歌词
communicate v.通讯;交际,交流;连接,相通;传达,传播;传染
No one speaks, and they communicate only with hand signals.(没人说话,他们仅仅通过手势进行交流。)
Doctors are doing research into how the virus is communicated.(医生们正在研究病毒的传播方式)
diverse adj.不一样的,相异的;多种多样的
diverse political views(多种多样的政治观点)
drought n.干旱,旱灾
A persistent drought caused losses to local agricultural production.(持续的干旱给当地农业生产带来了损失)
thesis n.论文,毕业(或学位)论文;论题,论点
The book seems to have no central thesis.(这本书似乎没有中心论点)
optimism n.乐观,乐观主义
flaw n.缺点;瑕疵,缺陷
thigh n.大腿
smash n.破碎(声);猛击,猛撞;轰动的演出,巨大的成功 vt.(使)粉碎,(使)打烂;狠打;使破灭,使失败vi.猛冲
Several cups fell to the floor and smashed to pieces.(几个杯子掉到地板上摔碎了)
a box-office smash (票房大获成功)
thorn n.刺,荆棘;带刺小灌木
Amanda's been a thorn in my side ever since she joined this department.(阿曼达自从到了这个部门就一直让我不得安宁)
brood n.(雏鸡等)一窝;(一个家庭的)全体孩子 vi.沉思,考虑;孵蛋
Corbett stared out the window and brooded.(科波特凝视着窗外出神)
outbreak n.(战争、情感、火山等)爆发,(疾病、虫害等)突然发生
Things have gone worse with this cholera outbreak.(这次霍乱的爆发使事情变得更糟)
compensate v.补偿,弥补;抵消
excursion n.远足,短途旅行
The tour includes a three-day excursion to Disneyland.(这次旅行包括三天的迪斯尼之旅)
dedicate vt.题献词于(著作等)上;把(一生等)献给,把(时间、精力等)用于
confront vt.迎面遇到,遭遇;勇敢地面对,正视;使对质,使当面对证
The problems confronting the new government were enormous.(新政府面临着巨大的问题)
threaten v.威胁,恐吓;预示(危险)快要来临,是…的征兆;构成威胁,可能发生
The lion felt that its offspring were threatened.(这头狮子感觉到它的孩子受到了威胁)
terrify vt.使害怕,使惊吓
We made frightful noises to terrify them still more.(我们弄出可怕的声音变本加厉吓唬他们)
chunk n.厚片,大块;相当大的部分(或数量)
a chunk of bread(一大块面包)
assistance n.协助,援助
We offer financial assistance to students.(我们为学生提供经济援助)
prevail vi.流行,盛行
Truth will eventually prevail over fallacy.(真理最终会战胜谬论)
threshold n.门槛,门口;入门,开端,起始点
galaxy n.星系;[the G-]银河系,银河;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
shutter n.百叶窗;(照相机的)快门
refresh v.(使)振作精神,(使)恢复活力
Mike refreshed himself with a glass of iced tea.(迈克喝了杯冰茶后感到精神了许多)
invariably adv.不变地,始终如一地,总是
Their children invariably follow in their footsteps.(他们的孩子总是紧跟着他们走)
attitude n.态度,看法;姿势
Mary shows a very positive attitude to her work.(玛丽工作态度非常积极)
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