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1. surroundings pl.n. The external circumstances, conditions, and objects that affect existence and development; the environment.

  f Surrounding adj.周围的，附近的

 f e.g.   He feels quite at home in the new  surroundings.

feel at home\觉得安适, 无拘束\在家; 在家接待客人 \精通

 

2.variety"The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity.

"various, varied (adj.), vary(v.)

"e.g. He couldn’t name a variety of the flowers blooming at the back of his cottage.

"bloom  v. n. be out of bloom 花已落   in full bloom 花盛开着

3.disturb"To break up or destroy the tranquility or settled state of:

"disturbance (n.) disturbing (adj.)

"e.g. Life in the countryside is quite peaceful and he doesn’t want it to be disturbed.         

"tranquility宁静

4.pest"An injurious plant or animal, especially one harmful to human beings.

"pesticide杀虫剂

"insecticide, suicide: -cide 杀者，杀灭剂，

"e.g. Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests pests, especially rats.

   store (v. n. ) 贮藏，储备

5.wither "To lose freshness;

"Antonyms:  bloom, prosper

   变枯槁；萎缩

"e.g. Human love is often compared to a rose, for like the flower, it blossoms and it  withers.

6.creep(v.) crept"To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.

"creep,climb是近义词

"creep 用于表示四条腿动物的爬行，在指人的动作时，表示蹑手蹑脚地走，词义引伸之后，这个词可以表示身上起鸡皮疙瘩或象虫子爬一样的感觉。

"climb 所表示的爬含攀登的意思

e.g. When you are camping somewhere close to nature,

a snake might creep into your tent.  And it might make your flesh creep.(觉得毛骨悚然, 好象有虫在爬)

Learn to creep before you leap.

先学爬后学走; 按部就班; 循序渐进。

creep away  偷偷离开

creep in  悄悄混进

creep on  (时间)悄悄地过去

creep out 偷偷溜出

7.migrant"One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct(本能), or plan.

"Syn.

 immigrant(移入的), emigrant(移居外国者), migrate(v.)

e.g. Migrantsmoved to another place when they became fed up with the routine life in the small town.

8. misfortune "Bad fortune or ill luck.

"misfortunate(adj.), antonym  fortune

"e.g.

  People need religious faith to carry on life when one misfortune  after another befalls them.

  继续；连续    \ 偶然发生,降临

9. specter "鬼怪；幻觉

"syn. ghost, spirits

"e.g. In the past, the country people were often superstitious(信迷信的) and talked about ghosts and specters when they encounter something mysterious.

10. prosperous "Having success; flourishing:

"Prosperity (n.)  prosper(v.)

"e.g. Since  cities are quite developed now, it’s high time that the government made the countryside prosperous.

 high time应该…的时候

11．in harmony with与...协调一致

be out of harmony with    与...不协调一致

   live in harmony  和睦相处

e.g. Man should live in harmony with nature as well as his fellow beings.

    They worked in perfect harmony.

12．in the midst of

"midst  n. adv.中部, 中间

"入...之中, 在...的中途

"e.g.  in the midst of the desert.

"from [out of] the midst of 从...当中

"in our [your, their] midst在我们[你们, 他们]中间

13．delight(v. n.) one’s eye

"delight in 喜爱, 以...为乐

"have (a) delight in 喜爱, 以...为乐

"E.g.

 The street parks are a blaze of color on the National Holiday, which delight the visitors’ eyes.

blaze: ( n.) a brilliant, striking display光彩辉煌

14．come into bloom开花

"bloom: (n. v.) the flower of a plant

"bloom, blossom, flower, flush, prime,

  The central meaning shared by these nouns is a condition or time of greatest vigor and freshness.

in the bloom of 最佳时期

in the bloom of youth 正当青春

be out of bloom花已落in full bloom花盛开

 

15．as though

"e.g.The birds kept feeding on the berries in the garden undisturbed, as though they were old friends with the tourists.

"feed on  (upon) : 以...为食, 以...为能源

     feed:  (fed) vi. 吃饭, 用餐  vt.喂养,

"Well fed, well bred .

   [谚]吃得饱, 懂礼貌; 衣食足然后知礼义

16．apply (vi. vt.) to适用于; 运用于

"e.g. When  farmers apply insecticides to their vegetables, they should bear in mind their potential consumers.

"21.  The stronger the social ties to others, the study found, the lower the death rate. The pattern also ____ people with different life style.

   A) appealed to B) apt to

   C) amounted to D) applied to

 

22．blaze n. vi.

"A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.

  燃烧; 发焰\照耀; 闪光; 生辉\感情的激发

  \猛烈的射击 e.g. a blaze of rage \anger大怒

 flame指火的一喷或一道火舌

 flare指耀眼但不稳定的光：

 flash意指突发瞬间的爆发：

 glare强调强烈、让人难以忍受的强光

glow强调一种无焰光，它尤其暗示无强光下的辐射的稳定性：

 

23．abundance:丰富, 充足, 富裕; 多

"abound vi. 丰富；多

"abundant adj.丰富的；富有的

"Phr. in abundance:丰富；充足

  an abundance of :大量的，丰富的

e.g. a year of abundance丰年

24．spell

"n.符咒, 魅力, 一段时间, 轮班

"vt.拼写, 拼成, 意味着, 轮值, 招致, 迷住

"vi.轮替, 拼字

   phr. cast [lay, put] (sb.) under a spell,

        cast [lay, put] a spell on [over] (sb.)

           迷住; 蛊惑; 用符咒镇住, 使...入迷

    break a spell 破除魔力[吸引力, 诱惑力]

    a spell of coughing一阵咳嗽

 

25． blight

"n.枯萎病, 不良影响, 打击,植物的病虫害
vt.破坏, 使枯萎

  e. g. a late blight of tomato

     西红柿晚疫病

    Bankruptcy was the blight of the family.

     破产毁坏了这一家。

26．malady

n. 疾病; 不适\ (社会的)弊端, 歪风

e. g.  an incurable malady不治之病

         a social malady社会上的歪风

 

27．moribund

n. adj. 即将结束的 \濒临死亡的；垂死的

e.g.

   moribund customs; 过时的风俗

   a moribund way of life 过时的生活方式

28．Throb

v. n. (throbbed; throbbing)(心脏, 脉搏等)跳动, 悸动, 抽动; (有规律地)颤动(with, from)

  e.g.    a throb of pain 悸痛

  throb with excitement 兴奋得心直跳

29．marsh,

n.湿地, 沼泽, 沼泽地

"

30. brood n.(动物中鸟或家禽的)一窝, (同种或同类的)一伙 vt. 孵卵, 伏窝般地静坐     忧郁地想 

 brood up养育; 繁殖

31. litter: junk\ rubbish\ scrap\trash

"n.垃圾，（供动物睡眠或防冻用的）干草、树叶, (一)窝, 轿, 担架"vt.乱丢, 铺草, 弄乱"vi.产仔, 乱丢垃圾

e. g. litterbug公共场所乱扔废纸、垃圾的人

     Don‘t litter.勿乱丢杂物。

   a litter of puppies 一窝狗崽

32. drone "n.雄蜂, 嗡嗡的声音, 懒惰者, 靶标

"vi.嗡嗡作声, 混日子 "vt.低沉地说出

 e.g. Drones do not work.  雄蜂不工作。

drone on  唠唠叨叨地说下去

33. "n.雄蜂, 嗡嗡的声音, 懒惰者, 靶标

"vi.嗡嗡作声, 混日子

"vt.低沉地说出

 e.g. Drones do not work.

        雄蜂不工作。

    drone on  唠唠叨叨地说下去

34. Pollination,

现代拉丁语 pollen pollin-[ 花粉 ]

   v. 授以花粉

35. vegetation n.[植]植被, (总称)植物、草木, (植物的)生长、呆板单调的生活

e.g. natural vegetation 自然植被

36.angle v.    

"n.[数]角, 角落 vi.钓鱼, 追逐

37.gutter n.水槽, 檐槽, 排水沟, 槽, 贫民区

"vt.开沟于  vi.流   n.装订线

e.g. rise from the gutter

    从恶劣环境中奋斗出来

38. eave [pl.]屋檐; 茅草檐; 凸出的边缘

eavesdrop  vi.  vt. 偷听

door eaves门檐

down eaves俯檐式(站台雨棚)

side eaves侧檐

up eaves仰檐(站台雨棚)

window eaves窗檐, 雨檐, 窗搭

 

39.shingle v. n. 用木瓦板盖(屋顶); 使象瓦片般重迭

把(女子的)头发剪短 \【冶】锻; 压

"[美俚]责打(孩子等)

   e.g. shingle a roof 盖屋顶板

         shingle hair 剪短头发

40.granular,  granule n.

"adj.由小粒而成的, 粒状的

"41.Patch: n.片, 补缀, 碎片, 斑纹, 斑点,眼罩,    傻瓜

    vt.修补, 补缀, 掩饰, 平息

 e.g. a patch of beans

         一块豆田

42. vernacular  n.adj.本国的, 本土的, 民间的, 口语的, 用地方语写的\本国语; 本地话; 土语; 方言; 口语\【动、植】俗名的

e.g. the vernacular Chinese中国白话文

43.Linger

"vi 逗留；徘徊 \（常与over, on连用）拖延 \（常与on连用）苟延残喘

e.g. linger over one's work   磨洋工

          Winter lingered. 冬天迟迟不去。

44.barrage n. v. "阻塞,拦阻,斩断;(菌丝体生长)阻隔现象

"弹幕(射击), 拦阻射击, 火网, 掩护炮火, 防雷网

"【无】阻塞, 遮断, 干扰

"[喻]倾泻, 猛击

e.g.  a barrage of questions

        连珠炮似的问题

45.counterpart "副本； 极相似的人［物］； (游戏或戏剧中的)对手； 搭档    \相对物， 对方

   \互为补充的东西

  e.g. Night is the counterpart of day.

     黑夜与白天相辅相成。

 It has no  counterpart in the world. 举世无双

   counter  adv.prep.相反地

46.in terms of

"依..., 据...; 从...方面; 从...角度来讲; 换算, 折合; 以...为单位; 关于, 在...方面, 就...来说

   phr. in the long term 从长远的观点看

   on good terms好的关系

   on bad terms坏的关系

47.Strain: n. 过度的疲劳, 紧张, 张力, 应变\

 vt.扭伤, 损伤\v.拉紧, 扯紧, (使)紧张, 尽力\

滤过, 渗出

48.resort: v. n.常去[人多]之地; 胜地, 热闹场所, 娱乐场

"resort to:常去 \采用, 使用(手段); 诉诸(法律)

49.dwell dwell in(at) 居住; 停留于

"inhabit vt. 居住; 栖息; 占据

 e.g. inhabit a city住在城市

50.feed: vi.吃东西, 流入

"be fed up with吃得过饱 \(对...)极其厌倦

51.rate  n.比率, 速度, 等级, 价格, 费用\

"vt.估价, 认为, 鉴定等级, 责骂

"E.g. What is the rate for printed matter?

"at the rate of :

52. breed v.(使)繁殖, 教养, 抚养\n.品种, 种类

in-and-in breeding同种繁殖; 近族(如堂兄妹, 表兄妹)累代结婚

53. beguile v. 诱骗, 诱惑\解(闷), 消磨(时间); 哄(孩子); 使高兴\迷住, 剥夺

e.g. We beguiled the children with fairy tales.

         我们讲童话来哄小孩。

54.down: n.绒毛, 软毛, 开阔的高地

55. take to喜欢 \沉溺于；养成…习惯\去；  到

     e.g. to take to drinking 沉溺于饮酒

56.nestle  vi. vt. 抱, 使紧贴\置于巢中, 安顿, 掩蔽\舒适地安顿下来,偎依

"e.g. He nestled into a chair.   他安适地坐在椅中。

"=snuggle  v. 蜷伏；挨紧

57.concentration n.集中, 集合, 专心, 浓缩, 浓度

58.build up 堆积以阻塞 \逐步建立, 逐步形成; 堆积而成 \累积, 发展, 增大

"e.g.  building up my endurance for the marathon.

59.Prodigal  adj.n.    极浪费的, 挥霍的, 奢侈的\滥用的; 十分慷慨的, 不吝惜的, 乱施与的(of)\丰富的; 丰饶的(of, with)\浪费者; 浪子

"e.g. He is prodigal of money.

     他挥霍无度。

60.Take form 成形, 变得明显

61.Pick up捡起 \改良；进步\增加\获得

62.Pass on to 传递；前进\传下来；传给（后代）\离去；往前 e.g.Let us now pass on to the next subject.

"63.accumulation 积聚, 堆积物

    accumulate:  v.积累, 存储, 蓄积(财产等), 堆积

  e.g. By buying ten books every month, he soon accumulated a good library.

64.range  n.山脉, 行列, 范围, 射程

"vt.排列, 归类于, 使并列, 放牧

"vi.平行, 延伸, 漫游,在…范围内变化

65.Carnivorous adj. flesh-eating or predatory: 食肉的：

66.bullhead:大头鱼, 鳅之类, 顽固的人

67.astounding adj.

"astound:使震惊, 使大吃一惊

68.The House that Jack built: the title of a well-known nursery rhyme=an old song or poem for children 这是杰克造的房子

68.trace n.痕迹, 踪迹, 微量, 迹线, 缰绳

"vt.描绘, 映描, 画轮廓, 追踪, 回溯, 探索

"vi.上溯, 沿路走

69.fabric:织品, 织物, 布, 结构, 建筑物, 构造

E.g. The whole fabric of society was changed by the coup d'etat. (政变)

70.interval: n.间隔, 距离, 幕间休息,时间间隔

  e.g. at intervals

   不时, 时时; 每隔一段时间[距离]

71.successive adj.继承的, 连续的

72.fade v.枯萎, 凋谢; 衰老\褪色; 失去光泽\

     逐渐消失; 逝去

     fade away 消失; 逐渐减弱; 褪色

73.Live on "继续生活, 以...为主食, 靠...生活

73. exceed:v(数量, 程度)超过其他; 领先, 突出

   Surpass:超越, 胜过

    Outweigh:在重量(或价值等)上超过

74.Carrier: n.运送者, 邮递员, 带菌者, (自行车等)行李架,

搬运器, 航空母舰   n.[电]载波（信号）

76.Colony:n.殖民地, 侨民, (聚居的)一群同业, 一批同行, (生物)群体

77.Dwindle  v.减少, 缩小; 变瘦\退化; 衰落; 变坏

e.g.dwindle in numbers数量减少

78.Rest on (upon) : 被搁在, 停留在, 信赖, 根据

(与on, upon, against连用)把…靠在；倚靠

   e.g.I rested my elbows on the table.

79. ignorance:无知; 愚昧\不知, 不懂; 缺乏教育

e.g. sheer ignorance of sth.对某事全然无知

We are in complete ignorance of his plans.

 from  ignorance= out of ignorance 

               =through ignorance 出于无知

80. profess "v.表示, 声称, 承认, 明言, 宣布\表明信仰\以...为业\(以教授身分)教, 教授(课程等)

(常与to连用）表示；明言

  e.g. I don't profess to know anything about music.

81.hazard n.冒险, 危险, 冒险的事

vt.冒...的危险, 赌运气, 使遭危险

Phr. run the hazard 冒险

    chemical hazard化学危害性[物]

82.Potency: n.力量,潜能

83.Confine  vt.限制, 禁闭\ n.界限, 边界

  phr. be confined to"(局)限于， (被)限制［封闭］

84.In the presence of :在…面前；在（某人）眼前 (= in sb.'s presence)

"Presence:  n.出席, 到场, 存在

85. Suppress:   sup- 下 + press 压

   vt.镇压, 抑制, 查禁, 使止住

 e. g. suppress a smile忍住笑容