09-16 Flashcards
vegetation
[͵vɛdʒəˋteʃən]
n.[U] 【植】植被 Forests and jungles have thick vegetation . 森林和熱帶雨林中有茂密的植被。; (總稱)植物; 草木 a desert with no sign of vegetation anywhere 一片寸草不生的沙漠; 呆板單調的生活
raindrop
[ˋren͵drɑp]
n. 雨點, 雨滴[C] Raindrops fall at a speed of about 500 to 1, 000 feet a minute. 雨點以每分鐘大約五百到一千英尺的速度下降。
seal
[sil]
n. [C] 印章, 圖章, 印信 He affixed his seal to the document. 他在文件上蓋了印。; 封(印); 封印紙 The envelope’s seal was torn open. 信封封緘被撕開了。; 封條; (裝飾用的)貼紙 The seal on the jar was broken. 瓶的封口被打開了。; 保證; 批准; 誓約; 象徵; 標誌 Their handshake was a seal of friendship. 他們的握手是友誼的象徵。; 【機】密封墊; 焊接
vt. 封, 密封[(+up)] She forgot to seal her letter before mailing it. 她忘記在寄信前將信封上。 He signed and sealed the document. 他在文件上簽字加封。; 蓋章, 蓋印於 The treaty was signed and sealed by both governments. 條約已經兩國政府簽字蓋章。; (以蓋章的方式)保證; 確認; 批准 They sealed the bargain with a handshake. 他們握手成交。; 密閉, 閉緊; 釘住 The tube is sealed at both ends. 這管子兩端是密封的。; 確定; 決定[(+by/with)] The judge’s words sealed the prisoner’s fate. 法官的話決定了這個囚犯的命運。
run off
None
使流走 The rainwater can run off the roof through these pipes. 雨水可以通過這些管道從屋頂上流走。 He ran off a bucket of water from the barrel. 他從大木桶中放出一桶水。; 流利地寫出或背出 I can run off the article that you want in a few days. 我可以在幾天內寫出你要的文章。; 印刷; 生產 The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspapers. 這個印刷廠要印刷出一千份報紙。; 舉行比賽 When will the race be run off ? 賽跑什麼時候進行決賽？
aridity
[æˋrɪdətɪ]
n. 乾旱, 乾燥; 枯燥無味
delicate
[ˋdɛləkət]
a. 脆的, 易碎的; 嬌貴的 Take care with these delicate flowers. 當心這些嬌嫩的鮮花。; 纖弱的, 嬌弱的 She is in delicate health. 她身體虛弱。; 精美的, 雅緻的; 需要小心處理的; 微妙的; 棘手的 In such a delicate situation I have to weigh my words. 在這樣微妙的情形下, 我必須斟酌一下我的話。; 鮮美的; 清淡可口的; 敏銳的, 靈敏的; 纖細的; 細長的; 柔軟的 She has long delicate fingers. 她有著長而纖細的手指。
graze
[grez]
vi. (牛, 羊等)吃草; 放牧 Cattle were grazing on the meadow. 牛在牧場上吃草。
vt. 吃(田野)裡的草; 在田野裡吃(草等); 用牧草餵; 放牧 We graze cattle on our fields. 我們在自己田裡牧牛。
n. 吃草; 放牧; 牧草
irrigation
[͵ɪrəˋgeʃən]
n.[U] 灌溉 Irrigation is needed to make crops grow in dry areas. 要使莊稼在乾旱地區生長就需灌溉。; 【醫】沖洗(法)
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
trample
[ˋtræmp!]
vt. 踩, 踐踏; 蹂躪[(+down)] He was trampled to death by an elephant. 他被一隻大象踩死。; 蔑視; 傷害[(+down)] trample down the law 無視法律
vi. 踩, 踐踏[(+on)] He apologized for trampling on her toes. 他因踩了她一腳向她道歉。; 腳步沈重地走[(+about)] I heard someone trample about in the hall. 我聽到有人在過道裡蹬蹬地走來走去。; 蔑視; 傷害[(+on)] We warned him against trampling on justice. 我們告誡過他, 切莫藐視正義。
n. 踐踏; 蹂躪; 踐踏聲[C] We heard the trample of many feet. 我們聽到許多人的沈重腳步聲。
pulverization
[͵pʌlvəraɪˋzeʃən]
n.[U] 研碎; 粉碎; 【口】徹底摧毀; 毀滅
shrub
[ʃrʌb]
n. 矮樹; 灌木[C] Shrubs are much like trees, but are smaller and more profusely branched. 灌木很像樹, 但小得多, 且岔枝叢生。
conditioner
[kənˋdɪʃənɚ]
n. 調節器; 調節員; 調節劑; (訓練運動員之)教練
salinization
None
鹽化; 鹽化作用; 鹽漬化
rigorous
[ˋrɪgərəs]
a. 嚴格的; 嚴厲的; 苛刻的; 嚴酷的; 嚴峻的; 精確的; 嚴密的 He made a rigorous study of the plants in the area. 他對該地的植物進行了慎密的研究。
cetacean
[sɪˋteʃən]
a. 鯨類的, 鯨魚的
n. 鯨類動物; 鯨魚
porpoise
[ˋpɔrpəs]
n. 海豚; 鼠海豚
vi. (小艇, 魚雷等)竄上水面
gill
[gɪl]
n. [C] (魚)鰓 Gills are the organ through which fish breathe. 鰓是魚類用來呼吸的器官。; (人的)腮[P1]; 【美】【俚】嘴巴; (蘑菇的)褶, 菌褶
vt. 用刺網捕(魚); 除去(魚的)內臟 Would you like me to gill the fish? 你要我來除去魚的內臟嗎?
fluke
[fluk]
n. 錨爪; (魚叉等的)倒鉤; 比目魚; 吸蟲; 【臺】僥倖擊中; 【口】僥倖 His election victory was just a fluke . 他的當選純屬僥倖。
vt. 【臺】僥倖擊中(球); 僥倖獲得
vi. 【臺】僥倖擊中球; 僥倖成功
sea otter
None
ph. 海獺
pinniped
[ˋpɪnəpɛd]
n. 鰭足亞目(海豹等)
a. 鰭足類的
walrus
[ˋwɔlrəs]
n. 【動】海象
limb
[lɪm]
n. [C] 肢; 臂; 腳; 翼 He stood up and stretched his limbs . 他站起來, 伸了伸胳膊和腿。; 大樹枝, 主枝 He cut the dead limbs off the tree. 他將樹上的枯枝砍去。; (建築物等的)突出部, 延伸部分; 分支; 執行者, 代理人 A policeman is a limb of the law. 警察是執法人員。
vt. 肢解; 給…截肢; 從(砍倒的樹上)截去樹枝 The tree was felled and limbed. 樹被砍倒并截去枝條。
skull
[skʌl]
n.[C] 頭蓋骨; 頭骨 He had two broken ribs and a fractured skull . 他兩根肋骨被折斷, 頭顱骨折。; 【口】腦袋, 頭腦 Can’t you get it into your thick skull that we can’t afford it? 你這個笨腦瓜難道還不明白我們買不起嗎?; (象徵死亡的)骷髏畫 They stamped a skull and crossbones on the labels of poisonous drugs. 他們在毒藥標籤上打上骷髏圖。; 【美】【俚】優等生
jawbone
[ˋdʒɔ͵bon]
n. 頜骨
sediment
[ˋsɛdəmənt]
n.[C][U] 沈積, 沈澱; 沈積物 She scooped out the yeasty sediments . 她將發酵的沈澱物舀了出來。
marine
[məˋrin]
a. [Z][B] 海的; 海生的, 海產的 Seals and whales are marine animals. 海豹和鯨魚是海洋動物。; 船舶的, 航海的; 海運的, 海事的 She specializes in marine law. 她專門研究海事法。; 海軍陸戰隊的 The marine barracks were built ten years ago. 這個海軍陸戰隊的兵營是十年前建造的。
n. (一國之)船舶; 海運業[the S] America had the largest mercantile marine . 美國當時擁有最大的商船隊。; 海軍陸戰隊隊員[C] Her husband is a U.S. marine . 她丈夫是一名美國海軍陸戰隊士兵。
locomotion
[͵lokəˋmoʃən]
n. 運動; 移動; 旅行
rear
[rɪr]
vt. 撫養, 培養[(+on)] Her mother died of cancer and her aunt reared her. 她母親因癌症去世, 她姨媽將她撫養大。; 飼養; 栽種, 培植 The old man rears six birds. 老人養了六隻鳥。; 豎起, 舉起 The dog reared its head and barked. 那條狗仰起頭汪汪地叫。; 使(馬等)用後腿直立起來; 豎立, 建立 The tower was reared five hundred years ago. 這座塔是五百年前建造的。
vi. 高聳 The television tower rears far into the sky. 電視塔直指穹蒼。; (馬等)用後腿直立[(+up)] The horse reared in fright. 馬受驚嚇用後腿直立起來。 The horse reared and threw him off. 馬立了起來, 把他摔下。; 暴跳[(+up/over)] The tiger reared its head. 那虎揚起頭來。
後部, 後面; 背後, 背面[the S]
propulsion
[prəˋpʌlʃən]
n. 推進(力)
afloat
[əˋflot]
a. [F] 飄浮著的; 在船上的; 在海上的; 漂流著的; 浸滿水的 The lower deck is afloat . 下層甲板浸滿了水。; 在流傳中的 Rumors of a revolt were afloat . 叛變的謠言四起。; 免於經濟困難(或負債)的 He kept the business afloat . 他努力使商行維持下去。
ad. 飄浮著 set a ship afloat 使船浮到水面上; 在船上; 在海上; 漂流著; 浸滿著水; 在流傳中; 免於經濟困難(或負債)地
peepshow
[ˋpipʃo]
n. 脫衣表演; 西洋鏡
parlor
[ˋpɑrlɚ]
n.[C] 客廳; 起居室 She was lying on a small settee in the parlor . 她躺在客廳的一張小長椅上。; (旅館中的)休息室, 接待室; 【美】(通常用來構成複合詞)店
arcade
[ɑrˋked]
n. 【建】拱廊; 騎樓; 長廊商場
prizefight
[ˋpraɪz͵faɪt]
n. 職業性拳擊賽[C]
phonography
[foˋnɑgrəfɪ]
n. 音標拼字法; 表音速記法
readily
[ˋrɛdɪlɪ]
ad. 樂意地, 欣然 He readily accepted an invitation to dinner. 他欣然接受邀請去吃晚飯。; 很快地, 立即 She answers readily when called on. 她一叫到就會馬上作出回答。; 無困難地, 容易地 Personal computers are readily available these days. 現在個人電腦很容易買到。
showman
[ˋʃomən]
n.[C] (戲劇等的)演出主持人; 演出者; 善於表演(或吸引大眾)的人 In local politics it helps to be a bit of a showman . 在地方政治中, 會贏得公眾的注意有助於成功。
vaudeville
[ˋvodə͵vɪl]
n.[U] 輕歌舞劇 The room was decorated with pictures of vaudeville celebrities. 這個房間有輕歌舞劇明星的照片裝飾。; 歌舞雜耍表演 The mayor talks like a vaudeville comedian in his public addresses. 在公共演講中, 這位市長講起話來像個歌舞雜耍演員。
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。
hall
[hɔl]
n.[C] 會堂, 大廳 The mayor’s office is in the town hall . 市長的辦公室在市政大廳。; 門廳; 走廊 Leave your umbrella in the hall . 把雨傘放在門廳內。; 【英】(大學中的)餐廳; (大學的)學生宿舍, 大樓, 講堂
makeshift
[ˋmek͵ʃɪft]
n. 臨時代用品; 權宜之計[C] Use an empty crate as a makeshift for a table. 用空板條箱權充桌子。
a. 臨時代用的; 權宜的[B] They made a makeshift table from boxes. 他們把箱子做成一張臨時用的桌子。
storefront
[ˋstɔr͵frʌnt]
n. 店面
fairground
[ˋfɛr͵graʊnd]
n. 集市場地; 露天商展場地; 露天馬戲團
spectacle
[ˋspɛktək!]
n.[C] 公開展示, 場面; 景象; 奇觀, 壯觀 The display of fireworks on New Year’s Eve was a fine spectacle . 除夕燃放的煙火真是美妙的奇觀。; 眼鏡[P] wear a pair of spectacles 戴一副眼鏡; 引人羨慕(或輕視)的人(或事物)
minstrel
[ˋmɪnstrəl]
n.[C] (中世紀的)吟遊詩人 The minstrel had been to many places before he came here. 在來到這裡之前, 這個吟遊詩人已經去過很多地方。; (滑稽歌舞表演的)藝人 They hired a minstrel for her birthday party. 他們為她的生日晚會請了一個藝人。; 【古】【文】詩人; 歌唱家; 音樂家 The king and queen always had minstrels play at their feasts. 國王和王后總是要音樂家在宴會上表演。
spectator
[spɛkˋtetɚ]
n. (比賽等的)觀眾之一; 旁觀者; 目擊者[C] The game drew thousands of spectators . 這場比賽吸引了數千名觀眾。
ceremony
[ˋsɛrə͵monɪ]
n. 儀式, 典禮[C] The wedding ceremony was held on April fifteenth. 婚禮在四月十五日舉行。; 禮儀, 禮節; (社交上的)形式[U]; 虛禮, 客套[U] There need be no ceremony between us. 我們之間不必客套。
marvel
[ˋmɑrv!]
n. [C] 令人驚奇的事物(或人物)[(+of)] My grandfather is a marvel ; he goes hunting at his age. 我祖父真了不得, 一大把年紀了還去打獵。 Acupuncture can work marvels . 針灸能創造奇蹟。
vt. 對…感到驚異[Y][+that][+wh-] We marvelled that he had learned six languages in a short time. 我們感到驚訝的是, 他在短時間裡學會了六種語言。
vi. 感到驚訝; 感到好奇[(+at)] I marvelled at her tremendous achievements. 我對她的非常成就感到很驚訝。
shore
[ʃɔr]
n. 支柱, 撐柱[C]
vt. 用支柱撐住 We have to shore up the damaged fence. 我們得用支柱撐住壞了的籬笆。; 使穩住, 支持[(+up)]
photography
[fəˋtɑgrəfɪ]
n. 照相術, 攝影術[U] a pioneer of photography 照相術的先驅
