07-27 Flashcards
morphology
[mɔrˋfɑlədʒɪ]
n. 【生】【語】形態學
frailty
[ˋfreltɪ]
n. 脆弱, 虛弱[U]; (性格上的)弱點, 缺陷[P1] our vanities and frailties 我們的虛榮和弱點
gluttony
[ˋglʌtnɪ]
n. 暴食; 貪吃[U] His gluttony made him sick. 他的暴食使他生病了。
assortment
[əˋsɔrtmənt]
n. 分類; 各色各樣的搭配; 什錦物
grip
[grɪp]
n. 緊握; 緊咬; 夾住[C][S1] The child would not let go his grip on Tom. 這孩子緊緊地抓住湯姆不放。; 理解; 掌握; 控制; 吸引力[S] He is just beginning to get a grip of the subject. 他剛剛開始能掌握這一科。; (特定的)握法[C]; 柄, 把; 夾, 鉗[C]; 手提包, 旅行袋[C]; 舞臺工作人員[C]
vt. 握(或咬, 夾)牢 She gripped my hand in fear. 她恐懼地握緊我的手。; 掌握; 控制; 吸引; 抓住(注意力等) His performance gripped the audience. 他的表演深深地吸引住觀眾。
vi. 握(或咬, 夾)得牢
maladaptive
[͵mæləˋdæptɪv]
a. 適應不良的
beneath
[bɪˋniθ]
ad. 在下; 向下 As we flew over the mountains we could see that there were snowy peaks beneath . 我們飛過群山時看到了底下被雪覆蓋著的山巔。; (地位等)較低; 較劣
prep. 在…之下; 向…下面 The sun is now beneath the horizon. 太陽此刻落到地平線下了。; (地位等)低於; 劣於 He is beneath his brother intellectually. 他在智力方面不如他兄弟。; 對…不適合(或不值得) He considered that job beneath him. 他認為做那個工作有失他的身分。; 在…影響下
gratification
[͵grætəfəˋkeʃən]
n. 滿足; 滿意; 喜悅[U] To my immense gratification , he fell into the trap. 令我極為滿意的是, 他中了圈套。; 使人滿意之事; 可喜的事物[C] His son’s success was a great gratification to him. 他兒子的成功是令他深感快慰的事。
lung
[lʌŋ]
n.[C] 肺, 肺臟 Smoking may affect your lungs . 抽煙會損壞肺部。
apparatus
[͵æpəˋretəs]
n.[U][C] 器械, 儀器; 設備, 裝置 They have installed wireless apparatus on board. 他們已在船上安裝了無線電設備。; (人體)器官; 機構, 機關, 政黨組織 The city’s security apparatus needs reforming. 這個城市的治安機構需要改良。
designation
[͵dɛzɪgˋneʃən]
n. 指定; 任命; 命名; 稱號
tentative
[ˋtɛntətɪv]
a. 試驗性的, 嘗試的; 暫時性的 a tentative plan 試驗性計劃; 躊躇的, 猶豫的 Each step he took was slightly tentative . 他每走一步都有些遲疑不決。
molecule
[ˋmɑlə͵kjul]
n.[C] 【化】【物】分子 The haemoglobin molecule contains only four atoms of iron. 血紅蛋白分子只含有四個鐵原子。; 微小顆粒
dioxide
[daɪˋɑksaɪd]
n. 【化】二氧化物[U][C]
infrared
[ɪnfrəˋrɛd]
n. 【物】紅外線
a. 【物】紅外線的
emission
[ɪˋmɪʃən]
n. 放射; 散發; 射出物; 發行
unify
[ˋjunə͵faɪ]
vt. 使成一體, 統一, 聯合 All these small states were unified into one nation. 所有這些小國被統一成一個國家。; 使相同; 使一致 It’s almost impossible to agree on a unified basic price. 幾乎不可能商定一個划一的基本價格。
vi. 成一體, 統一; 成一致
unpleasant
[ʌnˋplɛznt]
a. 使人不愉快的; 不中意的; 討厭的 The smell was unpleasant . 這味道很難聞。; 不客氣的 She was rather unpleasant with me. 她對我相當不客氣。
legitimate
[lɪˋdʒɪtəmɪt]
a. 合法的 He is the legitimate heir to the property. 他是這宗財產的合法繼承人。; 合法婚姻所生的, 嫡出的[Z]; 正統的; 正當的, 合理的 He had a legitimate reason for being late. 他遲到有合理的理由。
concede
[kənˋsid]
vt. (勉強)承認[+that] The candidate conceded that he had lost the election. 這位候選人承認他已經在競選中失敗。; 讓給, 給予; 容許[O1][(+to)] They conceded us the right to cross their land. 他們容許我們在他們的土地上有過路權。; (在結果明確前)承認…失敗
vi. 讓步; 承認失敗 The senator had to concede . 參議員只好承認競選失敗。
depletion
[dɪˋpliʃən]
n. 消耗; 用盡
tract
[trækt]
n.[C] 大片土地 To the north of the river is an immense wooded tract . 河北面是一大片林地。; (土地, 天空, 海面等的)大片, 廣闊[(+of)] He owns a large tract of forest. 他擁有一大片森林。; 【解】道, 束 He had an infection in the upper respiratory tract . 他上呼吸道感染。; 【美】住房開發區, 地產
vanish
[ˋvænɪʃ]
vi. 突然不見; 消失 When I turned around, she had vanished . 我轉過身, 她已不見了。; 消逝; 絕跡 Many species have now vanished from the earth. 許多物種已在地球上絕跡了。
vt. 使不見; 使消失
n. 【語】消失音[C]
manifest
[ˋmænə͵fɛst]
a. 顯然的, 明白的, 清楚的 Fear was manifest on his face. 他臉上顯露出恐懼的表情。
vt. 表明, 顯示, 表露 She doesn’t manifest much desire to marry him. 她沒有表白真想嫁給他的意願。; 證明, 證實 The speech manifested the truth of the story. 演說證明了這故事的真實性。; 把…列入貨單
vi. (幽靈、徵兆)出現; 顯露
n. [C] 【海】船貨清單; (飛機的)乘客名單; 貨單
termite
[ˋtɝmaɪt]
n. 【昆】白蟻
troop
[trup]
n. [C] 軍隊, 部隊[P] The enemy troops withdrew. 敵軍撤退了。; 騎兵隊[G]; 一群; 大量, 許多[(+of)] The old man was surrounded by a troop of children. 老人被一群孩子圍住了。 A troop of children rushed in and chased each other noisily. 一群小孩衝進來, 喧鬧地彼此追逐。; 一隊的童子軍[G]
vi. 群集, 集合[(+up/together)]; 成群結隊地走[Q] They all trooped into the meeting. 他們都成群結隊前去參加會議。
rhesus
[ˋrisəs]
n. 【動】(北印度產的)恆河猴
macaque
[məˋkɑk]
n. 獼猴, 恆河猴
immense
[ɪˋmɛns]
a. 巨大的; 廣大的; 無邊無際的; 無限的 John felt an immense gratitude to Wilson. 約翰極為感激威爾遜。 The Atlantic Ocean is immense . 大西洋浩瀚無邊。; 【口】非常好的, 極妙的
gulf
[gʌlf]
n. [C] 海灣; (意見等的)巨大分歧, 鴻溝[(+between)] They used to be friends but a great gulf has developed between them. 他們過去一直是朋友, 但如今兩人之間已產生了極大的分歧。; (地面的)裂口; 深淵, 深坑 The earthquake left a gulf in the fields. 地震在田地裡留下一條裂口。; 旋渦; (大寫)波斯灣; 波斯灣各國[the S]
vt. 吞沒, 淹沒
facile
[ˋfæs!]
a. 易做到的; 易使用的; 熟練的; 流暢的
