
如果您具有相关领域的知识、技能和经验,请写一个完整的专栏寄给我们,附上您的姓名、地址、白天晚上使用的手机号码以及您就这一话题写作的资质证明。
2.in the quest for 寻求……
例句:In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements,but they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.
在寻求健康的道路上,很多人会求助于医生、自救书籍和草药辅助治疗,但他们忽略了一个帮助他们战胜疾病和抑郁的有力武器:他们的朋友。
3.probe 探索;了解
例句:The best hiring processes not only force candidates to respond to tough questions, but probe the reasons behind those responses.
最佳招聘流程不仅能够让应聘者应对难题,还须(让招聘者)了解他们做出的各种应对背后的原因。
By getting closer to the advanced science and technologies in this way, people can probe into their secret mysteries.
人们以这样的方式更接近先进的科学技术,可望进一步了解它们的奥妙。
4.be incorporated into 包含;和……结合
例句:Detailed construction safety technical measures must be incorporated into construction organization design and construction scheme.
具体的施工安全技术措施必须被列入施工组织设计与施工方案中。
5.range from…to…在……范围内
例句:Information provided can range from how much wave energy is present for sustainable power generation, to whether chemical levels are increasing.
所提供的信息涵盖很多方面,从用于可持续发电的波能的总量到化学含量是否增加。
6.else than…只是
例句:Animals are nothing else than the figures of our virtues and our vices, straying before our eyes, the visible phantoms of our souls.
动物只不过是我们美德和丑恶的具象而已,在我们眼前晃来荡去的正是我们灵魂的魅影。
7.pose 造成;提出;引起;产生
例句:While pilots crashing commercial airlines are exceedingly rare, many other aviation employees on the ground can also pose threats to flights.
虽然飞行员驾驶商业飞机坠毁的情况极其罕见,但很多地勤人员也可能对航班构成威胁。
Even the simplest and most obvious prescriptions, to do with improving security at domestic airports, pose a dilemma.
在提高国内机场安全性这个问题上,即使最容易、最明了的解决方案,也会产生两难的情况。
8.envision 想象;预见
例句:Cohen concludes that improved teaching “is more likely to be
a long March than the quick fix that most recent reforms envision. ”
最后,科恩指出,改善教学“很可能是件任重而道远的工作,而不是近来改革方案所想象的那样,一蹴而就。”
9.populate 居住于……;栖息于……;占据;充满
例句:Many of the innumerable machines and devices that populate the physical environment also already come with some data-generating digital technology.
在占据实体环境的无数机器和设备中,有许多也已经具备一定的数据生成数字技术。
We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it.
在该书中,我们已经尽可能精确地提供有关科学界和科学界人士的最新图景。
10.convert…into…将……转为……
例句:Creatures that burn up energy more quickly tend to have shorter
lives than animals that convert food into energy slowly.
燃烧能量快的生物,比那些把食物缓慢转换成能量的动物寿命短。
11.allure 吸引;诱惑
例句:The allure of home-working for employees is becoming greater, given the stress and rising costs associated with commuting.
由于通勤造成的压力及不断上升的成本,家庭办公对雇员越来越有吸引力。
12.exceed 超过;超出
例句:Their analysis found that such levels of pollution exceed the recommended safe limits of World Health Organization by more than 60%.
他们的分析发现,这样的污染水平比世界卫生组织推荐的安全上限高出60%以上。
Using traditional legacy architectures, the time, effort and cost associated with the integration may exceed the business benefit.
如果使用传统遗留的建筑,花在整合方面的世界、精力和成本有可能超过所带来的商业利润。
13.coalesce 联合;合并;结合
例句:Asteroids are chunks of rock from “failed” planets, which never managed to coalesce into full-sized planets.
小行星是来自“失败”行星的岩石块,它们没能凝聚成完整的行星。