1. PP:英文缩写,在化工领域,可指Polypropylene(聚丙烯),一种常见热塑性塑料。
2. existential:存在主义的;关乎“存在本身”的,常指生存焦虑、意义危机。近日比特币大跌,外媒就有用到这个单词。
3. CapEx:资本性支出,公司用于长期资产投资的钱。
4. hold leverage over:对…有筹码/优势。
5. on a tear:势头非常猛(口语,偏正面)。
6. blowback:反噬。
7. charge:可指会计上的费用、损失。如:impairment charges(减值损失)
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8. overhaul:彻底检修。
9. fecund:多产的;肥沃的,常形容思想或土地。
10. scowl:怒视、皱眉,明显的不悦表情。
11. churlish:粗鲁的。
12. sublime:极其美妙的;崇高的
13. Dyson sphere:戴森球。
来几个英文填空练习:
1. She found his chu______ humor gra______, mistaking inc______ for wit.
2. The phi______’s lectures proved intellectually fec______, giving rise to a generation of original and het______ thinkers.
3. He met the proposal with a cold sco______, betraying his barely con______ contempt for the committee’s nai______.
4. Early opt______ about the drug gave way to scientific blo______ when long-term side effects emerged during ext______ trials.
5. By def______ nonessential cap______, the board sought to preserve liq______ amid tightening credit conditions.
6. The construction of a Dys______ sphere remains a spe______ benchmark for civilizations that have tra______ planetary energy constraints.
