Episode 9 It's Up to You ACT III 【单词列表】

Columbia

/kəˈlʌmbiə/n. 哥伦比亚
the first test vehicle of the NASA space shuttle fleet to prove the possibility of routine access to space for scientific and commercial ventures 哥伦比亚号航天飞机

noun [专属名词]哥伦比亚 - Columbia is set to blast off at 1:20 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow.

figure *

🇬🇧/ˈfɪɡə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɪɡjər/v. 估计
A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic. 数字

noun [具体名词]数字,数目,数值;数字符号,位数;身材,体型;(远处的)人影;(重要的)人物;(绘画或模型中)人像;(书中的)图、表;(数学)图形;价格,金额 - It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.

verb [vt. 及物动词](以重要地位)出现;<美,非正式>认为,估计;理解,弄懂;计算;用图画(或图形等)描绘,想象 - She figured that both she and Ned had learned a lot from the experience.

personality

🇬🇧/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/ 🇺🇸/ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti/n. 性格(人品)
Your personality is your whole character and nature. 性格; 品性

noun [具体名词]个性,性格;魅力,品格(如活力、友好、幽默等);(地方或事物的)特色;有突出个性的人;名人 - If someone has personality or is a personality, they have a strong and lively character.

NYU

/en waɪjuː/n. 纽约大学
New York University, a private research university in New York City纽约大学,位于纽约市的一所私立研究型大学

noun [专属名词]abbr. 纽约大学(New York University) - As a journalist, I have competed against NYU, Columbia, and Northeastern graduates for jobs.

indecision

/ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/n. 优柔寡断
If you say that someone suffers from indecision, you mean that they find it very difficult to make decisions. 迟疑不决

noun [抽象名词]优柔寡断;犹豫不决 - After months of indecision, the government gave the plan the go-ahead on Monday.

newspaperman

🇬🇧/ˈnjuːzpeɪpəmæn/ 🇺🇸/ˈnuːzpeɪpərmæn/n. 新闻工作者
A newspaperman is a journalist, especially a man, who works for a newspaper. 报社(男)记者

noun [专属名词]新闻记者;新闻工作者 - I've been a newspaperman all my adult life.

lately

/ˈleɪtli/adv. 最近
You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago. 最近

adverb [时间副词]近来,最近;新近卸任,最近离任 - "Have you talked to her lately?"—"Not lately, really." “

discuss *

/dɪˈskʌs/v. 讨论
If people discuss something, they talk about it, often in order to reach a decision. 讨论

verb [vt. 及物动词]讨论,辩论;详述,论述 - If you discuss something, you write or talk about it in detail.

tuition

🇬🇧/tjuˈɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/tuˈɪʃ(ə)n/n. 学费
You can use tuition to refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for being taught in a university, college, or private school. 学费

noun [抽象名词](尤指对个人或小组的)教学,指导;(尤指学院、大学或私立学校的)学费 - I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition.

complicated

🇬🇧/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/adj. 复杂的
If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with. 复杂的

adjective [原级]复杂的,难处理的 - The situation in Lebanon is very complicated.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使复杂化,使难以理解;引起并发症(complicate 的过去式和过去分词形式) - The instructions look very complicated.

accepted *

/əkˈseptɪd/v. (被)录取
Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable. 公认的

adjective [原级]公认的,为公众所接受的 - There is no generally accepted definition of life.

impressed

/ɪmˈprest/adj. 留下印象的
If something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it. 使钦佩

adjective [原级]钦佩的,印象深刻的 - Billy Sullivan impressed me as a commendable person.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使钦佩,使留下深刻印象;使意识到(重要性或严重性等);使铭记(impress 的过去式和过去分词) - The British public remains unaware of this transformation, as it hasn't been sufficiently impressed upon them.

surprising

🇬🇧/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/v. 使...惊呀
Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. 令人吃惊的

adjective [原级]令人惊讶的,出人意料的 - It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使(某人)吃惊;意外发现,当场抓获,突然袭击;给…惊喜,使喜出望外(surprise 的现在分词) - It's not surprising (that) they lost.

choose *

/tʃuːz/v. 选择
If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have. (最终)挑选; 选择

verb [vt. 及物动词]选择,挑选;情愿,决定 - If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right.