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VOA慢速英语:Study Confirms Earth-like Planet in What Scientists Call “The Habitable Zone”
词汇讲解:
1. discovery n. 发现;发觉
例句:Many great discoveries have been made in the field of science.
在科学领域已有许多重大发现。
2. habitable adj. 适于居住的
例句:This house is no longer habitable.
这所房子已经不能住人了。
3. orbit v. 在…轨道上运行, 环绕轨道运行
例句:The man-made satellite orbits the earth every 48 hours.
那颗人造卫星每48小时绕地球轨道运行一周。
4. gather vt. 收集;召集;使聚集
例句:He is gathering materials for a new book.
他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。
5. melt v. (使)融[溶, 熔]化; 溶解;(使)消散, 消失
例句:The ice will melt when the sun shines on it.
当太阳照到冰的时候, 它就融化了。
6. disappear vi.不见, 消失;不复存在
例句:The snow will soon disappear when the warm weather comes.
天气变暖时, 雪很快就会融化。
7. phenomenon n. 现象
例句:The employment problem tends to be a city phenomenon.
就业问题常常是一个城市现象。
8. supervise vt. 监督, 管理
例句:The architect supervised the building of the house.
建筑工程师监督房子的施工。
9. recognize vt. 认出, 识别出某人[某事物]
例句:I recognized Mary by her red hat.
我凭玛丽的红帽子认出了她。
10. attempt vt. 试图; 尝试
例句:He attempted to get in touch with them but without success.
他试图和他们联系, 但未成功。
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