高级英语ships in the desert词汇

Ships in the desert

词汇(Vocabulary)

lap ( v．) : (of waves，etc．)move or strike gently with a light，splashing sound such as a dog makes in lapping(波浪)拍打；泼溅

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divert ( v．) : turn(a person or thing)aside(from a course，direction，etc．)；deflect转移；使(人或物)转向；岔开，使偏斜

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Antarctic ( adj. ) : of or near the South Pole or the region around it南极的；近南极的；南极区的；南极地带的；南极周围的

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Trans—Antarctic (adj.) : crossing or spanning the Antarctic横贯南极的；横贯南极地带的

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parka ( n.) : a hip—length pullover fur garment with a hood，worn 1n arctic regions风雪大衣，派克大衣

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glacier ( n.) : a slowly moving river or mass of ice and snow that forms in areas where the rate of snowfall constantly exceeds the rate at which the snow melts冰河；冰川

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accessible ( adj.) : that can be approached or entered；easy to approach or enter能够接近的；能够进去的；易接近的；易进去的

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trap ( v．) : catch in or as in a trap；entrap诱捕；计捉

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inexorable ( adj.) :that cannot be altered，checked，etc．不可变的；不可抗拒的；无情的

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graph ( n.) : a diagram consisting of nodes and links and representing logical

relationships or sequences of events(曲线)图，标绘图；图表；图形

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slab ( n.) : a piece that is flat，broad，and fairly thick平板；厚片

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frigid ( adj.) : extremely cold；without heat or warmth极冷的，寒冷的，严寒的

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snowmobile ( n.) : any of various motor vehicles for traveling over snow，usually with steerable runners at the front and tractor treads at the rear(机动)雪车；(履带式)雪上汽车

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rendezvous ( n.) : [Fr．] a place designated for meeting or assembling [法语]指定集合地；会合点

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hover ( v．) : stay suspended or flutter in the air near oneplace盘旋

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eerie，eery ( adj. ) : mysterious，uncanny，or weird，esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy神秘的，离奇的，怪异的；阴森的，恐怖的，可怕的／eerily adv．

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hummock ( n.) : ridge or rise in an ice field冰群；(冰原上的)冰丘

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collide ( v．) : come into violent contact；strike violently against each other；crash碰撞；猛撞；互撞

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scenario ( n.) : a sequence 0f events esp. when imagined；an account or synopsis of a projected course of action or events(设想中的)未来事态；方案

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controversial ( adj. ) : of，subject to，or stirring up controversy；debatable争论的；引起争论的；

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tundra ( n.) : any of the vast，nearly level，treeless plains of the arctic regions冻原；苔原；冻土带

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equator ( n.) : an imaginary circle around the earth，equally distant at all points from both the North Pole and the South Pole，dividing the earth's surface into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere赤道

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billow ( v．) : surge，swell，or rise like or in a billow(巨浪)奔腾；(波涛)汹

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pasture ( n.) : ground suitable for grazing牧场

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slash (v．) : cut or wound with a sweeping stroke or strokes，as of a knife(用刀等)猛砍，乱砍

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blot (v．) : make blots on；spot；stain；blur(esp. used in blot out：darken or hide entirely；obscure)涂污；玷污；把……弄模糊；遮暗(尤用于bolt out：把……弄模糊；遮暗，遮蔽；掩蔽)

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noctilucent (adj.) : designating or of a luminous cloud of unknown composition。visible at night in the polar regions at an altitude of c．50 miles夜光云的；夜间发光的

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shimmer ( v．) : shine with an unsteady light；glimmer闪烁；发出微光

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translucent ( adj.) : 1etting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished；partially transparent，as frosted glass半透明的

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buildup ( n.) : a gradual increase in amount，power，influence，etc．；expansion(在数目、力量、影响等方面)逐渐增加，扩大，扩充；集结

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methane ( n.) : a colorless，odorless，inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon，CH4，present in natural gas and formed by the decomposition of vegetable matter，as in marshes and mines. or produced artificially by heating carbon monoxide and hydrogen over a nickle catalyst甲烷；沼气

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landfill ( n.) : the disposal of garbage or rubbish by burying it under a shallow layer of ground埋入地下的垃圾

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paddy ( n.) :rice in the husk，growing or gathered稻，谷

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termite ( n.) : a kind of insect found chiefly in tropical areas，very destructive to wood，textiles，etc．，which makes large hills of hard earth白蚁

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biomass ( n.) : the total mass or amount of living organisms in a particular area or volume生物量

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extinction ( n.) : the fact or state of being or becoming extinct；dying out，as of a race，species of animal，etc．(动物的)灭绝，绝种

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rip (v．) : cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously撕，扯

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spectral ( adj.) : of or like a specter；phantom；ghostly鬼怪(似)的；幽灵(般)的

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skirmish ( n.) : a brief fight or encounter between small groups，usually an incident of a battle小规模战斗；前哨战

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aquifer ( n.) : an underground layer of porous rock，sand，etc．containing water，into which wells can be sunk含水层(能对水井提供重要经济价值的水量的地下岩层)

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chlorine ( n.) : a greenish—yellow，poisonous，gaseous chemical element with a disagreeable odor．used as a bleaching agent，in water purification，in various industrial processes，etc．(symbol C1)氯(符号C1)

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chlorofluorocarbon ( n.) : any of a series of gaseous or low—boiling，inert，

nonflammable derivatives of methane or ethane，used as refrigerants and solvents，and as propellants in aerosol products[化]氟利昂

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disrupt ( v．) : disturb or interrupt the orderly course of扰乱；破坏

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ultraviolet ( adj. ) :1ying just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum and having wavelengths shorter than approximately 4 000 angstroms紫外(线)的

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molecule ( n.) : the smallest particle of an element or compound that can exist in the free state and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound[化]分子

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equilibrium ( n.) : a state of balance or equality between opposing forces平衡(状态)；平均；相称

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exponential ( adj.)[Math．] : of or relating to an exponent：involving a variable

or unknown quantity as an exponent[数]指数的；幂的

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axiom ( n.) : a statement universally accepted as true；maxim格言，箴言

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cumulative (adj. ) : increasing in effect，size, quantity，etc．by successive additions；accumulated累积的，堆积的；累加的；(作用、大小、数量等)渐增的

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sustenance ( n.) : one’s means of livelihood；maintenance；support生计；支撑；支持，维持

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ozone ( n.) : n unstable，pale—blue gas，O3，with a penetraring odor(an allotropic form of oxygen，formed usually by a silent electrical discharge in air，and used as an oxidizing，deodorizing．and bleaching agent and in the purification of water)[化]臭氧

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depletion ( n.) : the gradual using up or destruction or capital assets，esp. of

natural resources资产(尤指自然资源)的折耗，耗减

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deforestation ( n.) : the act or action of clearing (1and)of forests of trees毁林，滥伐森林

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precedent ( n.) : existing practice resulting from earlier precedents先例；前例

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sober ( v．) : make or become self—controlled，calm，serious in thought，etc．(使)变清醒(或冷静、严肃、庄严等)

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weaponry ( n.) : the design and production o{weapons武器设计和生产

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deploy ( v．) : spread out or place in accordance with a plan展开；部署

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leapfrog ( v．) : jump or skip over跃过；越过

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obsolete ( adj.) : no longer in use or practice；discarded；no longer in fashion；out—of-date已废弃的；已不用的；过时的；老式的

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simplistic (adj.) : making complex problems unrealistically simpleoversimplifying or oversimplified过分简单化的

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短语 (Expressions)

in all directions 四面八方；全面地；向各方面

at rest 静止；休息；安眠；处于静止状态；心情安定

pick up speed 加快速度

blot out 完全清除（思想、记忆等）；遮盖；抹去

at stake: to be won or lost；being risked 在胜败关头，冒风险

； 例： This decision put out lives at stake．这一决定，我们的生命就凶吉难保了。