Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 【单词列表】

current [ˈkʌrənt] n. 电流,水流,气流

【派】currently 目前

【扩】flow 流

【搭】electric current 电流  air current 气流

【例】When you swim upstream, you have to stem the current.

   当你往上游游的时候,你得顶着水流而上。

sculpture [ˈskʌlptʃə] n. 雕塑

【扩】sculptor 雕塑家

【搭】a piece of sculpture 一件雕塑

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A: This sculpture is really a good handicraft.

B: Yes, I'll take it if the price is not too high.

A:这个雕塑是一件很好的手工艺品。

B:是的,如果价钱不是很高的话我就买了。

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mistaken [miˈsteikən] adj. 错误的

【扩】inaccurate 错误的  improper 错误的  errant 犯错误的

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A: I think you're mistaken.

B: I think it's sour grapes.

A:我觉得你错了。

B:吃不到葡萄就说葡萄是酸的。

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gallery [ˈɡæləri] n. 美术馆

exhibit [iɡˈzibit] n. 展品,陈列品

【派】exhibition 展览

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A: Your exhibit is of a wide variety and of excellent quality.

B: Thank you for saying so. Are you interested in some of them?

A:贵方展品种类繁多,品质优良。

B:谢谢您这么说。有您感兴趣的吗?

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oddly [ˈɔdli] adv. 古怪地

attach [əˈtætʃ] v. 连,系

sphere [sfiə] n. 球体

magnetize [ˈmæɡnitaiz] v. 使磁化

【扩】magnetic 有磁性的

【例】You can magnetize a needle by rubbing it with a magnet.

   你用磁铁摩擦针能使它磁化。

repel [riˈpel] v. 击退,排斥

flicker [ˈflikə] v. 闪烁

【扩】twinkle 闪烁,闪耀  spark 闪光,闪耀

【搭】flicker out 一点点地熄灭

【例】The hope still flickered within her that her husband might be alive.

   她丈夫可能还活着的希望仍然在她心头闪烁。

emit [iˈmit] v. 放射

flash [flæʃ] n. 闪光,闪烁

prehistoric [ˌpriːhiˈstɔrik] adj. 史前的,老掉牙的

【扩】historic 有历史意义的

【搭】prehistoric animals 史前动物

【例】Some prehistoric people lived in caves.

   有些史前时期的人住在洞穴里。

electronic [iˌlekˈtrɔnik] adj. 电子的

【搭】electronic book 电子书  electronic watch 电子表

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A: What kind of toys do you have here?

B: We have intelligence toys, stuffed toys, electronic toys etc.

A:你们这儿都有些什么玩具呢?

B:有益智玩具、填充玩具、电动玩具等。

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peculiar [piˈkjuːliə] adj. 奇异的

【派】peculiarly 特有地

【扩】bizarre 奇异的  outlandish 奇异的

【搭】be peculiar to 为……所特有的

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A: You can always do the things very well.

B: I have my peculiar way of doing things.

A:你总是把事情做得非常好。

B:我有自己独特的做事方式。

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shock [ʃɔk] v. 令人震惊,刺激人

emotionally [iˈməuʃənəli] adv. 感情上

current

🇬🇧/ˈkʌrənt/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɜːrənt/n. 电流
A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or ocean. 水流

adjective [原级]现行的,当前的;通用的,流行的;最近的 - Current means happening, being used, or being done at the present time.

noun [具体名词]水流,气流;电流;思潮,趋势 - A current is a steady flowing movement of air.

  • alternating current (AC) 交流电
  • direct current (DC) 直流电
  • Is the wire live? 这线有电吗?
  • The plug broke, exposing live wires. 插头断了,露出带电的电线。
  • water current 水流
  • air current 汽流
  • swim with the current 随波逐流
  • swim against the current 逆流而行 

sculpture *

🇬🇧/ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈskʌlptʃər/n. 雕塑
A sculpture is a work of art that is produced by carving or shaping stone, wood, clay, or other materials. 雕塑

noun [具体名词]雕像,雕塑作品;雕刻艺术,雕塑艺术;(动,植)(贝壳、花粉粒、角质层或其他生物体表面凸起或凹陷的)雕饰,雕纹 - Sculpture is the art of creating sculptures.

verb [vt. 及物动词]雕刻,雕塑;从事雕刻 - He wanted to sculpture when he grew up.

mistaken

/mɪˈsteɪkən/adj. 错误的
If you are mistaken about something, you are wrong about it. 弄错的

adjective [原级](信念、想法、观点等)不正确的,错误的;判断错误的,被误解的 - A mistaken belief or opinion is incorrect. (

verb [vt. 及物动词]误解,搞错(mistake 的过去分词形式) - You are completely mistaken about Jane.

做定语修饰名词
  • mistaken ideas
  • a mistaken judgment
做表语
  • be mistaken about ...误解…
  • I was mistaken about her age.

 make a mistake 犯错

  • commit a fallacy 犯谬误
  • The author commits a fallacy of false analogy.
  • To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope 凡人多舛误,唯神能见宥.

     

gallery

/ˈɡæləri/n. 美术馆
A gallery is a place that has permanent exhibitions of works of art in it. (艺术作品的) 陈列室; 美术馆

noun [具体名词]美术馆,画廊;(大厅的)楼座,楼上旁听席;(剧场中的)顶层楼座;阳台,露台;一群(相似的人或物);长廊,走廊;(矿井下的)巷道;观众 - A gallery is a privately owned building or room where people can look at and buy works of art.

exhibit

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/n. 展品,陈列品
If someone or something shows a particular quality, feeling, or type of behaviour, you can say that they exhibit it. 表现出

verb [vt. 及物动词]表现出;卖弄,炫耀;提出(证据等);展览,展出 - When a painting, sculpture, or object of interest is exhibited, it is put in a public place such as a museum or art gallery so that people can come to look at it.

noun [具体名词]展品;(法庭上出示的)证物;<美>展览,展出(注意exhibition的发音) - An exhibit is a painting, sculpture, or object of interest that is displayed to the public in a museum or art gallery.

oddly

🇬🇧/ˈɒdli/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːdli/adv. 古怪地
You use oddly to indicate that what you are saying is true, but that it is not what you expected. 奇怪地

adverb [方式副词]古怪地;奇妙地;单数地 - He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.

attach

/əˈtætʃ/v. 连,系
If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. 附; 贴; 系

verb [vt. 及物动词]系上,贴上,连接;附上(附件);赋予,认为…具有; 和…在一起,缠着; 附带(条件);附属,依附;与…有关联;委派;扣押(债务人或其财产);使依恋 - In computing, if you attach a file to a message that you send to someone, you send it with the message but separate from it. (

sphere

🇬🇧/sfɪə/ 🇺🇸/sfɪr/n. 球体
A sphere is an object that is completely round in shape like a ball. 球体

noun [抽象名词](活动、兴趣、专业知识的)范围,领域;球体,球,球形;社会阶层;势力范围;<文>苍穹,天,天空;<文>天体;天体外壳;地球仪 - A sphere of activity or interest is a particular area of activity or interest. (

verb [vt. 及物动词]使…成球形;包围;放入球内 - The word "boundaries" refers to the fact that God assigns each of us a field or sphere of service. “

in the scientific / political / cultural / educational ... sphere / area / field / world / realm / domain 在科学/政治/文化/教育…领域

magnetize

/ˈmæɡnətaɪz/v. 使磁化
If you magnetize something, you make it magnetic. 使…磁化

verb [vt. 及物动词]吸引;使磁化 - Make a Mobius strip out of a ribbon of mild steel and magnetize it.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]磁化;受磁 - I will send you my Magical Photo, which I will magnetize especially for you.

repel

/rɪˈpel/v. 排斥
When an army repels an attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them. 击退; 打退

verb [vt. 及物动词]击退,驱逐;抵御,驱除;使厌恶,使反感;抵制,不愿接受;排斥,相斥 - When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away.

  • His behavior repels me. 厌恶
  • The food repels my stomach. 这食物使我的胃作呕。

be repelled by ... 被…排斥、讨厌

  • I was repelled by his behavior.

flicker

🇬🇧/ˈflɪkə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈflɪkər/v. 闪烁
If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. 闪烁不定

verb [vt. 及物动词]闪烁,摇曳;闪现,一闪而过;(表情)掠过;(眼睛)瞟过;颤动,快速抖动;扑动翅膀;使…突然动一下 - Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was blindingly bright.

noun [抽象名词](火焰,光的)闪烁,摇曳;(感觉或情绪的)闪现,一闪而过;(身体部位的)小而快的动作;(电影或电视每秒帧数过少时的)图像闪烁;(鸟)扑翅䴕属 - Looking through the window I saw the flicker of flames.

emit

/iˈmɪt/v. 放射
If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process. 发出; 散发 (热、光、气体或气味)

verb [vt. 及物动词]排放,散发(尤指气体、辐射物);发出(声音或噪音);发行,发表 - To emit a sound or noise means to produce it.

flash

/flæʃ/v. 闪光
A flash is a sudden burst of light or of something shiny or bright. 闪光 a flash of lightning

verb [vt. 及物动词]闪光,闪亮;(快速)出示,显示;飞驰,掠过;闪现;迅速播出,传送(信息);突然显露(强烈情感);<非正式>当众暴露(性器官);<非正式>(为引人注目而)展示,炫耀;(尤指用无线电或光波)通信,联络 - If a light flashes or if you flash a light, it shines with a sudden bright light, especially as quick, regular flashes of light.

noun [抽象名词]闪光;闪光灯;闪现;(军装上的)肩章;网站动画程序;花哨,噱头;突然理解,顿悟;(感情的)突发;<非正式>炫耀财富,夸富;(产品包装上用来吸引顾客眼光的)色带,突显区域;(模塑过程中的)溢料,溢边;(尤指为帮助行船而从堰闸里放出的)水流;飞快的一瞥 - Flash is the use of special bulbs to give more light when taking a photograph.

adjective [原级]阔气的,爱显摆的;突然而短暂的;<美,非正式>非常有才能的,杰出的 - If you flash something such as an identification card, you show it to people quickly and then put it away again.

prehistoric

🇬🇧/ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/ 🇺🇸/ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/adj. 史前的,老掉牙的
Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. 史前的

adjective [原级]史前的,有文字记载以前的;<非正式>古老的,过时的 - We seem to have killed off all our prehistoric competitors.

electronic

🇬🇧/ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/ 🇺🇸/ɪˌlekˈtrɑːnɪk/adj. 电子的
An electronic device has transistors or silicon chips that control and change the electric current passing through the device. 电子的

adjective [原级]电子的,电子学的 - An electronic process or activity involves the use of electronic devices.

peculiar *

🇬🇧/pɪˈkjuːliə(r)/ 🇺🇸/pɪˈkjuːliər/adj. 奇异的
If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. 不寻常的; 古怪的

adjective [原级]奇怪的(a most peculiar story),不寻常的;特别的,独特的;不舒服的(a peculiar smell) - Mr. Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.

noun [专属名词]<英>特殊教区(或教堂);特权,特有财产 - I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.

shock

🇬🇧/ʃɒk/ 🇺🇸/ʃɑːk/v. 令人震惊,刺激人
If you have a shock, something suddenly happens which is unpleasant, upsetting, or very surprising. 震惊

noun [抽象名词]令人震惊的事;吃惊,震惊;休克;电击,触电;减震器;(对经济、传统、生活方式的)冲击,撞击;(爆炸、地震等引起的)剧烈震动;浓密的头发;愤怒,生气;冲击力 ;(竖放在地里促使谷物更快晒干和成熟的)禾束堆 - Shock is a person's emotional and physical condition when something very frightening or upsetting has happened to them.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使震惊,使难以置信;(言语或行为)(使)愤慨,(使)生气;使触电,使遭电击;使恐惧(或厌恶);使生理休克;把......堆成禾束堆 - If something shocks you, it makes you feel very upset, because it involves death or suffering and because you had not expected it.

adjective [原级]令人震惊的,令人大感意外的(尤用于新闻报道);浓密的,蓬乱的 - This was a nasty attack and the woman is still very shocked.

① v. 使不悦或生气, 震惊

跟人的情绪有关的动词的宾语往往是 “人” (以 sth.为主语) The news shocks me. 这个消息使我震惊

② adj. 令人震惊的

It is shocking.

③ adj. 感到震惊

凡是能够用 “人”  做宾语,  又是表示人的情绪活动的动词,  有两个形容词形成:令人……(V+ing);感

到……(V+ed)

I'm shocked.

④ n. 震惊

get a shock

sb. get a shock 某人很吃惊


shock 必指坏事, 令人不悦, 生气的

surprise 好事坏事都可以, 只要你没有料到的 I want to give you surprise.

emotionally

🇬🇧/ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ 🇺🇸/ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/adv. 感情上
in a way that relates to a person's emotions. "an opportunity for parent and child to connect emotionally"

adjective [原级]感情上;情绪上;令人激动地;情绪冲动地 - He was emotionally unstable.