雅思词汇解析|科学领域
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.