每日十个单词：day51

1、chase

n. 追求, 狩猎, 追逐 ;
vt. 追捕, 追逐, 雕刻, 在...上镶嵌宝石 ;
vi. 追赶, 奔跑 ;
eg:

1. The movie has a car chase to all car chases.
   这部电影的汽车追逐场面非常刺激。
2. The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.
   经过短暂追捕，小偷被警察擒获。
3. The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.
   无论如何，追求总比征服更令人兴奋。

2、digital

a. 数字显示的, 数字的 ; n. 数字仪表, 数字式电子表(或时钟) ; [计] 数字, 数字式 ;
eg:

1. The indies convert their digital movies to film.
   独立制片公司把他们的数字电影转为胶片电影。
2. No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
   没有必要把模拟转换为数字数据。
3. The definition of the digital TV pictures is excellent.
   数字电视图像的清晰度很高。

3、exploration

n. 探险, 踏勘, 探测, 勘探 ; [医] 探察 ;
eg:

1. China has earmarked more than $20 billion for oil exploration.
   中国已留出二百多亿美元用于石油勘探。
2. Oryx is a Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and production concern.
   奥瑞克斯公司是一家以达拉斯为基地的石油和天然气勘探及生产公司。
3. His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.
   他对那个神话的探索揭示了美国人的心理。

4、position

n. 位置, 地位, 身分, 形势, 姿势, 立场, 职位, 状态, 阵地 ;
vt. 安置, 决定...的位置 ;
[计] 位置 ;
eg:

1. My position is quite different.
   我的立场完全不同。
2. What position does he play?
   他打哪个位置？
3. The yachts manoeuvred for position.
   那些游艇灵活地寻找位置。

5、replacement

n. 归还, 更换, 代替者 ; [医] 复位, 置换 ;
eg:

1. We need to find a replacement for Sue.
   我们需要找一个替代休的人。
2. She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found.
   在找到替换人员以前，她将继续做她目前的工作。
3. His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement.
   他的死纯粹出乎意料，因此还没有为他的替代人定出计划。

6、aspect

n. 外观, 方面, 面貌, 方向 ; [医] 方面, 局面; 外观 ;
eg:

1. Religion informs every aspect of their lives.
   宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。
2. This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before.
   这是他过去没有了解到的她的性格的一个方面。
3. Students may pursue research in any aspect of computational linguistics.
   学生可以在计算机语言学的任何方面进行研究。

7、outbreak

n. 爆发, 暴动 ; [医] 暴发 ;
eg:

1. His death set in motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war.
   他的死引发了一系列的事件，从而导致了战争的爆发。
2. He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War.
   他在第二次世界大战爆发时被作为敌国侨民扣押了。
3. Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.
   由于流感爆发已大肆流行，疫苗供应开始消耗殆尽。

8、player

n. 竞赛者, 上场队员, 游戏者, 演员 ; [经] 交易者 ;
eg:

1. She's a good all-round player.
   她是个优秀的全能选手。
2. He is a great all-round player.
   他是一位杰出的全能运动员。
3. He's a fucking good player.
   他是个他妈的优秀球员。

9、account

n. 报告, 解释, 估价, 理由, 利润, 算账,** 帐目** ;
vi. 报帐, 解释, 导致, 报偿, 占, 杀死 ;
vt. 认为 ;
[计] 帐户, 帐号 ;
eg:

1. Can I draw $80 out of my account?
   我可以从我的账户上提取80元钱吗？
2. I paid the cheque into my savings account.
   我把支票存入我的储蓄账户。
3. $50 000 has been credited to your account.
   已把5万元存入你的账户。

10、co-author

n. 合著者 ; vt. 合著 ;
eg：

1. "Incompetence alone doesn't lead to aggression," said Serena Chen, associate professor of psychology at University of California and co-author of the study.
   “仅仅是无能不会导致侵犯，”塞丽娜·陈说。她是加利福尼亚大学心理学副教授，该研究报告的合著者。
2. "The results were a surprise because we expected that fires would have decreased with the decrease of deforestation," said co-author Luiz Aragao from the University of Exeter.
   “这些结果令人惊诧，因为我们原指望随着森林砍伐的减少，会减少火灾的发生。”来自埃克塞特大学的报告合著者路易斯·阿拉冈说。
3. In "Aerotropolis", John Kasarda of the University of North Carolina and his co-author, Greg Lindsay, convincingly put the airport at the centre of modern urban life.
   在《航空城》一书中，北卡罗莱纳州大学的约翰·卡萨达和他的合著者格雷格·林赛令人信服地将机场摆在了现代城市生活的中心。