人教新课标高中英语核心词汇中英文释义及例句选修11第1单元.ppt

静宁一中 夏青锋 人教新课标高中英语核心词汇释义及例句 选修11第1单元 tectonic (0) adj. Tectonic means relating to the structure of the earths surface or crust. (TECHNICAL) adj. 地壳构造上的；起因于地壳运动的 The relations reflect the nature of the tectonic movement. 这些关系反映出构造运动的性质。 The tectonic stress the Earth are mainly on the upper lithosphere. 地球内部构造应力主要集中于岩石圈上层。 (词典例句) geological (3) adj. of or relating to geology a geological survey/map(Cambridge) adj. 地质学的；地质的 [ge, geo=the earth地，大地，地球；graph写→论述；-y名词后缀→关于大地的论述] Geological workers will be prospecting for oil here. 地质工作者将在这里勘探石油。 The mines had been closed down following a geological survey. 继一次地质调查之后,这些矿井已被关闭了。 (词典例句) From the shore line, out a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles, runs the gentle slope of the continental shelf, geologically part of the continents. (nce4) geology (6) n. scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth a geology course/teacher(Cambridge) n. 地质学 It is a problem that relates to geology. 那是一个与地质学有关的问题。 From the shore line, out a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles, runs the gentle slope of the continental shelf, geologically part of the continents. (nce4) Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting. (2007fj) plateau (2) n. large area of flat land higher than the land around it A terrible storm swept across the plateau.(Oxford) a period during which there are no large changes After a period of rapid inflation, prices have now reached a plateau. 经急剧通货膨胀之後物价现已趋於平稳。|(figurative) The childrens standard of reading seems to have reached a plateau (= they are not making any more progress). n. 高地；高原；高原期 [plat平] As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls. 河水从高原上流下时，形成了巨大的瀑布。 As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls. 河水从高原上下落时, 形成了巨大的瀑布。 (词典例句) After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until