Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

repurpose (v): to find a new use for an idea, product, or building
重新利用；改变…的用途；为…找到新用途
The company’s role is to repurpose print data for use on the Web.
这家公司的职责是将印刷品资料转成电子版以供网络使用。
Cinemas are harder to repurpose than ordinary shops.
与普通店铺相比，电影院改作其他用途的难度要大得多。

double bass (n): the largest musical instrument of the violin family. It plays the lowest line of music in orchestral music and in jazz.
低音提琴

orchestra (n): a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor
管弦乐队
She’s a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
她是伯明翰交响乐团的大提琴手。

pulsate (v): to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm
有规律地跳动（或振动）
The whole room was pulsating with music.
整个房间随着音乐振动着。

throb (v): If a part of your body throbs, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats.
（身体部位）抽痛
His head throbbed, and his body ached.
他的头阵阵作痛，身上也痛。
The throbbing pain in his leg was becoming unbearable.
他的腿阵阵作痛，越来越难以忍受。

Pronunciation

/ˌdʌb.əl ˈbeɪs/

/ˈɔːr.kə.strə/