2015年职称英语考试《综合类》考前必看词汇(8)
1、manual(手的,体力的)与physical(身体的;体力 的)意思相近。
eg:Their physical strength was their pride.健壮的体魄是他们的骄傲。
2、Expressive:富于表情的。
eg:He had an expressive face.他有一张表情丰富的脸。
3、Exaggerated:夸张的。
eg:Everyone was listening to his vivid but exaggerated description of the event.每个人都在听他对事件的生动但夸张的描述。
4、Dubious:怀疑的。
eg:These goods are of dubious origin.这些东西的来路令人怀疑。
5、harness与utilise意思相近:利用。
eg:More efficient ways to utilise wind energy and tidal power are being studied.人们正在研究更有效地利用风能和潮汐能量的方法。
6、Convert:转换。
eg:A solar cell takes radiation from the sun and converts it into electricity.太阳能电池吸收太阳光线,并将其转成电。
7、Store:储存。
eg:We hope to be able to store solar energy in the summer months and use it in winter.我们希望能够在夏天把太阳能存储起来,在冬天使用。
8、Receive:收到;接收。
eg:I received a letter from my brother.我收到我弟弟的一封信。
9、resident:居民;住户。与occupant(居住者;占用者)意思相近。
eg:A 12-year-old boy and a dog were the sole occupants of the big house.这所房子里只住着一个十二岁的男孩和一条狗。
10、Manager:经理;管理人。
eg:All the managers agreed this this was a good idea.所有的经理都认为这是个好主意。
11、Landlord:房东;地主。
eg:The landlord doesn't want to reduce the rent.房东不打算降低房租。