it 2 单词讲解.ppt

calculate make a judgement about waht is likely to happen using the available information估计；预测；推测 eg.The President is calculating that this will somehow relieve the international pressure on him. find how much sth will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers计算；核算 eg.Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean. calcuate 自2010年至今的四级考试中， calculate 共出现过 1 次 They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be avoided because of lower blood pressure. 出自-2013年6月阅读原文 boost increase or improve sth. to make it more successful促进；推动；使兴旺 eg. We need a holiday to boost our spirits boost 自2010年至今的四级考试中， boost 共出现过 4 次 The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气).--出自-2012年6月阅读原文 It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.---出自-2010年6月阅读原文 For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life--出自-2010年12月阅读原文 prospect sth. ath is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself可能的事情；很可能发生的事情；前景 eg.I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects. prospect 自2010年至今的四级考试中， prospect 共出现过 3 次 Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.--出自-2014年6月阅读原文 Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lees is one of them.--出自-2010年12月阅读原文 Prospects of academic accomplishments--出自-2010年12月阅读原文 accelerate happen or make sth. happen at a faster rate(使）加快；促进 eg.The driver accelerated to pass the other car. accelerate 自2010年至今的四级考试中， accelerate 共出现过 1 次 Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have alr