Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

pen noun [C] (ENCLOSED SPACE)
a small area surrounded by a fence, especially one in which animals are kept
（尤指饲养动物的）圈，栏
a sheep/pigpen
羊／猪圈

hose (n): a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.
（灭火、浇灌花园等用的）软管，水龙带
a garden/fire hose
花园／灭火水管
The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England.
严重的干旱导致了英格兰东部对水龙带的禁用。

piglet (n): a baby pig
小猪，猪崽
The sow had eight piglets.
母猪下了8头猪崽。

NEUTER (V): to remove part of an animal’s sexual organs, so that it cannot produce young animals
阉割（动物）
Has your dog been neutered?
你的狗去势了吗？

negative noun (PHOTOGRAPH)
(informal neg)
a piece of film from which a photograph can be produced, and in which light and dark areas appear the opposite to the way in which they appear in the photograph
（照片）底片，负片
black-and-white/colour negatives
黑白／彩色底片
I’ve borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed.
我借来了她结婚照的底片，这样我可以加印几张。

invert (v): to turn something upside down or change the order of two things
使倒置；使颠倒
In some languages, the word order in questions is inverted (= the verb comes before the subject of the sentence).
在有些语言里，疑问句的词序是颠倒

opinion (n): a thought or belief about something or someone
意见，看法，主张
What’s your opinion about/on the matter?
你对这件事有什么看法？
People tend to have strong opinions on capital punishment.
人们往往对死刑抱有强烈的观点。
He didn’t express/give an opinion on the matter.
他没有就此事发表意见。

ENZYME (N): any of a group of chemical substances that are produced by living cells and cause particular chemical reactions to happen while not being changed themselves
酶
An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.
由于唾液中酶的作用，食物进入口腔时就开始了分解过程。

BATCH (N): a group of things or people dealt with at the same time or considered similar in type
一批，一组
The cook brought in a fresh batch of homemade cupcakes.
那位厨师带来了一炉刚刚烤好的自制蛋糕。
We looked at the job applications in two batches.
我们把那些求职申请分两批浏览了一遍。