artificial

[英] [ˌɑ:tiˈfiʃəl] [美] [ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ 人造的;非自然形成的 Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology. 
  • ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...

    不含人工添加剂、色素和香料的天然食品

  • The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...

    这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布,有天然的也有人工的。

  • He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.

    他不想靠人为方式延长生命。

artificially
  • ...artificially sweetened lemonade.

    添加人造甜味剂的柠檬水

  • ...drugs which artificially reduce heart rate.

    可以人为降低心率的药物

2. ADJ-GRADED 人造的;不自然的;假的 An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary. 
  • Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us...

    即使是在办公室这样的非自然环境中,我们的人体生物钟依然影响着我们。

  • Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.

    脱离了时装表演营造的氛围,非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。

artificiality
  • ...another example of the capriciousness and artificiality of our adversarial system of justice.

    关于对抗制审判方式的多变性和虚假性的又一个例子

artificially
  • ...state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low.

    人为地把零售价格限制在低水平的国家补贴

3. ADJ-GRADED 假装的;虚伪的;矫揉造作的 If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have. 
  • The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.

    声音拿腔拿调的,听上去矫揉造作。

artificiality
  • ...the novel's use of homosexuality to suggest the artificiality of all relationships in that nervous city.

    小说通过对同性恋的描写向读者暗示了在那个浮躁的城市里人际往来的虚情假意

4. ADJ-GRADED (味道、外观)不自然的,不真实的,添加非天然成分的 If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances. 
  • The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.

    肉嚼不烂,酱汁黏稠,味道也不自然。

  • ...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.

    对他们的听装豌豆添加人工合成绿色素的投诉

Adjective

1. contrived by art rather than nature;

  • "artificial flowers"
  • "artificial flavoring"
  • "an artificial diamond"
  • "artificial fibers"
  • "artificial sweeteners"

2. artificially formal;

  • "that artificial humility that her husband hated"
  • "contrived coyness"
  • "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
  • "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

医学

  • 1.人工的,人造的,假的

法律

  • 1.人为

计算机

  • 1.【修】人工[为,造]
1. A lot of people use artificial sweeteners in their tea or coffee.
许多人在茶或咖啡中放进人造甜味剂。

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2. An artificial language has no vitality.
人为的语言缺乏生命力。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Artificial sweeteners are used in soft drinks.
软饮料中使用人造甜味剂。

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4. Do you know when the first artificial satellite of America was launched?
你知道美国的第一颗人造卫星是什么时候发射的吗?

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5. Does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?
人造丝比天然丝更易起皱吗?

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6. He angled with an artificial fly.
他用假蝇钓鱼。

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7. Her smile looks artificial.
她的微笑很做作。

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8. It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines. and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed bythe factory.
在现代工业发展过程中,根本不考虑机器的操作者——人的本性,也完全没有顾及工厂所强加于的那种人为的生存方式给个人及其子孙后代所造成的影响。

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9. Our new policies are designed to break down artificial barriers to women's advancement.
我们的新政策是要打破对女性晋升人为设置的障碍。

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10. Rescuers pulled the child from the river,and she was given artificial respiration.
抢救者把孩子从河里救上来,给她做人工呼吸。

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11. She owes her beauty to artificial assistance.
她的美全靠打扮。

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12. The Japanese have a rigid code of etiquette,which may seem artificial to foreigners.
日本人有一套严格的礼仪,这在外国人看来可能是矫揉造作的。

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13. The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。

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14. The operation to implant the artificial heart took two hours.
人工心脏植入手术花费了两小时。

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15. The orbit of the artificial satellite has an apogee of 200 miles from the earth.
这个人造卫星的轨道,其最远点在离地球200英里的地方。

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16. Theatrical make-up and artificial blood had been used to make the injures look realistic.
舞台化装和假血的应用使得伤口看起来很逼真。

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17. Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.
他们的快乐表情看上去很勉强而做作。

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18. They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.
他们试做人工呼吸,可是无效。

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19. We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.
我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

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20. When the artificial flowers are contrasted with natural ones, you can hardly tell the difference.
当人造花和自然花对比时,你几乎不能辨出真假。

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