中高级词汇 lesson35 chron and micro

Kobe English 中高级词汇 lesson35 chron and micro micro “小的；微小的” microwave 微波 microsoft w微软 chronic 慢性的；随着时间一点点体现的 英文释义：being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering 1. She was upset to learn that she had a chronic, not temporary, condition. chronological 按时间顺序的；编年的 英文释义：If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened. 按时间顺序排列的 2. We decided to start at the beginning and explain events in chronological order. synchronize 使同步 syn=sym=same 一样的；一起的 英文释义：（1）happen at the same time （2）make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action 3. At the festival, it is a tradition to synchronize the start of the music with the opening of the fireworks display. chronicle 编年史；年代表 英文释义：a record or narrative description of past events 4. Students put together a chronicle of the school from its earliest days to the present. chronograph 计时器 graph "写" telegraph 电报 photograph 照片 biography 传记 autobiography 自传 autograph 亲笔签名 phonograph 留声机 英文释义：an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time 5. They will use some type of chronograph, such as a stopwatch, to analyze the speed of their equipment. synchronicity 同步性 英文释义：an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated 6. The synchronicity of having several family members receive good news at the same time made us feel lucky. microfilm 微缩胶卷 ； 微电影 英文释义：film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material 7. At the library, we found some of the magazines in print and some on microfilm. microbiology 微生物学 英文释义：the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans 8. In microbiology, Lena analyzes organisms that cause certain diseases. microscopic 微小的；显微的；微观的 英文释义： （1）of or relating to or used in microscopy （2）extremely precise with great attention to details 9. Back at the lab, we will study some of the microscopic animal life in the pond water. microbe 微生物；细菌 英文释义：a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use 10. The doctor was able to isolate the microbe that was causing the illness. Exercise B 1. To illustrate chronological order, you might use a ______. a. microscope b. stopwatch c. time line d. road map 2. A person most likely to need a chronograph would be a ______. a. clerk b. runner c. mail carrier d. map maker 3. A type of microbe is a ______. a. germ b. clock c. microscope d. small mammal 4. A chronic disease is one that ______. a. strikes quickly and severely then disappears c. is easily cured in a short amount of time b. recurs and lasts a long time d. is usually not noticeable 5. A good example of a chronicle is a ______. a. short poem b. history book c. scale d. meter 6. You might synchronize ______. a. a disease b. two books c. two watches d. a germ 7. You are most likely to find microfilm ______. a. in a library c. on the surface of a pond b. in a test tube d. at a track meet