27 Flashcards
Gourd [ɡɔːrd]
n. 葫芦,葫芦属植物 A gourd is a large, round fruit with a hard skin. You
can also use gourd to refer to the plant on which
this fruit grows.
Mom and I took off the towel gourd(丝瓜)
with the joy of harvest.
Unfurl [ˌʌnˈfɜːrl]
vt. 展开 f you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an
umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is
spread out. You can also say that it unfurls.
Once outside the inner breakwater, we
began to unfurl all the sails.
Petal [ˈpetl]
n. 花瓣 The petals of a flower are the thin coloured or white
parts that together form the flower.
bowls of dried rose petals.
Aroma [əˈroʊmə]
n. 芳香 An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell. The wonderful aroma of freshly baked
bread.
Pollen [ˈpɑːlən]
n. 花粉 Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers. It
fertilizes other flowers of the same species so that
they produce seeds.
Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind.
Nectar [ˈnektər]
n. [植] 花蜜 Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which
bees and other insects collect.
Bees gather nectar from flowers.
Beetle [ˈbiːtl]
n. 甲虫 A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its
body.
The first thing the beetle did was to take
him by the finger.
Dreaded [ˈdredɪd]
adj. 令人畏惧的,可怕的 Dreaded means terrible and greatly feared. No one knew how to treat this dreaded
disease.
Infection [ɪnˈfekʃn]
n. 感染;传染; 传染病 An infection is a disease caused by germs or
bacteria.
Ear infections are common in preschool
children.
Pollinator [‘pɑlɪnetɚ]
n. 传粉者 A pollinator is something that pollinates plants,
especially a type of insect.
By modifying the smell of crops such as
vanilla, which have specific pollinator
species, different insects might be
attracted.
Scent [sent]
n. 气味 The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it
has.
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well
as their look.
Lure [lʊr]
n. 诱饵; vt. 引诱 To lure someone means to trick them into a
particular place or to trick them into doing
something that they should not do.
He lured her to his home and shot her with
his father’s gun.
Fragrant [ˈfreɪɡrənt]
adj. 芳香的;愉快的 Something that is fragrant has a pleasant, sweet
smell.
Fragrant oils and perfumes.
Tuck [tʌk]
v. (tuck) (把布或纸张的边缘)塞进,折
叠;把……藏起来;给……打裥
tuck in 紧缩;塞入 The extra income has meant Phillippa can
tuck away the rent.
Emit [iˈmɪt]
vt. 发出,放射 If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it
produces it and sends it out by means of a physical
or chemical process.
The new device emits a powerful circular
column of light.
Benchmark [ˈbentʃmɑːrk]
n. 基准 A benchmark is something whose quality or
quantity is known and which can therefore be used
as a standard with which other things can be
compared.
The truck industry is a benchmark for the
economy.
Odor [ˈoʊdər]
n. 气味 A distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one. That odor tickled my hunger and I followed
it.
Testimony [ˈtestɪmoʊni]
n. [法] 证词,证言;证据 In a court of law, someone’s testimony is a formal
statement that they make about what they saw
someone do or what they know of a situation, after
having promised to tell the truth.
His testimony was an important element of
the prosecution’s case.
Plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl]
adj. 看似可信的;花言巧语的,巧言令色
的;貌似真实的
An explanation or statement that is plausible seems
likely to be true or valid.
A more plausible explanation would seem
to be that people are fed up with the
administration.
Infest [ɪnˈfest]
vt. 骚扰;寄生于;大批出没;大批滋生 When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants
or a place, they are present in large numbers and
cause damage.
Pests like aphids which infest cereal crops.
