【升华】新概念英语单词:Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智?
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智？
insect [ˈinsekt] n. 昆虫
wage [weidʒ] v. 进行（斗争）
contaminate [kənˈtæmineit] v. 弄脏
【派】contamination 污染
【扩】smear 弄脏
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A: The river was contaminated with waste from the factory.
B: How could those people do that?
A：这条河流被从工厂流出的废物所污染。
B：那些人怎么能这么做？
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provocation [ˌprɔvəˈkeiʃən] n. 惹怒
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A: She sometimes angers without provocation.
B: I also think she has bad temper.
A：她有时无缘无故就生气。
B：我也认为她脾气不好。
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spider [ˈspaidə] n. 蜘蛛
wasp [wɔsp] n. 黄蜂
moth [mɔθ] n. 飞蛾
ant [ænt] n. 蚂蚁
revulsion [riˈvʌlʃən] n. 厌恶
【扩】loathness 厌恶
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A: He had a revulsion against his neighbor.
B: Didn't they get along with each other well?
A：他对邻居非常反感。
B：他们相处得不好吗？
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horde [hɔːd] n. 群
uncanny [ʌnˈkæni] adj. 神秘的，不可思议的
erase [iˈreiz] v. 擦，抹去
【派】eraser 橡皮
【搭】erase the information 删除信息
erase the blackboard 擦黑板
【例】We must erase the handwriting.
我们得擦掉这些笔迹。
praying mantis [ˌpreiiŋ ˈmæntis] 螳螂
entranced [enˈtrɑːnst] adj. 出神的，着迷的
【扩】preoccupied 出神的 rapt 着迷的
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A: They were entranced with the performance.
B: It's really a wonderful show.
A：他们完全被演出吸引住了。
B：那确实是一场很棒的演出。
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beetle [ˈbiːtl] n. 甲虫
sheltered [ˈʃeltəd] adj. 伤不着的，无危险的
luscious [ˈlʌʃəs] adj. 甘美的
【扩】nectarous 甘美的
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A: I can't stop eating the luscious peaches.
B: Let me have a taste, too.
A：这桃子太甘美了，我吃得停不下来了。
B：我也尝尝。
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cluster [ˈklʌstə] n. 一簇，一群
aphid [ˈeifid] n. 蚜虫
underside [ˈʌndəsaid] n. 底面，下侧
【构】under（在……下的）＋side（面）＝underside（下侧，底面）
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A: It's hard for me to clean the underside of the case.
B: Leave it to me. You can do other things now.
A：清理这个箱子的底面对我来说很难。
B：留给我吧，你去做别的事情。
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colony [ˈkɔləni] n. 一群
sticky [ˈstiki] adj. 粘的
scurry [ˈskʌri] v. 小步跑
swarm [swɔːm] v. 聚集
【搭】swarm with 充满着 swarm into 蜂拥而入
【例】The students swarmed out of the classroom.
学生们蜂拥着跑出了教室。
ingenuity [ˌindʒiˈnjuːiti] n. 机灵
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