大学英语综合教程全新版第四册第二单元单词.docVIP

1. alcohol n. 酒精，乙醇 2. alert vt. 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. application n. the action or an instance of putting a theory, discovery, etc. to practical use 应用；运用 e.g. Multimedia applications usually require more computer memory and processing power. 4. approximately ad. 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 well too 也，又 e.g. She wanted to produce the play and to direct it as well. 6. automate v. (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. automobile n. a car 汽车 e.g. An automobile usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. 8. boon n. 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. bumper n. （汽车）保险杠；减震器；缓冲器 10. bunch v. 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. capability n. the ability or power to do sth. 能力 e.g. These tests are beyond the capability of an average 12-year-old. 12. computerize vt. equip with computers 使计算机化 e.g. The accounts section has been completely computerized. 13. convert v. (cause to) change from one form or use to another （使）转变，（使）改变 e.g. Solar cooking requires a dark pot to absorb the suns rays and convert them into heat energy. 14. correlate vt. 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. dashboard n. （汽车等的）仪表板 16. decrease v. become 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 diox