Time 2023.3.1

1.單詞

[1]???? diesel n. 柴油

[2]???? electrification n. 電氣化 E.g. Many European car makers have invested heavily in electrification.

[3]???? collide v. 碰撞 collision n. 碰撞 e.g. Rescue workers are in a desperate search for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains in central Greece.

[4]???? spin v. 旋轉(zhuǎn)

[5]???? underway adj. 行進(jìn)中的；啟動(dòng)中的；在航的

[6]???? vibrant adj. 感應(yīng)的，共鳴的；有活力的 e.g. Thessaloniki is renowned for its festivals and vibrant cultural life.

[7]???? carnival n. 狂歡節(jié)；嘉年華；五彩繽紛的事物的組合 e.g. The disaster follows a nationwide carnival at the weekend which ended with a public holiday on Monday.

[8]???? torch n. 手電筒【可數(shù)名詞】

[9]???? paramedic n. 醫(yī)護(hù)人員；醫(yī)療輔助人員【可數(shù)名詞】

[10]? shell-shocked adj. 被困境嚇昏了頭的；糊涂得不知所措的；焦慮得無(wú)法應(yīng)對(duì)的

[11]? crane n. 起重機(jī)；吊車；鶴 v. 伸長(zhǎng)脖子

[12]? condolence n. 吊唁；慰問(wèn) e.g. Condolences have begun pouring in from across the world.

[13]? elliptical [??l?pt?kl] adj. 橢圓形的；省略的；隱晦的 elliptical machines 橢圓機(jī)

[14]? dumbbell n. 啞鈴；笨蛋，蠢貨【口語(yǔ)】 free weight 自有重量

[15]? cardio n. 有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)? stationary cardio equipment 靜態(tài)有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)設(shè)備

[16]? treadmills n. 登山機(jī)

[17]? workouts n. 鍛煉 kettlebell workouts 壺鈴鍛煉

[18]? deadlift n. 硬拉

[19]? lunge n. 弓箭步

[20]? effete adj. 女人氣的；軟弱的。During the early decades of the twentieth century, gyms were considered “sweaty dungeons” and the men who went to lift weights there were seen as “unintelligent or effete”.

[21]? hemorrhoids [?h?m?r??dz] n. 痔瘡

[22]? Nautilus n. 鸚鵡螺

[23]? demystify v. 使…深入淺出地明白；使澄明，顯白 e.g. Seeing a lot of people do that for functional fitness has demystified it

[24]? fitness n. 健身

2. 詞組

[1]???? passenger train 旅客列車

[2]???? freight train 貨運(yùn)列車

[3]???? train carriage 火車車廂

[4]???? At the weekend與at weekends 的區(qū)別。At the weekend特指某件事情發(fā)生在[的時(shí)間]周末；at weekends是泛指，指每逢周末或者偶然發(fā)生在周末。

[5]???? A plume/plumes of thick smoke 縷縷濃煙

[6]???? on the scene 在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)；到場(chǎng)；出現(xiàn)。 e.g. By the time I arrived on the scene, it was all over. All the actions of the firefighters [who are] operating on the scene are focused on the first three carriages of the train.

[7]???? hit the gym 去健身房

[8]???? squat rack 深蹲架

[9]???? brush off 洗刷【刻板印象】；漠視 e.g. Nowadays more and more women brush off stereotypes that body building is for men only.

[10]? Strength training/ weight training/ resistance training? 力量訓(xùn)練

[11]? earnings call 財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議

3.詞根詞綴

[1]???? para-：在…旁，在…近側(cè)。para-dox【希臘詞綴para-：distinct from；doxa：opinion】 para-medic 醫(yī)療輔助人員 para-noia【noos：mind】妄想癥；偏執(zhí)狂 ?