学术英语词汇与阅读.ppt

dramatic (adj.) striking; forceful ? duration (n.) the time that something continues to exist ? empirical (adj.) observable; based on knowledge of the real world ? enormous (adj.) huge ? find (v.) to discover something ? inhibit (v.) to stop or slow down ? logical (adj.) reasonable ? overlap (v.) to share some of the same aspects as something else ? phenomenon (n.) an occurrence or fact that can be perceived by the senses ? precede (v.) to come before something ? reverse (adj.) backward or opposite ? ? so-called (adj.) usually known as ? ? version (n.) a different form or variation of something ? whereby (conj.) by means of which; through which ? widespread (adj.) covering a large area ? assemble (v.) to put together the parts of something ? author (n.) a person who writes an article, book, or poem ? ? contribute (v.) to add or give something ? external (adj.) outside of someone or something ? feature (v.) to put something on display ? foundation (n.) the base on which a structure or system of belief is built guarantee (v.) to assure that something will happen ? highlight (v.) to emphasize ? implicate (v.) to suggest that something is the cause of a bad result ? inspect (v.) to take a close, careful look ? intense (adj.) highly concentrated; strong portion (n.) a part of a whole; a serving of food ? proceed (v.) to go on; go forward ? quote (v.) to say a small part of something longer (a book, play, speech, etc.) ? ? accompany (v.) to associate with or connect to ? adjust (v.) to change something so that it fits or works better ? advocate (n.) a worker for a cause; supporter ? amend (v.) to make a change or modification ? appreciate (v.) to fully understand or realize something ? commence (v.) to begin ? consensus (n.) agreement ? contradict (v.) to say the opposite of a statement ? conversely (adv.) in a contrasting way ? convince (v.) to persuade ? cri