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telecommunication 英 [,telɪkəmjuːnɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,tɛlɪkə,mjʊnə'keʃən] n. 电信
记tele（遥远的）+ communicat(e)（交流）+ ion（名词词尾）→从远处交流→无线电通信
例
We’ve looked in general at the telecommunications market in the UK over the last few sessions.
【C5，T4，L3】通过前几个会议，我们总体上了解了英国的电讯市场。
battery 英 ['bæt(ə)rɪ] 美 ['bætri] n. （蓄）电池（组）
例
When a LGV’s batteries run low, it will take itself off line and go to the nearest battery maintenance point for replacement batteries.
【C2，GT-TB, R3】当激光导引车的电量不足时，它会自动离线，去最近的电池维修点更换电池。
laser 英 ['leɪzə] 美 ['lezɚ] n. 激光
例
Information Services provide a Prepaid Services Card System for student and staff use of photocopiers and associated equipment in the library, and use of laser printers in B Block.
【C4，GT-TB， R2】信息服务中心为学生和工作人员提供了预付服务卡系统，他们可以持卡使用图书馆的复印机和相关设备，以及B 楼内的激光打印机。
gear 英 [gɪə] 美 [ɡɪr] v. （使）搭配；（使）适合 n. 齿轮
例
It is specially geared to those with little or no acting experience.
【C4，GT-TA，R1】它（课程）尤其适合几乎没有或完全没有表演经验的学生。
telescope 英 ['telɪskəʊp] 美 ['tɛlɪskop] n. 望远镜
记tele（遥远的）+ scope（看）→从远处看→望远镜
派telescopic adj. 望远镜的，用望远镜的
例
He spent years mastering the art of telescope construction, and even by present-day standards his instruments are comparable with the best.
【C2，GT-TA，R3】他花费了数年的时间学习制造望远镜的技术，即使用今天的标准来衡量，他的望远镜仍可与最好的相媲美。
技术
echolocation 英 ['ekə(ʊ)lə(ʊ),keɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,ɛkolo'keʃən] n. 回声定位能力，回声定位法
记echo（回声）+ location（位置）→回声定位法
例
Most species are highly vocal, although they vary in the range of sounds they produce, and many forage for food using echolocation.
【C4，T1，R2】大多数物种都能发声，尽管它们制造的声音各有不同，许多物种用回声定位法来搜寻食物。
vacuum 英 ['vækjʊəm] 美 ['vækjʊəm] n. 真空
派vacuum-packed adj. 真空包装的
例
The original patent outlined a three-stage process, in which phenol and formaldehyde were initially combined under vacuum which is inside a large egg-shaped kettle.
【C5，T2，R1】最初的专利主要包括了工艺的三个阶段，在此过程中，苯酚和甲醛最初在真空巨大蛋形罐内化合在一起。
simulation 英 [,sɪmjʊ'leɪʃən] 美 ['sɪmjə'leʃən] n. 模仿，模拟
记simul（类似）+ ation（名词词尾）→类似的东西→仿真
同imitation; pretence; model
派simulative adj. 模拟的，假装的
例
That understanding took the later analysis of biomechanics specialists, who put their minds to comprehending something that was too complex and unorthodox ever to have been invented through their own mathematical simulations.
【C4，T4，R1】这一现象过于复杂，有悖传统，生物力学专家无法通过自行的数学模拟创造出来，但后来他们仍努力通过分析对其加以理解。
Exercise 4
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
therapy skyscraper acute pollutant
vacuum ecosystem epidemic landmark
1. There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced in the forest.
2. are constantly being released into the atmosphere.
3. The was built from the design of a famous architect.
4. The birth of their baby was one of the big in the couple’s relationship.
5. His resignation has left a power at the head of the party.
6. The Sanitary Board tries to stamp out the .
7. They think his mother’s illness is rather than chronic.
8. The doctor said she should be given a physical .意群
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