Cambridge 8 TEST 1
1. agree=concur=go along with=fall in with=go with v.同意
2. sceptic and advocate=different attitude 不同的看法
3. significance=impressive=meaning=sense n.重要性
4. meditation: the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax
completely or for religious reasons n.冥想，沉思
5. parapsychology: the scientific study of mysterious abilities that some people claim to have,
such as knowing what will happen in the future n.通灵学
6. environment=condition=light, sound, warmth=situation=circumstance n.环境
7. alter=change=revise=make changes v. 改变
8. trial=experiment=test n.实验
9. success rate=positive result=achievement=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就
10. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell v.认出，识别
11. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point v.限制
12. different=individual=not like=vary=not the same=contrast with=diverse adj.独特的
13. invention=device=creation=innovation n.发明，装置 5
14. cold temperature=freezing weather=chilly=frosty=wintry=cold snap adj.寒冷的
15. farming=agriculture n.农业
16. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time adj.同时的
17. uniform=equal=homogeneous adj.均衡的
18. devise=formulate=invent=create=come up with=make up=conceive=coin=dream up v.创
造
19. civil=municipal=metropolitan adj.城市的
20. divide=split=separate=break up=break down=take apart=take something to piece v. 分开
21. new=revolutionary=original=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy adj.新的，革命的
22. create=introduce=invent=make sth. do sth.=be the cause=lead to sth. v..发明
23. organize=co-ordinate=arrange=set out=put something in order=line up v.组织，使协调
24. public event=communal activity 公众、社交活动
25. aviation disaster=sky accident=air crash 空难
26. prompt=result in=lead to=make somebody do something=cause somebody to do
something=lead somebody to do something=motivate=induce somebody to do something v.
导致
27. resemble=like=similar=alike=much the same=comparable v.类似
28. oversimplify=incomplete=simplistic=generalize=see things in black and white adj. 过于
简化的，不完整的
29. altitude=from…meters above the ground=height=how high=level n.高度 6
30. zone=airspace=region=area=district=quarter=block=suburb n.区域
31. weather=meteorological=climate=condition n.气候
32. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade v.分类
33. create=establish=invent=start up=open=set up=found=inception v.创建
34. beacon and flashing=light=beam n.灯光
35. improve=develop=evolve=get better=catch up=pick up=things are looking up v.发展，进
化
36. aircraft=plane=by air n.飞机
37. average-sized=medium-sized adj. 中等的
38. city=metropolitan=urban=town=village=civic=municipal=downtown n.城市
39. pendulum : a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side
to side to control the working of a clock n.钟摆
40. coincidental : happening completely by chance without being planned adj.巧合的
41. disobey : to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a
rule or law v.不服从

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