【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 efts. B. The relationship between humans and technology C. The shortings of digital devices we use. D. The human unawareness of technical problems. B Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Important words to learn: ○ E Essential ○ I Improver ○ A Advanced pump /p?mp/ ? noun [C] DEVICE 1 ○ A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another: ɑ water/bicycle/fuel/pump ○ a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE 2 [USUALLY PLURAL] US (UK COURT SHOE) a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALLY PLURAL] a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer’s shoe, which is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL] UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for sports ? verb LIQUID/GAS 1 [T USUALLY+ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere: Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. o The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. o The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T] INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct: She was pumping me for details of the new project. ? idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them) ?? pump iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and women pump iron for fitness. ? pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully: They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. Pump sth out [M]REMOVE 1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump: We took turns pumping out the boat. PRODUCE 2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. o The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. pump out sth If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube: She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out. pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more confident or excited: He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. O [R] The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game. Pump sth up[M] 1 to fill something with air using a pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet? O I must pump the tyres up on my bike. 2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount: The US was able to pump up exports. O Let’s pump up the volume a bit! pumpaction /p?mp230。k??n/ adjective [BEFORE NOUN] describes a device which operates by forcing something, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container: a pumpaction shotgun o a pumpaction toilet pump priming noun [U] SPECIALIZED the activity of helping a business, programme, economy, etc. to develop by giving it money: The government is awarding small, pumppriming grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses. pun /p?n/ ? noun a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word: She made a couple of dreadful puns. o This is a wellknown joke based on a pun : ―What’s black and white and red (=read) all over?‖ ― A newspaper.‖ ? verb [I] (nn) to make a pun punch /p?n t?/ ? noun HIT 1 ○ A [C].a forceful hit with a FIST (=closed hand): She gave him a punch UK on/ US in the nose. EFFECT 2 [U] the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people: I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch. DRINK 3 [C or U] a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit and often wine or other alcoholic drinks TOOL 4 [C] a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it: a ticket punch o Have you seen the hole punch anywhere? ? verb [T] HIT 1 ○ A to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand): He punched him in the stomach. 2 MAINLY US to hit with your fingers the buttons on a telephone or the keys on a keyboard USE TOOL 3 to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment: I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper. O This belt’s too bigI’ll have to punch an extra hole in it. ? idioms punch sb’s lights out INFORMAL to hit someone repeatedly very hard ? punch the clock US to put a card into a special machine to record the times you arrive at and leave work: After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was never heard from again. 46. What does the word ―pump‖ mean in ―He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case‖? A. Talk with B. Ask for information. C. Listen to D. Provide with evi