【達人】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect 蝴蝶效應(yīng)
Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect 蝴蝶效應(yīng)
forecast [?f??kɑ?st] n. 預(yù)報
【擴】prediction 預(yù)報，預(yù)言 prognosis 預(yù)測
【搭】weather forecast 天氣預(yù)報
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A: What does the weather forecast say?
B: It says that it's a fine day today.
A：天氣預(yù)報怎么說的？
B：天氣預(yù)報說今天是晴天。
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speculate [?spekjuleit] v. 推測
【派】speculation 推測，投機
【擴】surmise 推測 conjecture 推測
【搭】speculate on/about 推測，推斷
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A: Can you speculate who stole the wallet?
B: I don't think I can do it at the moment.
A：你能否推測出誰偷走了那個錢包？
B：我想我此刻做不到。
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blizzard [?bliz?d] n. 暴風(fēng)雪
【擴】storm 暴風(fēng)雪
【例】After the blizzard, we were snowed in for several days.
暴風(fēng)雪之后，我們幾天出不了門。
deteriorate [di?ti?ri?reit] v. 變壞，惡化
【派】deterioration 惡化
【擴】worsen 惡化
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A: The patient's condition has deteriorated over the last few days.
B: Isn't there a better way to cure him?
A：這幾天病人的病情已惡化。
B：你們沒有更好的辦法來治愈他嗎？
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multiply [?m?ltiplai] v. 增加
【擴】increase 增加 boost 增加
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A: Five multiplied by three is eighteen.
B: You are wrong. The answer is fifteen.
A: 3乘5等于18。
B：你錯了，答案是15.
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cascade [k??skeid] v. 瀑布似地落下
turbulent [?t??bjul?nt] adj. 狂暴的
【派】turbulently 洶涌地
【擴】tigerish 兇猛的 raging 狂暴的
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A: It took place in a turbulent period of history.
B: Yes, I know a little about it, too.
A：這件事發(fā)生在騷亂不安的歷史時期。
B：是的，我也知道一點點。
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dust devil [?d?st-?dev?l] 小塵暴，塵旋風(fēng)
squall [skw??l] n. 暴風(fēng)
eddy [?edi] n. 旋渦
【擴】swirl 旋渦 vortex 旋渦
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A: How does it appear here?
B: It might be caught in a broad eddy and carried toward the shore.
A：它怎么會出現(xiàn)在這兒呢？
B：它有可能是被卷進一個大旋渦，然后帶到岸邊的。
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grid [ɡrid] n. 坐標方格
sensor [?sens?] n. 傳感器
【派】sensory 知覺的
【擴】transducer 傳感器
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A: We can get more information with the sensor.
B: You are really a genius.
A：通過這個傳感器我們能得到更多的信息。
B：你真是個天才。
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humidity [hju??miditi] n. 濕度
meteorologist [?mi?tj??r?l?d?ist] n. 氣象學(xué)家
【擴】meteorology 氣象學(xué) meteorologic 氣象的，氣象學(xué)的
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A: A meteorologist will come to give us a lecture next week.
B: Do you know who the meteorologist is?
A：下周有一位氣象學(xué)家來給我們演講。
B：你知道這名氣象學(xué)家是誰嗎？
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Princeton [?prinst?n] n. 普林斯頓（美國城市名）
New Jersey [nju?-?d???zi] n. 新澤西（美國州名）
fluctuate [?fl?kt?ueit] v. 起伏，波動
【派】fluctuation 波動，起伏
【擴】undulate 波動，起伏
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A: The price is higher than last month.
B: Yes, the price of this kind of product fluctuates with the season.
A：價格比上個月又貴了。
B：是的，這種商品的價格隨季節(jié)而波動。
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deviate [?di?vieit] v. 偏離
【派】deviation 偏差，偏離
【搭】deviate from 偏離
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A: He never deviates from his regular habits.
B: It proves that he might be an obstinate person.
A：他從不改變自己通常的習(xí)慣。
B：這證明他有可能是一個比較固執(zhí)的人。
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