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2010-05-11来源:和谐英语
1.discriminate vt.vi.分别, 辨别, 区分

例句:Death does not discriminate; it comes to everyone.
      死亡对每个人都一视同仁, 它会降临到每个人的身上。

2.register vt.vi.记录; 登记; 注册

例句:An increasing number of students are registering for degree courses each year.
      每年, 越来越多的学生注册学习学位课程。

      How many members have officially registered in the club?
      该俱乐部正式登记的会员有多少?

3.input n.输入, 投入,投入资源(指时间、知识、思想等)

例句:As the input of energy is increased, the volume gets louder.
      随着能量输入的增加, 音量变得更大。

4.premium n.保险费

例句:They have to pay life insurance premiums.
      他们要支付人寿保险费。

5.certainty n.必然的事, 确定的事

例句:It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.
      这匹马在比赛中获胜是必定的。

6.automatically adv.自动地

例句:automatically transmitting data from one part of the system to another
      自动把数据从系统的一部分传到另一部分

      Some doors have locks which automatically lock the doors when we close them.
       有些门上的锁在关门时会自动把门锁好。

7.cushion vt.使免遭损害;使免受令人不快的影响

例句:Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.
      有效的减震装置缓解了我们着陆时的冲撞力。