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
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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
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ph. 海獺