181.clones ：克隆，仿制品
A term used to describe a product that is a copy of another one, such as a computer clone.
指以其他产品为范本复制出来的产品。
In the new global economy, there are dozens of computer clones on the market.
在经济全球化的今天，市场上有几十种电脑仿制品。
182.coding ：编码
The writing of a list of computer instructions causing it to performspecific functions and operations.
编写一系列计算机的指令，使之执行特定功能和操作。 We are currently recoding all the computers in our office. 我们现在正为办公室的所有计算机重新编码。
183.computerese ：计算机行话 Slang for computer jargon. 计算机专业术语的俚称。
Are you fluent in computerese?
你对计算机行话熟悉吗？
184.computernik ：计算机专家，计算机迷
Slang for a person who spends a lot of time using computers.
俚语，指长时间使用电脑的人。
John hangs around with all the computernik.
约翰同许多计算机机专家有来往。
185.crash ： （系统）崩溃
A system shutdown caused by a hardware or software malfunction.
由硬件、软件故障导致系统的关闭。 Our system just crashed. 我们的系统刚才崩溃了。
186.data leakage ： 数据丢失
The illegal removal of data from a computer.
非法移动电脑中的数据。
We’ve had no data leakage problems since we’ve installed our new security program.
自从安装新的保密程序后，我们的电脑没有出现数据丢失的问题。
187.dot matrix ： 点阵（打印）
Forming letters or characters from dots, as opposed to type.
通过输出点来形成字母或字符，这和（传统的）打字相反。
Dot matrix printers are being phased out and replaced by printers that can produce clean type.
点阵式打印机正被淘汰，并为高清晰度打印机所取代。
188.downtime ： 故障停机时间
The length of time a computer is “down” because of a malfunction.
由于故障而使电脑停机的时间。
Sorry, you’ll have to come back later – the computers are down.
抱歉，你待等会儿再来，我们的电脑出故障了。 How much downtime did we log last month? 我们上个月的故障停机时间有多长？
189.info highway ： 信息高速公路
The flowofTVandcablechannelsthatwillallowindividualstoaccessarevolutionaryvarietyofentertainment,news, communications, home-shopping, etc. 电视和电讯通道的信息传输，这些信息通道让个人获得大量的娱乐、新闻、通讯服务和在家购物等，其种类令人 目不暇接。
Time Magazine featured a cover devoted to the new info highway in early 1993.
1993年初，《时代周刊》刊载了一篇封面文章，专门介绍信息高速公路。
190.infomaion overload ： 信息充塞
Aconditioncharacterizedby anexcessofmessagesdemandingattention,whichleadsto confusionandalossof
efficiency. 需要关注的信息内容过多的状况，这种状况导致混乱和效率的降低。 Most of us are suffering from information overload in the 1990s.
在90年代我们大多数人都受害于信息充塞。
191.information revolution ：信息革命
A condition characterized by an excess ofmessagedemandingattention,whichleadstoconfusionandalossofefficiency.
需要关注的信息内容过多的状况，这种状况导致混乱和效率的降低。
192.ink-jet printer ：喷墨打印机
An output device that prints by spraying a thin stream of ink onto the paper.
一种通过喷射细墨水流到纸上的打印装置。 What brand of ink-jet printer do you use? 你用的是什么牌子的喷墨打印机？
193.knowledge engineering ：知识工程学
Thescientificstudy ofintegratingknowledge into computersystemstosolvecomplexproblemsthatwouldusually require human expertise. 一科学领域，主要研究如何将知识合成到电脑系统中以解决通常需要专门知识才能解决的复杂问题。
Thenextgenerationofcomputerswillintegrateknowledgeengineeringintotheirprogramminginordertosolvecomplex problems in a way that more closely resembles human reasoning. 下一代计算机将会把知识工程学融合到其程序中，以便用一种近似人类思维的方法来解决复杂问题。
194.pixel ：象素
The smallest display picture element on a video display screen.
在显示屏上所显示图像的最小显示元素。
The display screen of a computer contains thousands of tiny pixels that convey the images on the computer screen.
电脑显示屏上有千千万万个象素，这些元构成了屏幕上的图像。
195.software piracy ：软件盗版
The duplication of commercial software without permission from the developer.
未经开发商许可复制商业软件的侵权行为。
The XYZ company used international lawyers to prosecute a crime ring involving software piracy inTaiwan.
某某公司聘请国际律师起诉台湾的一个涉嫌软件盗版的犯罪团伙。
196.superconductor ：超导体
Material that has almost no resistance to the flow of electricity.
对电流几乎没有阻力的材料。
The newtechnologyofsuperconductorshasadvancedtheworldofcommunicationsbyallowingmoreinformationtobe sent in a much faster manner.
超导体技术可以使更多的信息以快得多的速度传输，从而促进了通信业的发展。
197.telecommuting ：居家办公，远程上班
Working at home and using a computer to communicate and interact with the office.
使用电脑同办公室保持通讯联络，从而实现在家办公。
More and more people are now telecommuting one or more days a week as opposed togoing to the office everyday.
与以前每天去办公室上班不同，现在越来越多的人每周一天或几天在家办公。
198.touch screen ：触摸屏
A computer that can be given commands by touching its display screen in the appropriate locations.
一种电脑的屏幕，使用者可以触摸其适当的位置而对电脑发出指令。
Some restaurantshaveprovidedtouchscreencomputerstoenabletheircustomerstoorderfoodviathecomputerwithout
to tell someone.
199.user-friendly ：方便用户的
Hardware orsoftwarethat isdesignedtohelp peoplebecome familiarwiththeircomputerbysimple,easy-to-follow instructions.
电脑生产厂商所设计的一些硬件和软件，可让用户通过一些简单易学的指令来熟悉其电脑。 Computers must be user-friendly in order to be accepted by the public. 要让公众接受，电脑必须让用户感到方便。
200.Virus ：病毒
Coded directionsinsoftwarethat caneraseorreplacefilesandoperatingsoftwareinacomputer.Acomputerviruscansit undetected in a computer until it's automatically activated, as when computer's clock strikes a certain date. 软件中的密码指令，它可删除、转换电脑中的文件以及操作软件。电脑病毒会隐藏在电脑中不被发现，当电脑时 钟指向某一日期它会被自动激活。
犯罪 · Crime
201.accomplice ： 同案犯
Any person who takes part in a crime.
参与犯罪的每个人。
Tony was found to be an accomplice in the crime.
人们发现托尼是该案的同案犯。
202.adult business district ： 红灯区
A neighborhood zoned for pornographic bookstores and movie theaters, striptease bars, etc.
划定的街区，作为开设色情书店、影院、脱衣舞场等的场所。 Police are constantly arresting people over in the adult business district. 警察常在红灯区拘捕人犯。
203.agricrime ： 农业犯罪
Sort for agricultural crime.The theft of crops and /or farm equipment.
“agricultural crime”的缩写词，偷盗庄稼和/或农场设备的犯罪。 Farmers are losing thousands of dollars each year due to agricrime. 每年农业犯罪给农场主造成了成千上万美元的损失。
204.armed robbery ：武装抢劫
The act of using a deadly weapon when raking or attempting to take property form another person or party.
夺取或试图夺取他人或他方财物时使用致命武器的犯罪行为。 Did you read about the armed robbery in this morning’s paper? 今早的报纸上报道了这次武装抢劫，你读了吗？
205.arrest warrant ： 逮捕证
A document that orders the arrest of an individual who has been accused with a crime.
对被指控犯罪的某人实施搜捕的文件。
The court issued an arrest warrant on the suspect.
法庭对这个嫌疑人发出了逮捕证。
206.arson ： 纵火
The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire.
故意放火毁坏财产的犯罪。
Police think the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an act of arson.
警察怀疑这座仓库的大火是纵火行为所致。
207.assassin ： 暗杀
A murderer.A person who sets out tokill someone, esp. a prominent person.
谋杀者。密谋杀害他人，特别是一位杰出人物的凶手。 Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate. 警方仍在追查暗杀总统候选人的凶手。
208.assault ： 袭击
The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.
试图伤害或威胁要伤害他人的行为。
Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25th street.
格林先生在第25大街行走的时候受到袭击。
209.attack dog ： 攻击犬
A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.
一种经过训练的狼犬，用来攻击窃贼等。
The officer’s attack dog has saved his life many times.
这位警察的攻击犬多次救了主人的命。
210.back-alley butcher ： 卑鄙的屠夫 Slang for abortionist. 俚语，给人施行流产手术的人。
Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.
示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来，牌子上写着”卑鄙的屠夫”。
211.bail ： 保释金
Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial.
存放在法庭的一定数量的保证金，以使被告在候审期间获得释放。 Frank’s wife came down to the police station to bail him out. 弗兰克的妻子到警察局将他保释出来。
212.ballistics ： 弹道学
The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets.
研究火器及子弹运动的科学。
A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime.
一位弹道学家正在犯罪现场提取证据。
213.blackmail ： 敲诈，勒索
The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, inorder to extract money.
以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。 Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor. 林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。
214.black market ： 黑市
A market place where illegal or hard-to-get itemsare sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。 Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market. 黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。
215.blood money ： 血腥钱
Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。 The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed. 黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。
216.body bag ： 装尸袋
A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。
The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
警察警告那人放下武器，否则必死无疑。
217.bomb squad ： 爆破小组
A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
经专门训练，从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。 The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb. 有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。
218.bootlegging ： 贩卖违禁品
The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。
Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕。
219.break-in ： 非法闯入
A burglar
入室盗窃
It looks like you are the victim of a break-in.
看起来，你是入室盗窃的受害者。
220.bribery ： 行贿受贿
The act of offering, giving, or taking bribes.
赠送，提供，或接受贿金的行为。
The congressman resigned after having been found guilty of bribery.
这位议员被证实犯有行贿受贿罪后辞职了。
221.bucket shop ： 投机商号
(Also called“telephoneboilerroom.”)Anofficethatisusedtopromoteworthlesslandorsecuritiesbymailorthrough telemarketing.
(也被称为”电话交易所”)通过邮件或电话营销来推销荒地或垃圾证券的地点。 Crooks across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people. 全国各地的骗子都利用投机商号来欺骗老年人。
222.bug ： 窃听
To use electronic listening devices to listen in on the conversations of others.
使用电子收听装置来偷听他人的谈话。 This office has been bugged. 这间办公室已被窃听。
223.bum rap ： 错捕 An unmerited arrest 不应实施的逮捕。
Steve served six months jail time on a bum rap.
史迪夫因错捕而受了6个月的监禁。
224.burglary ： 入室盗窃
The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it.
闯入民宅、建筑物等，企图偷盗的行为。
Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing.
我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。
225.car bangers ： 汽车窃贼 Thieves who steal form automobiles. 从汽车里偷东西的贼。
Police caught the car bangers in the act.
警方将这些汽车窃贼当场抓获。
226.career criminal ： 职业罪犯
A person who makes a living from crime.
以犯罪为生的人。
John was a career criminal until the day he got caught in the home of a policeman.
约翰是位职业罪犯，直到一天他在一个警察家里被抓获。
227.child abuse ： 虐待儿童
The physical and verbal mistreatment of children.
对儿童进行身体上和言语上的虐待。
The most unnerving thing about child abuse is the number of cases that go unreported.
有关虐待儿童方面最让人不安的事情是大量的此类行为没有报道。
228.chop shop ： 地下拆车厂
A shop where criminals take apart stolen cars and sell the parts.
犯罪分子将所盗汽车拆成零件并销售出去的窝点。
I watched a news program that tracked chop shops across the country.
我收看了一个追踪全国地下拆车点的电视节目。
229.cocaine ： 可卡因
A powerful stimulant drug.
一种有强力兴奋作用的毒品。
What is the street value of a pound of cocaine?
一磅可卡因市值多少？
230.computer cleaner ： 消除财务信息的电脑黑客
A person who, for a price, clean computer files of unfavorable financial credit information of others.
将反映他人财物信用赤字的计算机文件抹去以获取报酬的人员。
Computer cleaners cost companies and financial institutions million of dollars every year.
消除财务信息的电脑黑客每年给公司和金融机构造成百万元计的损失。
231.con artist ： 行骗高手
A person who is skilled at convincing others of believing in fraudulent schemes.
擅于蒙骗并使人进入骗局的人。
Bob makes his living as a con artist.
鲍勃是位行骗高手，并以行骗为生。
232.con game ： 骟局 Any fraudulent scheme 任何骗人的戏。
My grandparents got burned in a con game.
我的祖父母曾上过骗子的当。
233.convict ： 囚犯
A person found guilty of a felony and confined in a prison.
被判有重罪并羁于狱中的人。 Mr.Welch is an ex-convict. 韦尔奇先生从前是囚犯。
234.counterfeit ： 伪造
To illegally reproduce a copy of money, postage stamps, bonds, etc.
非法印造钱币、邮票、证券等。
Police busted up a counterfeiting racket in Miami last week.
上周警方捣毁了迈阿密的一个伪造团伙。
235.credit-card fraud ： 信用卡欺诈
The attempted use of a credit to obtain goods or services with the intention of avoiding payment.
企图使用信用卡获取货物或服务，并故意逃避付款。
That woman is wanted in 5 states for credit-card fraud.
那位妇女因信用卡欺诈而被5个州通缉。
236.crime of passion ： 激情犯罪；冲动犯罪
Murder that resulted form the infidelity of alover; Murder committed in the heat of rage.
由于情人的不忠而导致的谋杀；暴怒驱使的杀人行为。
Crimes of passion seem to be popular material forTV infotainment programs.
冲动杀人似乎是娱乐性新闻节目受欢迎的题材。
237.Crime rate ： 犯罪率
The number of reported crimes per specified number of the population.
每一定人数中发生的犯罪数量。
Which state has the highest crime rate in the U.S.?
在美国，哪个州的犯罪率最高？
238.criminal ： 犯罪
A person who has violated a criminal law.
触犯刑法的人。
We are placing your son in criminal detention.
我们对你儿子实行刑事拘留。
239.date rape ： 约会强奸
A rape that is committed by a woman’s date.
由女性的约会对象实施的强奸。
Date rape is the last thing that a young girl should have to worry about.
约会强奸是年轻女子最不用害怕的事。
240.deadly weapon ： 致命武器
Any object, or instrument that iscapable of being used to kill.
任何可以用以杀人致命的物体、器具。
It is against the law to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
秘密携带致命武器是违法的。
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