【达人】新概念英语单词:Lesson 18 Porpoises 海豚
Lesson 18 Porpoises 海豚
porpoise [ˈpɔːpəs] n. 海豚
marine [məˈriːn] n. 海军陆战队士兵
shark [ʃɑːk] n. 鲨鱼
formation [fɔːˈmeiʃən] n. 队形
【搭】in battle formation 成战斗队形
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A: The troops were disposed in battle formation.
B: It only cost a few seconds.
A：部队按照作战队形排列好。
B：那只花了几秒钟的时间。
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dolphin [ˈdɔlfin] n. 海豚科动物
unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj. 不省人事的
【派】unconsciously 无意识地
【扩】senseless 无知觉的，不省人事的
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A: After being hit by the car she was unconscious.
B: Where is the accident driver?
A：被车撞了一下后她就不省人事了。
B：肇事司机呢？
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beaver [ˈbiːvə] n. 海狸
ashore [əˈʃɔː] adv. 上岸
【扩】go on shore 上岸
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A: He is trying to swim ashore.
B: Maybe he needs our help.
A：他正设法向岸边游过去。
B：也许他需要我们的帮助。
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waterlogged [ˈwɔːtəlɔɡd] adj. 浸满水的
scent [sent] n. 香味
【扩】fragrance 香味 perfume 香味
【搭】on the scent of 获得线索
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A: I can't stand this kind of scent.
B: Sorry, I will move the flower to the next room soon.
A：我受不了这种香味。
B：对不起，我马上把这花挪到隔壁房间去。
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ensue [inˈsjuː] v. 接着发生
【扩】supervene 接着发生
【搭】ensue from 结果是
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A: What will ensue from this?
B: Nobody could foresee it right now.
A：这会产生什么结果呢？
B：现在没人能预见得到。
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intrigue [inˈtriːɡ] v. 引起兴趣
【派】intriguing 引起兴趣的
【搭】intrigue against 密谋
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A: His new book intrigued all of us.
B: Do you have the book now? I want to have a read, too.
A：他的新书引起了我们所有人的兴趣。
B：你现在有这本书吗？我也想看看。
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indignity [inˈdiɡniti] n. 侮辱
【扩】insult 侮辱
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A: I think it's indignity for you.
B: But all of his words are true.
A：我想这对你是一种侮辱。
B：但他所说的话全是真的。
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snout [snaut] n. 口鼻部
shove [ʃʌv] v. 硬推
【搭】shove around 推来推去 shove off 离开
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A: Don't shove the job off onto others.
B: I'm sure it's the last time.
A：不要把工作硬推给别人去干。
B：我保证这是最后一次了。
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aquaplane [ˈækwəplein] n. 驾浪滑水板
oceanarium [ˌəuʃəˈnɛəriəm] n. 水族馆
swoop [swuːp] v. 猛扑
【扩】pounce 猛扑，袭击
【搭】swoop down upon 飞下来猛扑
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A: The owl swooped down on a snake.
B: To a snake, the owl is one of its natural enemies.
A：猫头鹰向一只蛇飞扑了过去。
B：对蛇来说，猫头鹰是他们天敌中的一种。
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belly [ˈbeli] n. 腹部
equilibrium [ˌiːkwiˈlibriəm] n. 平衡
【扩】balance 平衡
【例】I believe this state of equilibrium will be maintained.
我相信这个均势将被维持下去。
butt [bʌt] v. 碰撞
【搭】butt in 插嘴，干涉
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A: Look, the two bulls are butting each other.
B: We'd better separate them in order to prevent them from hurting each other.
A：看，那两头牛在用角顶架。
B：我们最好把它们分开，免得它们伤着彼此。
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crack [kræk] n. 重击
【扩】bang 重击
【搭】crack down 镇压 crack up 垮下来
