Lesson 42 Recording and earthquake 【单词列表】

earthquake [ˈəːθkweik] n. 地震

【构】earth(陆地,土地)+quake(震动,颤抖)=earthquake(地震)

【扩】quake 地震

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A: He was sleeping when the earthquake occurred.

B: Then how did he escape?

A:地震发生的时候他正在睡觉。

B:那他是怎么逃出来的呢?

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slumber [ˈslʌmbə] v. 睡眠

ninepin [ˈnainpin] n. 九柱戏中的木柱

rigid [ˈridʒid] adj. 坚硬的

【扩】petrous 坚硬的,岩石般的

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A: She was rigid with fear.

B: What on earth did she see?

A:她害怕得全身都僵住了。

B:她究竟看到了什么?

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delicate [ˈdelikət] adj. 灵敏的

【派】delicately 微妙地

【搭】A dog has a delicate sense of smell.

   狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。

seismometer [saizˈmɔmitə] n. 地震仪

penholder [ˈpenˌhəuldə] n. 笔杆

legibly [ˈledʒəbli] adv. 字迹清楚地

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A: He can write as neatly and legibly as the other person if he takes his time over it.

B: OK. I will not urge him next time.

A:若他不匆匆忙忙写的话,他能写得和另一个人一样整洁,清楚。

B:好的,我下次不催他了。

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drum [drʌm] n. 鼓状物

wriggle [ˈriɡəl] v. 扭动

【扩】wiggle 扭动  twist 扭曲

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A: A snake wriggled across the wet path.

B: I am so lucky that I didn't see the snake.

A:一条蛇从潮湿的小路上蜿蜒而过。

B:很幸运我没有看到那条蛇。

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bluebottle [ˈbluːbɔtl] n. 绿头苍蝇

graph [ɡræf] n. 图表

graphic [ˈɡræfik] adj. 图示的

【派】graphically 用图表的方式

【搭】graphic method 图解法

【例】Computer graphics, by which you can display and change pictures on a screen, are used in many areas of industrial designs.

   计算机图像可在屏幕上显示和予以更改,已在工业设计方面得到广泛应用。

longitudinal [ˌlɔndʒiˈtjuːdinəl] adj. 纵向的

【例】This sequence is presented as a longitudinal progression of events.

   这个顺序是按照事件纵向进展进行划分的。

transverse [ˈtrænsvəːs] adj. 横向的

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A: When we transverse the storm will definitely be very big.

B: Is there anything we can do now?

A:我们横渡时风浪一定很大。

B:现在有没有什么是我们能做的呢?

earthquake

🇬🇧/ˈɜːθkweɪk/ 🇺🇸/ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth's crust. 地震

noun [专属名词] 地震;大动荡

The town was rocked by an earthquake. 小镇受到地震的剧烈震动。

slumber

🇬🇧/ˈslʌmbə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈslʌmbər/
Slumber is sleep. 睡眠

noun [专属名词] 睡眠;麻木状态;静止状态

He had fallen into exhausted slumber. 他已经进入了沉睡。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] vi. 睡眠;蛰伏;麻木

The older three girls are still slumbering peacefully. 稍大些的3个女孩仍在平静地睡着。

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 睡眠;睡着度过

In a moment more he was out of his troubles, in a deep slumber. 过了一会儿,他从烦恼中解脱出来,开始沉睡。

ninepin

/ˈnaɪnˌpɪn/
a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center.

noun [专属名词] 九柱球戏的木柱

Another Tozeuma shrimp is also found at Ninepin Group. 另一款锯片虾也被发现于果洲群岛。

rigid

/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe. (法律、规章或制度) 僵死的; 过于严格的

adjective [原级] (方法、体制等)严格死板的,僵化的;(人)顽固的,不通融的;刚硬的,不易弯曲的;(因强烈的感情而)僵硬的,僵直的;精确的

Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct. 我们调查中的几所学院对学生行为举止都有过于严格的规定。

noun [专属名词] 未铰接的货车

...the rigidity of government policy. …政府政策的僵化。

delicate

/ˈdelɪkət/
Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped. 精巧的; 精美的

adjective [原级] 柔和的,清淡的;虚弱的,纤弱的;脆弱的,易碎的;小巧玲珑的,纤细的;微妙的,棘手的;精致的,精巧的;灵巧的,熟练的;(仪器)灵敏的

He had delicate hands. 他有一双纤细的手。

noun [专属名词] 精美的衣物

The name Latifah, by the way, means "delicate." 顺便提一下,Latifah这个名字有“精致”之意。

seismometer

🇬🇧/saɪzˈmɒmɪtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/saɪzˈmɑːmətər/
[countable] an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration地震仪,用于测量和记录地震的强度和持续时间等细节

noun [专属名词] 地震仪;地震检波器

How can I make my own seismometer? 我怎样才能做一个我自己的测震仪?

penholder

🇬🇧/ˈpenˌhəʊldə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpenˌhoʊldər/
[countable] a device or container for holding pens笔筒,笔架

noun [专属名词] 笔架

I want to make a penholder with this bamboo. 我要把这根竹子做成一个笔筒。

legibly

/ˈledʒəbli/
in a way that can be read easily: You need to learn how to write more legibly.

adverb [方式副词] 明了地;易读地

If you hand-write your responses, please write legibly. 如果你是手写答案,请字迹工整。

drum

/drʌm/
A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands. 鼓

noun [专属名词] 鼓;大桶;敲击声;鼓状物;<史>军鼓手;<英,非正式>一套房间,(公寓)套间;<澳,非正式>(可靠的)内部消息;(18世纪末、19世纪初流行的)傍晚茶会,下午茶会

When you beat the drum, you feel good. 当你击鼓时,你感觉良好。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 不停地击打;击鼓,打鼓

He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk. 他用手指不停地敲击皮桌面。

wriggle

/ˈrɪɡl/
If you wriggle or wriggle part of your body, you twist and turn with quick movements, for example, because you are uncomfortable. 扭来扭去

verb [vt. 及物动词] 扭动,蠕动;蜿蜒行进,朝……扭动;不知不觉地潜入;逃脱,避开(wriggle out of)

The babies are wriggling on their tummies. 婴儿们趴着扭来扭去。

noun [具体名词] 扭动,蠕动

Through the long black night, the savage scouts wriggle, snake-like, among the grass without stirring a blade. 在漫长的黑夜里,野蛮的侦察员像蛇一样在草丛中蠕动,一片叶子也不晃动。

bluebottle

🇬🇧/ˈbluːbɒtl/ 🇺🇸/ˈbluːbɑːtl/
A bluebottle is a large fly with a shiny dark-blue body. 青蝇

noun [专属名词] 矢车菊;青蝇

We could see a bluebottle on the rock. 我们能看见一只绿头苍蝇在岩石上。

graph

🇬🇧/ɡrɑːf/ 🇺🇸/ɡræf/
A graph is a mathematical diagram which shows the relationship between two or more sets of numbers or measurements. 图表

noun [专属名词] 图表,曲线图;坐标图;代表声音单位(或其他言语特征)的书写符号

They made a bar graph to display the results. 他们用条形图来显示结果。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 用图表表示

The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s. 此图表明了自20世纪80年代以来房价上涨的情况。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Graph)(英)格拉夫(人名)

The graph below shows the results. 下图显示了结果。

graphic

/ˈɡræfɪk/
If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed. 清楚而具体的

adjective [原级] 详细的,生动的;绘画的;图形的,图示的;(岩石表面纹理)文象的;(与)可视图像(有关)的;(与)视觉艺术(有关)的

The descriptions of sexual abuse are graphic. 这些对于性虐待的描述清楚而具体。

noun [抽象名词] 图表,图形;绘画,图形设计

The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol. 农业部今天发布了一个新的图案以取代旧的标志。

longitudinal

🇬🇧/ˌlɒŋɡɪˈtjuːdən(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˌlɑːndʒəˈtuːdən(ə)l/
A longitudinal line or structure goes from one end of an object to the other rather than across it from side to side. 纵向的

adjective [原级] 纵长的,纵向的;纵观的;经度的

The third axis is the longitudinal axis. 第三个轴是纵轴。

transverse

🇬🇧/ˈtrænzvɜːs/ 🇺🇸/ˈtrænzvɜːrs/
Transverse is used to describe something that is at right angles to something else. 横切的

adjective [原级] 横向的;横断的;贯轴的

A transverse bar joins the two posts. 一根横杆连接着两根立柱。

noun [专属名词] 横断面;贯轴;横肌

The outline of these muscles is interrupted by three or more transverse depressions indicating the lineae transversae. 这些肌肉的轮廓被三个或更多的横断点打断,这些横断点指示着横线。