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Unit 20 new words
1．curiosity
1) UN    He is full of curiosity.他充满了好奇心。
2)珍品；古董 a curiosity shop 古董
adj.   好奇的；有求知欲的
It is good to be curious about the world around you.
对你周围的世界感到新奇是件好事。
curious neighbours  爱管闲事的邻居
I'm curious to know what he said.
我很想知道他说了些什么。
2．decoration:参见创新
3．pin  n. 针, 别针, 大头针,
a drawing pin图画钉 a hair pin发夹  a tie pin领带夹
vt.(pinned; pinning)
1） (用针)钉住, 别住; (用针)刺穿
pin papers together       把文件用针钉在一起
pin a notice on the wall    把布告钉在墙上
2）按住, 使不能动;
The car was pinned under the fallen tree.
4.1)clothing   UN.衣服（总称）
Remember to bring a change of clothing.记着带一身换洗衣服。
2)clothes (pl)  I need some new clothes.
Work/school clothes 工作/校服
clothes hanger 衣架 clothes line晾衣绳
3.cloth  布, 织物, 衣料
1)UN   cotton cloth 棉布
She bought some cloth to make some new dresses.
她买了一些布来做些新衣服。
2)CN : a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose
She wiped the floor with a wet cloth.
5. distinction   n.不同；区别
adj. be distinct from
1)clearly different
Those two suggestions are quite distinct from each other.
这两个建议截然不同。
2)something that can clearly be seen,heard,smelled,etc
a distinct smell   清晰易辨的气味
There is a distinct improvement in your study.
你的学习有显著进步。
distinction CN :a clear difference between two similar things
Can you make/draw a distinction between these two points of view?
6. arrow  n           箭, 箭头记号
shoot an arrow        射箭
arrow characters       楔形文字
Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。
7.dozen ;spare;ten;average参见创新设计
8．weapon CN
Eg:He used a stick as a weapon.
   nuclear weapons  核武器
9．approximately adv. : about  近似地, 大约
The hospital is approximately five miles from the station.
It costs approximately 1000 dollars.
10.link vt&n.
link sth to/with
We’ll link your PC with our network.
我们将把你的个人电脑和我们的网络连接起来。
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.
新的桥梁将把该岛与大陆连接在一起。
They believe that this illness is linked to the use of chemical pesticides.
他们相信这种病和使用化学杀虫剂有关系.
link up with vi
My work links up with previous research.
我的工作和以前的研究相联系.
n.: relationship or connection
Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease.
研究人员发现了吸烟和心脏病之间的关系
11.status :
1) CN&UN the legal or social position of a person,group,etc.
have no official status  未任官职
raise the status of workers 提高工人地位
2)a situation at a particular time
What’s the status of the trade talks?
贸易谈判进行到何种程度了?
12. remote  adj.  遥远的, 偏僻的, 细微的
1)remote star遥远的星星
the remote future 遥远的未来
2)a remote village偏僻的村落
3)a remote relative 远亲
13. distant  adj.  远的, 关系远的(亲戚), 疏远的,
The foreign visitors came from a distant country.
外国游客来自一个遥远的国度。
a distant journey 遥远的路程
14. accompany  vt.
1)She accompanied me to the doctor's.
她陪我去看了医生。
The minister was accompanied by his secretary to the hospital.
部长由他的秘书陪同到医院去。
2).Strong winds accompanied the rain.强风伴着雨来.
3)She accompanied the singer on the piano.她弹钢琴为那位女歌手伴奏