geology Flashcards
elevation
[͵ɛləˋveʃən]
n. 高度; 海拔[C] Soon we reached a plateau at an elevation of about ninety feet. 我們很快就抵達一片高度約九十英尺的高原。; 高地, 高處[C] This is an elevation of 2000 metres. 這是塊海拔二千米的高地。; 提高, 提升; 高升[U] His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday. 昨天宣佈他晉升總經理職位。; 崇高, 莊嚴[U]; (建築物的)正視圖, 立視圖[C] the front elevation of the house 房子的正面(圖)
jolt
[dʒolt]
vt. 使搖動; 使顛簸 The horse jolted me terribly when he jumped. 馬跳躍時, 我被顛得很厲害。; 猛擊, 猛敲; 使震驚; 使慌亂 She was all jolted within. 她內心亂作一團。; (粗暴地)突然干涉
vi. (車輛等)搖動; 顛簸[(+along)] The car jolted badly over the rough road. 汽車在崎嶇的路上顛簸。
n. 搖動; 顛簸[C] The bus stopped with a jolt . 公車一蹦停了下來。; 震驚; 令人震驚的事[C] The bad news gave us a jolt . 這壞消息使我們震驚。; 嚴重的挫折[C] a jolt of horseradish 少量辣根調味品; 少量[S][(+of)]
shatter
[ˋʃætɚ]
vt. 粉碎, 砸碎 She shattered the cup when she dropped it on the floor. 她把杯子掉在地板上, 摔得粉碎。; 使破滅; 毀壞; 損害 His hopes of finding a better job were shattered . 他想找個好一點工作的希望破滅了。; 動搖, 削弱 Nothing could shatter his faith. 沒有什麼東西能動搖他的信念。; 【口】使震駭, 打擊[H] Harris was shattered by the news of his father’s death. 哈里斯聽到他父親去世的消息大為震驚。; 【英】【口】使筋疲力盡[H] I feel absolutely shattered . 我感到筋疲力盡。
vi. 被砸碎, 破碎 The glass shattered . 玻璃杯打得粉碎。; 破滅; 被毀; 受損; 啪啪作響 The heavy rain shattered on the roof. 大雨嘩啦啦打在屋頂上。
n. 破碎, 破碎狀態[C][U] The stone hit the window and a shatter of glass fell on their heads. 石頭擊中窗戶, 一陣碎玻璃落到他們頭上。; 碎片[P] A sea dashed the ship to shatters against the rock. 一個大浪把船衝到礁石上撞得粉碎。
tilt
[tɪlt]
vt. 使傾斜; 使翹起 Anna tilted her head to one side and said she wouldn’t hear me. 安娜把頭歪向一邊, 說她不願聽我說話。; 使偏斜 He was making a major effort to tilt American policy towards Africa. 他正在作出重大努力使美國政策向非洲傾斜。; 持(矛); 投(矛); 向…衝刺; 撲向; 用輪錘鍛打
vi. 傾斜; 翹起 This table tilts . 這張桌子傾斜著。; 偏向 Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities. 官吏出於狹隘的責任觀念往往傾向於保密。; 攻擊; 抨擊[(+at/against)] He is bold enough to tilt at social injustices. 他敢於抨擊社會上的不公正現象。; 持矛衝刺(或比武)[(+at)] The knights tilted at each other on horseback. 騎士們騎馬持矛相互衝刺。; 衝[(+into/out)] He tilted through the crowd. 他衝過人群。
n. 傾斜; 傾側[C][U] The floor has a tilt to it. 地板有些傾斜。; 傾向, 偏向[C][U] Some Congressmen are uneasy about the government’s Pro-Russian tilt in foreign policy. 有些國會議員對政府外交政策上的親俄傾向感到不安。; 持矛衝刺(或比武)[C]; 攻擊, 譴責[C][(+at)] The two writers had a number of tilts in print. 這兩位作家寫過一些文章互相攻擊。; 爭論[C][(+with)] He had a sharp tilt with the manager. 他與經理激烈爭論。; 翹翹板[C]; 輪錘[C]
unleash
[ʌnˋliʃ]
vt. 解開…的皮帶; 解除…的束縛; 宣洩(感情)
chasm
[ˋkæzəm]
n.[C] (地表的)陷窟; 裂隙; 峽谷; 深淵; 缺口, 裂口; (意見、感情等的)隔閡, 分歧 There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to war. 這兩個國家間政治上分歧殊深, 幾乎引發戰爭。
crack
[kræk]
vt. 使爆裂, 使破裂 The heat cracked my lips. 我熱得嘴唇開裂。; 砸開, 砰地一聲打開; 強行進入 He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me. 他仔細敲開一顆堅果, 然後遞給了我。; 使霹啪作響; 使嗓音變粗(或變啞); 猛擊 He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained. 他想猛擊小流氓的頭, 可還是忍住了。; 【口】說(笑話等) They sat by the fire, cracking jokes. 他們坐在火堆旁講笑話。; 破解(密碼), 解開(難題等) The police cracked the case in one week. 該案警察在一週內就偵破了。 She cracked the code. 她破譯了電碼。
vi. 發出爆裂聲; 裂開, 爆裂; 斷裂 The glass cracked when I poured icy water into it. 當我把冰水倒進杯子時, 杯子裂開了。; (嗓音)變粗(變啞) Her voice cracked with grief. 她悲傷得語不成聲。; 垮掉; 屈服[(+up)]
n. [C] 裂縫, 裂痕 There are many cracks in the old wall. 牆上有許多裂縫。; 爆裂聲 We heard a crack of thunder. 我們聽見一聲霹靂。; 猛烈的一擊; 【口】嘗試[S1][(+at)] This is my first crack at cooking. 這是我第一次嘗試做飯菜。; 俏皮話[(+about)] He’s always making cracks about my big feet. 他老是取笑我的一雙大腳。; (突然)變聲, (嗓音)發啞; 瑕疵, 缺點; 純古柯鹼
a. 第一流的, 頂呱呱的[B] He is a crack baseball player. 他是個呱呱叫的棒球運動員。
ad. 霹啪一聲地
ditch
[dɪtʃ]
n. [C] 溝; 壕溝; 水道, 渠道 They are digging irrigation ditches . 他們在挖灌溉渠。
vt. 在…上掘溝; 用溝渠圍住; 把(車)開入溝裡; 使(火車)出軌; 使(飛機)作水上迫降 I ditched my car the other day. 前幾天我把車開到溝裡了。; 【俚】拋棄, 丟棄 He ditched an old TV set. 他丟棄了一臺舊電視機。
vi. 掘溝; 作水上迫降 The pilot ditched at sea. 駕駛員在海上迫降。
drench
[drɛntʃ]
vt. 使濕透, 浸濕[H][(+to/with)] It was raining and I was drenched when I got home. 天下著雨, 我回到家時渾身濕透了。; 給(牲口)灌藥 drench a horse 給馬灌藥
n. [U] 濕透, 浸; 滂沱大雨; 浸液; 獸用藥水
droplet
[ˋdrɑplɪt]
n. 小滴
gutter
[ˋgʌtɚ]
n. (道路旁的)排水溝, 街溝[C] The motorbike lay on its side in the gutter . 那輛摩托車倒在溝中。; 天溝, 檐槽[C]; 【口】貧民窟; 骯髒貧困狀態; 犯罪多發地區[the S] Tina was a pale little gutter girl. 蒂娜是個臉色蒼白的貧民區的小女孩。
vt. 開溝(或槽等)於; 形成溝於; 裝天溝於; 弄熄; 管住 You should gutter your dog. 你應該管住自己的狗。
vi. 形成溝; 流, 淌; (蠟燭)淌蠟; (燭光或燈光等)搖曳不定 The candle was guttering in the candlestick. 蠟燭在燭臺上淌著蠟。
pebble
[ˋpɛb!]
n. 小卵石[C] The street was paved with pebbles . 這條街用鵝卵石鋪成。; 水晶[U]; 水晶透鏡[C]; (皮革, 紙張等上的)卵石花紋[U]
vt. 用卵石鋪(走道等) We are going to pebble the walks in the park. 我們將用鵝卵石鋪公園裡的走道。; 用卵石連續扔 The boys teased the dog by pebbling it with acorns. 男孩子們用橡樹果打狗逗它玩。; 在(皮革等)上印卵石花紋
precipitous
[prɪˋsɪpətəs]
a. 有懸岩峭壁的; 險峻的, 陡峭的 A precipitous path led down the cliff. 懸崖往下引入一條陡峭的山路。; 急躁的, 魯莽的; 倉卒的; 急促的; 猛衝的; 陡落的
trail
[trel]
vt. 拖, 曳; 跟蹤; 追獵[(+to)] The police trailed the thief. 警察跟蹤小偷。; 落後於; 拖帶 The boy trailed a toy horse after him. 男孩將一匹玩具馬拖在身後。; 在…上踩出路; 標出(路); 預告(節目)
vi. 拖在或跟在(…的後面)[(+along/behind)] The children trailed behind their teacher. 孩子們跟在老師後面走。; 拖沓行走; 拖曳; 垂下 The young girl’s hair trailed over her shoulder. 年輕姑娘的長髮披肩。; (雜草等)蔓生[Q] There is ivy trailing all over the wall. 常春藤蔓生整個牆面。; 追蹤獵物; 減弱; 變小[(+off/away)]
n. [C] 痕跡; 蹤跡; 足跡 The hounds found the trail of the fox. 獵犬發現了狐狸的蹤跡。; (荒野中踏成的)小道; 一縷; 一長串; 一系列[(+of)] They made a trail of protests against the decision. 他們對該項決定提出了一連串抗議。; 拖曳物, 尾部; 拖裾; 蔓 The wagon left a trail of dust. 大篷車過處揚起一片灰塵。
glossy
[ˋglɔsɪ]
a. 光滑的, 有光澤的 She had glossy black hair. 她長著烏黑發亮的頭髮。; 虛有其表的; 浮誇的 a glossy advertisement 虛假的廣告
glow
[glo]
vi. 發白熱光, 灼熱; 發光, 發熱 The remains of the fire glowed for hours. 火的餘燼好幾小時都發著光亮。; (因運動或激動等而)發熱, 發紅; 容光煥發[(+with)] His face glowed all over with pleasure. 他高興得滿面紅光。; (感情等)洋溢; (怒火等)燃燒[(+with)] He glowed with rage. 他怒容滿面。; 色彩紛呈; 鮮豔奪目 The autumn leaves glowed in the sunshine. 秋日的樹葉在陽光照耀下鮮豔奪目。
n. [theS] 白熱光; 灼熱; 色彩鮮豔; 光輝; 臉紅; (身體)發熱[(+of)] Her face has the glow of health. 她臉色紅潤。; 激情; 熱烈, 興高采烈[(+of)] She felt a glow of pride at her daughter’s achievements. 她為女兒的成就感到非常自豪。
granite
[ˋgrænɪt]
n.[U] 花崗岩, 花崗石; 堅毅; 冷酷無情 He was a despot with a heart of granite . 他是個鐵石心腸的暴君。
marble
[ˋmɑrb!]
n. 大理石[U] At the center of the square stands a monument in black marble . 在廣場的中央聳立著一座黑色大理石的紀念碑。; 大理石雕刻品[C]; 大理石似的東西[U]; 石彈, 彈珠[C]; 彈珠遊戲[P][J] The children are playing marbles . 孩子們在玩彈子遊戲。; 【俚】理智, 明智[P][K] He completely lost his marbles after the stock market crash. 股票市場崩盤後他完全失去理智。
a. 大理石的; 似大理石的; 冷酷無情的
vt. 使(書邊等)具有大理石花紋
opaque
[oˋpek]
a. 不透明的, 不透光的; 不反光的, 不發亮的; 暗的; 不傳導的; 難理解的, 晦澀的 Their intentions remained opaque . 他們的意圖仍然令人費解。; 愚鈍的, 遲鈍的
n. [U][C] 不透明體; 【攝】不透明顏料
vt. 使不透明; 使不反光; 【攝】將不透明顏料塗於(底片)上
pigment
[ˋpɪgmənt]
n. 顏料[C][U] an artificial pigment 人造顏料; 【生】色素[U]
vt. 給…著色, 染
vi. 呈現顏色
crust
[krʌst]
n. 麵包皮; 乾麵包片; 派餅皮[C][U]; 硬外皮, 外殼; 冰面; 雪殼[C][U]; 地殼[the S] The earth’s crust is between 5 and 25 miles thick. 地殼有五至二十五英里厚。; 【動】甲殼[C][U]; 【醫】痂[C][U]; 【俚】厚顏, 無禮[the S] He had the crust to ask to borrow my new car! 他竟有臉借我的新車!
vt. 用硬皮覆蓋; 在…上結硬皮 Ice crusted the stream. 小溪上結了一層冰。
vi. 結成外殼; 覆有硬皮 The snow crusted over. 雪結成一層冰。
