每天背單詞 第529期

introduction

英 [??ntr??d?k?n] 美 [??ntr??d?k?n]

n. 介紹；引進(jìn)；采用；入門；傳入

例句：

The notes are intended as an introduction to the course.
這些筆記的目的是作為對(duì)這門課程的介紹。

It's a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject.
這是對(duì)一門極為復(fù)雜的學(xué)科的有益入門教程。

The book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
這是一本簡明、實(shí)用的物理學(xué)入門書。

tradition

英 [tr??d??n] 美 [tr??d??n]

n. 慣例，傳統(tǒng)；傳說

例句：

This region is steeped in tradition.
這個(gè)地區(qū)有著深厚的傳統(tǒng)。

It was a radical departure from tradition.
這從根本上違背了傳統(tǒng)。

This was a practice sanctified by tradition.
這是一種合乎傳統(tǒng)的做法。

dumping

英 [?d?mp??] 美 [?d?mp??]

n. （危險(xiǎn)物質(zhì)的）傾倒，傾瀉；傾銷

v. 傾倒（垃圾等）；（非正式）拋棄；傾銷（dump 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

例句：

Eastern Europe is rapidly becoming a dumping ground for radioactive residues.
東歐正在迅速變成一個(gè)放射性殘?jiān)膬A倒場(chǎng)。

We've got a few small Green Peace boats that we harass the dumping ship with.
我們有幾艘 Green Peace 的船只，用來侵?jǐn)_那艘傾倒垃圾的船。

He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me.
他沒有權(quán)利總是把他的問題推到我身上。

revolve

英 [r??v?lv] 美 [r??vɑ?lv]

vi. 旋轉(zhuǎn)；循環(huán)出現(xiàn)；反復(fù)考慮

vt. 使…旋轉(zhuǎn)；使…循環(huán)；反復(fù)考慮

n. 旋轉(zhuǎn)；循環(huán)；旋轉(zhuǎn)舞臺(tái)

例句：

Our planet Earth, together with other planets, revolve around our Sun in what is called our Solar system.
我們的行星地球，連同其他行星，圍繞我們的太陽旋轉(zhuǎn)，這就是我們的太陽系。

Of course, we now know that the planets, including Earth, revolve around the Sun, and that the solar system is only a tiny part of the universe.
當(dāng)然，我們現(xiàn)在知道，包括地球在內(nèi)的行星都圍繞太陽公轉(zhuǎn)，而太陽系只是宇宙的一小部分。

Geocentric means Earth-centered, so the geocentric view holds that the Sun, the planets, and the stars, all revolve around the Earth, which is stationary.
地心論是指以地球?yàn)橹行模缘匦恼撜J(rèn)為，太陽、行星和恒星都圍繞著地球旋轉(zhuǎn)，而地球是靜止的。

expedition

英 [?eksp??d??n] 美 [?eksp??d??n]

n. 遠(yuǎn)征；探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)；迅速

例句：

The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.
探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)深受惡劣天氣的困擾。

Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)中43名成員喪生。

It won't be labelled in any way as a military expedition.
它無論如何也稱不上是一次軍事遠(yuǎn)征。

回顧

1. introduction
2. tradition
3. dumping
4. revolve
5. expedition