Week 1 Flashcards
焦虑
jiāo lǜ anxious
时尚
shí shàng fashion
优越
yōu yuè superior / superiority
激烈
jī liè fierce/intense
辽阔
Liáokuò vast/expansive
地势
Dìshì terrain
生长
Shēngzhǎng to grow
显著
xiǎn zhù significant
山脉
shān mài mountain range
偏
piān comparitive (like 比较)
水稻
shuǐ dào rice / paddy
侵袭
qīn xí to invade / to assail / onslaught
霜凍 霜冻
shuāng dòng frost / frost damage (to crop)
突出
tū chū prominent
以。。。为。。。
yi… wei… take/treat___ as ____
打雷
dǎ léi to rumble with thunder
夹
jiā to press from either side / to place in between
霧霾 雾霾
wù mái haze / smog
霜降 霜降
Shuāng jiàng frost
陣風 阵风
zhèn fēng gust
蜿蜒
wān yán (of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
穿越 穿越
chuān yuè to pass through / to traverse / to cross
麓
lù foot of a hill
注入
zhù rù to pour into / to empty into
狀態 状态
zhuàng tài condition; state; state of affairs
落差 落差
luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity
流域 流域
liú yù river basin / valley / drainage area
泥沙 泥沙
ní shā silt
徑流 径流
jìng liú runoff
損失 损失
sǔn shī loss / damage
祝福 祝福
zhù fú blessings / to wish sb well
詛咒 诅咒
zǔ zhòu to curse
尷尬 尴尬
gān gà awkward; embarrassed
發祥地 发祥地
fā xiáng dì the birthplace (of sth good) / the cradle (e.g. of art)
波瀾壯闊 波澜壮阔
bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale
內涵 内涵
nèi hán meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person)
奮鬥 奋斗
fèn dòu to strive; to struggle
繁衍 繁衍
fán yǎn to multiply / to reproduce / to increase gradually in number or quantity
豐厚 丰厚
fēng hòu generous; ample
孕育 孕育
yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture
哺育 哺育
bǔ yù to feed / (fig.) to nurture; to foster
搖籃 摇篮
yáo lán cradle
當務之急 当务之急
dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job; matter of vital importance
稱道 称道
chēng dào to commend / to praise
不毛之地 不毛之地
bù máo zhī dì barren land / desert
頻繁 频繁
pín fán frequently / often
諷刺 讽刺
fěng cì to satirize / to mock / irony / satire / sarcasm
退縮 退缩
tuì suō to shrink back; to cower
趨勢 趋势
qū shì trend; tendency
惡果 恶果
è guǒ evil consequence
經受 经受
jīng shòu to undergo (hardship) / to endure / to withstand
頻繁 频繁
pín fán frequently / often
短缺 短缺
duǎn quē shortage
出現 出现
chū xiàn to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
順序 顺序
shùn xù sequence / order
填充 填充
tián chōng to fill up; to stuff / to fill in a blank space
激增 激增
jī zēng to increase rapidly / to shoot up
蒸發 蒸发
zhēng fā to evaporate / evaporation
处于发展的阶段
chǔyú fāzhǎn de jiēduàn - To be in a period of development.
抽用地下水
Chōu yòng dìxiàshuǐ - to draw well water
召开新闻发布会
To convene/convoke a press conference
排放 排放
排放 排放 pái fàng to arrange in order / to emit; to discharg
裹
guǒ to wrap around / bundle; parcel; package
援引 援引
yuán yǐn to quote
處於 处于
chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
消耗 消耗
xiāo hào to consume; to use up / to deplete; to expend / (old) news; mail; message
溫室氣體 温室气体
wēn shì qì tǐ greenhouse gas
減緩 减缓
jiǎn huǎn to slow down / to retard
襲擊 袭击
xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack) / raid / to attack
棲息地 栖息地
qī xī dì habitat
植被 植被
zhí bèi vegetation / plant cover
破壞 破坏
pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy