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Ectothermy

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外溫性

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Endothermy

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內溫性

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thermoregulation

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體溫調節

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enzymatic

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酶反應 的

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alter

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vt. 及物動詞
改變
Has she altered her mind ? 她改變主意了嗎？
修改
The tailor altered the jacket to fit me . 裁縫將夾克修改得合我的身。
The tailor altered the coat to make it shorter . 裁縫把大衣改短了。
【俚】閹割，去勢

vi. 不及物動詞
改變，變樣
The city has altered almost out of recognition since I left there five years ago . 自從五年前我離開以後，那座城市已變得幾乎認不出了。
alter for the better/worse 變好/壞

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fluidity

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n. 名詞

流動性；流狀；易變（性）

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metabolism

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n. 名詞

新陳代謝

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avian

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a. 形容詞

鳥（類）的

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reptile

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n. [C] 可數名詞
爬行動物；爬蟲類
Snakes , lizards , and crocodiles are reptiles . 蛇、蜥蜴和鱷魚是爬行動物。
可鄙的人，卑鄙屈節的小人

a. 形容詞
爬行動物（似）的；爬行的
The land is teeming with reptile life . 這片土地多爬行動物。
卑下的，卑躬屈節的

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amphibian

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a. 形容詞
兩棲（類）的；水陸兩用的

具有雙重性格的

n. 名詞
兩棲動物；水旱兩生植物

水陸兩用飛機；水陸兩用車

具有雙重性格的人

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saturated

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a. 形容詞

【化】飽和的；滲透的

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hypothalamus

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下視丘

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thermostat

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n. 名詞
自動調溫器，恆溫器

溫變自動啟閉裝置

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retention

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n. 名詞
保留；保持

記憶力

【醫】閉尿

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dilation

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n. 名詞

擴張；擴大部分

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allocate

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vt. 及物動詞

分派；分配

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autotroph

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n. 名詞

【生】自養生物

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heterotroph

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異營生物

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synthesize

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vt. 及物動詞
綜合；合成

【化】（使）合成

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hydrolysis

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n. 名詞

【化】水解

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fermentation

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n.[U]
發酵
the fermentation of wine 酒的發酵
騷動；動亂

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gamete

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n. 名詞

【生】配偶子，配子

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quantify

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vt. 及物動詞
為……定量；以數量表示

使量化

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interval

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n. [C] 可數名詞
間隔；距離[（+between）]
The interval between the two posts measures thirty meters . 那兩根柱間的距離為三十米。
There was an interval of five years between the two civil wars . 那兩次內戰之間間隔了五年。
【英】（戲劇，音樂會等的）幕間，休息時間

【音】音程

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joules

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焦耳

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chamber

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n. [C] 可數名詞
室，房間；寢室
The king retired to his chamber . 國王回到他的房裡休息了。
會場；會議廳
The Senate chamber has a gallery for guests . 參議院的會議廳設有聽眾席。
議院
The Senate is the upper chamber of Congress . 參議院是議會的上院。
【英】律師事務所[P]

【美】法官辦公室[P]

（動植物體內的）室，腔
A bird ‘ s heart has three chambers . 鳥的心臟有三個心室。
（槍的）彈膛

便盆，夜壺

a.[Z][B]
室內的；室內音樂的
chamber music 室內樂
私人的，祕密的

vt. 及物動詞
把……關在房間裡；使有房間
The prisoners were chambered in a narrow cave . 囚犯們被關押在一個狹小的洞穴中。
裝填（彈藥）

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carbohydrate

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n. 名詞
碳水化合物，醣[C][U]
You should not have too much carbohydrate in your diet . 你日常飲食中不該有過多碳水化合物。
【口】含醣食物[P]

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nitrogenous

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a. 形容詞

氮的；含氮的

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shed

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vt. 及物動詞
流出；流下
She shed tears over her loss . 她因遭受損失而流淚。
散發；放射
The sun sheds light and warmth . 太陽發射光和熱。
脫；使（籽，毛髮等）脫落；蛻（殼等）
Most trees shed their leaves in autumn . 大多數樹在秋天落葉。
使瀉去
The umbrella sheds water . 雨傘能瀉水。
擺脫，去除
This method can help students shed inhibitions . 這一方法能幫助學生去除顧慮。
傾吐，吐露

vi. 不及物動詞
流出，溢出；瀉去

脫落；蛻皮（或殼等）
That snake has just shed . 那條蛇剛剛蛻皮。
散發；散布

n. 名詞
分水嶺

【紡】（紡織機的）梭口，梭道

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inversely

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ad. 副詞

相反地；倒轉地

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trade off

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vt
平衡
to trade sth . off against sth . 用某物平衡某物
you have to trade the pleasure off against the risk 你必須在享樂和風險之間權衡
換取
to trade sth . off for sth . 以某物換取某物

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sustain

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vt. 及物動詞
支撐；承受，承擔
The pillars sustain the roof of the pit . 坑道頂用柱子支撐著。
維持，供養；支援
The boat stranded on the rocks and the boatman had to sustain himself with live fish before rescue came . 船在岩石上擱淺，船夫在遇救前只好靠活魚維持生命。
支持，鼓舞
An unshakable faith sustained him . 一種不可動搖的信念支撐著他。
忍受，禁得起
The sea wall sustained the shock of waves . 海堤經得起海浪的衝擊。
遭受，蒙受
He sustained a serious wound in the stomach . 他腹部嚴重受傷。
【律】確認，認可
The court sustained his claim . 法庭確認了他的要求。
證實，證明
The new theory is sustained by facts . 這一新理論有事實證明。
扮演

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sedentary

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a. 形容詞
坐著的，需要（或慣於）久坐的
I ‘ m bored with sedentary work . 我對坐著做的工作已經膩了。
（鳥等）定棲的；（貝殼）固定附著的

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Torpor

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n. 名詞
不活潑；遲鈍；懶散

（動物的）蟄伏

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hybernation

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冬眠

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arousal

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n. 名詞

喚起；覺醒；激勵

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burrow

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n. [C] 可數名詞
（兔，狐等的）洞穴，地道

隱藏處；住處

vt. 及物動詞
在……挖洞（或通道）

使躲入洞穴
The runaway burrowed himself into a corner . 逃犯躲進了一個角落裡。
挖掘，挖出
The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack . 那頭狐狸在草堆附近挖了幾個洞。
vi. 不及物動詞
挖地洞，挖通道
The mole quickly burrowed out of sight . 鼴鼠很快地在地上鑽了一個洞，不見了。
住入地洞；躲藏起來，潛伏

鑽進某處（或某組織）

尋找，探索
I had to burrow in the library for the books I needed . 我只好在圖書館搜尋我所需要的書。
偎依著

38
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estivation

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夏蟄

39
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circadian rhythm

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晝夜規律

40
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oscillate

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vi. 不及物動詞
擺動

游移不定

【物】振盪

vt. 及物動詞
使擺動

使動搖

【物】使振盪

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cease

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vi. 不及物動詞 
停止，終止[（+from）]
The experiments have ceased .   試驗已經停止。
vt. 及物動詞 
停止，結束[+to-v][+v-ing]
The general ordered his troops to cease fire .   那位將軍命令他的軍隊停火。
The matter has ceased to be a mystery to anyone .   這件事對大家已不再是個謎了。
n. 名詞 
停息[U]
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myriad

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n. [C] 可數名詞
無數，大量[（+of）]
Myriads of mosquitoes from the swamp invaded our village every twilight . 每天黃昏無數蚊蟲從沼澤地飛來侵襲我們的村子。
無數的人（或物）

a. 形容詞
無數的，大量的
the myriad grains of sand on a beach 海灘上滿地沙粒
各種各樣都有的
the myriad mind of Shakespeare 莎士比亞的博學多才

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