Chapter 1
1.1
warship 军舰,战舰
churn [..:n] v. (剧烈)搅拌[动]
gyration [.ai.‵rei..n] n. 回旋,回转
armada [ɑ:'mɑ:d.] n. ①舰队 ②(飞机)机群
Spanish Armada 西班牙无敌舰队
invasion [in'vei..n] n. 侵入,侵略
Elizabeth [i'liz.b.θ] n. 伊莉莎白
Elizabethan [i.liz.'bi:θ.n] a. 伊丽莎白女王(时代)的
fire ship 火攻船
head-on a. 正面的,迎面的 adv.正面地
fleet [fli:t] n. 舰队
naval battle between Spanish Armada and English fleet 西班牙无敌舰队与英国舰队的海战
pack with (be packed with) 装有
formidable ['f.:mid.bl] a. ①可怕的,难对的 ②困难的,棘手的,庞大的
cannon [k.n.n] n. (pl. cannon, cannons)大炮, (飞机上的)自动机关枪
devastate ['dev.steit] v. to completely destroy a place or an area 彻底破坏,摧毁
shot [..t, ..t] (旧时用大炮发射的石质或金属)弹丸
hinge [hin.] n.铰链 v. hinge on sth : to depend on sth completely 有赖于; 取决于 […在此一战]
Catholic ['k.θlik] n.=Roman Catholic 天主教徒
Prostestant ['pr.test.nt] n.(16世纪脱离罗马天主教的)新教教徒
sovereign ['s.vrin] n. 君主,元首,国王, 统治者 a. 有主权的,至高无上的,完全独立自主的
sovereignty ['s.vrinti] n. 主权,最高统治权;独立自主(的状态)
crucial [ 'kru:.i.l, 'kru:..l ] a. 关键的,决定性的
squash [skw..] v. 压软, 压扁, 压变形
float [flout] make sth move on water
attempt [.'tempet] v.企图, 试图
formation n. 编队
headlong ['hedl.] a. with the head first and the rear of the bdy following 头向前的,匆促而用力的; without thinking carefully before doing sth轻率的,莽撞的 ad. 头向前地,猛然的用力的
ensue [in'sju:] v. to happen after or as a result of another event 接着发生,因而产生 【同义】follow
sluggish ['sl.gi.] a.缓慢的; 迟缓的; 懒洋洋的
maneuver [m.'nu:v.] n. 机动(动作,飞行), 演习,调遣,策略 v. 调遣,演习,用计策
maneuverable [m.'nu:v.r.bl] a.机动[灵活]的,容易驾驶[操纵]的
maneuverability [m..nu:v.r.'biliti] n. 可操作性,机动性
disarray [dis..rei] n. a state of confusion and lack of organization 混乱,无秩序
oar [.:] n. 船桨
naval battle 海战
political power 政治强权,政治力量
naval power 海军力量,海上强权
synonymous [si'n.nim.s] a. 同义的
maneuver [m..nu:v.] n. v. 机动(动作,飞行)
maneuverable [m.'nu:v.r.bl] a. 可移动的,可操纵的,容易操作的;可调动的,操纵灵活的; 机动的,有机动性的
maneuverability [m□nu:v□r□□biliti] 机动性
resistance 阻力
sail n. 帆
hull [h.l] n. 船身, 船体
impetus [□impit.s] n. 冲力,刺激,原动力
mechanics [mi'k.niks] n. 力学,机械学
impetus to the study of fluid mechanics流体力学研究的推动力
stride [straid] n. 大步,一跨步 v. 迈大步走,跨过
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