UNIT 37  COSMIC CLOSE-UPS

　　GLOSSARY

　　astronaut  n. a person who travels through space in a space vehicle 宇航員

　　astrophysics  n. the scientific study of the chemical nature of the stars and the natural  forces that influence them 天體物理學(xué)

　　billow  v. rise and roll in waves （波浪似地）翻騰

　　breathtaking  a. very exciting 激動人心地

　　capture  v. hold the interest of； captivate 引起（注意）；迷住

　　cataclysm  n. a violent and sudden change or event  災(zāi)變，大變動

　　churn  v. （cause to） more about violently 劇烈攪動

　　collaborate  v. work together or with someone else  協(xié)作，合作

　　collision  n. the action of meeting and striking （together） violently 碰撞，沖突

　　cosmic  a. of or related to the whole universe 宇宙的

　　cosmos  n. the whole universe 宇宙

　　crucial  a. of deciding importance 決定性的，關(guān)鍵的

　　devastate  v. destroy completely 徹底破壞

　　dimension  n. a measurement in any one direction 尺寸，尺度，維

　　distract  v. take （a person or a person‘s mind） off sth. 分散，分心

　　domesticate  v. make…able to live with and serve man 馴化，使歸化

　　elliptical  a. having the shape of oval 橢圓型的

　　exquisite  a. very finely made or done； sensitive and delicate 優(yōu)美的，精巧的，敏銳的

　　fragment  n. a small broken piece 碎塊，斷片

　　galaxy  n. any of the large groups of stars which make up the universe 星系

　　gigantic  a. unusually large in amount or size 巨人似的，龐大的

　　gravitation  n. the act of drawing down 地心引力，吸引力

　　horizon  n. line at which earth and sky meet 地平線

　　illuminate v. give light to 照亮，照明

　　intricate  a. containing many detailed parts and thus difficult to understand  復(fù)雜的，難懂的

　　melancholy  n. sadness， esp. over