钢铁厂轧机术语外语

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.' Lexicology the is into linguistics, inquiring a branch of origins and meanings of words. Morphology different their and the : study of morpheme forms. Semantics the study of word meaning. ：Etymology: the study of the origin of words, and of their history and changes in their meaning. Stylistics : the study of the variation in language which is dependent on the situation in which the language is used and also on the effect the writer or speaker wishes to create on the reader or hearer Lexicography : the compiling of dictionaries. Synchronic study one or words at a : the study of word particular point in time. Diachronic study studies which to : an approach lexicology how a word (or words) changes over a period of time.

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热轧生产常用专用英语词汇 Heating area:加热区 Furnace 加热炉 Gas 煤气 Mixed gas 混合煤气 Nitrogen 氮气 Oxygen 氧气 Resident oxygen 炉内残氧 Pressure 压力 Volume 体积、流量 Valve 阀门 Slab 板坯 Slab yard 板坯库 Continuous cast slab 连铸板坯 Width 宽度 Thickness 厚度 Length 长度 Weight 重量 Bend 弯曲 Combust 燃烧 Temperature 温度 Centigrade degree 摄氏度 Pyrometer 高温计 Thermocouples 热电偶 Fixed beam 固定梁 Walking beam 步进梁 Forward 向前 Backward 向后 Discard 剔除 Discard table 剔除辊道 Charge 装炉 Discharge 出炉 Preheating zone 预热区 Heating zone 加热区 Soaking zone 均热区 Vaporizing cooling/ vapour cooling 气化冷却 Soft water 软水 Scale 氧化铁皮 Ventilate 通风 Chimney 烟囱 Exhaust 废气 Stack 烟道 Roller table 辊道

Baffle 挡板 Charge machine 装钢机 Discharge machine 出钢机 Compressed air 压缩空气 Burner 烧嘴 Combustion air fan 助燃风机 Recuperative heat exchanger回热式热交换器Refractory brick 耐火砖 Mathematic model 数学模型 Feed-forward 前馈 Feedback 后馈/反馈 Furnace pressure 炉压 Temperature profile 温度曲线 Hot rolling shop：热轧车间 Mill 轧机 4-high finishing mill 四辊精轧机 Rough mill 粗轧 Screw down 压下 Screw up 抬升辊缝 Edger 立辊轧机，轧边机 High-pressure descaling system 高压水除鳞系统Nozzle 喷嘴 Heat cover 保温罩 Shear 剪机 Hydraulic loop 液压活套 Looper 活套辊 Side guide 侧导卫 Interstand cooling 机架间冷却 Run-out table 精轧输出辊道 Laminar cooling 层流冷却 Head water tunk 高位水箱 Side stripper 侧喷头 Pinch roll 夹送辊 Down Coiler 卷取机 Mandrel 卷取机芯轴 Wrapper roller 助卷辊 Coil stripper car 卸卷小车 Strip catcher 卷取区域带钢拦截装置 Gear motor 齿轮马达 Coupling 接手，连接器 Spindle 接轴 Universal Spindle 万向接轴 Shaft 轴 Roll changing device 换辊装置

单招英语词汇表(1)

说明： 1.根据单招考试要求制作了词汇表。词汇表共收单词2200个左右。其中未注标记的单词1700个左右（含初中学过的词汇），标“*”的词汇500个。 考生应掌握本表中的未标记的词汇和标“*”的词汇。 2.词汇表以单词为收词单位，同形异义词并入同一词条。词条下列出了应掌握的习惯用词和固定搭配。常用后缀派生词若无语义变化及拼写变化，原则上不列单词。 词汇表 A a（an）art. ability n. able a. *aboard prep. & ad. about ad. & prep. above prep. & a. abroad ad. *absent a. accept v. *access n. & v. accident n. account n. accountant n. ache v. & n. across prep. & ad. act n. & v. action n. active a. activity n. actor n. actress n. actually ad. ad（=advertisement）n. add v. addition n. address n. *adjust v. *administration n. *admire v. adult n. *advanced a. advice n. advise v. *afford v. afraid a. Africa n.African n. & a. after prep. & conj. afternoon n. again ad. against prep. age n. agency n. agent n. ago ad. Agreement n. ahead ad. aid n. & v. aim n. & v. air n. airline n. airport n. *aisle n. album n. *alcohol n. *alert a. alike a. & ad. alive a. all a.，ad.& pron. allow v. almost ad. alone a. along ad. & prep. aloud ad. already ad. alsoa d. although conj. always ad. am/a. m.，AM/A. M. n. *amazing a. America n. American n. & a.

源于希腊神话的英语词汇英文释义

References for part of Vocabulary Exercises 18 1. altantean: exceedingly strong 2. gorgonize: change sb. into a gorgon/ stone, paralyze, stupefy sb. 3. mount one’s Pegasus: (humor) write a poem 4. a chimera in sb’s brain:a product of sb’s i magination 20 1. the choice of Heracles: the choice between a short but glorious life and a long yet boring life 2. hydra-headed: hard to overcome or resist because of its pervasive or enduring quality or its many aspects 3. cleanse the Augean Stable: accomplish a task or problem requiring so much effort to complete or solve as to seem impossible 4. the Shirt of Nessus/Tunic of Nessus /Nessus-robe/Nessus’ shirt: sth that brings destruction to sb. 5. Pillars of Heracles: an ancient name for two promontories on either side of the strait of Gibraltar, held by legend to have been parted by the arm of Heracles 6. Herculean effort: great effort 21 1. sow dragon’s teeth: bring about disputes 2. a Cadmean victory: a victory won after a heavy loss of lives 22 1. oedipal: having an Oedipal complex 2. sphinx riddle: a puzzling or mysterious person/thing 23 1.Procrustean bed: a regulation/rule exhibiting merciless disregard for individual differences or special circumstances 2. labyrinth: a maze 3. Daedalian: skillful 4. icarian: reckless, daredevil 5. clue: variant of clew something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery 6. Ariadne’s thread (logic): the solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding through an exhaustive application of logic to all available routes 7. the Ship of Theseus (a philosophical proposition): whether an object which has all its component parts replaced remains fundamentally the same 24 1. the apple of discord: sth. that causes disagreement among people 2. Achilles’ heel: a weakness/ vulnerable point 3. hector v: intimidate or dominate in a blustering way 5. Achilles and Patroclus: sworn brothers, bosom friends 6. fight like a Trojan: fight/ work extremely hard 7. sulky like Achilles in his tent: very morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to co-operate or be cheerful 8. a Trojan horse: the hidden danger; a covert wrecker