1.timber n.木材,木料(wood suitable for building or for carpentry)
联想记忆:timb(看作time时间)+er--树苗需要很长时间才能成材
例:cut timber伐木//Ancient settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.
2.tissue n.纸巾(soft paper);【生】组织(形态上相似的细胞和相关的细胞间物质的集合,如:肌肉组织)(an aggregate of cells, usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal)
例:Animals acquire carotenoids(类胡萝卜素)in many ways and then store them in a variety of tissues.
3.toll n.过路(桥)费(money paid for the use of a road, bridge, etc.);伤亡人数,损失(loss or damage caused by sth.);v.(缓慢而有规律地)敲(to sound with slow measured strokes)
发音记忆:“痛”--受伤了,所以痛--伤亡人数
例:Whenever bridge tolls are increased, the authority must pay a private contractor to adjust the automated toll-collecting machines.
派生词:toller(n.敲钟人;征收通行税的人)
4.tortoise n.乌龟,龟(turtle)
例:Researchers hypothesize that granitic soil is the ideal construction material for the desert tortoise.
5.toxic a.有毒的(poisonous)
词根记忆:tox(毒)+ic--有毒的
例:Among birds, social learning helps them avoid toxic substances.
派生词:nontoxic(a.无毒的);toxicity(n.毒性);toxication (n.中毒)
同根词:detoxify(v.解毒)
6.toxin n.毒素,毒质(a poisonous substance)
例:Wood smoke contains dangerous toxins that cause changes in human cells.
7.tract n.一片(土地)(an indefinite stretch of land);【解】管道(a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some functions)
例:The erosion of valuable topsoil will reduce the crop yield of a tract of land.//a vocal tract声道
8.tragedy n.惨事(misfortune);灾难(calamity)
例:It was a tragedy that we lost the game in the last minute.
9.trait n.特征( characteristic);特性(a distinguishing quality)
联想记忆:要根据每位队员的特点(trait)进行训练(train)
例:Special genetic traits can easily be introduced into plant strains with the use of the new techniques.//personality trait个性品质
n. 灾难,不幸事件