雅思词汇解析之科学领域

来源：佛山新东方雅思培训学校时间：2023/3/7 10:23:48

雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚，每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累，本期我们继续学习媒体相关的话题~
　　1.conundrum/kə'nʌndrəm/
　　n.难题;复杂难解的问题；
　　e.g.Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.
　　剑17-4-3:Ogilvie,who discovered the inventories in the archives of two German communities 30 years ago,believes they may hold the answer to a conundrum that has long puzzled economists.
　　注：puzzle v.使迷惑；使困惑
　　2.groundbreaking/'ɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ/
　　adj.性的；创新的；
　　常见搭配：a groundbreaking discovery/work/tech
　　e.g.This groundbreaking discovery changed the way people looked at the world.
　　【phrase】break new/fresh ground(in)取得突破
　　e.g.The company has been breaking new ground in researching a cure for the deadly disease.
　　3.give lie to
　　【phrase】证明…不实
　　常见搭配：give lie to the claim/notion that观点/概念
　　e.g.New methodologies give the lie to the notion that students who struggle with standardized tests lack intelligence.
　　也就是说：考试成绩差就代表着不聪明这一观点是错误的。
　　剑17-2-3 Such examples give lie to the claim that ingenious,designing minds are responsible for human creativity and invention.
　　同样地，创新也不完全来自于天才。
　　4.stifle/'staɪf(ə)l/
　　v.扼杀;压制;抑止
　　e.g.Regulations on children stifled creativity.
　　e.g.Many businesses stifle innovation before it has a chance to blossom.
　　syn.suppress
　　v.克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
　　e.g.The lecture was as dull as dishwater but I had to stifle a yawn.
　　注：as dull as dishwater非常乏味；无趣
　　5.gizmo/'gɪzməʊ/
　　n.a usually small mechanical or electronic device.小装置；（往往不太知道名字的小型设备和产品）
　　搭配：a handy gizmo便捷设备
　　a high-tech gizmo高科技小发明
　　syn.gadget
　　e.g.He broke the gizmo he uses to open and close his garage door.
　　e.g.The store is full of gizmos like pagers and cellular telephones.
　　以上就是本周的词汇，我们下期见。