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unit1 lesson3reading club

social networking

词性：名词

中文意思：社交网络

英文释义：the practice of interacting with friends, family, colleagues, or other people to

exchange information, ideas, etc. using a puter or other electronic device.

词源：social（社会的）+ networking（网络化）

例句：She spends most of her free time on social networking sites.

固定搭配：social networking site（社交网络网站）、social networking service（社交网络服务）

近义词：online socializing, virtual socializing

socialise

词性：动词

中文意思：社交，交际

英文释义：to spend time with other people in a friendly way, especially in order to enjoy yourself

and relax.

词源：social（社会的）+ ise（动词后缀）

例句：I like to socialize with my colleagues after work.

固定搭配：socialize with（与…交往），socialize at（在…社交）

近义词：mingle, converse, interact

laptop

词性：名词

中文意思：笔记本电脑

英文释义：a portable personal puter that can be carried around easily.

词源：laptop是laptop puter的缩写，laptop来自lap（膝部）和top（顶部），表示可以放在

膝盖上使用的电脑。

例句：I always bring my laptop with me when I travel.

固定搭配：laptop bag（笔记本电脑包），laptop charger（笔记本电脑充电器）

近义词：notebook puter, portable puter

constantly

词性：副词

中文意思：不断地，经常地

英文释义：always happening or existing; all the time.

词源：constant（不变的）+ ly（副词后缀）

例句：He is constantly checking his phone for messages.

固定搭配：constantly changing（不断变化的），constantly improving（不断改进的）

近义词：continuously, persistently, regularly

dorm

词性：名词

中文意思：宿舍，寝室

英文释义：a room in a college or university where students live while they are studying there.

词源：dorm是dormitory的缩写，dormitory来自拉丁语dormitorium，意为“睡眠的地方”。

例句：I'm going to stay in the dorm tonight because I have an early class tomorrow.

固定搭配：dorm room（宿舍房间），dorm life（宿舍生活）

flow

词性：动词、名词

中文意思：流动，涌动；流程，流速

英文释义：to move smoothly and continuously in a particular direction; the movement of liquids,

gases, or other substances from one place to another

词源：来自古英语的flōwan，意为“流动”

例句：The river flows into the sea.（这条河流入大海。）

固定搭配：flow chart（流程图）；flow rate（流速）

近义词：stream, circulate, run

associate

词性：动词、名词

中文意思：联想，联系；合作，交往；协会，团体

英文释义：to connect or bring together in one's mind; work together with someone; an

organization of people who have joined together for a mon purpose

词源：来自拉丁语的associare，意为“联合，结合”

例句：I associate China with pandas.（我联想到中国和熊猫。）