英語學(xué)習(xí)看《地球脈動》第一季學(xué)英語單詞艾登堡解說BBC紀(jì)錄片第5集

2024年2月8日發(fā)(作者：我學(xué)會了尊重他人)

lifeless [?la?fl?s]

a. 無生命的；無生物生長的

The surface of the Moon is arid and lifeless.

precarious [pr??ke?ri?s]

a. 不穩(wěn)的；不確定的；不保險的；危險的

The muum is in a financially precarious position.

Gobi Dert in Mongolia

蒙古的戈壁沙漠

The Gobi dert in Mongolia in Asia is an example of such an

inland dert.

Bactrian camel

n. 雙峰駱駝

A boy ropes a Bactrian camel as he and his family prepare to move on

from their camp.

mammal [?m?m(?)l]

n. 哺乳動物

Most mammals live on land.

hardy [?hɑ?(r)di]

a. 能吃苦耐勞的；適應(yīng)力強(qiáng)的

a hardy breed of sheep

適應(yīng)力強(qiáng)的綿羊品種

vapor [?ve?p?(r)]

n. 蒸氣；潮氣；霧氣

water vapor 水蒸氣

evaporate [??v?p?re?t]

v. （使）蒸發(fā)，揮發(fā)

Heat until all the water has evaporated.

liter [?li?t?(r)]

n. 升（容量單位，等于英國的 1.76 品脫或美國的 2.11 品脫）

a litre bottle of wine

一升容量的瓶裝酒

fatal [?fe?t(?)l]

a. 致命的

a potentially fatal form of cancer

潛在致死型癌癥

equivalent [??kw?v?l?nt]

n. 相等的東西；等量；對應(yīng)詞

Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes

a day.

breeding [?bri?d??]

n. （動植物的）生育，繁殖

the breeding ason 繁殖季節(jié)

stray [stre?]

v. 迷路；偏離；走失

A herd of cattle had strayed into the road.

waterhole [?w??t?(r)?h??l]

n. （熱帶國家動物飲水的）水坑，水池

In a dert or other dry area, a water hole is a pool of water where

animals can drink.

mate [me?t]

n. 偶；伴侶

A male bird sings to attract a mate.

hostile [?h?sta?l]

a. 有阻礙的；不利的

hostile conditions for plants to grow in

不利于植物生長的環(huán)境

stronghold [?str???h??ld]

n.（某種動物的）主要棲息地

This valley is one of the last strongholds of the Siberian tiger.

barrier [?b?ri?(r)]

n. 分界線；隔閡；障礙

Ozone is the earth's barrier against ultra-violet radiation.

conspicuous [k?n?sp?kj??s]

a. 易見的；明顯的；惹人注意的

Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school.

dune [dju?n]

n. （風(fēng)吹積成的）沙丘

This dune that I'm standing on right now, it can withstand a 3 foot

storm surge.

streak [stri?k]

v. 在 … 上畫條紋（或留下條痕）；使布滿條紋（或條痕）

Tears streaked her face.

cloak [kl??k]

n. 遮蓋物

They left under the cloak of darkness.

vegetation [?ved???te??(?)n]

n. （統(tǒng)稱）植物；（尤指某地或環(huán)境的）植被，植物群落，草木

The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.

conceal [k?n?si?l]

v. 隱藏；隱瞞；掩蓋

The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.

sandstorm [?s?n(d)?st??(r)m]

n. 沙暴

Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for

centuries.

dromedary [?dr?m?d?ri]

n. 單峰駝

Dromedaries, single-humped camels, take the storms in their stride.

take sth in your stride

從容處理；泰然處之

Dromedaries, single-humped camels, take the storms in their stride.

ferocious [f??r????s]

a. 兇猛的；殘暴的；猛烈的

ferocious opposition to the plan

對這個計(jì)劃激烈的反對

grain [ɡre?n]

n. 顆粒；細(xì)粒

a grain of salt/sand/sugar

一粒鹽╱沙╱砂糖

armored [?ɑ?(r)m?(r)d]

a. 有裝甲的

The cruir was heavily armoured.

scaly [?ske?li]

a. 有鱗屑的

Reptiles have armored scaly skins that protect them from the stinging

grains.

stinging [?st????]

a. 刺痛的；蜇人的

It looked normal, but it was still stinging.

bombardment [b?m?bɑ?(r)dm?nt]

n.（猛烈而持久的）炮擊，轟炸

The capital is still under constant bombardment by the rebel forces.

vere [s??v??(r)]

a. 極為惡劣的；十分嚴(yán)重的

His injuries are vere.

eddy [?edi]

v. 起漩渦；旋轉(zhuǎn)

The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks.

flank [fl??k]

n.（建筑物、山等的）側(cè)面

They continued along the flank of the mountain.

crest [krest]

n. 山頂；頂峰；波峰；浪尖

surfers riding the crest of the wave

正在浪峰上沖浪的運(yùn)動員

ridge [r?d?]

n. 山脊；山脈

walking along the ridge沿著山脊行走

outcrop [?a?t?kr?p]

n. （巖石）露出地面的部分；露頭

At the bottom end of the playing fields is a rocky outcrop.

inexorably [?neks?r?bli]

adv. 不可逆轉(zhuǎn)地，不可阻擋地

The events led inexorably to war.

chil [?t??z(?)l]

v. （用鑿子）鑿，刻，雕

She was chilling some marble.

lump [l?mp]

n. （通常為無定形的）塊

a lump of coal/chee/wood

一塊煤╱奶酪╱木頭

maroon [m??ru?n]

v. 困住；使無法逃脫

‘Lord of the Flies’ is a novel about English schoolboys marooned on

a dert island.

jagged [?d??ɡ?d]

a. 凹凸不平的；有尖突的；鋸齒狀的

jagged rocks/peaks/edges

高高低低的巖石；嶙峋的山峰；參差不齊的邊緣

plateau [?pl?t??]

n. 高原

A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated

land.

relentless [r??lentl?s]

a. 不停的；持續(xù)強(qiáng)烈的；不減弱的

The sun was relentless.

profound [pr??fa?nd]

a. 巨大的；深切的；深遠(yuǎn)的

profound changes in the earth's climate

地球氣候的巨大變化

blistering [?bl?st(?)r??]

a. 酷熱的

a blistering July day七月的一個大熱天

soar [s??(r)]

v. 急升；猛增

soaring costs/prices/temperatures

猛增的成本；飛漲的物價；驟升的溫度

inten [?n?tens]

a. 很大的；十分強(qiáng)烈的

inten heat/cold/pain酷熱；嚴(yán)寒；劇痛

saliva [s??la?v?]

n. 唾液

Saliva dribbled from the baby’s mouth.

fluid [?flu??d]

n. 液體；流體；液

body fluids (= for example, blood)體液（如血液）

heat stroke [?hi?t?str??k]

n. 中暑

All the fatal or life-threatening events were from heat stroke.

fennec fox

n. 耳廓狐

The extraordinary ears of the fennec foxes of Africa radiate heat but the

animals have another way of keeping cool.

permeable [?p??(r)mi?b(?)l]

a. 可滲透的；可滲入的

The skin of amphibians is permeable to water.

desiccation [?des??ke???n]

n. 干涸；枯竭

Toads have permeable skins and would quickly die from desiccation

out in the daytime heat.

scorpion [?sk??(r)pi?n]

n. 蝎子

The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.

watertight [?w??t?(r)?ta?t]

a. 不透水的；防水的；水密的

a watertight container不漏水的容器

nocturnal [n?k?t??(r)n(?)l]

a. 夜間活動的

a nocturnal visit 夜訪

moisture [?m??st??(r)]

n. 潮氣；水汽；水分

the skin's natural moisture皮膚的天然水分

barren [?b?r?n]

a. 貧瘠的；不毛的

a barren landscape 寸草不生的荒涼景色

guanaco [gw?'nɑ?k??]

n. 原駝

The puma's main prey is the guanaco, the camel of the Andes.

cactus [?k?kt?s] 復(fù)數(shù)cacti [?k?kta?]

n. 仙人掌科植物；仙人掌

Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles.

parallel [?p?r?lel]

a. 平行的

The road and the canal are parallel to each other.

dew [dju?]

n. 露；露水

The grass was wet with early morning dew.

lichen [?la?ken]

n. 地衣

Lichen grows on the surface of lawn, can cau grass to be choky and

then to die.

sponge [sp?nd?]

n. 海綿塊

His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.

slender [?slend?(r)]

a. 細(xì)的；窄的

a glass with a slender stem高腳酒杯

make the ?most of sth/sb/yourlf

充分利用；盡情享受

It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it.

saguaro [s??ɡwɑ?r??]

n. 巨柱仙人掌

A short drive to the west is the Saguaro National Park, home to

cartoon-style cacti.

drought [dra?t]

n. 久旱；旱災(zāi)

two years of vere drought兩年的嚴(yán)重旱災(zāi)

gila woodpecker

n. 吉拉啄木鳥

The trunks of the huge plants provide

woodpecker.

pollen [?p?l?n]

n. 花粉

Nectar and pollen are very nutritious.

nectar [?nekt?(r)]

n. 花蜜

On such a hot day, even water was nectar.

spire [?spa??(r)]

n. （教堂等頂部的）尖塔，尖頂

pinnacle [?p?n?k(?)l]

n. （尤指山頂?shù)模┘鈳r，兀立巖石

homes for the gila

spires and pinnacles

n.峭壁和險峰

ibex [?a?beks]

n. 北山羊，羱羊（角長而彎曲）

The are Nubian ibex and they are squaring up for a duel.

duel [?dju??l]

n. （舊時為解決紛爭的）決斗

to challenge sb to a duel向某人挑戰(zhàn)要求決斗

exhausting [?ɡ?z??st??]

a. 使人疲憊不堪的；令人筋疲力盡的

an exhausting day at work工作得筋疲力盡的一天

at stake

成敗難料；得失都可能；有風(fēng)險

We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake.

harem [?hɑ?ri?m]

n. 繁殖群（和同一雄性動物交配的一群雌性動物）

There must be another girl in his harem.

lizard [?l?z?(r)d]

n. 蜥蜴

A lizard is a reptile with short legs and a long tail.

crevice [?krev?s]

n. （巖石或墻壁的）裂縫，裂隙，裂口

The harsh light revealed every crevice and wrinkle in his face.

flaunt [fl??nt]

v. 炫耀；夸示；夸耀；賣弄

Lawrence didn’t flaunt his wealth – he lived a simple life.

crack [kr?k]

n. 裂紋；裂縫

Cracks began to appear in the walls.

gorge [ɡ??(r)d?]

n. 峽；峽谷

And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too.

turbulent [?t??(r)bj?l?nt]

n. 洶涌的；猛烈的；湍動的

a turbulent a/storm

波濤洶涌的大海；狂風(fēng)暴雨

acrobatic [??kr??b?t?k]

a. 雜技的；雜技般的；雜技演員的

an acrobatic dancer特技舞蹈演員

devoid [d??v??d]

a. 完全沒有；缺乏

His face was devoid of any warmth or humour.

disperd [d?'sp?st]

a. 分散的;散布的

Without dolphins, the bait balls are more disperd.

game [ɡe?m]

n. 獵物；野禽；野味

In savannah country huge herds of games support prides containing 20

lions or more.

pride [pra?d]

n. 獅群

In savannah country huge herds of games support prides containing 20

lions or more.

oryx [??r?ks]

n. 大羚羊（有長角）

But lions can't go everywhere – they won't attempt to cross this field

of sand dunes and the oryx know it.

ambush [??mb??]

v. 伏擊

The guerrillas ambushed them near the bridge.

staple [?ste?p(?)l]

a. 主要的；基本的；重要的

They live on a staple diet of rice and vegetables.

moisten [?m??s(?)n]

v. （使）變得潮濕，變得濕潤

He moistened his lips before he spoke.

furnace [?f??(r)n?s]

n. 熔爐

It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here!

dormant [?d??(r)m?nt]

a. 休眠的；蟄伏的；暫停活動的

During the winter the eds lie dormant in the soil.

tick over

（沒有進(jìn)展地）徐緩運(yùn)作

Just keep things ticking over while I'm away.

在我外出期間，維持現(xiàn)狀就行。

locust [?l??k?st]

n. 蝗蟲

a swarm of locusts

pheromone [?fer?m??n]

n. 外激素；信息素

It's called pheromones and women find it irresistible.

plague [ple?ɡ]

n. （大批動物或昆蟲肆虐造成的）災(zāi)害，禍患

a plague of locusts/rats, etc.蝗災(zāi)、鼠害等

edible [?ed?b(?)l]

a. 適宜食用的；（無毒）可以吃的

The food at the hotel was barely edible.

spectacle [?spekt?k(?)l]

n. 壯觀的景象

The sunt was a stunning spectacle.

夕陽西斜，異常壯觀。