Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 【单词列表】

insect [ˈinsekt] n. 昆虫

wage [weidʒ] v. 进行(斗争)

contaminate [kənˈtæmineit] v. 弄脏

【派】contamination 污染

【扩】smear 弄脏

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A: The river was contaminated with waste from the factory.

B: How could those people do that?

A:这条河流被从工厂流出的废物所污染。

B:那些人怎么能这么做?

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provocation [ˌprɔvəˈkeiʃən] n. 惹怒

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A: She sometimes angers without provocation.

B: I also think she has bad temper.

A:她有时无缘无故就生气。

B:我也认为她脾气不好。

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spider [ˈspaidə] n. 蜘蛛

wasp [wɔsp] n. 黄蜂

moth [mɔθ] n. 飞蛾

ant [ænt] n. 蚂蚁

revulsion [riˈvʌlʃən] n. 厌恶

【扩】loathness 厌恶

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A: He had a revulsion against his neighbor.

B: Didn't they get along with each other well?

A:他对邻居非常反感。

B:他们相处得不好吗?

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horde [hɔːd] n. 群

uncanny [ʌnˈkæni] adj. 神秘的,不可思议的

erase [iˈreiz] v. 擦,抹去

【派】eraser 橡皮

【搭】erase the information 删除信息

erase the blackboard 擦黑板

【例】We must erase the handwriting.

   我们得擦掉这些笔迹。

praying mantis [ˌpreiiŋ ˈmæntis] 螳螂

entranced [enˈtrɑːnst] adj. 出神的,着迷的

【扩】preoccupied 出神的  rapt 着迷的

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A: They were entranced with the performance.

B: It's really a wonderful show.

A:他们完全被演出吸引住了。

B:那确实是一场很棒的演出。

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beetle [ˈbiːtl] n. 甲虫

sheltered [ˈʃeltəd] adj. 伤不着的,无危险的

luscious [ˈlʌʃəs] adj. 甘美的

【扩】nectarous 甘美的

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A: I can't stop eating the luscious peaches.

B: Let me have a taste, too.

A:这桃子太甘美了,我吃得停不下来了。

B:我也尝尝。

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cluster [ˈklʌstə] n. 一簇,一群

aphid [ˈeifid] n. 蚜虫

underside [ˈʌndəsaid] n. 底面,下侧

【构】under(在……下的)+side(面)=underside(下侧,底面)

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A: It's hard for me to clean the underside of the case.

B: Leave it to me. You can do other things now.

A:清理这个箱子的底面对我来说很难。

B:留给我吧,你去做别的事情。

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colony [ˈkɔləni] n. 一群

sticky [ˈstiki] adj. 粘的

scurry [ˈskʌri] v. 小步跑

swarm [swɔːm] v. 聚集

【搭】swarm with 充满着  swarm into 蜂拥而入

【例】The students swarmed out of the classroom.

   学生们蜂拥着跑出了教室。

ingenuity [ˌindʒiˈnjuːiti] n. 机灵

 

insect

/ˈɪnsekt/
An insect is a small animal that has six legs. Most insects have wings. Ants, flies, butterflies, and beetles are all insects. 昆虫

noun [集合/集体] 昆虫;类似昆虫的小动物(如蜘蛛);卑鄙的人

At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf. 这种昆虫不动时看上去像一片枯叶。

与 “insect” 相关联的词汇

关联 bee /biː/ n. 蜜蜂,蜂;勤劳的人(as busy as a bee)
关联 bat /bæt/ n. 蝙蝠;球棒;批处理文件的扩展名
关联 insert /ɪnˈsɜːt/ vt. 插入;嵌入
关联 pest /pest/ n. 害虫;有害之物;讨厌的人
关联 chirp /tʃɜːp/ n. 唧唧声;喳喳声;啁啾声
关联 insecticide /ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd/ n.杀虫剂
关联 insectifuge /ɪnˈsektɪfjuːdʒ/ n.驱虫剂
关联 insecta /ɪnˈsektə/ 昆虫类
重 点

wage

/weɪdʒ/
Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do. 工资

noun [专属名词] 工资,报酬;(经济)工资总额;(喻)报应

His wages have gone up. 他的工资涨了。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 进行,发动(战争,运动)

If a person, group, or country wages a campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time. 发动 (运动或战争) The US waged war on Iraq without UN authorization.

与 “wage” 相关联的词汇

关联 salary /ˈsæləri/ vt. 给 ... 加薪;给 ... 薪水
关联 wag /wæɡ/ vt. 摇摆;摇动;饶舌

contaminate

/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/
If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful. 污染

verb [vt. 及物动词] 污染,弄脏;毒害,腐蚀(人的思想或品德)

Hostile relationships invidiously contaminate our wellbeing. 敌对关系损害我们的健康。

与 “contaminate” 相关联的词汇

关联 contamination /kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 污染,玷污;污染物
关联 contaminated /kənˈtæməneɪtɪd/ adj. 受污染的;弄脏的
关联 contaminant /kənˈtæmɪnənt/ n.致污物,污染物
关联 contaminative /kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪv/ adj.污染的,弄脏了的

provocation

🇬🇧/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. 挑衅

noun [抽象名词] 激怒,挑衅,挑衅性事件;<法律> 挑衅(行为或语言);(尤指蓄意的)性挑逗;(诱发反应或反射作用的)激发试验

He denies murder on the grounds of provocation. 他以受到了挑衅为理由而否认谋杀。

与 “provocation” 相关联的词汇

关联 provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ vt. 激怒;煽动;驱使;惹起

spider

🇬🇧/ˈspaɪdə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈspaɪdər/
A spider is a small creature with eight legs. Most types of spiders make structures called webs in which they catch insects for food. 蜘蛛

noun [具体名词] 蜘蛛;(搜索引擎的)蜘蛛程序,(计算机)爬虫程序;状似蜘蛛的物体;<英>蛛网形系索;台球棒三脚架;设圈套者

A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window. 蜘蛛在窗外结了一张完整的网。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (似蜘蛛般)急促爬动;设网,设圈套;(在因特网上)快速搜索(crawl 的别名)

If a spider spreads its web, the sun will shine tomorrow. 蜘蛛张了网,必定大太阳。

与 “spider” 相关联的词汇

关联 spire /ˈspaɪə(r)/ n. 尖塔;尖顶;螺旋

wasp

🇬🇧/wɒsp/ 🇺🇸/wɑːsp/
A wasp is an insect with wings and yellow and black stripes across its body. Wasps have a painful sting like a bee but do not produce honey. 黄蜂

noun [专属名词] 黄蜂;<美>盎格鲁—撒克逊族裔的白人新教徒(指社会上拥有强大权力和影响力的白人)(Wasp,WASP);<美>易怒的人

A wasp flew in the open window. 一只黄蜂飞进了开着的窗子。

与 “wasp” 相关联的词汇

关联 bee /biː/ n. 蜜蜂,蜂;勤劳的人(as busy as a bee)
关联 wisp /wɪsp/ n. 小捆;小束
关联 waspish /ˈwɒspɪʃ/ adj.如黄蜂的,腰细的,易怒的,尖刻的

moth

🇬🇧/mɒθ/ 🇺🇸/mɔːθ/
A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies around at night. 蛾

noun [专属名词] 飞蛾,蛾;<非正式>衣蛾

I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade. 我看着蛾子爬上灯罩表面。

与 “moth” 相关联的词汇

关联 month /mʌnθ/ n. 月,一个月的时间
关联 butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ n. 蝴蝶;蝶泳;举止轻浮的人;追求享乐的人
关联 mothy /ˈmɒθi/ adj.多蛾的

ant

/ænt/
Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups. 蚂蚁

noun [专属名词] 蚂蚁

Ants swarmed up out of the ground and covered her shoes and legs. 蚂蚁从地里成群地爬出来,爬满了她的鞋和腿。

与 “ant” 相关联的词汇

关联 aunt /ɑːnt/ n. 伯母;阿姨;舅妈;姑妈
关联 mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/ n. 蚊子
关联 termite /ˈtɜːmaɪt/ n. 白蚁
关联 anti /ˈænti/ adj. 反对的

revulsion

/rɪˈvʌlʃ(ə)n/
Someone's revulsion at something is the strong feeling of disgust or disapproval they have toward it. 极端厌恶

noun [抽象名词] 剧变;厌恶;强烈反感;抽回

I started to feel a revulsion against their decadent lifestyle. 我对他们那腐朽的生活方式开始感到厌恶。

与 “revulsion” 相关联的词汇

关联 disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ n. 厌恶,嫌恶
关联 revolt /rɪˈvəʊlt/ vi. 反抗;反叛;反感,厌恶
关联 revulsive /rɪˈvʌlsɪv/ n.诱导剂adj.诱导的

horde

🇬🇧/hɔːd/ 🇺🇸/hɔːrd/
If you describe a crowd of people as a horde, you mean that the crowd is very large and excited and, often, rather frightening or unpleasant. (通常指熙攘纷扰的) 一大群人

noun [集合/集体] 一大群,群;游牧部落

The last thing you want in the face of an advancing zombie horde is a blown fuel sensor. 面对一群不断前进的僵尸,你最不想看到的就是一个爆炸的燃料传感器。

与 “horde” 相关联的词汇

关联 hoard /hɔːd/ vi. 囤积;积聚钱财;贮藏货物

uncanny

/ʌnˈkæni/
If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. 出奇的

adjective [原级] 神秘的;离奇的;可怕的

She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido. 她跟迪多长得离奇的相似。

与 “uncanny” 相关联的词汇

关联 uncannily /ʌnˈkænɪli/ adv.惊异地,危险地,神秘地

erase

🇬🇧/ɪˈreɪz/ 🇺🇸/ɪˈreɪs/
If you erase a thought or feeling, you destroy it completely so that you can no longer remember something or no longer feel a particular emotion. 抹去; 消除

verb [vt. 及物动词] 抹去,擦掉;删除;忘却;消除,消灭;(易)被擦掉,(易)被抹去

They are desperate to erase the memory of that last defeat. 他们急于抹去上次失败的记忆。

与 “erase” 相关联的词汇

关联 ease /iːz/ vt. 减轻,缓和;使安心
关联 eraser /ɪˈreɪzə(r)/ n. 擦除器;清除器
关联 erasable /ɪˈreɪsəbl/ adj.可消除的,可抹去的,使被忘却的
关联 erasure /ɪˈreɪʒə(r)/ n.擦除,抹掉,擦除(或删去)的字.记号等

praying mantis

/ˌpreɪɪŋ ˈmæntɪs/
any carnivorous typically green insect of the family Mantidae having a long body and large eyes and resting with the first pair of legs raised as if in prayer

noun [专属名词] 螳螂

A praying mantis spreads its wings. 一只螳螂正在伸开它的翅膀。

与 “praying mantis” 相关联的词汇

关联 mantis /ˈmæntɪs/ n.[昆]螳螂
关联 praying /preŋ/ n. 祈祷

entranced

🇬🇧/ɪnˈtrɑːnst/ 🇺🇸/ɪnˈtrænst/
fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention. "I was entranced by a cluster of trees that were lit up by fireflies"

adjective [原级] 着迷的;狂喜的

He is entranced by the kindness of her smile. 她善意的微笑令他着迷。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使狂喜;使入迷(entrance 的过去式和过去分词)

As soon as I met Dick, he entranced me because he has a lovely voice. 我一见到迪克,他就使我着迷,因为他有好听的嗓音。

与 “entranced” 相关联的词汇

原型 entrance /ˈentrəns/ n. 入口;进入

beetle

/ˈbiːtl/
A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body. 甲虫

noun [专属名词] 甲虫;<英>画甲虫,拼甲虫(一种掷骰子游戏);大槌;捶布机;(大众汽车公司生产的)甲壳虫汽车(Beetle)

He spied the beetle; the drooping tail lifted and wagged. 他发现了甲虫;下垂的尾巴翘了起来,摇摆着。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 匆匆地走;(人的眉毛)突出,悬垂;用大槌捶;用捶布机捶(布)

to scuttle or scurry; hurry 急促地跑

adjective [原级] (人的眉毛)粗浓而突出

The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger. 甲虫做的第一件事就是咬住他的手指。

与 “beetle” 相关联的词汇

关联 ladybird /ˈleɪdibɜːd/ n.瓢虫
关联 beetling /ˈbiːtlɪŋ/ adj.突出的,悬垂的

sheltered

🇬🇧/ˈʃeltəd/ 🇺🇸/ˈʃeltərd/
A sheltered place is protected from wind and rain. 不受风雨侵袭的

adjective [原级] 受保护的;掩蔽的;免税的;为弱者提供方便的

Perhaps I've just led a really sheltered life. 也许我只是过上了一种真正受人呵护的生活。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 庇护(shelter 的过去分词)

Each one that we saw had its drawbacks: too sunny, too shady, too exposed, too sheltered. 每一个我们看到的都有它的缺点:太晒,太阴暗,太暴露,太庇护。

与 “sheltered” 相关联的词汇

原型 shelter /ˈʃeltə(r)/ n. 避难所;遮盖物;庇护

luscious

/ˈlʌʃəs/
If you describe a woman or something about her as luscious, you mean that you find her or this thing sexually attractive. 性感的

adjective [原级] 甘美的(the luscious taste of ripe peaches);满足感官的

I bet you dyed your hair only because you're jealous of my luscious hair! 我敢打赌你染头发只是因为你嫉妒我的秀发!

与 “luscious” 相关联的词汇

关联 delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ adj. 美味的;可口的

cluster

🇬🇧/ˈklʌstə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈklʌstər/
A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together. (人或物的) 群

noun [集合/集体] 组,簇;星团;一连串同类事件;(聚集在同一地方的)一群人;(计算机磁盘上的)丛集,群集;辅音群,辅音连缀;基

...clusters of men in formal clothes. … 几组身着正装的男人。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 群聚,聚集;(数据点)具近似数值

The passengers clustered together in small groups. 乘客们聚集成小群体。

与 “cluster” 相关联的词汇

关联 clustered /ˈklʌstəd/ adj. 成群的;聚集成群的
关联 clustering /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/ 聚类

aphid

/ˈeɪfɪd/
Aphids are very small insects that live on plants and suck their juices. 蚜虫

noun [专属名词] [昆] 蚜虫

If you have either, you're paying to keep the soybean aphid away from the crop that feeds cattle and pigs. 如果你有二者之一,你要为防止大豆蚜虫侵害饲养牛和猪的作物而买单。

underside

🇬🇧/ˈʌndəsaɪd/ 🇺🇸/ˈʌndərsaɪd/
The underside of something is the part of it which normally faces towards the ground. 下面; 底部

noun [具体名词] 下面;阴暗面

Through stubby spinneys of akeake, I saw the bend of a river, as silvery as the underside of a fern. 透过矮壮的新西兰坡柳小树林我看到了河湾,像蕨类植物叶子背面一样闪着银光。

与 “underside” 相关联的词汇

关联 bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ n. 底部;臀部;末端;尽头

colony

🇬🇧/ˈkɒləni/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːləni/
A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country. 殖民地

noun [专属名词] 殖民地;殖民团,移民队;聚集人群,聚居地(区);群体,群落;(统称)英属殖民地;(美国独立前的)北美十三州

Different animals in the colony had different manifestations of the disease. 同一群体的不同动物对同一疾病有不同的表现形式。

sticky

/ˈstɪki/
A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things are covered with a sticky substance. 粘的

adjective [原级] 黏性的,涂有黏性物质的;(皮肤因热而)黏湿的;(天气)湿热的,闷热的;(处境、问题等)难办的,棘手的;(网站)吸引人的,吸引人长时间浏览的;(食物)甜腻的;(价格,利率,薪水)变化缓慢的,对变化反应缓慢的;<英,非正式>持有异议的,抱不合作态度的;持久的;<非正式>感到热得难受的

Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot and damp. (天气) 湿热的 •  ...four desperately hot, sticky days in the middle of August.  …8月中旬极其湿热的4天。

noun [专属名词] 告事贴;置顶留言

Find the sticky note you should have written your app's core function. 找到您用来编写应用程序的核心功能的便签。

与 “sticky” 相关联的词汇

源自 stick /stɪk/ vt. 粘贴;刺,戳;伸出
关联 paste /peɪst/ vt. 张贴,裱糊;用浆糊粘
关联 stickily /ˈstɪkɪli/ adv. 粘的;粘乎乎地
关联 stickiness /ˈstɪkinəs/ n.粘性,胶粘

scurry

🇬🇧/ˈskʌri/ 🇺🇸/ˈskɜːri/
When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened. (尤指因受惊而) 急促跑

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 急赶;碎步急跑

The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover. 袭击开始了,使得居民们急促奔跑寻找藏身之处。

noun [具体名词] 匆忙;混乱;急跑;短距离赛跑(或赛马)

Millions of terrified beings scurry about through senseless mazes of tunnels and lanes. 数百万惊恐万状的生物在毫无意义的迷宫般的隧道和小巷里跑来跑去。

swarm

🇬🇧/swɔːm/ 🇺🇸/swɔːrm/
A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together. 大群 (蜜蜂等昆虫)

noun [集合/集体] 一大群(移动中的昆虫);(移动着的)一大群人;(多指发生在火山附近的)地震群;(天文)一大群小型天体同时在空中出现

A swarm of people encircled the hotel. 一大群人包围了这家酒店。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (昆虫)成群飞行;(人)蜂涌,涌动;挤满,云集;成群地包围;爬(梯子等),攀

A dark cloud of bees comes swarming out of the hive. 黑压压的一大群蜜蜂从那座蜂巢涌过来。

ingenuity

🇬🇧/ˌɪndʒəˈnjuːəti/ 🇺🇸/ˌɪndʒəˈnuːəti/
Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. 善于创新; 足智多谋

noun [抽象名词] 心灵手巧,聪明才智,独创力;精巧的装置;灵活的方法

The clock was the greatest achievement of medieval mechanical ingenuity. 钟表是中世纪机械精巧装置的最大成就。

与 “ingenuity” 相关联的词汇

关联 ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/ adj. 心灵手巧的;有独创性的;机灵的,精制的