Lesson 26 The past life of the earth 【单词列表】

preserve [priˈzəːv] v. 保存

【派】preservation 保存

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A: I think these interesting old customs should be preserved.

B: You can say it again.

A:我认为这些有趣的旧习俗应该保存下来。

B:你说的正好跟我想的一样。

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silt [silt] n. 淤泥

scavenger [ˈskævindʒə] n. 食腐动物

vole [vəul] n. 野鼠,鼹鼠

decompose [ˌdiːkəmˈpəuz] v. 腐烂

inaccessible [ˌinækˈsesəbəl] adj. 不能达到的

【派】inaccessibly 难达成

【扩】reachless 不能达到的

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A: Heavy snow made the village inaccessible to traffic.

B: Then we have to walk there.

A:大雪使车辆无法进入这个小山村。

B:那我们只好走着去了。

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crevasse [krəˈvæs] n. 缝隙

Siberian [saiˈbiəriən] adj. 西伯利亚的

paleontological [ˌpæliɔntəˈlɔdʒikl] adj. 古生物学的

St. Petersburg [seint-ˈpiːtəzbəːɡ] n. 圣彼得堡

saber-toothed [ˈseibətuːθd] adj. 长着锐利的长犬牙的

venture [ˈventʃə] v. 冒险

bog [bɔɡ] v. 使陷入困境

【派】bogged 陷入困境的

【搭】bog down 使停顿

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A: The car got bogged down in the mud.

B: Let's push it out.

A:车子陷入泥中了。

B:我们来把它推出来。

 

preservation

🇬🇧/ˌprezəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌprezərˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
the action of preserving something. "the preservation of the city's green spaces"

noun [抽象名词] 保护,维护;保留,维持;(食物的)保存,保藏;保存的状况,保养的程度

The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation. 这些绘画保存得非常好。

scavenger

🇬🇧/ˈskævɪndʒə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈskævɪndʒər/
a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

noun [专属名词] 食腐动物;清道夫;[助剂] 清除剂;拾荒者

On scavenger hunts I would always ask Mrs. Martin for empty coffee cans. 寻物游戏中,我总会找马丁夫人要空咖啡罐。

vole

🇬🇧/vəʊl/ 🇺🇸/voʊl/
A vole is a small animal that looks like a mouse but has very small ears and a short tail. Voles usually live in fields or near rivers. 田鼠

noun [专属名词] 田鼠;(纸牌游戏的)全胜

The prairie vole is one such animal. 草原田鼠就是这样一种动物。

noun [专属名词] (Vole)(美、挪)沃莱(人名)

His cousin, the montane vole, is kind of a hit-and-run guy. 他的堂兄,山地田鼠,是那种打了就跑的家伙。

decompose

🇬🇧/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ 🇺🇸/ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz/
When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. 使分解; 分解

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)腐烂,腐败;(使)分解;(数)分解

As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas. 废物腐烂时会产生沼气。

inaccessible

🇬🇧/ˌɪnækˈsesəb(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˌɪnəkˈsesəb(ə)l/
An inaccessible place is very difficult or impossible to reach. 难到达的; 不可及的

adjective [原级] 难到达的,不可及的;难懂的,难以理解的;难得到的,不可使用的;(人)不接受别人示好的,不可接近的

The temple is now inaccessible to the public. 这个寺庙现在不对公众开放。

adjective [原级] 难到达的,不可及的;难懂的,难以理解的;难得到的,不可使用的;(人)不接受别人示好的,不可接近的

The temple is now inaccessible to the public. 这个寺庙现在不对公众开放。

crevasse

/krəˈvæs/
A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock. (厚冰或岩石中大而深的)裂缝

noun [专属名词] 裂缝;破口,崩溃处

A crevasse yawned at their feet. 他们的脚下是一条张开大口的裂缝。

palaeontological

🇬🇧/ˌpælɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ 🇺🇸/pælɪɒntəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to paleontology

adjective [原级] 古生物学的

The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in St. Petersburg. 这头长毛象已被修复,现存于圣彼得堡古生物学博物馆。

St.Petersburg

🇬🇧/sənt ˈpiːtəzbɜːɡ/ 🇺🇸/sənt ˈpitəzˌbɚɡ/
a city in Russia, located on the Neva River near the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

noun [专属名词] 圣彼得堡(沙皇时代俄国首都)

So thought every harassed , hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨 、 受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的.

sabre-toothed

/'seɪbəˌtu:θt/
having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"

adjective [原级] 长着锐利的长犬牙的

The sabre-toothed monsters are unimpressed. 獠牙妖怪们对我们的游戏无动于衷。

venture

🇬🇧/ˈventʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈventʃər/
A venture is a project or activity that is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure. 风险项目; 冒险活动

noun [专属名词] 风险项目,冒险事业;冒险旅行,冒险行动

Grace was flushed with the success of the venture. 格雷斯为这次成功冒险感到兴奋。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 敢于去(未知或危险等地方);冒险;小心地说,谨慎地做;敢说,大胆表示

People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks. 人们不敢冒险外出,害怕狙击手的袭击。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Venture) (法)旺蒂尔(人名)

I was still uncommitted to the venture when we reached Kanpur. 直到我们到达坎普尔时,我还是不太支持这次冒险。

bogged

🇬🇧/bɒɡd/ 🇺🇸/bɑːɡd/
A bog is an area of land that is very wet and muddy. 沼泽

adjective [原级] 陷于泥沼的

The tank became bogged down in mud. 坦克陷入了烂泥中。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使……陷于泥淖;陷于泥淖(bog 的过去式和过去分词)

We mustn't get bogged down in details. 我们一定不能因细节问题误事。

silt

/sɪlt/
Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river. 泥沙

noun [物质名词] 淤泥,泥沙;粉砂尘,泥沙层;(技)粉砂

The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation. 这个湖几乎填满了泥沙和植被。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)淤塞

Silt and windblown soil buried the site even deeper. 泥沙和风吹来的尘土把这个遗址埋得更深了。

Siberian

/saɪˈbɪərɪən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians; "Siberian natural resources"

adjective [原级] 西伯利亚(人)的;来自西伯利亚的

This valley is one of the last strongholds of the Siberian tiger. 这条山谷是西伯利亚虎最后的几个主要栖息地之一。