通用学术英语重点词汇表51-60词

51.Outline

释义

n. 轮廓，外形；提纲，大纲；梗概，要点；

v. 概述，略述；勾勒，描画……的轮廓

例句

You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay.

你应该为文章草拟个计划或提纲。

Draw an outline before you fill in the details.

先画个轮廓，再画细部。

52.Investigate

释义

v. 侦察（某事）；调查（某人）；研究

例句

The police decided to investigate further.

警方决定作进一步调查。

Journalists were given the freedom to visit, investigate, and report without constraint.

新闻记者被赋予在没有约束下参观、调查和报道的自由。

53.Determine

释义

v. 决定，控制；查明，确定；下定决心

例句

Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.

基因决定每个生物的特征。

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

鸡块的大小决定烹饪时间。

54.Indicate

释义

v. 表明，标示；象征，暗示

例句

Early results indicate that the government will be returned to power.

早期的结果预示这个政府将重新执政。

55.reveal

释义

v. 揭示，透露；表明，展示，显示

例句

She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter.

她已拒绝透露她女儿的行踪。

We reveal only as much information as we can safely risk at a given time.

我们只透露那些在特定时期我们可以稳妥地承担风险的信息。

56.generate

释义

v. 产生，引起

例句

The research methods of social science generate two kinds of data.

社会科学的研究方法生成两类数据。

The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more.

锻炼的矛盾之处在于消耗很多能量却似乎又产生更多能量。

57.decline

释义

v. 下降，衰退

n. 减少，衰退

例句

Inflation is rampant and industry in decline.

通货膨胀肆虐，工业生产下降。

After years of neglect and decline, the city was cleaning itself up.

在多年的荒废和衰退之后，该城市在进行自我整治。

58.immensely

释义

adv. 极其，非常

例句

I enjoyed this film immensely.

我非常喜欢这部电影。

The light source must therefore be immensely brighter if it is to be used as a headlight to illuminate the path, than if it is to be used as a signal to others.

与用作被人识别的信号相比，如果用作照亮路途的头灯的话，光源必须要明亮很多。

59.domain

释义

n. 领域，范围；领土，势力范围；（因特网上的）域

例句

An Internet society spokeswoman said.org domain users will not experience any disruptions during the transition.

一位互联网协会的女发言人说，在这次过渡中，域名为的用户不会受到任何影响。

Reading gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don't work in this domain.

阅读让你有机会谈论你哪怕没有接触过的领域，比如科学方面的内容。

60.summary

释义

n. 总结，概要

adj. 总结性的，概括的

例句

The following is a summary of events.

现将重大事件综述如下。

This option lets you search your current directory for files by date, contents, and document summary.

这一选项让你按日期、内容和文件摘要在当前目录中查找文件。