Woodland Flashcards
Arctic
Bac Cuc
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth
Interglacial
Ky bang ha
relating to a period of milder climate between two glacial periods.
Glaciation
Ky bang ha
the process or state of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets.
Time span
Khoang thoi gian
a period of time between fixed points or marked by the continuation of a particular process: the time span of one human life.
Geological
Dia chat hoc
relating to the study of the earth’s physical structure and substance: a geological map of the country | the geological history of the Earth.
Birch
Cây bạch dương
noun
1 (also birch tree) a slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. Birch trees grow chiefly in northern temperate regions and yield hard, pale, fine-grained timber.
Genus Betula, family Betulaceae: many species, including the silver birch (B. pendula) of Europe.
• (also birchwood) [mass noun] the hard fine-grained pale wood of birch trees.
2 (the birch) mainly historical a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs: there were calls to bring back the birch.
verb [with object] mainly historical
beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment: the school would attempt to birch them into submission.
Willow scrub
Cây liễu dại
a tree or shrub of temperate climates which typically has narrow leaves, bears catkins, and grows near water. Its pliant branches yield osiers for basketry, and the timber is traditionally used to make cricket bats.
Pine
Cay thong
Remnant
Tàn dư
a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed: the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape.
• a piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold: he sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants.
• a surviving trace: a remnant of the past.
adjective [attributive]
remaining: remnant strands of hair.
Shelter
Che chở
noun
1 a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger: huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter | an air-raid shelter.
• a place providing food and accommodation for the homeless: did they give you any breakfast at the shelter?
• an animal sanctuary: the shelter sees many dogs which have been dumped on Dartmoor.
2 [mass noun] a shielded or safe condition; protection: he hung back in the shelter of a rock | you’re welcome to take shelter from the storm.
verb [with object]
protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather: the hut sheltered him from the cold wind.
• [no object, with adverbial of place] find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger: people were sheltering under store canopies and trees.
• prevent (someone) from having to do or face something difficult or unpleasant: we are sheltered from the awfulness of reality.
• protect (income) from taxation: only your rental income can be sheltered.
Along the…
Dọc theo
Barren
Cằn cỗi
Flora
Hệ thực vật
the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
Deposits of pollen
Trầm tích phấn hoa
Peat
Bùn
Tundra
Lãnh nguyên
Moorland
Đồng hoang
Aspen
Cây dương
Sallow
Cây liễu bụi
Hazel
Cây phỉ
Elm
Cây du
Beech
Cây sồi
Maple
Cây phong thích
Interfering with
Can thiệp
Impassable
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