新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 7a

　　New Words    7A

@  hacker 1 n.   [C] a person who secretly uses or changes the information in other people's computer systems 黑客

@  modernize 2 v.   (BrE modernise) make or become more modern （使）现代化

@  classification n.   [U] the process of putting people or things into particular groups according to their features 分类，归类

@  voltage n.   [C, U] 电压

@  　high-voltage a.   marked by great energy 能量大的

@  　brilliance 4 n.   1. [U] great skill or intelligence 才华；才智

@      2. [U] great brightness 光亮；光辉

@  corridor n.   [C] a long narrow passage in a building or train 走廊；通道

@  volt 3 n.   [C] 伏（特）（电压单位）

@  dean n.   [C] a senior official at a college or university （大学）学院院长；系主任

@  conservation n.   1. [U] the careful use of energy, time, or other resources 节约

@      2. [U] the protection of sth. 保护

@  spokesman n.   [C] a person who is chosen to speak for a group or an organization 发言人

@  headquarters n.   (pl.) a place where a company or organization has its main offices 总部

@  maximum a.   the largest in amount or number 最大的；最多的

@   n.   [C] the largest amount or number of sth. that is possible or allowed 最大量；最大值

@  punctual a.   arriving or happening at a time agreed on 准时的

@  gear n.   [C, U] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement 排挡

@  recreation n.   [C, U] an activity that one does for pleasure or amusement 娱乐；消遣

@  receptionist n.   [C] sb. who works in a hotel, office, etc. answering the phone, dealing 5 with guests, customers, visitors, etc. 接待员

@  visa n.   [C] an official mark put on one's passport that gives permission to enter or leave a foreign country 签证

@  commercial a.   relating to business 商用的；商业的

@  baggage n.   [U] cases, bags, etc. that one carries when traveling 行李

@  tourism n.   [U] the business of providing service for people who travel 旅游业

@  excursion n.   [C] a short journey or trip 短途旅行

@  sightseeing n.   [U] the activity of traveling around a place to see interesting things there 观光，游览

@  　multitasking n.   [U] the ability of doing more than one job at a time 多项任务处理能力

@  multiple a.   involving many people, things or events 多样的；多重的

@  frame n.   1. [C] a box on an Internet page that contains information one can browse 6 （网络）页面

@      2. [C] a structure that holds sth. such as a picture, window, etc. 框架；边框

@  videophone n.   [C] a telephone that allows one to see the person he or she is talking to 可视电话

@  bat vt.   hit the ball with a bat in cricket or baseball 击（球）

@  panel n.   [C] a group of people with special skills who are chosen for a particular purpose 专门小组

@  procession n.   1. [C] a series of people or things 一连串的人或物

@      2. [C] a line of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly way 行列；队伍

@  clockwise ad.&a.   in the same direction in which the hands of a clock move 顺时针的（地）

@  quiz vt.   ask sb. questions 查问；盘问

@   n.   [C] a game or competition in which people answer questions 问答比赛；问答游戏

@  vague a.   not clear or definite 模糊的；不明确的

@  politics n.   1. [U] the ideas and activities of people within a particular group to try to get power 手腕；权术

@      2. [U] the work and ideas that are connected with gaining power in a country 政治

@  conquer vt.   gain control over sb. or sth. 征服；攻克

@  deadly a.   1. causing or likely to cause death 致命的

@      2. complete 彻底的；十足的

@  competitor n.   [C] sb. that is competing with another 竞争者

@  claw vt.   pull or take hold of sth., using claws or fingers 拉；抓

@  interpret vt.   explain the meaning of sth. 解释

@   v.   translate what sb. is saying into another language 口译

@  　interpreter n.   1. [C] a computer program that changes instructions in one computer language into another 解释程序

@      2. [C] sb. whose job is to do interpreting 口译员

★  visionary v.   [C] sb. who has clear ideas about how things will be in the future 有预见的人；有远见的人

@   a.   having clear ideas about how things will be in the future 有预见性的；有远见的

@  brick n.   [C] a hard block of baked clay that is used for building houses 砖

@  hardware n.   1. [U] computer equipment （计算机的）硬件

@      2. [U] tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden 金属器具

@  series n.   [C] a number of similar things that come one after another 系列

@  bundle vt.   put together 捆扎，捆绑

@   n.   [C] a number of things tied or wrapped together 捆；束

@  export vt.   sell goods to another country 出口

@   n.   [U] the business of selling goods to another country 出口；输出

★  roughly ad.   not exactly; about 大致上；大约

@  mushroom vi.   grow and develop fast 迅速发展

@   n.   [C] 蘑菇

@  surf v.   look quickly through information on the Internet （网上）冲浪

@   vi.   ride on waves while standing 7 on a special board 冲浪

@  distribute vt.   1. supply goods in a particular area, esp. to shops 提供；配送

@      2. divide and give out sth. among a group of people 分发；分配

@  　distributor n.   [C] a person or company that distributes goods 销售者；分销商

Phrases and Expressions

@  without (a) doubt   (used to emphasize an opinion) definitely  无疑地

@  stem from   be caused by sth. or develop as a result of sth.  源于；来自

@  put in   spend time or energy doing sth.  投入（时间或精力）做某事

@  in high gear  doing sth. with great effort or energy  全力以赴

@  on the subject of   in talking about; about  谈到；关于...

@  in the interest(s) of  in order to achieve or protect sth. 为了...起见

@  bat out  do sth. quickly, esp. in a rushed manner  匆匆作出；草草做完

@  work on  spend time producing or improving sth.  从事；致力于

@  by name  using the name of sb. or sth.  以名字；指名道姓地

@  claw one's way  try very hard to reach a place or position, using a lot of effort  艰难地走到某处

Proper Names

@  Bill Gates   比尔·盖茨（1955－，微软公司创始人）

@  Thomas Edison   托马斯·爱迪生（1847－1931，美国发明家）

@  CEO   (Chief Executive Officer)首席执行官

@  Microsoft   微软公司

@  Harvard University   哈佛大学

@  Paul Allen   保罗·艾伦（人名）

@  MITS Altair  微仪表和自动系统公司的一种计算机（MITS = Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems；Altair是其计算机品牌名）

@  Apple   苹果公司

@  Commodore  柯摩多尔公司

@  Tandy   坦迪公司

@  IBM   （International Business Machines）国际商用机器公司

@  IBM PC   （PC = personal computer）IBM个人电脑

@  MS-DOS   （Microsoft disk operating system）微软磁盘操作系统

@  Microsoft Explorer   微软浏览器

@  DreamWorks SKG   梦工厂（SKG是该公司三位创始人的姓的缩写，分别是Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg 和 David Geffen）