閱讀詞匯附中英文注釋(三)2

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solemn—— Deeply earnest, serious, and sober莊嚴的,極認真的,嚴肅的=serious
     slope——declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡
     smother—— To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消滅;消除
     snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折斷=break
     signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
     simultaneously——同時存在[發(fā)生]地=concurrently同時發(fā)生的,并存的;合作的
     skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety懷疑態(tài)度=doubt
     shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保護、防衛(wèi)=protect
     secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??
     scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare難得的;缺少的或罕見的=rare
     scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配樂=musical compositions音樂作品
     scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
     scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
     sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
     衛(wèi)生措施=health
     tremendous—— Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly
     trend—— A general tendency or inclination趨向=tendency
     trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
     trace—— A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕跡=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part殘留物
     textile—— A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric紡織品=cloth, fabric
     terrestrial—— Of, relating to, or composed of land陸地的=land
     terrain—— An area of land; ground地區(qū);地帶=land
     tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom單調(diào)乏味=tiresome
     temporarily—— Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的時間內(nèi)持續(xù)地、被使用、發(fā)揮作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
     權(quán)宜之計,暫時或臨時替代其它事物的東西
     usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介紹;開始,開創(chuàng)=begin
     unrestricted—— adj.無限制的,自由的=unlimited
     unsubstantiated——未經(jīng)證實的,未經(jīng)證明的=unverified未經(jīng)證實的,未經(jīng)核對的
     unravel—— To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve分散并澄清=discover
     undoubtedly——確實,無疑地,必定=unquestionably不成問題的;無可非議的;無可指責的
     undergo—— To pass through; experience經(jīng)過;經(jīng)歷=experience
     unadorned—— Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain未加裝飾的;簡單的,樸素的=plain
     venerable—— Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position值得敬重的,令人崇敬的=worship Ardent devotion; adoration.熱烈的崇拜;崇敬
     variable—— Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable易變的=unstable
     vivid—— Evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real生動的=graphic Described in vivid detail生動細致地描寫的
     witness—— To take note of; observe作記錄;觀察=observe
     yield—— To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation生產(chǎn)=provide, produce
     Supplements
     adjunct-addition輔助-附加
     coarse-rough粗糙-粗糙
     collectively-together共同的-一起
     conclusive-definitive最后的,結(jié)論性的-最后的,確定性的
     concomitant with-in conjunction with與…相一致-與…相一致
     condone-mercy寬恕-寬恕