一些词组的固定用法和阅读部分可能遇到的专业词汇（转）
词组(be)adept at擅长
amount to 等同，接近
anything more than 不只是=not merely
a piece of action分得一杯羹
appeal to *有感染力，有吸引力；求助于，诉诸
This poetry is not provincial;it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly reginal themes.
a priori 未经观察分析地，假定地
apt to 倾向于，易于
at hand 在手边；即将到来；被考虑中
at odds 争执，不一致
at once...and...即。。。又。。，不仅。。。而且
Although some of her fellow scientists decried the unorthodox laboratory methodology that others found innovative,unanimous praise greeted her experimental results:at once pioneering and unexceptionable
at one stroke 一鼓作气地，一下子
at the mercy of 任凭。。的摆布
(be) conducive to 有益的，有助的
choose...over...选择。。而不选。。。
close the book停止入帐； 了结，终止
comment on 解释评论
eg.Many critics of Family Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights see its second part as a counterpoint that comments on，if it does not reverse，the first part，where a "romantic" reading receives more confirmation.
consign sth./sb. to oblivion 把。。置之脑后
(be)contingent on 取决于
draw on借鉴
exact from强求，索取
fall into place明朗化
ferret out搜出，查获
from the outset 从一开始
the front page 头版
eg. The admiration the Senator earns is undermined by his aggressive instinct for getting onto the front page.
grieve over为。。黯然神伤
hail-fellow-well-met
have yet to 尚有待于
His head is in the clouds 异想天开
hurly-burly 骚动，喧哗
if only because 假如是这样的话，也是仅仅因为...
(be)incidental to 伴随附带
What is at the heart of K's thought is the perception that language,
far from being a tool incidental to thought and communication,carries
within itself a whol body of assumptions about the world and ourselves
which go a long way toward shaping and dtermining the kinds of thoughts we are able to have
be imbued with被。。充满渗透
Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly revised over the years,thereby reflceting its own mutability.
in otherwise 否则
Poe's insightful reviews of contemporary fiction,which often find great merit ~ unappreciated literary gems,must make us respect his critical judgment in addition to his wellknown literary talent.
in view of 考虑到，鉴于
keep abreast of(with) 使与...齐头并进
keep aprised of 告之，通知；让...了解情况
know-how 技术知识技能
margin of subsistence生存线边缘
mistake...(实际的)for...（误解的）
(n.)resource to依靠，求助
scramble for sth.
stop short of 在做某事前突然住手
substitude sth. for sth.(被替代的)
surface fleets 水面舰队
strike down 铲除
tailor sth. to one's need
take exception to 对...反对，表示异议；生气，不悦
take liberties with （对人）狎昵调戏；（对事）随意改变，歪曲
take poshots at 对...作任意零星的批评
take unbrage at 对...生气，不快，伤感情
(position, etc.)fall vacant 职位空缺
短语/词汇
1.医学
adrenal 肾上腺 epinephrine 肾上腺素
dopamine 多巴胺 ：在大脑中形成单胺神经传递素(monoamine neurotransmitter)，是中枢神经系统正常运行的必要因素。在大脑中的浓度降低会引起帕金森氏病(Parkinson's disease)
central nervous system 中枢神经系统
neurotransmitter 神经传递素
endocrine gland内分泌腺
cortex 皮层
steroid hormnes 类固醇激素
medulla 骨髓，髓质
axon 轴突，传导远离神经细胞体的冲动
synapse 突触：神经元(neuron)的神经线连接
presynaptic 突触前的 突触连接着两个东东：产生冲动的和接受冲动的
postsynaptic 突触后的
nerve fiber神经纤维
neuron firing 神经兴奋
peripheral tissue 周边组织，即大脑外组织
androgynous 雌雄同体的=hermaphroditic
angina pectoris 心绞痛
arteriosclerotic 动脉硬化 atherosclerotic（动脉）粥样硬化
benign tumor<>malignant tumor 良性/恶性 肿瘤
cardiac 心脏的
coronary arterial branches 冠状动脉
myocardial infarction 心肌梗塞
genetic mutation 遗传变异
histocompatibility antigens组织适应性抗原
in vitro 在试管内，在生物体外
side effect 副作用
tissue culture组织培养
vital function维持生命的重要机能
nitroglycerin 硝化甘油
phenylephrine 苯肾上腺素（血管收缩剂）
serotonin 血清素：-羟色胺一种来源于色胺酸(tryptophan)，尤见于脑、血清(serum)和胃粘膜(gastric mucous membranes)等动物和人体组织的有机物，C10H12N2O，在血管收缩(vasoconstriction)、刺激平滑肌(smooth muscles)、神经细胞间冲动传导以及周期性体内过程(cyclic body processes)调节中起作用
phenol 酚，苯酚 aldehyde醛，乙醛 mathane甲烷 aether乙醚，以太，苍穹
amine 胺 benzene 苯 phenyl苯基 ammonia 氨 plumbum=lead=Pb 铅
stannum=tin=Sn 锡 hydrargyrum=mercury=Hg aurum=Au=gold
cuprum=Cu=copper
2.人体
pelvis 骨盆
plasma 血浆
3.天文地理地质物理
convection对流 trench海沟
the Cambrian period 寒武纪
ocian basins海盆
spin 自旋
magnetic dipole磁偶极子
relativistic effects相对论效应
sunspots太阳黑子 flare 耀斑 cosmic ray 宇宙射线
4.经济
apportionment 分摊,配额 ante 赌注,股金 speculate投机
the Great Crash
grip on the market 垄断市场
growth-oriented 有发展前景的
joint ventures 合资
labor and management劳资双方
livestock breeder牲畜饲养者
negotiate a settlement通过谈判处理问题
on-the-job在职
venture capital 风险基金
5.历史政治法律
shogun幕府时代将军 samurai武士 feudal封建的 Tokugawa德川幕府
hereditary officeholding世袭官
popular sovereignty 人民主权论 sovereign entity
jurisdiction立法，司法权
judge判决，trial审判
The defendant disclaimed his right to trial by jury and chose instead trial before a judge.
6.文学艺术
Impressionism 印象派
Timaeus 提马埃乌斯对话录
comic strip（报刊上的）连环漫画
record jacket 唱片封套
7.生物学
pterousaur 翼龙 paleotology古生物学
Geologic Time Table:
EON EAR PERIODS AND SYSTEMS
Archean 太古代
Preterozoic procambian
Phanerozoic Paleozoic古生代 Cambrian寒武纪 570 fish
Ordovician 505 corals
Silurian志留纪 438 land plants&insect
Devonian泥盆纪 408 vascular plants&hibian
Carboniferous石炭纪
Mississippian 360 winged insects
Pennsylvanian 320 reptiles
Permian 二叠纪 286
Mesozoic中生代 Triassic三叠纪 245 Dinosaurs begins
Jurassic侏罗纪 208 birds&mammals
Cretaceous白垩纪
Lower 144 flowering plants
Upper 98
Cenozoic新生代 Tertiary第三纪
Paleocene古新世 65 Large mammals
Eocene始新世 58 grasses
Oligecene渐新世 37
Miocene中新世 24 hominids原始人
Pliocene上新世 5
Quaternary
Pleistocene更新纪 1.6 humans
Holocene全新世 0.01
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