The modern weather models work with a grid of points of the order of sixty miles apart,
現(xiàn)代氣象模型以一個坐標圖來顯示,圖中每個點大約是間隔60英里。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
num. 六十;
?? six六+ty十 →六十
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她連續(xù)不斷地受雇于人,一直工作到六十五歲。
近義:threescore
adj. 現(xiàn)代的;近代的;新式的;當代風(fēng)格的;
n. 現(xiàn)代人,現(xiàn)代主義者;時髦人士;[印]現(xiàn)代字體,指印刷中所用的一種字體;
?? 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人認為君主制在現(xiàn)代世界不合時宜。
近義:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
n. 天氣, 氣象;暴風(fēng)雨;
vt.& vi. 曬干, 風(fēng)化;
vt. 平安渡過, 挨過;[地]使風(fēng)化;
?? 我們(we)在(at)聽她(her)預(yù)報 天氣
"The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish."
旅客們滿面風(fēng)塵, 儀容不整.
近義:ride, bear, endure, season, acclimatize, adapt
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產(chǎn)生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工廠;行為,事業(yè);
vt. 使工作;操作;經(jīng)營;使緩慢前進;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
n. 格子,非實質(zhì)的;地圖上的坐標方格;(輸電線路、天然氣管道等的)系統(tǒng)網(wǎng)絡(luò);
"New York's grid of streets"
紐約棋盤式的街道布局
近義:lattice, broiler, grate, gridiron, grill, grille