1、1. alcoholn. 酒精，乙醇2. alertvt. warn (sb.) that there may be danger, trouble, etc. 使警觉，使警惕；使注意e.g. The manager alerted the staff to the crisis facing the company.3. applicationn. the action or an instance of putting a theory, discovery, etc. to practical use 应用；运用e.g. Multimedia applications usually r
2、equire more computer memory and processing power.4. approximatelyad. more or less exactly; about 近似；大概 approximate a. fairly correct or accurate but not completely so 近似的；大概的e.g. Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements of school buildings.5. as welltoo 也，又e.g. She wanted to produce
3、 the play and to direct it as well.6. automatev. (usu passive) use machines to do work previously done by people 使自动化e.g. This part of the assembly process is now fully automated.7. automobilen. a car 汽车e.g. An automobile usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land trans
4、port.8. boonn. a thing that is good or helpful for sb; a benefit; an advantage 特别有用的东西；好处；利益e.g. A bicycle is a real boon when you live in a small town.9. bumpern. （汽车）保险杠；减震器；缓冲器10. bunchv. group together 使成一束（或一捆等）e.g. They bunched together to allow others to squeeze into the crowded elevator.11.
5、capabilityn. the ability or power to do sth. 能力e.g. These tests are beyond the capability of an average 12-year-old.12. computerizevt. equip with computers 使计算机化e.g. The accounts section has been completely computerized.13. convertv. (cause to) change from one form or use to another （使）转变， （使）改变e.g.
6、 Solar cooking requires a dark pot to absorb the suns rays and convert them into heat energy.14. correlatevt. bring (sth.) into a mutual relationship (with another) 使( 与)相互关联e.g. A mothers smoking in pregnancy correlates with low birth weight in her baby.15. dashboardn. （汽车等的）仪表板16. decreasev. becom
7、e or make sth. smaller or fewer 减少e.g. A single solar cooker can save a ton of firewood per year and decrease carbon dioxide emissions.17. dividern. 分开物；分隔物；分配器18. drasticallyad. 极端地；激烈地，猛力地drastic a. having a strong or violent effect 极端的；激烈的，猛力的e.g. Services have been drastically reduced.19. elimin
8、atevt. remove (sb./sth.) that is not wanted or needed; get rid of 消除；消灭；排除e.g. The Chinese government approved a new plan to eliminate illiteracy nationwide by 2006.20. erratica. (usu derog) not regular or even in movement, quality or behavior; not reliable 不规则的，无常的；不可靠的21. expansionn. 扩大；扩展；发展e.g.
9、Modern cosmologists are continuously calculating the age, density, and rate of expansion of the universe.22. eyelidn. 眼睑，眼皮23. fatalityn. (fml) a death caused by accident or in war, etc. （事故或战争等造成的）死亡e.g. Britain has thousands of road fatalities every year.24. frequencyn. 频率；次数；重复发生率e.g. Fatal road
10、accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.25. get/be stuck in (sth.)be unable to move or to be moved 停留，被阻塞e.g. I was stuck in the traffic yesterday for about one hour. Thats why I missed the plane.26. grosslyad. extremely 十足；严重地gross a. glaringly obvious; whole; total 显而易见的；总的；毛的e.g.
11、Funding of education has been grossly inadequate for years.27. hazardn. a thing that can be dangerous or cause damage; a danger or risk 危害；危险e.g. The research has confirmed that tobacco smoke presents a hazard to health.28. highwayn. 公路；交通干线e.g. Traffic along major highways in some cities is monitor
12、ed by remote cameras, radar, or sensors in the roadway.29. hikern. 徒步旅行者30. hypnotica. of or producing hypnosis or a similar condition 催眠的；有催眠作用的31. in the air空气中；在空中；悬而未决e.g. There is a peculiar smell in the air.32. incorporatevt. make (sth.) part of a whole 将包括进去e.g. His newly published book incor
13、porates his earlier essays.33. interstatea. between states, esp. in the USA （美国）州与州之间的，州际的n. a highway between states 州际公路34. lanen. 车道e.g. The newly-built highways have two lanes for each direction of travel.35. lucrativea. producing much money; profitable 生利的，赚钱的e.g. Many ex-army officers have fou
14、nd lucrative jobs in private security firms.36. magnetica. 磁的；有磁性的e.g. Rubber is not magnetic.37. manufacturingn. 制造业 a.制造业的，制造的 manufacture vt. make (goods) on a large scale using machinery （大量）制造e.g. Britain now manufactures approximately 40 per cent of Europes desktop computers.38. microchipn. 微芯
15、片，微晶片39. monotonousa. dull and never changing or varying; constant and boring 单调的；一成不变的e.g. Robots are used in repetitive, monotonous tasks in which human performance might degrade over time.40. mountv. fix (sth.) in position for use, display or study; put (sth.) into place on a support 将固定住；将置于架上e.
16、g. Some automobiles were designed with a transmission mounted on the rear axle.41. navigationala. 导航的，领航的42. obstructionn. a thing that is in the way of sb./sth. 障碍物obstruct v. be or get in the way of (sb./sth.); block 阻碍；阻塞e.g. John was irritated by drivers parking near his house and causing an obs
17、truction.43. poisev. 使做好准备be poised to (do) be ready to take action at any moment 做好准备随时（做 ）e.g. The automobile company is poised to launch its new advertising campaign.44. pollutionn. 污染e.g. One of the greatest challenges caused by air pollution is global warming.45. presentlyad. (esp US) now; in a
18、 short time, soon 现在，目前；不久e.g. We presently have no plans to expand our business overseas, but that may well change in the future.46. promotern. supporter of sth. 促进者；助长者e.g. an enthusiastic promoter of good causes47. prototypen. the first model or design of sth. from which other forms are copied or
19、 developed 原型；样品e.g. Bell uttered to his assistant the words, “Mr. Watson, come here; I want you,“ using a prototype telephone.48. quantumn. 量子49. radarn. 雷达，无线电探测器50. revolutionizevt. make (sth.) change completely or in a dramatic way 彻底改革，使发生革命性剧变e.g. Computers have revolutionized banking.51. rota
20、tionn. 旋转，转动rotate v. move or make (sth.) move in circles around a central point（使）旋转， （使）转动e.g. The Earth completes 366 rotations about its axis in every leap year.52. satelliten. 卫星e.g. Engineers have developed many kinds of satellites, each designed to serve a specific purpose or mission.53. send
21、 outtransmit (a signal, etc.) by radio waves, etc.; send from a central point 用（无线电波等）发送（信号等） ；发送e.g. The yacht sent out a distress signal which was picked up by a passing steamer.54. sensorn. 传感器；探测设备e.g. A sensor is a device that converts measurable elements of a physical process into data meaning
22、ful to the computer.55. spiken. 大钉；道钉56. start upbegin or begin working, running, etc. 发动，启动；开始e.g. Peter looked in his mirror and started up the engine.57. take control of控制e.g. The new manager didnt know how to take control of his company.58. telematicsn. the branch of information technology which
23、 deals with the long-distance transmission of computerized information 远程信息学59. trafficn. movement of people or vehicles along roads or streets, of ships in the sea, planes in the sky, etc. 交通，往来60. transmittern. device or equipment for transmitting radio or other electronic signals 发射机；发报机61. trill
24、ionn. (AmE) 万亿，1012；(BrE) 百万兆，101862. turn (sth.) into/become (a) reality(使)成为现实e.g. Her dream of being a college student has turned into a reality.63. vaporn. 汽；雾；蒸汽e.g. The atmosphere always contains some moisture in the form of water vapor.64. vibratev. (cause to) move rapidly and continuously ba
25、ckwards and forwards; shake（使）振动，颤动，摇摆e.g. Microwave ovens operate by agitating the water molecules in the food, causing them to vibrate, which produces heat.Proper Names Michio Kaku 米基奥 卡库 Bill Spreitzer 比尔 斯普雷扎 MIT abbr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology （美国）麻省理工学院 GPS abbr. Global Positioning System 全球卫星定位系统 Randy Hoffman 兰迪霍夫曼 Magellan Systems Corp. 麦哲伦航仪公司 San Diego 圣迭戈（美国港市）
