雅思词汇：科技
雅思的科技题很少考机器如何运作，而是考科技如何改变人和社会：social media 让人更亲近还是更孤立？automation 会不会消灭工作？artificial intelligence 应当如何监管？口语 Part 1 则可能只是问你最常用哪种 device，或每天都会访问哪个 website。
本词组为这些讨论提供精确用词。先掌握 hardware 与 software 的基本对比，再加上 application、platform、network、wireless。谈数据与隐私时，data、database、privacy、security、hacker 能帮你回答"企业是否收集了过多个人信息"这一高频问题。描述进步时，用 innovation、invention、breakthrough：invention 是新发明的东西，innovation 是新的做事方式，breakthrough 是突然取得的重大突破。
工作的未来是另一个常见主题。automation、robot、algorithm 可以解释机器如何接管重复性工作，动词 automate 则用于"Many factories have automated their production lines."这样的句子。virtual 和 digital 适用于教育和购物话题：virtual classrooms、digital payments、online services。
注意拼写和文体。英式英语中电视节目或学习项目写作 programme，而计算机程序无论英式美式都写 program。写作中避免"AI stuff""apps and things"之类的随意说法，应选用准确的名词。
每天用卡片学习几分钟：今天的新词明天隔夜复习，然后间隔逐渐拉长。想把词汇变成主动输出，可以选一道题，如"Do the advantages of the internet outweigh the disadvantages?"，用本词组至少六个单词列出答题提纲。
| 单词 | 音标 | 词性 | 英文释义 | 中文 | 等级 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| technology | /tekˈnɒlədʒi/ | n. | use or knowledge of science in industry, engineering, etc. | n. 技术；科技 | A2 |
| digital | /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/ | adj. | using electronic signals or computers | adj. 数字技术的；数码的 | A2 |
| internet | /ˈɪntənet/ | n. | The worldwide network connecting computers and other devices | n. 互联网；因特网 | A1 |
| online | /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/ | adj. | connected to the internet | adj. 网上的；联网的；adv. 在网上；联网地 | A2 |
| device | /dɪˈvaɪs/ | n. | object, machine, or equipment for a specific use | n. 装置；设备；n. 手法；策略 | B1 |
| software | /ˈsɒftweə/ | n. | market for software is expected to expand | n. 软件 | A2 |
| hardware | /ˈhɑːdweə/ | n. | the physical parts of a computer or electronic system | n. 计算机硬件；n. 五金器具 | B2 |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | n. | a machine for storing information and accessing the internet | n. 计算机；电脑 | A1 |
| smartphone | /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ | n. | A mobile phone with internet access and computer-like functions | n. 智能手机 | A2 |
| application | /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ | n. | formal request for a job, building permission, etc. | n. 申请；申请书；n. 应用；运用 | B1 |
| data | /ˈdeɪtə/ | n. | facts or information used to calculate or analyze | n. 数据；资料 | B2 |
| database | /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ | n. | information stored in a computer in an organized way | n. 数据库；资料库 | B2 |
| network | /ˈnetwɜːk/ | n. | system of connections | n. 网络；关系网；n. 广播网；电视网 | B1 |
| wireless | /'waiəlis/ | n. | transmission by radio waves; having no wires | n. 无线电；adj. 无线的, 无线电的 | L2 |
| innovation | /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ | n. | new invention or idea that is created | n. 创新；革新；n. 新方法；新事物 | B2 |
| invention | /ɪnˈvenʃən/ | n. | something new that someone has designed or created | n. 发明物；n. 发明；创造 | B1 |
| automation | /.ɒ:tə'meiʃən/ | n. | the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; the condition of being automatically operated or controlled | n. 自动化, 自动操作 | L3 |
| robot | /ˈrəʊbɒt/ | n. | a mechanical creature that acts like a human | n. 机器人；自动机械 | A2 |
| artificial | /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/ | adj. | not made by people; not created by nature | adj. 人造的；仿造的；adj. 不自然的；做作的 | B2 |
| intelligence | /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ | n. | ability to learn, think about, and understand things | n. 智力；理解力；n. 情报；情报工作 | B2 |
| algorithm | /'ælgəriðm/ | n. | a step-by-step problem-solving feature | n. 算法 | L3 |
| virtual | /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ | adj. | Created by computers or experienced through an online connection | adj. 虚拟的；通过网络进行的；adj. 事实上的；几乎完全的 | B2 |
| cyber | /'saibə/ | adj. | adj. 网络的, 计算机的 | L3 | |
| privacy | /ˈprɪvəsi/ | n. | Freedom from unwanted access to personal information or private life | n. 隐私；隐私权；n. 独处；不受打扰的状态 | B2 |
| security | /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ | n. | things done to protect people, buildings, a country, etc., from harm | n. 安全；安全保障；n. 安保人员；保安工作 | B1 |
| hacker | /'hækə/ | someone who plays golf poorly; a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism | L3 | ||
| download | /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ | v. | to copy data from the internet onto your device | v. 下载；n. 下载；下载的文件 | A2 |
| upload | /ˌʌpˈləʊd/ | v. | to transfer files from a device to an online system | v. 上传；n. 上传；上传的文件 | B1 |
| website | /ˈwebsaɪt/ | n. | a set of internet pages that give information about a particular person or organization | n. 网站 | A1 |
| social | /ˈsəʊʃəl/ | adj. | involving activities among people especially free time activities | adj. 社会的；adj. 社交的；交际的 | A2 |
| media | /ˈmiːdiə/ | n. | means of communication (tv, newspapers, internet) | n. 大众传播媒介；媒体 | B2 |
| platform | /ˈplætfɔːm/ | n. | a raised area for people to stand on | n. 站台；月台；n. 讲台；高台 | A2 |
| gadget | /ˈɡædʒɪt/ | n. | A small device designed to perform a particular useful task | n. 小器具；小装置 | B2 |
| electronic | /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/ | adj. | operating by use of electricity; digital | adj. 电子的；电子设备的；adj. 电子形式的；数字化的 | B1 |
| engineer | /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə/ | n. | professional who designs and builds machines, roads, and other complicated structures | n. 工程师；v. 设计制造；策划促成 | A2 |
| engineering | /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/ | n. | using science to design and build machines, structures, or systems | n. 工程学；工程技术 | B1 |
| programme | /ˈprəʊɡræm/ | n. | an organised set of activities with a particular purpose | n. 计划；方案；课程；n. 电视或广播节目 | A2 |
| program | /ˈprəʊɡræm/ | n. | planned set of actions; a schematic system | n. 计算机程序；v. 编写程序；设定运行 | A2 |
| technical | /ˈteknɪkəl/ | adj. | of practical use of machines or science in industry | adj. 技术的；工艺的；adj. 专业的；专门的 | B1 |
| breakthrough | /ˈbreɪkθruː/ | n. | An important discovery or advance that overcomes a difficult problem | n. 重大突破；重大进展 | B2 |
| laboratory | /ləˈbɒrətri/ | n. | a place for doing research and experiments | n. 实验室；研究室 | B1 |
| satellite | /ˈsætəlaɪt/ | n. | A device orbiting Earth or another body, collecting or transmitting information | n. 人造卫星；n. 天然卫星 | B2 |
| machine | /məˈʃiːn/ | n. | piece of equipment used to do work | n. 机器；机械装置；v. 用机器加工 | A1 |
| automate | /'ɔ:təmeit/ | v. | v make automatic or control or operate automatically | vt.vi. (使)自动化 | L3 |
| update | /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ | v. | to change something by adding the most recent information | v. 更新；使掌握最新情况；n. 最新消息；更新 | B1 |
| storage | /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ | n. | a safe place to keep something until it is needed | n. 储存；存放；n. 数据存储；存储空间 | B2 |
| screen | /skriːn/ | n. | flat surface on a computer, or tv that shows images | n. 屏幕；银幕；v. 筛查；审查 | A2 |
| interface | /ˈɪntəfeɪs/ | n. | a shared boundary between two persons or systems through which information is communicated. | n. 界面；接口；n. 交界面；接触点 | B2 |
| user | /ˈjuːzə/ | n. | person that uses a service or thing (e.g., a website) | n. 使用者；用户 | A2 |
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数据来源与致谢
- 词目和英文释义: New General Service List 1.2 & New Academic Word List 1.2 — Browne, C., Culligan, B. & Phillips, J., CC BY-SA 4.0
- 音标、CEFR 等级、例句和中文释义: Word Atlas — Word Atlas contributors — CC BY 4.0. 修改说明：选取部分字段，释义精简，中文转换为繁体。
- 补充音标和中文翻译: ECDICT (MIT)
- 复习排程: ts-fsrs (MIT)
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