09-01 Flashcards
(72 cards)
tundra
[ˋtʌndrə]
n. 【地】苔原; 凍土地帶, 凍原
shrub
[ʃrʌb]
n. 矮樹; 灌木[C] Shrubs are much like trees, but are smaller and more profusely branched. 灌木很像樹, 但小得多, 且岔枝叢生。
steppe
[stɛp]
n. (西伯利亞一帶沒樹木的)大草原; 乾草原
moist
[mɔɪst]
a. 潮濕的, 微濕的; 多雨的[(+with)] The path was moist with dew. 小路有露水; 濕濕潮潮的。; 含淚的, 淚汪汪的[(+with)] Her eyes were moist with tears. 她的眼裡噙著淚水。; 【醫】濕性的; 有分泌物的
tropic
[ˋtrɑpɪk]
n. 回歸線[C]; 熱帶[the P] Ten years ago, I went to the tropics for the first time. 十年前我第一次到熱帶去。
a. 熱帶的; 熱帶地方的
timberline
[ˋtɪmbɚ͵laɪn]
n. 樹帶(森林)界線
ridge
[rɪdʒ]
n. [C] 屋脊, 山脊, 山脈 We drove up a hillside and finally stopped on a high ridge . 我們沿著山腰往上開, 最後停在一個高高的山脊上。; (狹長的)隆起部; (鼻)梁; 田壟
vt. 使成脊狀; 裝脊; 作壟
vi. 成脊狀 The floor of the Atlantic ridges in the middle from north to south. 大西洋洋底在中部形成由北向南的海脊。
ascribe
[əˋskraɪb]
vt.[(+to)] 把…歸因(於) She ascribed her success to hard work. 她把自己的成功歸之於勤奮。; 把…歸屬(於) The painting was ascribed to an unknown artist. 那幅畫被認定係一不出名的畫家所作。
cessation
[sɛˋseʃən]
n. 停止; 中斷[C][U][(+of)] a momentary cessation of breathing 短暫性的停止呼吸
avalanche
[ˋæv!͵æntʃ]
n. [C] 雪崩; 山崩; 突然來到的大量事物[S1][(+of)] We received an avalanche of inquiries. 我們一下子收到了大批詢問信函。
vi. 崩塌; 雪崩般塌落 Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche . 在更高處積雪隨時都會崩塌。
vt. (因大量湧至而)把…淹沒, 使無法應付 She was avalanched with invitations. 她收到多得無法應付的請帖。
creep
[krip]
vi. 躡手躡足地走; 緩慢地行進[Q] She crept into the room and kissed the sleeping child. 她悄悄地走進房間, 吻了吻睡著的孩子。; 不知不覺地到來; 漸漸產生[Q] A smile crept across her face. 她臉上漸漸綻開笑容。; 爬行, 匍匐而行 A snake was creeping along the wall. 一條蛇正沿著牆爬行。; (植物)蔓延 Ivy creeps along the fence. 常春藤攀著籬笆生長。; (由於恐懼, 厭惡等)起雞皮疙瘩, 汗毛直豎 The sight of the snake made her flesh creep . 她看到蛇就汗毛直豎。; 巴結, 奉承
n. 爬, 蠕動[M][C]; 【俚】諂媚者, 卑鄙小人[C] That creep always quarrels with his neighbors. 那個討厭鬼老跟鄰居吵架。; 毛骨悚然的感覺[the P] His ghost story gave the children the creeps . 他講的鬼故事使孩子們毛骨悚然。
ultraviolet
[͵ʌltrəˋvaɪəlɪt]
a. [Z][B] 紫外的 ultraviolet rays 紫外線; 紫外線的; 產生紫外線的; 應用紫外線的 an ultraviolet lamp 紫外線燈
n. 紫外線輻射, 紫外光
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)
ibex
[ˋaɪbɛks]
n. 阿爾卑斯山的野山羊
alpine
[ˋælpaɪn]
a. (像)高山的; 高山生長的 alpine plants 高山植物; (大寫)(像)阿爾卑斯山的; 阿爾卑斯山區居民的; (大寫)具有阿爾卑斯山人種特徵的; (大寫)(滑雪賽)高山的
bare
[bɛr]
a. 裸的 The child was bare to the waist. 那孩子打赤膊。; 光禿禿的; 空的; 無陳設的; 無裝飾的; 不加掩飾的; 勉強的; 僅僅的 All they had were the bare necessities of life. 他們所有的僅僅是生活必需品而已。; 沒有…的[(+of)] The little room was almost bare of furniture. 這個小房間幾乎沒有什麼傢俱。
vt. 使赤裸; 露出 Their backs were bared . 他們的背裸露著。; 揭露; 透露
vi. (在無足夠保險的情況下)做生意
lichen
[ˋlaɪkɪn]
n. [U] 【植】地衣 She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen . 她把長有灰色地衣的老雪松樹枝上的雪打了下來。; 【醫】苔蘚病 I heard the ointment is effective for treating lichen . 我聽說這軟膏治苔癬病有效。
vt. 使長滿地衣 After the construction, the field will be lichened . 施工完後, 將使地面長滿地衣。
prostrate
[ˋprɑstret]
vt. 使俯臥; 弄倒; 使(自己)俯臥; 拜倒 He prostrated himself before rank and wealth. 他拜倒在地位和財富面前。; 使屈服; 使衰竭; 使疲憊; 使沮喪[H]
a. 俯臥的; 倒在地上的 fall prostrate on the floor 跌倒在地板上; 俯伏的; 拜倒的; 被征服的; 降伏的; 衰竭的; 疲憊的; 沮喪的; 【植】爬地的, 匍匐的
cushion
[ˋkʊʃən]
n. [C] 墊子; 坐墊; 靠墊 The whole family knelt on cushions to pray. 全家人跪在跪墊上祈禱。; 墊狀物; 緩衝器; 減震墊 The bush acted as a cushion to my fall. 這灌木在我摔下時起了緩衝作用。; (撞球臺的)橡皮邊; (豬等的)臀肉
vt. 給…安上墊子[H] The chairs are cushioned . 椅子裝有褥墊。; 把…安置在墊子上; 緩和…的衝擊 The training program helps to cushion the effect of unemployment. 這項訓練計劃有助於緩衝失業造成的影響。 Snow cushioned my fall. 因為下面是雪, 所以我跌得不重。; 暗中壓制; 掩蓋
rigor
[ˋrɪgɚ]
n. 嚴格; 嚴厲; 苛刻[U]; (生活等的)艱苦; (氣候的)嚴酷[P1][(+of)]; 苛嚴待遇; 苛嚴行為[P1] He was subjected to the rod in all its rigors in this school. 他在這所學校裡受盡了籉杖體罰之苦。; 嚴密, 精確[U]; 【醫】強直[U]; 【醫】發燒前的寒戰[U]
insulation
[͵ɪnsəˋleʃən]
n. 隔離; 孤立; 【電】絕緣(體)
equatorial
[͵ɛkwəˋtorɪəl]
a. 赤道的; 赤道附近的 an equatorial country 赤道國家; 酷熱的 an equatorial climate 炎熱的氣候
prevalent
[ˋprɛvələnt]
a. 流行的, 盛行的; 普遍的[(+among/in)] They were brought up in the liberal atmosphere prevalent in the 1960s. 他們在六十年代盛行的自由氣氛中長大。; 【罕】優勢的
altitude
[ˋæltə͵tjud]
n. 高, 高度; 海拔[S1] The plane was then flying at an altitude of 8000 feet. 當時飛機在八千英尺的高度飛行。; 高處, 高地[P1] He found it difficult to breathe at high altitudes . 他覺得在高空呼吸困難。; 【數】頂垂線, 高線[C]; (指等級, 地位等)高級[C]
