传说中的100句背7000单词
时间：2019-01-30 作者：英语课 分类：英文语法词汇
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1. Typical of the grassland 1 dwellers 2 of the continent is the American antelope 3, or pronghorn.
1.美洲羚羊，或称叉角羚，是该大陆典型的草原动物。
2. Of the millions who saw Haley’s comet in 1986, how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century.
2. 1986年看见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中，有多少人能够长寿到足以目睹它在二十一世纪的回归呢？
3. Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.
3.人类学家们已经发现，恐惧，快乐，悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色，这在全人类是共通的。
4. Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued.
4.由于苯酚对人体带有刺激性作用，它基本上已不再被当作常用的防腐剂了。
5. In group to remain in existence, a profit-making organization must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or desirable.
5.任何盈利组织若要生存，最终都必须生产出消费者可用或需要的产品。
6. The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.
6.一个地方的人口越多，其对水，交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。
7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one’s meaning.
7.简明，直接，有力的写作难于花哨，含混而意义模糊的表达。
8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.
8.随着现代办公室的日益自动化，设计师们正试图利用较为温暖而不太严肃的内部装饰来使其具有亲切感。
9. The difference between libel and slander 4 is that libel is printed while slander is spoken.
9.诽谤和流言的区别在于前者是书面的，而后者是口头的。
10. The knee is the joints 5 where the thigh 6 bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
10.膝盖是大腿骨和小腿胫的连接处。
11. Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive 7 action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.
11.酸是一种化合物，它在溶于水时具有强烈的气味和对金属的腐蚀性，并且能够使某些蓝色植物染料变红。
12. Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.
12. Billie Holiday’s作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力。
13. Essentially 8, a theory is an abstract, symbolic 9 representation of what is conceived to be reality.
14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.
15. Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti 10 and sagebrush could live.
16. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.
17. Anthropology 11 is a science in that anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.
18. Fungi 12 are important in the process of decay, which returns ingredients to the soil, enhances soil fertility, and decomposes 13 animal debris 14.
19. When it is struck, a tuning 15 fork produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time.
20. Although pecans are most plentiful 16 in the southeastern part of the United States, they are found as far north as Ohio and Illinois.
21. Eliminating problems by transferring the blame to others is often called scape-goating.
22. The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on what grows best in its climate and soil.
23. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event’s occurring is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
24. Most substance contract when they freeze so that the density 17 of a substance’s solid is higher than the density of its liquid.
25. The mechanism 18 by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood.
26. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors 19 in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.
27. In the eastern part of New Jersey 20 lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping 21 and manufacturing center.
28. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely female medical staff.
29. Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf than as the inventor of the telephone.
30. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembrance.
31. Although apparently 22 rigid 23, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity 24 that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.
32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.
33. Research into the dynamics 25 of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.
34. The elimination 26 of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed.
35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify 27 contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.
36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible 28 parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.
37. Lucretia Mott’s influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.
38. The activities of the international marketing 29 researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.
39. The continental 30 divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.
40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle 31 yield when unusual weight is placed on them.
41. The annual worth of Utah’s manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined.
42. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony 32 cliffs for support.
43. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology 33.
44. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams’ enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.
45. Quails 34 typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.
46. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding 35 brows.
47. Not until 1866 was the fully 36 successful transatlantic cable finally laid.
48. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom 37 describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
49. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.
50. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering 38 were still of critical importance in their economy.
51. Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of inFORMation on a single map.
52. Anarchism is a term describing a cluster of doctrines 39 and attitudes whose principal uniting feature is the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary.
53. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the Untied 40 States than did Henry Ford 41 a pioneer in automobile 42 production.
54. The use of well-chosen nonsense words makes possible the testing of many basic hypotheses in the field of language learning.
55. The history of painting is a fascinating chain of events that probably began with the very first pictures ever made.
56. Perfectly 43 matched pearls, strung into a necklace, bring a far higher price than the same pearls told individually.
57. During the eighteenth century, Little Turtle was chief of the Miami tribe whose territory became what is now Indiana and Ohio.
58. Among almost seven hundred species of bamboo, some are fully grown at less than a foot high, while others can grow three feet in twenty-four hours.
59. Before staring on a sea voyage, prudent 44 navigators learn the sea charts, study the sailing directions, and memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves for any conditions they might encounter.
60. Of all the economically important plants, palms have been the least studied.
61. Buyers and sellers should be aware of new developments in technology can and does affect marketing activities.
62. The application of electronic controls made possible by the microprocessor 45 and computer storage have multiplied the uses of the modern typewriter.
63. The human skeleton consists of more than two hundred bones bound together by tough and relatively 46 inelastic connective tissues called ligaments.
64. The pigmentation of a pearl is influenced by the type of oyster 47 in which it develops and by the depth, temperature, and the salt content of the water in which the oyster lives.
65. Although mockingbirds superbly mimic 48 the songs and calls of many birds, they can nonetheless be quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural 49 clues.
66. Not only can walking fish live out of water, but they can also travel short distances over land.
67. Scientists do not know why dinosaurs 50 became extinct, but some theories postulate 51 that changers in geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible.
68. The science of horticulture, in which the primary concerns are maximum yield and superior quality, utilizes 52 inFORMation derived 53 from other sciences.
69. Snow aids farmers by keeping heart in the lower ground levels, thereby 54 saving the seeds from freezing.
70. Even though the precise qualities of hero in literary words may vary over time, the basic exemplary function of the hero seems to remain constant.
71. People in prehistoric 55 times created paints by grinding materials such as plants and clay into power and then adding water.
72. Often very annoying weeds, goldenrods crowd out less hardy 56 plants and act as hosts to many insect pests.
73. Starting around 7000 B.C., and for the next four thousand years, much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced temperatures warmer than at present.
74. When Henry Ford first sought financial backing for making cars, the very notion of farmers and clerks owning automobiles 57 was considered ridiculous.
75. Though once quite large, the population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years.
76. The beaver 58 chews down trees to get food and material with which to build its home.
77. Poodles were once used as retrievers in duck hunting, but the American Kennel 59 Club does not consider them sporting dogs because they are now primarily kept as pets.
78. As a result of what is now know in physics and chemistry, scientists have been able to make important discoveries in biology and medicine.
79. The practice of making excellent films based on rather obscure novels has been going on so long in the United States as to constitute a tradition.
80. Since the consumer considers the best fruit to be that which is the most attractive, the grower must provide products that satisfy the discerning eye.
81. Television the most pervasive 60 and persuasive 61 of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth, is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility 62, which promises to reshape our lives and our world.
82. Television is more than just an electronics; it is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.
83. Even more shocking is the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment 63 have more than doubled over the past twenty years, and recidivism------that is the rate for re-arrest------is more than 60 percent.
84. His teaching began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but William Rainey Harper lured 64 him to the new university of Chicago, where he remained officially for exactly a generation and where his students in advanced composition found him terrifyingly frigid 65 in the classroom but sympathetic and understanding in their personal conferences.
85. The sloth 66 pays such little attention to its personal hygiene 67 that green algae 68 grow on its coarse hair and communities of a parasitic 69 moth 70 live in the depths of its coat producing caterpillars 71 which graze on its mouldy hair. Its muscles are such that it is quits incapable 72 of moving at a speed of over a kilometer an hour even over the shortest distances and the swiftest movement it can make is a sweep of its hooked arm.
86. Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative 73 purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as way and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished 74 from natural flowers.
87. Three years of research at an abandoned coal mine in Argonne, Illinois, have resulted in findings that scientists believe can help reclaim 75 thousands of mine disposal sites that scar the coal-rich regions of the United States.
88. When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling 76 business of actually building the lines.
89. Because of the space crunch 77, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen is collections.
90. The United States Constitution requires that President be a natural-born citizen, thirty-five years of age or older, who has lived in the United States for a minimum of fourteen years.
91. Arid 78 regions in the southwestern United States have become increasingly inviting 79 playgrounds for the growing number of recreation seekers who own vehicles such as motorcycles or powered trail bikes and indulge in hill-climbing contests or in caving new trails in the desert.
92. Stone does decay, and so tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the man who made them have disappeared without trace.
93. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour 80 all our crops and kill our flocks and herds 81, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
94. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous 82 nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder 83 at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
95. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.
96. I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary 84 commitment to mean ambitions or love comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things.
97. I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill 85 between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination 86 to meet on the battlefield.
98. It is impossible to say simply for the fun and exercise: as soon as the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage 87 combative 88 instincts are around.
99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks 89 and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer 90 clear of obstacles------or locate flying insects on which they feed. This echo-location in bats is often compared with radar 91, the principle of which is similar.
100. As the time and cost of making a clip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars, engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized 92 by expensive failure.
n.牧场，草地，草原
- There is a reach of grassland in the distance.远处是连绵一片的草原。
- The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.羚羊；羚羊皮
- Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
- The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。
n./v.诽谤，污蔑
- The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
- He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。
接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
n.大腿；股骨
- He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
- The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
adj.腐蚀性的；有害的；恶毒的
- Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。
- Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
- Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
- She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
n.（复）仙人掌
- There we could see nothing but cacti.那里除了仙人掌我们什么也看不到。
- Cacti can survive the lack of rainfall in the desert.仙人掌在降水稀少的沙漠中也能生存下去。
n.人类学
- I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
- Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。
n.真菌，霉菌
- Students practice to apply the study of genetics to multicellular plants and fungi.学生们练习把基因学应用到多细胞植物和真菌中。
- The lawn was covered with fungi.草地上到处都是蘑菇。
腐烂( decompose的第三人称单数 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）
- The debris slowly decomposes into compost. 这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
- Plastic is a substance that hardly decomposes in the nature. 塑料是一种在自然中极难降解的物质。
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
- They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.富裕的，丰富的
- Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
- Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
n.密集，密度，浓度
- The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
- The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。
n.机械装置；机构，结构
- The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
- The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
雕刻家，雕塑家( sculptor的名词复数 )； [天]玉夫座
- He is one of Britain's best-known sculptors. 他是英国最有名的雕塑家之一。
- Painters and sculptors are indexed separately. 画家和雕刻家被分开，分别做了索引。
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的
- She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
- The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
n.弹性，伸缩力
- The skin eventually loses its elasticity.皮肤最终会失去弹性。
- Every sort of spring has a definite elasticity.每一种弹簧都有一定的弹性。
n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态
- In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
- Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。
n.排除，消除，消灭
- Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
- I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
vt.颂扬，赞美，使增光，美化
- Politicians have complained that the media glorify drugs.政治家们抱怨媒体美化毒品。
- We are all committed to serving the Lord and glorifying His name in the best way we know.我们全心全意敬奉上帝，竭尽所能颂扬他的美名。
adj.达不到的，难接近的
- This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
- The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西
- They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
- He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红
- The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
- The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。
adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的
- The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
- He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。
n.心理，心理学，心理状态
- She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
- He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉
- Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
- I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。
v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的现在分词 )；凸
- He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在凸出墙面的一根钉子上。
- There is a protruding shelf over a fireplace. 壁炉上方有个突出的架子。 来自辞典例句
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 )；教义；学说；（政府政策的）正式声明
- To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel. 从现代的角度看，这样的教义显得苛刻，甚至残酷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决
- Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
- He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
n.汽车，机动车
- He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
- The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
n.微信息处理机
- I've got a typerwriter with a microprocessor.我有一台装有微处理机的打字机。
- I decided to write a program for a microprocessor.我决定为微处理机编制一套程序。
adv.比较...地，相对地
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人
- I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
- I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。
v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人
- A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
- He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
adj.听觉的，听力的
- The opera was an aural as well as a visual delight.这部歌剧对于听觉和视觉都是一种享受。
- You can use these tapes as aural material.你可以把这些磁带当作听力材料。
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
- The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.假定，基本条件；vt.要求，假定
- Let's postulate that she is a cook.我们假定她是一位厨师。
- Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
v.利用，使用( utilize的第三人称单数 )
- One highly successful approach utilizes a triplet aspheric lens array. 一种很成功的方法是利用一个三合非球面透镜阵列。 来自辞典例句
- The first utilizes a blend of finely ground ceramic powders. 第一种用的是一种磨细的陶瓷粉末混合物。 来自辞典例句
vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取
- Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.因此，从而
- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。
adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的
- They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
- The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
- He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
- When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.海狸，河狸
- The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
- A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。
n.狗舍，狗窝
- Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
- Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。
adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的
- It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
- The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。
adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的
- His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
- The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。
n.多才多艺，多样性，多功能
- Versatility is another of your strong points,but don't overdo it by having too many irons in the fire.你还有一个长处是多才多艺，但不要揽事太多而太露锋芒。
- This versatility comes from a dual weather influence.这种多样性是由于双重的气候影响而形成的。
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
- His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
- He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）
- The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
- Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。
adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的
- The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
- She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。
n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散
- Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
- The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。
n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）
- Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
- He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。
n.水藻，海藻
- Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
- Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。
adj.寄生的
- Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢？
- By definition,this way of life is parasitic.从其含义来说，这是种寄生虫的生活方式。
n.蛾，蛀虫
- A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
- The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。
n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带
- Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
- Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句
adj.无能力的，不能做某事的
- He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
- Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
adj.装饰的，可作装饰的
- This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
- The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。
adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的
- Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
- A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
v.要求归还，收回；开垦
- I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
- You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。
n.争吵，喧嚷
- They were arrested for brawling in the street. 他们因在街上打斗而遭到拘捕。
- The officers were brawling commands. 军官们大声地喊口令。
n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声
- If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
- People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
adj.干旱的；(土地)贫瘠的
- These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.这些树能挡住旱风,保护农田。
- There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
adj.诱人的，引人注目的
- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
- Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
adj.危险的，冒险的
- The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
- We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。
v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动
- The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
- We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的
- They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
- She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉
- His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
- We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好
- She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
- I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
- He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
adj.好战的；好斗的
- Mr. Obama has recently adopted a more combative tone.奥巴马总统近来采取了一种更有战斗性的语调。
- She believes that women are at least as combative as are.她相信女性至少和男性一样好斗。
n.短促的尖叫声，吱吱声( squeak的名词复数 )v.短促地尖叫( squeak的第三人称单数 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者
- The upper-middle-classes communicate with each other in inaudible squeaks, like bats. 那些上中层社会的人交谈起来象是蚊子在哼哼，你根本听不见。 来自辞典例句
- She always squeaks out her ideas when she is excited. 她一激动总是尖声说出自己的想法。 来自互联网
vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶
- If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
- It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
n.雷达，无线电探测器
- They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
- Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。