29 Flashcards
Endeavor [ɪn’dɛvɚ]
v/n. 努力;尽力 a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially
one that requires effort or boldness)
I endeavor to find some peaceful places.
Conscience [ˈkɑːnʃəns]
n. 道德心,良心 motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral
principles that govern a person’s thoughts and
actions
I have battled with my conscience over
whether I should actually send this letter.
Allude [əˈluːd]
vi. 暗指 If you allude to something, you mention it in an
indirect way.
With friends, she sometimes alluded to a
feeling that she herself was to blame for her
son’s predicament.
Severely [sɪˈvɪrli]
adv. 严重地 to a severe or serious degree a severely impaired heart
Esoteric [ˌesəˈterɪk]
adj. 只有内行才懂的;难领略的 If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it
is known, understood, or appreciated by only a
small number of people.
esoteric knowledge
Impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃnd]
adj. 充满激情的 An impassioned speech or piece of writing is one in
which someone expresses their strong feelings
about an issue in a forceful way.
He made an impassioned appeal for peace.
Intolerant [ɪnˈtɑːlərənt]
adj. 无法忍受的; 不宽容的 If you describe someone as intolerant, you mean
that they do not accept behaviour and opinions
that are different from their own.
The people have grown intolerant in recent
weeks of the king’s autocratic ways.
Compaction [kəm’pækʃən]
n. 压紧 an increase in the density of something The coefficient of compaction is 1.22 on the
mechanical loader.
Clay [kleɪ]
n. [土壤] 粘土;泥土 a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist
but hard when fired
As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and
squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful
shape.
Moist [mɔɪst]
adj. 潮湿的 Something that is moist is slightly wet. The soil is reasonably moist after the
September rain.
Mulch [mʌltʃ]
n. 覆盖物;护根物 A mulch is a layer of something such as old leaves,
small pieces of wood, or manure which you put on
the soil around plants in order to protect them and
help them to grow.
Organic material like compost or leaf mulch
can help onions grow in heavy soil.
Encyst [ɛn’sɪst]
v. 把…包在囊内[生物] to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick
membrane, or shell
Once the parasite is encysted the fish is
heading for death.
Digest [daɪˈdʒest,dɪˈdʒest]
vt. 消化;吸收;融会贯通 break down (food) in the alimentary canal into
substances that can be absorbed and used by the
body.
a digest of their findings
Larva [ˈlɑːrvə]
n. [水产] 幼体,[昆] 幼虫 A larva is an insect at the stage of its life after it has
developed from an egg and before it changes into
its adult form.
The eggs quickly hatch into larvae.
Ecological [ˌiːkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl]
adj. 生态的,生态学的 Ecological means involved with or concerning
ecology.
Large dams have harmed Siberia’s delicate
ecological balance.
