Common Words Used in Android

retrieve  to get something back

scrap  to discard or discontinue something because it is considered useless or ineffective

measure  to find out the size, length, quantity, or rate of something using a suitable instrument or device

layout 

the way in which the different parts of something are arranged
the way in which something such as a room, building, or city is arranged
the way in which the words and pictures on a page are arranged
 
subclass
 
left top right bottom
 
obtain  to get something that you want or need, especially by going through a process that is difficult
 
transient 
 
lasting for only a short time and quickly coming to an end, disappearing, or changing
 
staying in a place for only a short period of time
 
"Transient" = an event which is passing (Latin: 'across', beyond')

"Temporary"= for a short period of time (Latin again: 'time' season')

So 'transient' has the feeling of motion, whereas 'temporary' has the feeling of a situation which may change soon.
 
inflate  to fill something such as a ball,mattress,fire or boat with air or gas to bring it to the proper size,shape,firmness for use.
 
attach   
 
1.to append or fasten one thing to another
2.to have a close inherent relationship to something
3.to bind somebody emotionly to somebody else or to something
 
 abstract 
to develop a line of thought from a concrete reality to a general principle or an intellectual idea
to make a summary of the main points of an argument or text
 
 elapse 
 
to pass or go by, especially in a gradual, slow, or imperceptible way
if time elapses,
 
 indefinite
 
not fixed or limited in length, size, duration, or quantity
not clear or not precisely defined or fixed
unable or unwilling to give a clear indication of thoughts or plans
consisting of units that are too numerous to be counted precisely
continuing into the future with no fixed end
 
 density(密度    浓度)
the concentration of people or things within an area in relation to its size
a measure of a quantity such as mass or electric charge per unit volume.
the amount of something in a place
the degree to which something is heavy or thick
 
trim(修剪)   such ar 
LruCache.trimToSize()    String.trim()  
 
to make something neat by clipping, cutting, or pruning
to reduce something by cutting it to the required shape or size
to reduce or remove an excess, by cutting
to decorate or embellish something
 
deliver(递送,交付)
to take something such as mail,goods that hava been bought,or a message to a person or an address
to make a speech or give a talk to an audience
 
transaction
 
an instance of doing business of some kind, e.g., a purchase made in a shop or a withdrawal of funds from a bank account
the act of negotiating something or carrying out a business deal
a communication or activity between two or more people that influences and affects all of them
an action that adds, removes, or changes data in a database or other computer program
a discussion between two or more people at a meeting
 
somehow(由于某种未知的原因;不知为什么;不知怎么地) 
somewhere
 
creep(爬行;蔓延;悄悄地缓慢行进;蹑手蹑脚地移动
to move along silently and stealthily
to move along with the body close to the ground
to move along very slowly
to appear, approach, or develop gradually
 
apparent(显然;显而易见;明白易懂;貌似的
 
clearly seen or understood
appearing to be shown as a quality, feeling, or attribute but perhaps not genuine
directly observed or measured but not taking into account factors or effects that should be allowed for, e.g. distortion caused by the measuring instruments themselves
easy to see or understand
an apparent quality, feeling, or situation seems to exist although it may not be real
 
surface(表面;地面;表层;水面
 
to come to or appear at the surface, especially of water
to reappear after being hidden or out of reach for a time
to become apparent or known
to provide something with a surface, especially with a smooth outer layer
to treat the surface of something, especially in order to smooth or perfect it
 
 topic(话题;题目;标题)
 
something dealt with in a text or in discussion
a class of arguments used as a source of proofs in formal reasoning
a subject that you write or speak about
 
 modifier(修饰符)
 
 
posted @ 2017-08-29 09:52  天长地久-无为  阅读(190)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报