retirement[ritai?rm?nt]n。 退休,退职,退役
例句 The army provided a means of personal advancement for auxiliary soldiers recruited from the natives; just as a man obtained hereditary Roman citizenship on retirement after service in an auxiliary regiment。 军队提供了一个方法,可以促使那些在当地招募的后备士兵进步,正像在后备军团服役的人退休时被授予罗马公民身份。
rudimentary[?ru:dimentri]a。 基本的;初步的;未充分发展的;退化的
例句 1。 He received rudimentary village schooling; and mostly he roamed his uncles farm and collected fossils that were so abundant in hills。 他只接受了最基本的乡村教育,大部分时间他都在他叔叔的农场里闲逛,收集在山上极为常见的化石。
2。 Many animals are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary tools。 很多动物能够把自然界的物体当做基本工具使用。
scale[skeil]n。 规模;比例 v。 攀登
搭配 on a large scale 大规模地;in scale 成比例;相称
例句 1。 The sheer scale of the investment is necessary to begin mercial expansion at sea。 为了扩展海上业务,大规模的投资是必要的。
2。 These records indicate that temperature variations can occur on a global scale; and that the pattern of temperature variations in regional climates can differ from each other。 这些记录表明,温度变化可以在全球范围内发生,而且这些发生在不同气候地区的温度变化模式也各不相同。
要点 scale不仅仅可以用来表示“规模”,同样可以表示“攀登”,但在文中常见的是scale作为名词表示“规模”的用法。
schedule[ske?u:l]n。 时刻表,日程表
搭配 ahead of schedule 提前
例句 This mismatch between external time cues and internal schedules may result in the disorienting effects and it may persist for several days or weeks just like our jet lag until certain cues occur。 这种外界时间信号和内部设定的不匹配会导致眩晕,而且这种眩晕可能会持续几天或几周,就像我们的时差反应一样,直到某些特定的信号出现。
scheme[ski:m]n。 方案;阴谋 v。 计划,策划
搭配 propose a scheme 拟定计划
例句 1。 We need new types of ships finding new ways to travel and new techniques for the financing of such a vast scheme。 我们需要新型轮船,开辟新的航线,并且需要新的技术来给这样庞大的计划提供经费。
2。 One of the earliest schemes was patterned on the human eye。 最初的方案之一就是模拟人类的眼睛。
score[sk?:]v。 评分;获胜,成功 n。 分数;配乐
例句 1。 Einstein believed that musical score was as important as dialogue in a film。 爱因斯坦认为,在一部电影中配乐和台词同样重要。
2。 The game was tied until he scored the winning point。 在他得分获胜之前,比赛是平局。
要点 虽然我们都很熟悉score可以表示“得分”,但不要忽略其作为名词还可以表示“配乐”的含义。
similarity[?sim?l?r?ti]n。 相似,类似
例句 The similarity between each other made it difficult to distinguish one from another。 它们之间的相似处使两者很难区分。
simplicity[simplis?ti]n。 简单;朴素;直率
例句 1。 The chief executive says the pany will continue to emphasize value; convenience and simplicity of the product。 董事长表示该公司将继续强调产品价值、便利性和简约性。
2。 The foundation of this product is simplicity; which is especially important to a mobile device。 这款产品的理念就是简单,而这对于一款移动设备来说尤为重要。
同义 plainness(n。 朴素)
simulation[?simjulei?n]n。 假装;模仿
例句 1。 Recent measurements made in the field together with laboratory simulations offer a promising explanation of how this structure of charged particles forms。 该领域最新的计量方法与实验室模拟结果为带电粒子的形成提供了一个可能的解释。
2。 Studies suggest that so far the variability in puter simulations is considerably smaller than in data which obtained from the proxy records。 研究表明,迄今,与从代理记录中获得的数据相比,计算机模拟的可变性要小得多。
3。 After seeing the display of puter simulations of the winds and currents in the Pacific; we may probably think it is much easier than previously thought to reach the Pacific island。 看到电脑模拟太平洋的风向和洋流展示之后,我们或许会觉得抵达太平洋的岛屿要比之前预想的容易得多。
specialization[?spe??l?zei?n]n。 专门(业)化;特殊化
例句 The production line involves a high degree of specialization of labor。 生产线要求工人高度专业化。