For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D.from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan's near lock on the memory-chip market.
比如说，亚历克斯。奥，一位来自香港的斯坦福大学博士，已经在台湾建厂，对日本在内存条市场上近似垄断的局面提出了挑战。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 10 Silicon valley
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 例子，实例;情况;要求，建议;[法]诉讼手续;
vt. 举…为例;
💡 in(upon)+stan(stand)+ce(名词后缀)→建议；实例；诉讼程序；例证
"It is not a unique instance , but has its counterpart."
无独有偶.
近义：exemplify, occurrence, example, occasion, opportunity, case
n. 工厂，制造厂;<古>代理店;
💡 fact做+ory场所 → 做东西的场所 → 工厂
"Before you start to work, I'll show you around the factory."
开始工作前, 我要先领你参观工厂.
近义：industry, installation, mill, plant, works
memory
['mɛməri]
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词根: memor
n. 记忆，记忆力;回忆，往事;[计]存储器，内存;
💡 memor记忆+y → 记忆，记忆力
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义：recall, retention, retentiveness, memento, recollection, remembrance
反义：forgetfulness, amnesia
n. 交易;市集;需求;交易情况，行情;
vt. 在市场上出售某物;推销;
vi. <美>去市场买东西;
💡 mark(merc-=trade)+et(名词后缀)→市场；市集；交易；出售
"to buy or sell goods on the black market"
从事黑市买卖
近义：introduce, launch, merchandise, merchandize, release, commercialise
反义：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get
n. 挑战;盘问;质疑;怀疑;
vt. 质疑;向…挑战;
vi. 提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）;驳斥;
💡 叉那鸡（谐音）：用叉子叉那只鸡是 挑战 网友：zhang 补充：chall=call（喊叫）+eng=ing（发生了一次元音字元音变）+e（名词后缀，只表示这是
"It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused."
要逗着十个好动的七岁孩子玩真是一种挑战。
近义：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, outdare
反义：back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate