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智课网TOEFL备考资料托福词汇分类记忆之Powering the industrial revolution Powering the industrial revolution Dramatic 引人注目地;激动人心的 She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes. 她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。 His speech was dramatic. 他的演说激动人心。 Harness 利用 Scientists have known how to harness the limitless power of the sun. 科学家们已知道如何利用无穷尽的太阳能。 They will harness the sun’s energy to heat homes. 他们将利用太阳能为住宅供暖。 Machinery (总称)机器;结构 A factory contains much machinery. 一家工厂可容纳很多机器。 Much machinery has been installed. 已经安装了许多新机器。 We need to discuss ways of improving the machinery of government. 我们需要商讨改进政府机构的办法。 Exploit 利用;开采;开发 Many countries exploit oil under the sea. 许多国家在海底开采石油。 You must exploit all your spare time to learn English. 你必须利用一切空闲时间来学习英语。 Piston 活塞 They use a piston engine instead. 他们改用活塞发动机。 All the apprentices rushed to help fit the piston. 徒工们都跑过来帮助装活塞。 Cylinder 气缸;圆筒 Whats the volume of this cylinder? 这个圆筒的体积有多少? That jeep has four cylinders. 那辆吉普车有四个汽缸。 Atmospheric 大气的 Atmospheric conditions often prevent observation of stars. 大气的情况常使人们无法观察到星星。 The Act imposes more stringent regulations on atmospheric pollution. 法案对大气污染作出更为严格的规定。 Vacuum 真空;真空吸尘器;空虚 Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum. 声波不能在真空中传播。 I mean to buy a vacuum next month. 下个月我打算买一台真空吸尘器。 Embody 象征;包含 The heroic deeds of him embodied the glorious tradition of the troops. 他的英雄事迹体现了军队的光荣传统。 The new edition embodies many improvements. 新版本有许多改进之处。 Rotary 转动的 A rotary telephone has a wheel with holes for each number. 转盘式电话有个带眼的轮子。 The central unit is a rotary drum. 核心设备是一个旋转的的滚筒。 Inefficient 无效率的;低效率的 The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money. 低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。 The manager cleaned out inefficient personnel. 经理把效率低的员工精简掉了。 Liberate 解放;释放 They did their best to liberate slaves. 他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。 You should liberate the mind from prejudice. 你该解除心中的偏见。 Illumination 照明;光源 The only illumination in the r