TOEFL-17 Flashcards by Alex S | Brainscape

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debris

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debRI

n. 散落的碎片, 殘骸

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erratic

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adj. 不穩定的; 古怪的

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crust

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krast

n. 外殼; 堅硬外皮; 麵包皮

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meteorite

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n. 隕星

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Martian

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MAR shn

adj. 火星的

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frost

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v. (使)結冰霜, 凍壞
n. 霜

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boost

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v. 促進, 增加; 宣揚; 支援

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controversy

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n. 爭論; 論戰

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descend

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v. 下降; 下來; 遺傳; 下去; 沿…向下

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mainstream

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n. (思想或行為的)主流

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implausible

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adj. 難以置信的, 似乎不合情理的, 不太可能的

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comets

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KO mets

n. 彗星(comet的複數)

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same as

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與……相同的

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surface

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SR fs

n. 表面, 外觀, 表層
adj. 表面的, 膚淺的

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Antarctica

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an TARK ti ka

n. 南極洲

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electricity

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n. 電, 電流

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electronic

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adj. 電子的; 電子器件的

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contain

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v. 包含；容納

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consist

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v. 組成, 構成, 在於, 存在於

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trap

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v. 設陷阱捕捉, 誘騙, 困住, 使陷入絕境, 使受限制

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stake

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n. 樁, 棍子; 賭注, 獎金
v. 資助, 支援; (把…押下)打賭

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glucose

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n. 葡萄糖；葡糖

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sequester

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v. 使隔絕, 使隔離
a wild sequestered spot

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deplete

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v. 使大大的減少; 使空虛

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mine

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n. 礦山, 礦井, 礦
v. (在某地)開礦, 採礦

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brim

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n. 邊, 邊緣
v. 滿溢; 使…滿溢

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biomass

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n. (單位面積或體積內)生物的數量

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peat

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n. 泥煤; 泥炭塊

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bog

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n. 沼澤

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fluctuate

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v. 波動, 漲落, 起伏

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vastness

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n. 巨大; 廣闊

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absence

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n. 缺席, 離開, 不存在

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ultimate

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adj. 最後的, 最終的

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condensation

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n. 冷凝, 凝聚

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precipitation

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n. (雨等)降落; 某地區降雨等的量;
沉澱, 析出; 匆促, 倉促

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endeavor

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n.v. 努力, 盡力
our endeavor was valuable.

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infrastructure

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n. 基礎設施; 基礎結構
transportation infrastructure

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tremendous

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adj. 極大的, 巨大的

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toll

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n. 通行費

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prospect

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n. 景象, 景色; 前景, 前途

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reversible

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adj. 可逆的
For now, it’s unclear how severe this damage can be or whether it’s reversible.

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congestion

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n. 擁擠; 堵車; 阻塞

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diminish

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v. (使)減少, (使)變小

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justified

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adj. 有正當理由的, 合理的

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scenic

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adj. 風景優美的; 舞臺的; 戲劇的

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tedious

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adj. 乏味的, 單調的

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alpine

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adj. 阿爾卑斯山的, 高山的

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carnival

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n. 狂歡節, 嘉年華會

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notion

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n. 概念; 見解

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handedness

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n. 用(右手或左)手的習慣

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scar

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n. 傷痕, 傷疤; 精神上的創傷
v. 使留下傷痕

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stunt

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v. 阻礙…的正常生長或發展

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overriding

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adj. 最重要的; 高於一切的

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consecutive

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adj. 連續的, 連貫的

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volatile

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adj. (人或其情緒)不穩定的; 易變的; 易怒的

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fist

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n. 拳(頭)

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provoke

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v. 激起; 惹怒

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lifelike

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adj. 逼真的

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frigid

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adj. 寒冷的, 嚴寒的

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capability

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n. 能做某事的素質; 能力, 素質