B2-U7-B课文单词

<1>workaholic

n. [C] sb. who chooses to work a lot so that they do not have time to do anything else 工作狂

EG: Modern life, with its stress on maximizing efficiency, encourages people to be workaholics. 现代生活强调的是效率的最大化，鼓励人成为工作狂。

A self-confessed workaholic, Tony can't remember when he last had a holiday. 托尼承认自己是个工作狂，他都记不起上次休假是什么时候了。

★<2>dimension

dimension (n.) ---dimensional (a.); n. 1. [C] the length, height, width, etc. 维（长、高、宽等）

EG: What are the dimensions of the room? 这个房间的长宽高是多少？

It will be a building of vast dimensions. 这将是幢巨大的建筑。

2. [C] a part of a situation or a quality involved in it

部分；方面

EG: There is a dimension to the problem that we have not discussed. 这个问题有一个方面我们还没有讨论。

His character has several different dimensions. 他的性格是多面的。

<3>dimensional

a. having the stated number of dimensions ...维的；...方面的

EG: Space is considered to be three-dimensional and time is thought of as the fourth dimension. 空间被认为是三维的，而时间则被看作第四维。 A square is two-dimensional and a cube is three-dimensional.

正方形是二维的，而立方体是三维的。

★<4>constant

constant (a / n.) ---constantly(ad.);

a. going on all the time; happening again and

again 经常的；不断的

EG: He's in constant trouble with the police. 警察常常找上他。

They make constant use of their computers. 他们经常使用计算机。

n. [数] 常数；恒量

<5>constantly

ad. all the time or very often 经常地；不断地 EG: She has the television on constantly. 她经常开着电视机。

She worries constantly. 她时常发愁。

<6>drunk

a. unable to control one's behavior because one has drunk too much alcohol 喝醉的

EG: They've put wine in her fruit juice to get her drunk. 他们把酒倒进她的果汁，将她灌醉。 I was a bit drunk at the time so I don't remember

much. 那时候我有点醉了，所以我记不太清楚了。

★<7>consequence

consequence (n.) ---consequent (a.) ---consequently (ad.);

n. [C] sth. that is a result or effect of sth. else 结果；影响

EG: The consequence is that she lost everything she owned. 后果是她损失了所有的财产。

I missed the bus this morning and as a consequence was late for work. 今天早上我没有赶上公共汽车，结果上班迟到了。

He was found guilty, and lost his job in consequence.

他被判有罪，因而失去了工作。

The sea level is rising in consequence of global warming.

由于全球变暖海平面正在上升。

He broke the law, and now he must face / suffer /

take the consequence of his actions. 他犯了法，所以必须承担自己的行为所产生的后果。

★<8>system

system (n.) ---systematic (a.);

n. 1. [C] a method of organizing or doing things 制度；体制；方法

EG: Under our education system, you're supposed to be able to choose the type of schooling that your child receives. 我们的教育体制让人们能选择自己孩子受教育的类型。

Like a lot of companies, they have a system that people are generally promoted from within. 像许多公司一样，他们的体制是提拔对象一般从员工内部产生。

2. [C] a group of things or parts working together as a whole 系统；体系

EG: There is a new central-heating system in this

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