每天背单词 第529期

introduction

英 [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn] 美 [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn]

n. 介绍；引进；采用；入门；传入

例句：

The notes are intended as an introduction to the course.
这些笔记的目的是作为对这门课程的介绍。

It's a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject.
这是对一门极为复杂的学科的有益入门教程。

The book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
这是一本简明、实用的物理学入门书。

tradition

英 [trəˈdɪʃn] 美 [trəˈdɪʃn]

n. 惯例，传统；传说

例句：

This region is steeped in tradition.
这个地区有着深厚的传统。

It was a radical departure from tradition.
这从根本上违背了传统。

This was a practice sanctified by tradition.
这是一种合乎传统的做法。

dumping

英 [ˈdʌmpɪŋ] 美 [ˈdʌmpɪŋ]

n. （危险物质的）倾倒，倾泻；倾销

v. 倾倒（垃圾等）；（非正式）抛弃；倾销（dump 的现在分词）

例句：

Eastern Europe is rapidly becoming a dumping ground for radioactive residues.
东欧正在迅速变成一个放射性残渣的倾倒场。

We've got a few small Green Peace boats that we harass the dumping ship with.
我们有几艘 Green Peace 的船只，用来侵扰那艘倾倒垃圾的船。

He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me.
他没有权利总是把他的问题推到我身上。

revolve

英 [rɪˈvɒlv] 美 [rɪˈvɑːlv]

vi. 旋转；循环出现；反复考虑

vt. 使…旋转；使…循环；反复考虑

n. 旋转；循环；旋转舞台

例句：

Our planet Earth, together with other planets, revolve around our Sun in what is called our Solar system.
我们的行星地球，连同其他行星，围绕我们的太阳旋转，这就是我们的太阳系。

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.
当然，我们现在知道，包括地球在内的行星都围绕太阳公转，而太阳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.
地心论是指以地球为中心，所以地心论认为，太阳、行星和恒星都围绕着地球旋转，而地球是静止的。

expedition

英 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn] 美 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

n. 远征；探险队；迅速

例句：

The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.
探险队深受恶劣天气的困扰。

Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
探险队中43名成员丧生。

It won't be labelled in any way as a military expedition.
它无论如何也称不上是一次军事远征。

回顾

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