with others与其他骨骼以关节相连的骨骼◊ [VN] a robot with arricuiated^mbs关节型四肢机器人 m adj. /ai'tikjalat; NAmE air't-/ 1 (of a person A) good at expressing ideas or feelings.clearly in words 善于表达的 2 (of speech 说话）clearly expressed or pronounced 口 i 清 M 的；发音 晰的：AH we couW hear were Zoud sobs, ‘but no arricuZate words.我们听到的只是大声囉泣， 没有清楚的话语。inarticulate ► ar ticu late ly adv.

ar-ticu-lated /ai'tikjuleitid; NAmE air't-/ adj. (Br£) (of a vehicle 车辆）with two or more sections joined, together in a way that makes it easier to turn comers 铰备的： an articulated Zorry/trucfc 较接式，卡.车一picture o truck — see also tractor-trailer ar-ticu-la-tion /ai.tikju'leijn; NAmE a:r,t-/ noun 1 [U] (formaf) the expression of an idea or a feeling in words (思想感情的）表达：the articu〖atio;i 〇/his theory他的 理论的表述 2【U]      the act of making sounds in

speech or music 说话；吐字；发音：The singer worked hard on the dear arricuZarion o/eve/y. note.歌手苦练以 便每一个音都唱得清晰。3 [U/C, usually sing.]       i：

语）a joint or connection that allows movement 关节； 关节连接；铰接式接式\

ar-ticu-la-tor /a:'tikjuleita(r); NAmE air't-/ noun (tech­nical ?|t i§) an organ in the mouth used for making speech sounds, such as the tongue, lips, or teeth 发音

器官（如舌•、唇、齿等〉

ar.ticu.la.tory /ai'tikjulertari; ai.tikju'leitari; NAmE arr'tikjulatoiri/ adj. [only before noun] (technical 术语) connected with the action of making speech sounds 发音..的：articuZatory movements/organs 发音..器官的

活动；发音器官

ar-ti-fact {especially NAm£) = artefact ar-ti-fice /'aitifis; NAmE 'a:rt-/ noun [U, C] (formal) the clever use of tricks to cheat sb 诡计；奸计 HTTl cun­ning

SYNONYjVIS同义词辨析 artificial

synthetic ♦ false ♦ man-made ♦ fake ♦ imitation

These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown, 各词碎指假的、

i夹然妨、X造舸。

artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real指人的、人邊的、假的:假花 ◊ artificial light X 造it

synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals指人工合洳的：synto/Umgs合成药物o sfioesi vv 肋 synf/?ef/c.so/«_ 合成鞋底的鞋 [3|56爪^阳^^丨指非天然的、非天生的、假的：/(3/56 fee沩假牙◊ fl    假胡子

man-nnacle made by people; not natural 搶人造的、 森关然的：./沿res swd7 fls ny/〇rt 尼;^之类： 的人鸯纤维

fake made to look like sth else; not rea.丨指伪造的、

冒充的、假的：—件人遙毛皮的短 土衣

imitatidn [only before noun] made to look like sth else; not rea丨指仿制的、人造的、假的：She wow/tZ never   她缚宅会^戴辉珍坪。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  to be/look artificial/synthetic/false/man-made/fake

■                  artificial少synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/ materials/products

■                  artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather

■                  artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/ pearls

麵 a fake tan