Can jellyfish help us solve our problems? Flashcards
weird [/wɪəd/]
informal very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
A really weird thing happened last night.
He’s a weird bloke.
They sell all sorts of weird and wonderful (=very strange) products.
cone [/kəʊn/]
1 a solid or hollow shape that is round at one end, has sloping sides, and has a point at the other end, or something with this shape
2 an object shaped like a large cone that is put on a road to prevent cars from going somewhere or to warn drivers about something
مخروطی
tentacle [/ˈtentɪkəl/]
one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things
trailing [/ˈtreɪlɪŋ/]
a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down
species [/ˈspiːʃiːz/]
a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants → genus
Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
pandas and other endangered species (=ones that may soon no longer exist)
prey [/preɪ/]
an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal OPP predator
a tiger stalking its prey
clog [/klɒɡ/] (also clog up)
to block something or become blocked
tourists whose cars clog the roads each summer
clog with
Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease.
clogged highways
net [/net/]
something used for catching fish, insects, or animals which is made of threads or wires woven across each other with regular spaces between them
a fishing net
a butterfly net
something used for keeping things out, for example insects or birds, which is made of threads woven across each other with regular spaces between them
a mosquito net
end up []
to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
He came round for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together.
I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction.
end up doing something
Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
with
Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a nasty stomach upset.
as
He could end up as president.
like
I don’t want to end up like my parents.
goer [/ˈɡəʊə/]
1 British English spoken old-fashioned a woman who often has sex with different men
She’s a bit of a goer.
2 (also -goer) used after words such as party, church, and theatre to form nouns that refer to people who regularly go to parties, church etc
cinema-goers
sting [/stɪŋ/]
1 [intransitive, transitive] if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance
He was stung by a bee.
► A bee, wasp, scorpion, or plant can sting you. For a mosquito or snake, use bite.► see thesaurus at bite
2 [intransitive, transitive] to make something hurt with a sudden sharp pain, or to hurt like this
Antiseptic stings a little.
Chopping onions makes my eyes sting.
► see thesaurus at hurt
arctic [/ˈɑːktɪk/]
1 relating to the most northern part of the world → Antarctic
the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya
2 extremely cold
arctic conditions
rubber [/ˈrʌbə/]
1 [uncountable] a substance used to make tyres, boots etc, which is made from the juice of a tropical tree or artificially
a rubber ball
[countable] British English
a) a small piece of rubber or similar material used for removing pencil marks from paper SYN eraser American English
b) an object used for cleaning marks from a blackboard SYN eraser American English
3 [countable] American English informal a condom
rubbery [/ˈrʌbəri/]
1 looking or feeling like rubber rubbery eggs rubbery lips ► see thesaurus at hard 2 if your legs or knees are rubbery, they feel weak or unsteady
