Lesson 20 Snake poison 【单词列表】

saliva [səˈlaivə] n. 唾液

digestive [daiˈdʒestiv] adj. 助消化的

【扩】eupeptic 助消化的

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A: I have a cup of black tea every morning. It's said to be good for the health.

B: Yeah, tea is digestive and refreshing during the summertime heat.

A:我每天早上都喝一杯红茶,据说喝茶对身体很好。

B:嗯,喝茶可以帮助消化,提神,解暑。

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defy [diˈfai] v. 使不可能

analyse [ˈænəlaiz] v. 分析

【扩】analyze 分析,研究  assay 分析,化验

【搭】make an analyse of 分析  in the final analyse 经过最后分析认为……

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A: I've been analysing our sales figures over the past few years, and it seems to me that we should set up agencies in new areas where there is a great demand for our sort of travel services.

B: I think you're a bit quick with your conclusion there.

A:通过分析过去几年的销售额,我认为应该在对旅行服务需求较大的新地区建立代理点。

B:我认为您结论下得过早了。

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prey [prei] n. 被捕食的动物

fierce [fiəs] adj. 凶猛的

【派】fiercely 凶猛地

【扩】lupine 凶猛的  scaddle 凶猛的

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A: My dog may look fierce but it is docile.

B: I think I still like cats more.

A:我的狗看起来样子很凶,其实很温顺.

B:我想我还是更喜欢猫。

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tussle [ˈtʌsəl] v. 扭打

carnivore [ˈkɑːnivɔː] n. 食肉动物

vertebrate [ˈvəːtibreit] n. 脊椎动物

lizard [ˈlizəd] n. 蜥蜴

concoct [kənˈkɔkt] v. 调制

【派】concoctive 调和的

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A: I gave her a tip on how to concoct a new kind of soup this morning.

B: No wonder she asked me to have dinner with her tonight.

A:我今天早上教了她配制一种新汤的诀窍。

B:难怪她让我今天晚上跟她一起吃饭。

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potent [ˈpəutənt] adj. 效力大的

conversion [kənˈvəːʃən] n. 转变

【扩】transition 转变

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A: The rates could become lower by the time the automatic conversion is made.

B: Can you improve it?

A:在自动转变的时候,转换比例可能更低。

B:你们能改进吗?

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arsenic [ˈɑːsənik] n. 砒霜

strychnine [ˈstrikniːn] n. 马钱子碱

mamba [ˈmɑːmbə] n. 树眼镜蛇

cobra [ˈkəubrə] n. 眼镜蛇

venom [ˈvenəm] n. 毒液

【扩】poison 毒药,毒液

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A: The snake will inject the venom immediately after biting its prey.

B: It's really a dangerous animal.

A:毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。

B:它可真是一种危险的动物啊。

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neurotoxic [ˌnjuərəuˈtɔksik] adj. 毒害神经的

viper [ˈvaipə] n. 蝰蛇

rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneik] n. 响尾蛇

haemolytic [ˌhiːməuˈlitik] adj. 溶血性的

viperine [ˈvaipərin] adj. 毒蛇的

saliva

/səˈlaɪvə/
Saliva is the watery liquid that forms in your mouth and helps you to chew and digest food. 唾液

noun [物质名词] 唾液,涎

He noticed a lot of saliva settling in his mouth. 他注意到有很多唾液滞留在他的嘴里。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Saliva)(美、阿根、意、法、英)萨利瓦(人名)

Michael was showing the nurse how to suction his saliva. 迈可正演示给护士看如何吸出他的唾液。

与 “saliva” 相关联的词汇

关联 salivary /səˈlaɪvəri; ˈsælɪvəri/ adj.唾液的,分泌唾液的
关联 salivate /ˈsælɪveɪt/ v.过量分泌唾液
关联 snot /snɒt/ n.<粗>鼻涕,<俚>蛮横无礼的人,卑鄙下贱的人

digestive

/daɪˈdʒestɪv/
You can describe things that are related to the digestion of food as digestive. 消化的

adjective [原级] 消化的,与消化有关的

...digestive juices that normally work on breaking down our food. …通常用于分解食物的消化液。

noun [物质名词] 助消化的食物(或药物);<英>(全麦)消化饼干

Foods are broken down in the digestive tract. 食物在消化道内被分解。

与 “digestive” 相关联的词汇

源自 digest /daɪˈdʒest/ vt. 消化;吸收;融会贯通

defy

/dɪˈfaɪ/
If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. 违抗

verb [vt. 及物动词] 违抗,不服从;挑战,激;无法,难以(描述或理解);经受住,顶住

I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。

与 “defy” 相关联的词汇

关联 defiance /dɪˈfaɪəns/ n. 蔑视;挑战;反抗
关联 defiant /dɪˈfaɪənt/ adj. 挑衅的;目中无人的,蔑视的;挑战的

analysis

🇬🇧/əˈnæləsɪs/ 🇺🇸/əˈnæləsɪs/
Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it. 分析

noun [抽象名词] 分析;化验分析;心理分析,精神分析;分析报告

Sporting greatness defies analysis – but we know it when we see it. 运动的伟大无法进行分析–但是我们一看就知道。

与 “analysis” 相关联的词汇

关联 analyze /ˈænəlaɪz/ vt. 对 … 进行分析,分解(等于 analyse )

prey

/preɪ/
A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. 猎物

noun [集合/集体] 猎物,捕获物;受害者,受骗者;<古>掠夺品

Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges. 电鳐释放大量的电荷将他们的猎物击昏。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 捕食;欺凌,坑害(尤指弱者);不断困扰,折磨

The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them. 后果是打断食物链,使许多动物和捕食它们的动物饿死。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Prey)(美、德、爱)普赖(人名)

The hunters stalked their prey. 猎人们隐伏跟踪猎物。

与 “prey” 相关联的词汇

关联 pray /preɪ/ vt. 祈祷;恳求;央求
关联 hunter /ˈhʌntə(r)/ n. 猎人;猎犬;搜寻者
关联 predator /ˈpredətə(r)/ n. 食肉动物;掠夺者;捕食者

fierce

🇬🇧/fɪəs/ 🇺🇸/fɪrs/
A fierce animal or person is very aggressive or angry. 凶猛的; 狂怒的

adjective [原级] (动作或情感)强烈的,激烈的;(人或动物)凶猛的,狂怒的;(天气等)狂暴的,恶劣的

They look like the teeth of some fierce animal. 它们看上去像是某种猛兽的牙齿。

adverb [方式副词] <美,非正式>很,非常

He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. 他一直都野心勃勃,极其争强好斗。

与 “fierce” 相关联的词汇

关联 fiercely /ˈfɪəsli/ adv.猛烈地,厉害地
关联 fiery /ˈfaɪəri/ adj. 燃烧般的;热烈的,炽烈的;暴躁的
关联 fierceness /ˈfɪəsnəs/ n.强烈

tussle

/ˈtʌs(ə)l/
If one person tussles with another, or if they tussle, they get hold of each other and struggle or fight. 扭打

noun [具体名词] 争斗,扭打;争辩

Two players were ejected after a tussle on the field. 两名球员在场上扭打后被罚出场。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 扭打;争夺

He grabbed my microphone and we tussled over that. 他抓住我的话筒,我们为此扭打起来。

与 “tussle” 相关联的词汇

关联 fight /faɪt/ vi. 打架;打仗;搏斗,斗争

carnivore

🇬🇧/ˈkɑːnɪvɔː(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr/
A carnivore is an animal that eats meat. 食肉动物

noun [集合/集体] 食肉动物;喜欢吃肉的人,食肉动物(诙谐说法)

It's a gharial, perhaps the largest terrestrial carnivore ever to walk the earth, larger than T-Rex. 这是一条长吻鄂,可能是地球上有史以来最大的陆地食肉动物,比霸王龙还要大。

与 “carnivore” 相关联的词汇

关联 predator /ˈpredətə(r)/ n. 食肉动物;掠夺者;捕食者
关联 herbivore /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(r)/ n.草食动物
关联 carnivorous /kɑːˈnɪvərəs/ adj.食肉类的
关联 carnassial /kɑːˈnæsɪəl/ adj.食肉的

vertebrate

🇬🇧/ˈvɜːtɪbrət/ 🇺🇸/ˈvɜːrtɪbrət/
A vertebrate is a creature that has a spine. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates. 脊椎动物

noun [专属名词] 脊椎动物

The left side of most vertebrate brains, for example, seems to process and control feeding. 例如,大多数脊椎动物的左脑似乎负责的是处理和控制进食。

adjective [原级] 脊椎动物(有关)的;有脊椎的

Thus the anaerobic energy reserves of a vertebrate are proportional to the size of the animal. 因此,脊椎动物的无氧能量储备与动物的大小成正比。

与 “vertebrate” 相关联的词汇

关联 spine /spaɪn/ n. 脊柱,脊椎;刺;书脊
源自 vertebra /ˈvɜːtɪbrə/ n.[解]脊椎骨,椎骨
关联 invertebrate /ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrət/ adj. 无脊椎的;无骨气的
关联 vertebrata /ˌvɜːtəˈbreɪtə/ (pl. )脊椎动物门

lizard

🇬🇧/ˈlɪzəd/ 🇺🇸/ˈlɪzərd/
A lizard is a reptile with short legs and a long tail. 蜥蜴

noun [专属名词] 蜥蜴;类蜥蜴爬行动物

Confident in its camouflage, being the same colour as the rocks, the lizard stands still when it feels danger. 蜥蜴对自己和石头颜色相同的保护色很自信,即便感觉危险也不动。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Lizard)(法)利扎尔(人名)

Neither the lizard nor the glass has any secrets. 无论是蜥蜴还是玻璃,都没有任何秘密。

与 “lizard” 相关联的词汇

关联 wizard /ˈwɪzəd/ n. 男巫;术士;奇才
关联 snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇;阴险的人
关联 dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəsɔː(r)/ n. [ 俚 ] 过时、落伍的人或事物;恐龙
关联 reptile /ˈreptaɪl/ adj. 爬虫类的;卑鄙的

concoct

🇬🇧/kənˈkɒkt/ 🇺🇸/kənˈkɑːkt/
If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. 编造

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 编造;调制(食物或饮品)

What was the most unusual fragrance or flavor you've had to concoct? 你配制的最奇怪的香水或者香味是什么?

与 “concoct” 相关联的词汇

关联 concoction /kənˈkɒkʃ(ə)n/ n. 调合;混合;调合物

potency

🇬🇧/ˈpəʊt(ə)nsi/ 🇺🇸/ˈpoʊt(ə)nsi/
Potency is the power and influence that a person, action, or idea has to affect or change people's lives, feelings, or beliefs. 影响力

noun [抽象名词] (人、行动或思想的)影响力,支配力;(男子的)性交能力;(药物等的)效力;(遗传)潜能;发育能力

All their songs have a lingering potency. 他们所有的歌曲都有挥之不去的影响力。

与 “potency” 相关联的词汇

关联 potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ n. 可能性;潜能;电势
关联 potent /ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/ adj. 有效的;强有力的,有权势的;有说服力的
关联 potentiate /pəˈtenʃɪˌeɪt/ v.加强

conversion

🇬🇧/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/kənˈvɜːrʒ(ə)n/
Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form. (状态或形式的) 改变

noun [抽象名词] 转变,转换;(宗教或信仰的)改变,归附;侵权行为,非法挪用(或侵吞);改建的房屋;(达阵后的)附加得分

No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed. 没有必要把模拟转换为数字数据。

与 “conversion” 相关联的词汇

关联 conversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 会话;交谈;社交
源自 convert /kənˈvɜːt/ vt. 使转变;转换 … ;使 … 改变信仰
关联 converse /kənˈvɜːs/ adj. 相反的,逆向的;颠倒的

arsenic

🇬🇧/ˈɑːsnɪk/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːrsnɪk/
Arsenic is a very strong poison that can kill people. 砒霜

noun [物质名词] 砷;砒霜

Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body. 分析显示,尸体中有微量砒霜。

adjective [原级] 砷的;五价砷的

Indium, for example, had previously been assigned an atomic mass between those of arsenic and selenium. 例如,人们以前认为铟的原子质量介于砷和硒之间。

与 “arsenic” 相关联的词汇

关联 poison /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ vt. 使中毒,放毒于;败坏;污染;阻碍
关联 arsenical /ɑːˈsenɪk(ə)l/ adj.[化]砷的,含砒素的
关联 arsenious /ɑ:'si:njəs/ adj. 含砒素的,含砷的

strychnine

/ˈstrɪkniːn/
Strychnine is a very poisonous drug which is sometimes used in very small amounts as a medicine. 士的宁; 马钱子碱

noun [物质名词] 士的宁;番木鳖碱

Strychnine is used to kill rodents and pyrrolizidine alkaloids have significant activity against microbes. 士的宁用于杀灭啮齿动物,而吡咯里西啶类生物碱则具有较强的杀菌活性。

与 “strychnine” 相关联的词汇

关联 medicine /ˈmedsn/ n. 药;医学;内科;巫术

mamba

/ˈmæmbə/
any aggressive partly arboreal tropical African venomous elapid snake of the genus Dendroaspis, esp D. angusticeps (green and black mambas) 树眼镜蛇

noun [专属名词] 树眼镜蛇(非洲有毒树蛇)

Creep up to a sleeping mamba, tweak it by the tail. 他会蹑手蹑脚的走向一条熟睡的大王蛇,扭它的尾巴。

noun [专属名词] (Mamba)人名;(刚(金)、斯威、塞内)曼巴

He called it "Mamba Spirit". 他称之为“曼巴精神”。

与 “mamba” 相关联的词汇

关联 snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇;阴险的人
关联 viper /ˈvaɪpə(r)/ n.毒蛇,毒蛇一样的家伙,阴险人,<美俚>毒品贩子
关联 adder /ˈædə(r)/ n.[计]加法器,[动]小毒蛇,(北美产无毒的)猪鼻蛇

cobra

🇬🇧/ˈkəʊbrə/ 🇺🇸/ˈkoʊbrə/
A cobra is a kind of poisonous snake that can make the skin on the back of its neck into a hood. 眼镜蛇

noun [专属名词] 眼镜蛇;(澳)头颅

The cobra sank its venomous fangs into his hand. 眼镜蛇将毒牙咬进他的手。

noun [专属名词] (Cobra)人名;(西)科夫拉;(法、意、葡)科布拉

However, it was not a full "cobra" meeting and no ministers attended. 然而,这并不是一次完整的“眼镜蛇”会议,也没有部长参加。

与 “cobra” 相关联的词汇

关联 snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇;阴险的人
关联 viper /ˈvaɪpə(r)/ n.毒蛇,毒蛇一样的家伙,阴险人,<美俚>毒品贩子

venom

/ˈvenəm/
You can use venom to refer to someone's feelings of great bitterness and anger toward someone. 怨恨

noun [物质名词] (蛇、昆虫等的)毒液;怨恨,恶意

He reserved particular venom for critics of his foreign policy. 他对批评他的外交政策的人怀有特别的怨恨。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使有毒,放毒

Tarantula venom is weaker than that of a honeybee. 狼蛛毒液的毒性比蜜蜂的都弱。

与 “venom” 相关联的词汇

关联 venomous /ˈvenəməs/ adj.有毒的,分泌毒液的,有毒腺的,恶意的,狠毒的

neurotoxic

🇬🇧/ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪk/ 🇺🇸/ˌnjʊroʊˈtɑːksɪk/
poisonous to nerves or nerve cells

adjective [原级] 毒害神经的

It does not distribute neurotoxic mercury around the planet; it does not clog city air and the lungs of those who breathe it with soot and sulfur. 它不会在地球上散播神经毒性汞;它不会用烟尘和硫堵塞城市空气和呼吸者的肺。

与 “neurotoxic” 相关联的词汇

关联 neurotic /njʊəˈrɒtɪk/ adj. 神经过敏的;神经病的
关联 neurotropic /ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒpɪk/ adj.亲神经的,嗜神经组织的

viper

🇬🇧/ˈvaɪpə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈvaɪpər/
A viper is a small poisonous snake found mainly in Europe. 蝰蛇

noun [专属名词] 毒蛇;毒如蛇蝎的人,阴险的人

You conspire with him against me, do you, viper? 你和他合谋反对我,是吗,蝰蛇?

noun [专属名词] (Viper)人名;(瑞典)维佩尔

Flee from every symptom of this deadly foe as you would flee from a viper. 你要逃避这死敌的一切症状,犹如逃避一条蝰蛇一般。

与 “viper” 相关联的词汇

关联 snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇;阴险的人
关联 VIP /ˌviː aɪ ˈpiː/ abbr. 大人物,贵宾( Very Important Person );视频接口处理器( Video Interface Processor );可变信息处理( Variable Information Processing )
关联 mamba /ˈmæmbə/ n.[动]树眼睛蛇,曼巴(非洲有毒树蛇)
关联 cobra /ˈkəʊbrə/ n.眼镜蛇(亚洲南部及非洲所产的一种毒蛇,长约四英尺,怒时头颈能胀大如帽状)
关联 viperine /ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn/ adj.毒蛇的,似毒蛇的

adder

🇬🇧/ˈædə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈædər/
In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders. In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake . (北美产的)多种蛇的通称; (欧亚产的)蝰蛇

noun [专属名词] 蝰蛇(欧洲产的小毒蛇);加算器;猪鼻蛇(北美产无毒的)

I took a horned adder from beneath a stone and let it sting me. 我从石头下面捉出一条长角的毒蝰蛇来,让它咬我。

与 “adder” 相关联的词汇

源自 add /æd/ vi. 加;增加;加起来;做加法
关联 mamba /ˈmæmbə/ n.[动]树眼睛蛇,曼巴(非洲有毒树蛇)
关联 snakes /sneɪks/ n.蛇( snake的名词复数 ),奸险的人,卑劣的人,蛇形浮动汇率制

rattlesnake

/ˈrætlsneɪk/
A rattlesnake is a poisonous American snake which can make a rattling noise with its tail. 响尾蛇

noun [专属名词] [脊椎] 响尾蛇

One family of completely harmless snakes, the kingsnake, has also evolved serum that neutralizes rattlesnake venom. 一种完全无毒的蛇家族,王蛇,也进化出了能中和响尾蛇毒液的血清。

与 “rattlesnake” 相关联的词汇

关联 snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇;阴险的人
来源于 rattle /ˈræt(ə)l/ vt. 使发出咯咯声;喋喋不休;使慌乱,使惊慌
关联 rattler /ˈræt(ə)lə(r)/ n.嘎声,喋喋不休者,绝顶典型

haemolytic

🇬🇧/ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk/ 🇺🇸/hiːmoʊˈlɪtɪk/
of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells 溶血的

adjective [原级] 溶血的,与溶血有关的

The result is a progressive haemolytic anaemia. 结果是造成渐进性的溶血性贫血。

与 “haemolytic” 相关联的词汇

关联 haemolysin /ˌhiːməʊˈlaɪsɪn/ n.[生化]溶血素

viperine

🇬🇧/ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn/ 🇺🇸/ˈvaɪpərɪn/
resembling or characteristic of a viper, especially in being venomous or treacherous "The viperine snake slithered silently through the grass."

adjective [原级] 毒蛇的

That woman has the most viperine tongue! 那个女人有最恶毒的舌头!

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源自 viper /ˈvaɪpə(r)/ n.毒蛇,毒蛇一样的家伙,阴险人,<美俚>毒品贩子