Lesson 8 Trading standards 【单词列表】

slaughter [ˈslɔːtə] v. 屠杀

【扩】massacre 屠杀

【例】I'm really terrified to witness the slaughter. 我亲眼目睹这场屠杀,真是吓坏了。

fit [fit] adj. 适合的

【派】fitting 设备,配件

【扩】suited 适合的  congruent 适合的

【搭】fit for 适合  fit in 融入

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A: Why do you think you are fit for this job?

B: Because I can meet all your demands.

A:你为什么认为你适合这个工作?

B:因为我能满足你们所有的要求。

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grace [ɡreis] v. 给……增光

tarrif [ˈtærif] n. 关税

【扩】customs duty 关税

【例】Tariff is a tax levied on imports.

   关税是对进口商品征收的一种税收。

standard [ˈstændəd] n. 标准

【派】standardize 使标准化

【扩】norm 标准,规范  criterion 标准

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A: You didn't reach our standards.

B: We'll endeavor to make all necessary improvements.

A:你们没有达到我们的标准。

B:我们会尽力做所有必要的改进。

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dialysis [daiˈælisis] n. 分离,分解,透析

【扩】decomposition 分解

【例】One of the oldest methods of salt removal is dialysis.

   透析是最古老的去盐方法之一。

electrocute [iˈlektrəkjuːt] v. 使触电身亡

【扩】electric shock 触电

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A: What's that under the table?

B: Don't touch that wire, or you'll be electrocuted.

A:桌子底下的那个是什么?

B:别碰那根电线,否则你会被电死的。

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eliminate [iˈlimineit] v. 消灭

【派】elimination 消除

【扩】exterminate 消灭

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A: Can the government eliminate poverty?

B: Maybe we should trust them.

A:政府能消除贫穷吗?

B:也许我们应该相信他们。

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accord [əˈkɔːd] n. 协议

【派】according 依照

【搭】in accord with 与……一致

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A: When do you expect to sign the accord?

B: Can everything be prepared tomorrow morning?

A:您希望何时签订协议呢?

B:明天上午能把一切都准备好吗?

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device [diˈvais] n. 仪器,器械

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A: We sell a wide range of office automation devices.

B: Let me have a look at your printers first.

A:我们销售多种办公自动化设备。

B:让我先看看你们的打印机吧。

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hammer [ˈhæmə] v. 推敲

pact [pækt] n. 合同,条约,公约

 

slaughter

//v. 屠宰

fit

/fɪt/adj. 适合
If something fits, it is the right size and shape to go onto a person's body or onto a particular object. 合身; 合适

verb [vt. 及物动词]适合,合身;适应,合得来;可容纳,装进;试穿(衣服);和…相称,符合;为放置(于…)而设计;安置,安装(在某处);安排时间会面,安排时间做(某事);(疾病)发作 - If you are fitted for a particular piece of clothing, you try it on so that the person who is making it can see where it needs to be altered.

adjective [原级]健康的,健壮的;合适的,适当的;合格的,胜任的;<俚>性感的;<非正式>快要,就要 - If something is fit for a particular purpose, it is suitable for that purpose.

noun [抽象名词]适合,合身;匹配,相配;痉挛,昏厥;一阵,突发 - If something is a good fit, it fits well.

grace

//v. 给...增光

tariff

//n. 关税

standard

🇬🇧/ˈstændəd/ 🇺🇸/ˈstændərd/n. 标准
A standard is a level of quality or achievement, especially a level that is thought to be acceptable. (尤指可被接受的) 水平

noun [抽象名词](品质的)标准,水平,规范;正常的水平,应达到的标准;行为标准,道德水准(standards);<英,史>(小学)(考试达到的)级别;法定度量衡标准;旗杆;流行曲调(或歌曲);茎干挺直的树(或灌木);(植)(蝶形花的)旗瓣;(植)(鸢尾属植物的)直立花瓣;直立水管(或煤气管) - The paper was of non-standard size.

adjective [原级]普通的,标准的;(大小、尺寸、式样等)常规的,一般性的;权威的,广泛认可的;(语言)合乎规范的,符合标准的;茎干挺直的树(或灌木);(整成树形并嫁接于挺直茎干上的)灌木 - Their standard of living is very low.

electrocute

//v. 使触电身亡

eliminate

//v. 消灭

accord

🇬🇧/əˈkɔːd/ 🇺🇸/əˈkɔːrd/n. 协议
An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement; for example, to end a war. 协议

noun [抽象名词]协议,条约(可数);符合,一致 - UNITA was legalized as a political party under the 1991 peace accords.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使受到,给予(某种待遇);(与…)一致,符合 - If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act toward you or treat you in that way.

device

🇬🇧/dɪˈvaɪs/ 🇺🇸/dɪˈvaɪs/n. 仪器,器械
A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example, for recording or measuring something. 仪器

noun [具体名词]装置,设备;手段,方法;花招,诡计;炸弹,爆炸装置;图画,设计;<古>(某物的)样式,外表 - The device is fixed to a post.

hammer out

//v. 推敲

dialysis

//n. 分离,分解;透析,渗析

pact

//n. 合同,条约,公约