10-10 Flashcards
momentous
[moˋmɛntəs]
a. 重大的, 重要的 a momentous occasion 一個重要場合 a momentous decision 一個重要決定
stratified
[ˋstrætə͵faɪd]
a. 形成階層的; 分為不同等級的; 分層的
nomadic
[noˋmædɪk]
a. 遊牧的; 流浪的
fringe
[frɪndʒ]
n. [C] 穗, 緣飾, 流蘇; 蓬邊; 穗狀物; (頭髮的)劉海 She wore her hair in a fringe . 她留著劉海。; 邊緣; 界線[P1][(+of)] They put up tents on the fringes of the woods. 他們在樹林邊緣搭起帳篷。; 初級知識
vt. 加穗於, 在…上裝以緣飾[(+with)]; 是…的邊緣 The ancient city was fringed with wall. 這座古城四周圍著城牆。 A line of palm trees fringe the swimming pool. 游泳池邊緣圍了一圈棕櫚樹。
a. [B] 邊緣的, 外部的; 【美】從屬的; 附加的 These measures will help reduce fringe costs. 這些措施有助於減少附加費用。; 極端的, 偏激的 The disturbance was made by a fringe group. 騷亂是由一個偏激集團製造的。
alluvial
[əˋluvɪəl]
a. 沖積的; 沖積土中的
n. 沖積土; 沖積層[U]
fecund
[ˋfikənd]
a. 生殖力強的; 多產的; 肥沃的; 豐饒的
loam
[lom]
n. [U] 【地】壤土 We camped there, where the loam was trampled by countless herds of bison. 我們在那裡露了營。那裡的壤土遭到無數群野牛的踐踏。; 暗色土, 肥土 The ship was completely buried in the soft loam of the sea bottom. 這條船被完全埋到海底鬆軟的肥土裡。; 【建】壚姆, 亞黏土 Truckloads of loam were transported to the construction site. 一輛輛裝滿亞黏土的卡車被運往這個建築工地。
vt. 用壤土(或壚姆等)填 They plan to loam the field. 他們計劃用壚姆填這塊地。
depletion
[dɪˋpliʃən]
n. 消耗; 用盡
bulky
[ˋbʌlkɪ]
a. 體積大的, 龐大的; 過大的 Some aircraft are designed to carry bulky freight or vehicles. 有些飛機設計得能運載體積大的貨物或車輛。; 又大又笨的, 笨重的 She dropped the bulky package twice. 她兩次將那個笨重的包裹掉落下來。
turnpike
[ˋtɝn͵paɪk]
n.[C] 公路; 【美】收費高速公路 You have to pay a toll to drive on a turnpike . 在收費公路上開車要繳通行稅。; (舊時的)收稅關卡
freight
[fret]
n. [U] 【英】(船運的)貨物; 【美】(水上, 陸上, 空中運輸的)貨物 The ship is loading freight . 船正在裝貨。; 運費; 貨運(通常與快遞 express 相對) The box came by freight . 這隻箱子是貨運來的。
vt. 裝貨於[(+with)] They freighted the ship with grain. 他們把糧食裝船。; 運輸(貨物) It is less costly to freight merchandise than to mail it. 貨運商品比郵寄省錢。; 租(船等)運貨; 出租(船等)運貨
supersede
[͵supɚˋsid]
vt. 代替, 取代[H] Steam locomotives were superseded by diesel. 蒸汽機車被內燃機車取代了。; 接替; 廢棄
temperate
[ˋtɛmprɪt]
a. 溫和的, 不極端的 He is temperate in speech. 他言論溫和。; 有節制的, 不過分的 He is a temperate man, and never drinks too much. 他是一個有節制的人, 從不過量飲酒。; 溫暖的; 溫帶的 I love the temperate climate here. 我喜歡這兒溫和的氣候。; 【音】調音的
pollen
[ˋpɑlən]
n. 【植】花粉[U]
vt. 給…傳授花粉
foothill
[ˋfʊt͵hɪl]
n. 山麓小丘[C]; (-s)山麓丘陵[P] The foothills are covered with trees. 山麓上長滿了樹林。
forage
[ˋfɔrɪdʒ]
n. 草料, 飼料[U]; 搜索糧秣; 搜索[U][S]
vi. 搜索糧秣; 搜尋[Q][(+for/about/in)] She foraged about in her handbag, but she couldn’t find her ticket. 她在她的手提包裡搜尋, 但她沒能找到她的票子。 Racoons foraged in the garbage. 浣熊在垃圾裡找尋食物。 The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. 露營者去搜尋柴木點火。
gazelle
[gəˋzɛl]
n. 【動】瞪羚(一種羚羊)
lowland
[ˋlolənd]
n. 低地[P] What do you plan to do on the lowlands ? 你們計劃在低地上做什麼?; (大寫)蘇格蘭低地[the P] She has never been to the Lowlands . 她從未到過蘇格蘭低地。
a. 低地的 Soon all lowland landscapes were left far behind them. 不一會, 所有的低地景色都遠遠地消失在他們背後。; (大寫)蘇格蘭低地的 I like the Lowland landscapes. 我喜歡蘇格蘭低地的風景。
exotic
[ɛgˋzɑtɪk]
a. 異國情調的; 奇特的 exotic smells 奇特的味道 We saw pictures of exotic birds from the jungle of Brazil. 我們看到了來自於巴西熱帶雨林的各種奇異鳥類的照片。; 外來的; 外國產的
seashell
[ˋsi͵ʃɛl]
n. 貝殼, 海貝[C] These are the seashells we collected last summer. 這些海貝是我們去年夏天搜集的。
obsidian
[ɚbˋsɪdiən]
n. 【礦】黑曜石
botanist
[ˋbɑtənɪst]
n. 植物學家, 專門研究植物的人
excavation
[͵ɛkskəˋveʃən]
n. 挖掘; 開鑿[U] The excavation of the buried city took a long time. 發掘埋在地下的城市花了很長時間。; 開鑿的洞穴(或山路等)[C]; (發掘出來的)古蹟; 出土的文物[C]
pistachio
[pɪsˋtɑʃɪ͵o]
n. 【植】阿月渾子樹; 開心果(阿月渾子樹之果實); 淡草綠色
oak
[ok]
n. 橡樹[C]; 橡木[U]; 橡木傢俱[U]; 橡木色, 棕色
vicinity
[vəˋsɪnətɪ]
n. 附近地區; 近處, 近鄰[U][P1][(+of)] There is no high school in the vicinity . 附近沒有高中。; 鄰近, 接近[U][(+to/of)] The cost of the car is in the vicinity of 10, 000 dollars. 這輛汽車約值一萬元。
drought
[draʊt]
n.[C][U] 乾旱; 旱災, 長期乾旱 The crops died during the drought . 久旱無雨期間, 莊稼都枯死了。; (長期的)缺乏, 不足 Right now there’s a drought of adequate leadership. 眼下缺少能勝任的領導人。
disperse
[dɪˋspɝs]
vt. 驅散, 解散; 疏散 The police dispersed the crowd. 警察驅散了人群。; 傳播; 散發 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. 智者之口傳播知識。; 使散佈; 將…安置在不同地點; 【物】使色散; 【化】使分散
vi. 分散, 散開 After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放學後孩子們各自回家去。; 消散, 消失 The fog was dispersing . 霧正在消散。
mound
[maʊnd]
n. [C] 土墩; 土石堆; 土堤; 墳堆, 塚 It is an ancient burial- mound . 這是一座古代的墳墩。; 小丘, 小山崗; 【棒】投手的踏板; (一)堆; (一)垛[(+of)] There’s a mound of books on my desk. 我的書桌上有一堆書。
vt. 【古】築牆防衛; 堆起
vi. 積成堆
einkorn
[ˋaɪŋkɔrn]
n. 單粒小麥
acre
[ˋekɚ]
n.[C] 英畝; 地產; 土地[P]; 【口】許多[P][(+of)]
knit
[nɪt]
vt. 編織[O1] She’s knitting her father a sweater. 她在為父親織毛線衣。; 使接合, 使聯合 The Chinese community is knit together by common interests. 共同的利益使華人社區團結起來。; 皺(眉) He knitted his brows in deep thought. 他緊鎖雙眉陷入沈思。
vi. 編織; 接合 His broken bone knitted quickly. 他的斷骨很快就癒合了。; 皺眉
n. 編織衣物; 編織衣料; 編織法
lane
[len]
n.[C] 小路; 巷, 弄 A carriage drove down the muddy lane . 一輛馬車沿著泥濘的小路行駛。; 車道, 線道 A four- lane highway connects the two cities. 一條四車道的公路連接這兩個城市。; 跑道; 泳道 The champion is running in lane 4. 冠軍跑在第四跑道上。; (船, 飛機等的)規定航路; (隊伍間的)通道 The President walked down a lane formed by two lines of soldiers. 總統沿著兩列士兵組成的通道上走過去。
courtyard
[ˋkortˋjɑrd]
n. 庭院; 天井[C]