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unit 2 单词讲义

breast

词性：名词

中文意思：胸部；乳房

英文释义：the front upper part of a woman's body between the neck and the waist, where the

chest is

词源：来自古英语 brest，意为“胸部”

例句：She had a lump in her breast.

固定搭配：breast cancer（乳腺癌）

近义词：chest, bosom

qualification

词性：名词

中文意思：资格；条件；限制

英文释义：a person's ability or qualities that make them suitable for a particular job or activity

词源：来自拉丁语qualificatio，意为“使有资格”

例句：He has the necessary qualifications for the job.

固定搭配：educational qualifications（教育资格）

近义词：certification, proficiency, competence

directory

词性：名词

中文意思：目录；名录；指南

英文释义：a list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc. arranged in alphabetical order

词源：来自拉丁语directorium，意为“指导”

例句：I found his phone number in the directory.

固定搭配：business directory（商业名录）

近义词：list, index, guidebook

satellite

词性：名词

中文意思：卫星；人造卫星；卫星国家

英文释义：an object that orbits around a planet or a star and is smaller than the planet or star it

orbits

词源：来自拉丁语satelles，意为“小的物体”

例句：The satellite will be launched next month.

固定搭配：satellite communication（卫星通信）

近义词：moon, artificial satellite, satellite state

orbit

词性：动词/名词

中文意思：绕轨道运行；轨道；势力范围

英文释义：to move around (a planet or star) in a curved path; the curved path that an object

moves in around another object in space

词源：来自拉丁语orbita，意为“轨道”

例句：The moon orbits around the earth.（月亮绕地球运行。）

chest

词性：名词

中文意思：胸部，胸腔

英文释义：the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, containing the heart

and lungs

词源：来自古英语 "ceast"，意为“箱子”或“柜子”，因为胸部的形状类似于一个箱子。

例句：He had a pain in his chest.（他胸部疼痛。）

固定搭配：chest of drawers（抽屉柜），chest X-ray（胸部X光片），chestnut（栗子）

近义词：breast, thorax

device

词性：名词