unit 3, part 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
accelerate
v. , to gain speed
appeal
The idea of vacation appeals to me.
The beautiful garden appealed many people.
The appeal of an electric car is that it doesn’t cause pollution.جذابیت
A car that uses less gasoline would appeal to commuters.
Electric cars are appealing to many people.
They are appealing because they cost much less money than larger cars to run.
A car that is inexpensive to buy and easy to maintain would appeal to many people.
v . to be of interest
verb. to ask a court of law to hear a case again
The driver didn’t agree that he was guilty of speeding and planned to appeal to the court to change the decision.
charge
This car can travel about 100 miles on one battery charge.
The charge for car repairs is often quite high.
n . • the amount of power a battery can store
classify The new class of electric cars is very different from the electric cars of the early twentieth century. The classification of a car as a sports car can make it more appealing to certain people. If you classify your car as a commercial vehicle, you will need to get a special license.
v. , to divide into groups by type
commuter
Commuters are worried about the increase of traffic on the highways.
I have an hour-long commute to work every day.
Many people commute from the suburbs to their jobs in the city.
n. , a person who travels regularly between home and work
consume
Consumers of gasoline are paying higher and higher prices.
As the price of oil increases, consumption may go down.
Electric cars are attractive because they don’t consume gasoline..
v. , to use
embrace
there is a renewed interest in electric cars, and they have been embraced by people in many countries.
v. , to accept something enthusiastically
flair
people felt that electric cars did not have the flair that gas-powered cars had.
n . elegant style
fume
exhaust fumes hamper life in urban areas.
Gas-powered cars also pollute the air with their fumes.
n. , harmful gas or smoke in the air
hamper
v. , to make things difficult, get in the way
incentive
n. , reason to do something, reward
markedly
The new hybrid vehicles have made their mark with consumers.
The twenty-first century marked a renewed interest in electric cars.
In the past, before cars became common, the difference between urban and rural areas was more
marked.
The popularity of electric cars has grown markedly over the past few years.
there is a marked. difference in fuel costs between these new small cars and the larger cars
adv. , noticeably
A marked change or difference in behaviour or in a situation is very obvious or noticeable: There was a marked improvement in my health when I gave up smoking.
monetary
The government of China has offered monetary incentives to car manufacturers for each electric car they manufacture.
Although cars cost a great deal of money, many people own them.
As gasoline becomes more expensive, monetary reasons will cause more people to be interested
in buying electric cars.
Electric cars may be out of reach for some people monetarily.
adj., related to money
plodding
Although electric cars were quieter, cleaner, and
easier to start, they were not able to travel the required distances, and their plodding speed failed to capture the imagination.
electric cars traveled at a more plodding speed.
adj. , slow
rural
adj ., related to the countryside
span
Longer and wider bridges span rivers.
v. , to cross
sprawl
The sharp division between urban and rural landscapes has been replaced by suburban sprawl.
Now it’s a growing suburban area with a lot of sprawl
n. , an area of spreading growth
standard
n. , the normal or common thing
suburban
New suburban neighborhoods have developed between the cities and the rural areas.
adj . • related to the area just outside a city
urban
adj . , related to the city
