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Book8 Unit1 重点单词 mix It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 点拨: n. (1) 混合; 混杂; 结合 The town offers a fascinating mix of old and new. (这个小镇新旧结合,很有魅力.) (2) 配料; 混合料 a cake mix 蛋糕粉 v. (1) (使)混合, 掺合, 融合 If you mix blue and yellow, you get green. (2) 相容, 平安相处 Children and fireworks don’t mix. (3) 交往; 相处; 交际 They don’t mix much with the neighbors. 扩展: mixed adj. 混合的; 混杂的 mixture n. 混合; 混合物 mix A with B 或 mix A and B 把A和B混合起来 mix sth. for sb. 或 mix sb. sth. 为某人调配--- mix with sb. 与 --- 交往 mix sth. up 弄错; 弄乱 central First traveled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. 点拨: central adj. 在中心的; 中央的 This is the central argument of his paper. 最重要的; 首要的; 主要的 She has been a central figure in the campaign. 起支配作用的; 有控制力的 The organization has a central office in York. 容易到达的; 交通方便的; 四通八达的 The flat is very central – just five minutes from Princes Street. 扩展: centrally adv. 中央 centralize v. 集权控制; 实行集中 center n. 中央; 中心 central bank 中央银行 central government 中央政府 indicate Why is it important in a telephone conversation to indicate that you are paying attention to what the other person is saying? 点拨: v. 表明; 显示 Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast. 象征; 暗示 A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day. (3) 指示; 指出 She took out a map and indicated the quickest route to us. 间接提及; 示意 During our meeting, he indicated his willingness to cooperate. 显示(信息); 标示 The results are indicated in Table 2. 写明; 注出 Please indicate clearly which colour you require. 扩展: indication n. 表明; 标示; 显示; 象征 indicative adj. 表明; 标示; 暗示 indicator n. 指示信号; 标志; 迹象 slip Apparently he’d been shocked when he saw a terrible accident in which a tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it.