Glossary
academic
adj. concerning teaching or studying, especially in a college or university 学术的
aid
n. , v. help
angel
n. a messenger and servant of God 天使
attach
v. to fix; to fasten; to join
barometer
n. an instrument that measures the air pressure and shows when the weather is going to change 气压表
basement
n. a floor built partly or wholly below ground level 地下室
calculate
v. to work out a number or amount from information you have 计算
colleague
n. someone you work with, especially in a professional job 同事
competence
n. the ability and skill needed to do a particular job 能力
course
n. a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject 课程
creative
adj. to develop or use new ideas 有创造性的
credit
n. a measure of a student's work at a university 学分
dash off
v. to run away from a place very quickly; Here: to write in a hurry
deserve
v. 该得;应受
dilemma
n. a difficult choice to be made between two courses of action which seem to be equally bad 进退两难
educational
adj. connected with education
explore
v. to examine; investigate; often refers to previously unexamined space or ideas 探索
formula
n. 公式
grade
v. (AmE) to give a mark to an examination paper
impartial
adj. fair in giving judgements, unbiased etc. 不偏不倚的
inner
adj. on the inside; close to the centre
instructor
n. a teacher
launch
v. Here: to send into space 发射
lean
v. 倾斜;倚;靠
logic
n. reason 逻辑
panic
n. fear; scare
pendulum
n. 钟摆
principle
n. 原则
proportion
n. 比例
recall
v. to remember sth. 回想起
referee
n. sb. In charge of a game in sports ; Here: a person who is asked to settle a disagreement
resist
v. struggle against 抵抗
select
v. to choose
solve
v. to find a way of dealing with a problem 解决
sophisticated
adj. complex 复杂的
Sputnik
n. 前苏联人造地球卫星
stopwatch
n. a watch to time speed 记秒表
string
n. a piece of thread
structure
n. the way in which parts are formed into a whole 结构
superintendent
n. Here: a person in charge of an apartment building 楼房管理处负责人员
swing
v. to move from a fixed point 摆动
system
n. 系统;制度
temptation
n. 诱惑
unit
n. (计量的)单位
warn
v. to advise sb. to do sth. in order to avoid possible punishment or trouble 警告