cowshed
a building where cows are kept
牛棚，牛舍
photovoltaic
Aphotovoltaiccell or panel is a device that uses sunlight to cause a chemical reaction which produces electricity.光電的
back up支持
Handsomely慷慨的，漂亮的
Grid
Agridis something which is in a pattern of straight lines that cross over each other, forming squares. On maps, the grid is used to help you find a particular thing or place.網格; (地圖上的)坐標方格
Agridis a network of wires and cables by which sources of power, such as electricity, are distributed throughout a country or area.系統網絡(指輸電網等)
Anathema
something that is completely the opposite of what you believe in
因立場相左而討厭的事物
His political views were anathema to me.我對他的政治觀點全然反感。
Incumbent
someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time
Incumbent
在職者，現任者〔尤指政治職位〕
In the June elections, Morris easily defeated the incumbent, Tom Smith.在6月的大選中，莫里斯輕松擊敗了在任
的湯姆·史密斯。
decarbonise
to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)脫去...的碳(See also decoke, decarburize)
starkly
完全的，全然的，十足的，徹底的
Perennial
continuing or existing for a long time, or happening again and again
持續的；長久的；反復出現的
Lack of resources has been a?perennial problem?since the beginning.財力不足從最初起就一直是個問題。
Wholesale
the business of selling goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public
批發，躉售
affecting almost everything or everyone, and often done without any concern for the results
大規模的〔通常指不考慮結果〕
?the capture and wholesale destruction of a city一座城市的淪陷和大規模毀壞
Intermittent
Something that isintermittenthappens occasionally rather than continuously.斷斷續續的
?After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
雨斷斷續續地下了3個小時之后，比賽被取消了。
Hydroelectric
using water power to produce electricity
水力發電的
?a huge hydroelectric power station大型水力發電站
Doldrums
if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing蕭條，停滯
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.最近的經濟蕭條給西部鄉村帶來了嚴重損害。
in the doldrums
The property market has been in the doldrums for months.房地產市場不景氣已有好幾個月了。
if you are in the doldrums, you are feeling sad憂郁，意志消沉
Fay is in the doldrums today.今天費伊情緒低落。
Diesel
a type of heavy oil used instead of petrol in engines, especially in trucks, buses, and trains
柴油?a 1.9 litre?diesel engine?1.9升柴油發動機
Insulate ?from
使隔絕(冷、熱、聲音等)：
The hands can be insulated from cold with thick gloves.
厚厚的手套可以使雙手免于受凍。
使絕緣：
The wires must be insulated from touching each other with a rubber covering.
電線不能相互接觸，必須包上橡膠層絕緣。
使隔離；使隔絕；使孤立：
Living in a countryside tends to insulate us from the outside world.
住在農村會使我們與外面的世界隔絕。
Mandate
if a government or official has a mandate to make important decisions, they have the authority to make the decisions because they have been elected by the people to do so
〔政府或官員等經選舉而獲得的〕授權
mandate to do sth
The President was elected with a?clear mandate?to tackle violent crime.總統當選時獲得明確的授權解決暴力犯罪問題。
an official instruction given to a person or organization, allowing them to do something
〔給某人或某機構的〕授權令，命令，訓令
Matters debated in meetings do not become a mandate automatically.會議上討論的事宜并不能自動成為一項指令。
an official instruction given to a person or organization, allowing them to do something
〔給某人或某機構的〕授權令，命令，訓令
Matters debated in meetings do not become a mandate automatically.會議上討論的事宜并不能自動成為一項指令。
