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）