Chapter 2 Flashcards

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disparate

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美 [ˈdɪspərət]

adj. 由不同的人(或事物)组成的; 迥然不同的; 无法比较的;

[例句]Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy.
科学家们正试图将天文学中的各派观点整合在一起。

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pull off

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美 [pʊl ɔːf]

[词典]

  1. 成功完成,做成(困难的事情);
  2. (车或驾车者)停靠(路边) ;

[例句]The National League for Democracy pulled off a landslide victory.
全国民主联盟获得了压倒性的胜利。

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power grid

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电网

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space-age

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adj. 太空时代的;非常现代的

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traction

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美 [ˈtrækʃn]

n. 牵引; 拖拉; 牵引力; 拉力; 牵引(使体内断骨复位的疗法);(车轮等对地面的) 附着摩擦力;

[例句]Is there an alternative to traction for a broken leg?.
对于腿部骨折有什么方法替代牵引治疗吗?

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to gain traction

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越来越受欢迎

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creep in

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美 [kriːp ɪn]

[词典] 缓慢移动; 悄然出现;

[例句]Insecurity might creep in.
可能会不知不觉地产生不安全感。

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exponential

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美 [ˌekspəˈnenʃl]

adj. 指数的; 幂的; 由指数表示的; 越来越快的;

[例句]The policy tried to check the exponential growth of public expenditure.
该政策试图控制公共开支的迅猛增长。

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silo

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美 [ˈsaɪloʊ]

n. 筒仓;(核武器的) 发射井;(危险物品的) 地下贮藏库; 青贮窖;

[例句]Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat..
筒仓发明前,因为没有青草可以吃,奶牛在冬天产奶量减少。

[其他] 复数:silos

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devise

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美 [dɪˈvaɪz]

v. 发明; 设计; 想出;
n. 遗赠; 遗赠的财产; 遗赠的条款;

[例句]We devised a scheme to help him.
我们想出了一个帮他的计策。

[其他] 第三人称单数:devises 复数:devises 现在分词:devising 过去式:devised 过去分词:devised

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morph

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美 [mɔːrf]

v. (使)变形(利用电脑动画制作使图像平稳变换) ;(使) 变化;(使) 改变;
n. (动植物的) 变种; 变体; 语子; 语素形式;

[例句]But the swings in almost all financial markets this month have made dispersed risk suddenly morph into dispersed mistrust..
但是在本月,几乎所有的金融市场出现了动荡,这使得分散的风险突然间转变为分散的怀疑。

[其他] 第三人称单数:morphs 复数:morphs 现在分词:morphing 过去式:morphed 过去分词:morphed

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12
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right along

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继续地

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13
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(get) hot under the collar

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生气、愤怒

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deploy

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美 [dɪˈplɔɪ]

v. 部署,调度(军队或武器); 有效地利用; 调动;

[例句]The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops..
总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

[其他] 第三人称单数:deploys 现在分词:deploying 过去式:deployed 过去分词:deployed

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get-go

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开始; 一开始;

[例句]I told you this was a bad idea from the get-go.
开始我就和你说这不是好主意。

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16
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stray from sth.

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偏离

eg. Don’t stray from the goal/point.

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emergent

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美 [iˈmɜːrdʒənt]

adj. 新兴的; 处于发展初期的;

[例句]Bioengineering is an emergent branch of learning..
生物工程是一门新兴的学问。

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prototype

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美 [ˈproʊtətaɪp]

n. 原型; 雏形; 最初形态;

[例句]Chris Retzler has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor..
克里斯·雷茨勒已制造出了一种叫波转子的机器的样机。

[其他] 复数:prototypes

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simulator

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美 [ˈsɪmjuleɪtər]

n. 模拟装置;

[例句]The company uses the simulator to market test new designs.
这家公司使用模拟装置对新设计进行市场测试。

[其他] 复数:simulators

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emulator

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美 [ˈemjuleɪtər]

n. 仿真器; 仿真程序;

[例句]This emulator could emulate a large scale network by using some emulated nodes and some measurement nodes.
该模拟器可以用一些模拟节点和测试节点来模拟一个较大型的目标网络。

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embody

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美 [ɪmˈbɑːdi]

v. 具体表现,体现,代表(思想或品质); 包括; 包含; 收录;

[例句]Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s.
杰克·肯尼迪代表了20世纪60年代的全部希望。

[其他] 第三人称单数:embodies 现在分词:embodying 过去式:embodied 过去分词:embodied

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embody the principles

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体现这些原则

23
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complex system design

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复杂系统设计

24
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develop a complex system

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开发复杂系统

25
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drill down into sth.

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深入到某事

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implementation

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美 [ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən]

n. 执行,履行;实施,贯彻;生效;完成; 工具;仪器;供给器具;

[例句]The implementation of the treaty was obstructed..
条约的履行受到了阻挠。

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empirical

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美 [ɪmˈpɪrɪkl]

adj. 以实验(或经验)为依据的; 经验主义的;

[例句]There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
他的论文缺乏实验证据的支持。

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extraneous

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美 [ɪkˈstreɪniəs]

adj. 没有直接联系的; 无关的;

[例句]We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement.
我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时,不应该牵扯进无关的事情。

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executable

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美 [ɪɡˈzekjətəbl]

adj. 可执行的

[例句] The bridge executable bits are located in two files: A JAR file and a DLL file.
桥的可执行部分在两个文件中:一个JAR文件和一个DLL文件。

30
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validate your design against requirements before building your system

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在搭建系统之前对照要求验证你的设计【注意动词的运用】

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address one’s concerns

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解决某人的忧虑

eg. you can address specific concerns

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focal point

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美 [ˈfoʊkl pɔɪnt]

n. 集中点,焦点(指人或事物); 活动中心;

[例句] The brochure described the library as the focal point of learning on the campus.
这本小册子把图书馆形容为校园学习的中心。

[其他] 复数:focal points

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cooperate

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  1. To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.(为一个共同目标)一起工作、合作。
  2. 此外,cooperate还有服从、配合的意思。Ex. You’re kindly requested to cooperate. 请您予以合作。collaborate 和 coordinate都没有这个意思。
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coordinate

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  1. work together harmoniously 团结协作(可以是团队内部的,也可以是团队之间)。突出harmoniously, 团结协作,其乐融融。
  2. coordinate 当及物动词讲时,就有协调的意思了,协调的目的就是使彼此间配合,团结协作。
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synchronization point

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美 [ˌsɪŋkrənaɪ’zeɪʃ(ə)n pɔɪnt]

同步点; 同步检查点;

[例句] HAMMER numbers each record it lays down and stores a synchronization point in the cluster header.
HAMMER每个记录数值被安置和存储在集群头部的一个同步点上。

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vernacular

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美 [vərˈnækjələr]

n. 方言; 土语;(建筑的) 民间风格;
adj. 白话的; 方言的; 本国语的; 本国的;

[例句]Most of these new sermons were recorded in literary Sanskrit rather than in vernacular language.
这些新的布道稿本大部分是用书面梵语而不是方言记载的。

[其他] 复数:vernaculars

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adaptation

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美 [ˌædæpˈteɪʃn]

n. 改编本; 改写本; 适应;

[例句]Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so..
大多数生物都能在迫于压力的情况下适应新环境。

[其他] 复数:adaptations

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nest

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v.
1. 筑巢; 巢居;
2. 嵌套(信息);

[例句]In the makeGrades method I use a code block nested inside of another code block.
在makeGrades方法中,我使用了嵌套在一个代码块中的另一个代码块。

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an antilock braking system (ABS)

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防锁死刹车系统

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performance parameters

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美 [pərˈfɔːrməns pəˈræmətərz]

性能参数; 特性参数;

[例句]It is very important to calibrate the electrical performance parameters of gas sensor for its theoretical research and application.
标定气体传感器的电性能参数,对于其理论研究和应用都具有重要的意义。

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parameter

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美 [pəˈræmɪtər]

n.
1. 参数,参变量,变量;
2. 决定因素;
3. 规范; 范围;

[例句] That would be enough to make sure we fell within the parameters of our loan agreement.
那就足以确保我们符合贷款协议的范围。

[其他] 复数:parameters

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global positioning system (GPS)

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全球定位系统

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scope out

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打量

[例句] Scope out not only what is eaten, but how many are being fed.
不仅是他们吃什么,而是他们吃了多少。

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map out

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设计; 计划; 规划; 安排;

[例句]I went home and mapped out my strategy.
我回到家里制定出了我的策略。

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come up short (on sth.)

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让。。。失望

例如:come up short on your system requirements