英語學習看BBC紀錄片《地球脈動》第一季學英語單詞第7集

2024年2月8日發(作者：米單位的換算)

vast [vɑ?st]

a. 遼闊的；巨大的；龐大的；大量的

a vast area of forest 莽莽蒼蒼的森林

plains [ple?n]

n. 平原

High mountains ri above the plain.

immen [??mens]

a. 極大的；巨大的

There is still an immen amount of work to be done.

eerie [???ri]

a. 怪異的；神秘的；恐怖的

There was an eerie remblance between them.

illusion [??lu??(?)n]

n. 錯誤的觀念；幻想

He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.

miraculous [m??r?kj?l?s]

a. 奇跡般的；不可思議的；不平凡的

She's made a miraculous recovery.

steppe [step]

n. （尤指東南歐及西伯利亞樹少的）大草原，干草原

the vast Russian steppes 遼闊的俄羅斯大草原

effortlessly [?ef?tl?sli]

adv. 輕松地，毫不費勁地

She runs so effortlessly as if it's the easiest thing in the world.

crui [kru?z]

v. 以平穩的速度行駛

a light aircraft cruising at 4 000 feet

一架在 4 000 英尺高度巡航的輕型飛機

thermal [?θ??(r)m(?)l]

n. 上升的熱氣流

It's summer and eagles effortlessly crui the thermals scanning the

ground beneath for signs of prey.

reaches [ri?t?]

n. 邊緣地帶；邊遠地區

the outer reaches of space外層太空

migration [ma??ɡre??(?)n]

n. 遷移；移居；遷徙

asonal migration 季節性遷徙

gazelle [ɡ??zel]

n. 羚羊（瞪羚屬）

As soon as the gazelle lifts its head again, the cheetah freezes.

communal [?k?mj?n(?)l]

a. （尤指居住在一起的人）共享的，共有的，共用的

As a student he tried communal living for a few years.

calve [k?v]

v. 生小牛；產犢

Four cows calved overnight.

sneak up (on sb/sth)

偷偷走近

He sneaked up on his sister and shouted ‘Boo!’.

inhabitant [?n?h?b?t?nt]

n. （某地的）居民，棲息動物

the oldest inhabitant of the village 這個村最早的居民

the elements

n. （尤指惡劣的）天氣

to be expod to the elements 經受風吹雨打

spark [spɑ?(r)k]

v. 引發；觸發

The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.

騷亂是因逮捕一名當地領導人而觸發的。

calf [kɑ?f]

n. （象、鯨等的）崽，幼獸

Gazelles are born to run, and even young calves easily outpace the

flames if they can avoid being trampled.

outpace [?a?t?pe?s]

v. （在速度上）超過；比 … 快

He easily outpaced the other runners.

他輕而易舉地超過了其他賽跑選手。

trample [?tr?mp(?)l]

v. 踩碎；踩傷；踐踏

People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit.

pasture [?pɑ?st??(r)]

n. 牧場；牧草地

an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture

一片永久的╱高低不平的╱富饒的牧場

desolation [?des??le??(?)n]

n. 廢墟；荒蕪；荒涼

a scene of utter desolation 滿目瘡痍的景象

phoenix [?fi?n?ks]

n. （傳說中的）鳳凰，長生鳥

to ri like a phoenix from the ashes (= to be powerful or successful

again)

雄起如再生的鳳凰

indestructible [??nd??str?kt?b(?)l]

a. 不可摧毀的；破壞不了的

plastic containers that are virtually indestructible

幾乎不可毀壞的塑料容器

red billed quelea

紅嘴奎利亞雀

Red billed quelea. One and a half billion swarm across the savannas of

Africa. The are the most numerous birds on Earth.

savanna [s??v?n?]

n. （尤指非洲的）稀樹草原

Partners look at me like I'm a gazelle on the savanna.

numerous [?nju?m?r?s]

a. 眾多的；許多的

He has been late on numerous occasions.

ravenous [?r?v(?)n?s]

a. 極其饑餓的

What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous.

horde [h??(r)d]

n. 一大群人

There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer.

devour [d??va??(r)]

v. （尤指因饑餓而）狼吞虎咽地吃光

The boys devoured their pancakes.

crop [kr?p]

v. 啃吃（青草或其他植物上面的部分）

I let the hor drop his head to crop the spring grass.

antelope [??nt??l??p]

n. 羚；羚類動物

Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types

of antelope.

wildebeest [?v?ld??bi?st]

n. 牛羚；角馬

a herd of wildebeest 一群牛羚

bitter [?b?t?(r)]

a. 嚴寒的

a bitter wind 刺骨寒風

to loon/relea/relax your grip

松手

She looned her grip on the steering-wheel.

He relead his grip and stepped back.

sprout [spra?t]

v. 發芽；抽芽；抽條；生長

The eds will sprout in a few days.這些種子幾天后就會發芽。

recede [r??si?d]

v. 逐漸遠離；漸漸遠去

a middle-aged man with receding hair/a receding hairline

發際后移的中年男子

tundra [?t?ndr?]

n. 凍原，苔原（樹木不生，底土常年冰凍的北極地區）

This is the Arctic tundra. It's a desolate silent wilderness but it's about

to change.

desolate [?des?l?t]

a. 無人居住的；荒無人煙的；荒涼的

a bleak and desolate landscape 一片荒涼的景色

winter [?w?nt?(r)]

v. 過冬

Many British birds winter in Africa.

許多英國的鳥在非洲過冬。

marathon [?m?r?θ(?)n]

a. 馬拉松式的

a marathon journey lasting 56 hours

持續了 56 小時的馬拉松式的旅程

pair [pe?(r)]

v. 配對（以繁殖）；交配

Many of the species pair for life.

許多物種都終生配對。

stake (out) a/your claim (to/for/on sth)

公開宣布自己（對某物）的擁有權；向公眾表示某物應屬于自己

Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy

win yesterday.

亞當斯昨天輕松獲勝，這無異于告訴人們奧運代表隊中應有他的位置。

quarrelsome [?kw?r?ls(?)m]

a. 愛爭吵的；好與人口角的

Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.

vicious [?v???s]

a. 兇猛危險的

a vicious dog 惡犬

point taken

（接受相反的意見）同意，好吧，算你有理

Point taken. Let's drop the subject.

好吧。咱們就拋開這個話題吧。

grazer ['greiz?]

n. 吃草的動物，食草動物

Wild hors first evolved here and became dominant grazers.

vigorously [?v?g? r?sli]

adv. 精神旺盛地，活潑地

China will vigorously participate in UN efforts to ttle international

disputes.

incubate [???kj?be?t]

v. 孵（卵）；孵化

The female bird incubates the eggs for about sixteen days while the

male brings food.

favor [?fe?v?(r)]

v. 優惠；特別照顧；偏袒

The treaty ems to favour the US.

這項條約似乎偏向美國。

Fortune favors the brave.

(諺)幸運眷顧勇者; 勇者得到好運

pickings [?p?k??z]

n. 油水；（不正當的）外快；不義之財

The strike affecting the country's largest airline is producing easy

pickings for smaller companies.

罷工給全國最大航空公司帶來的影響使得較小的航空公司輕易撿到便宜。

compel [k?m?pel]

v. 強迫；迫使；使必須

The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their

children.

stash [st??]

v. 存放；貯藏；隱藏

She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.她有一大筆錢存在幾個不同的銀行賬戶下。

plunder [?pl?nd?(r)]

n. （尤指戰爭中）掠奪的財物

The thieves hid their plunder in the woodshed.

prowl [pra?l]

v. 潛行（為捕獵等）

The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.

老虎悄然穿過矮樹叢。

caribou [?k?r?bu?]

n. 北美馴鹿

A caribou is a large north American deer.

quest [kwest]

n. 探索，尋找，追求（幸福等）

the quest for happiness/knowledge/truth

對幸福╱知識╱真理的追求

onwards [??nw?(r)dz]

adv. 向前；前往

We drove onwards towards the coast.

我們驅車前往海濱。

trail [tre?l]

n. （尤指打獵時跟蹤的）蹤跡，足跡，臭跡

The hounds were following the fox's trail.

獵犬追蹤著狐貍的氣味。

marvel [?mɑ?(r)v(?)l]

n. 令人驚異的人（或事）；奇跡

the marvels of nature/technology

大自然的╱技術的奇跡

gosling [?ɡ?zl??]

n. 小鵝；幼鵝

The colony is now home to a million goslings.

prairies [?pre?ri]

n. 北美草原；新大陸北部草原（美國北部和加拿大）

The best-known example is the compass plant of the prairies.

bison [?ba?s(?)n]

n. 野牛（分北美野牛和歐洲野牛兩類）

a herd of bison一群野牛

immune [??mju?n]

a. 不受影響

You'll eventually become immune to criticism.

你終究會變得不在乎批評了。

habitat [?h?b?t?t]

n. （動植物的）生活環境，棲息地

The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.

rigorous [?r?ɡ?r?s]

a. 嚴格的；嚴厲的

The work failed to meet their rigorous standards.

工作沒有達到他們的嚴格標準。

temperate [?temp(?)r?t]

a. 氣候溫和的；溫帶的

The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.

veldt [velt]

n. 南非的無樹草原

Nowhere is more impressive than on the veldt of South Africa.

yak [j?k]

n. 牦牛（生活于中亞）

an animal of the cow family, with long horns and long hair, that lives in

central Asia

cling to sth | cling on to sth

不愿放棄；堅持

She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years.

她頑強地又活了幾年。

frisky [?fr?ski]

a. 活潑的；活蹦亂跳的；愛玩耍的

a frisky puppy 活潑的小狗

unfathomable [?n?f?e?m?b(?)l]

a. 難以理解的；莫測高深的

an unfathomable mystery 難以解釋的奧秘

nomad [?n??m?d]

n. 游牧部落的人

the nomadic life of a foreign correspondent

駐國外記者的流浪生活

trek [trek]

v. （尤指徒步）長途跋涉

I hate having to trek up that hill with all the groceries.

我很不愿意得帶著這么多吃用雜物爬上那個山頭。

parched [pɑ?(r)t?t]

a. 焦干的；曬焦的

dry parched land 焦干的土地

liable [?la??b(?)l]

a. 可能（做某事）

We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired.

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

a. 易見的；明顯的；惹人注意的

I felt very conspicuous in my new car.

坐在我的新車里，我感到十分惹人注目。

pika ['pa?k?]

n. 鼠兔

Pika. A relative of the rabbit. It too feeds on grass.

squatter [?skw?t?(r)]

n. 擅自占用他人房子（或土地）的人

When they returned to Tuol Sakor, they found all the best land taken

by squatters.

當回到圖爾沙科爾時，他們發現那些最好的土地全都被人侵占了。

ground pecker

n.啄地鳥

snow finch

n.雪雀

While ground peckers and snow finches can be a nuisance they're

worth tolerating.

nuisance [?nju?s(?)ns]

n. 麻煩事；討厭的人（或東西）

I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone.

nemesis [?nem?s?s]

n. 難以對付的敵手

The bizarre Tibetan fox. The pika's nemesis.

stalk [st??k]

v. 偷偷接近，潛近（獵物或人）

The lion was stalking a zebra.

lesr florican

n. 鴇(孟加拉鴇或姬鴇)

The male lesr florican. It's hard work getting noticed when you go

courting in the high grass.

pygmy [?p?ɡmi]

a. （比同類動植物）小得多的，矮小的，微小的

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

dust bowl

n. 干旱塵暴區；風沙侵蝕區

On the other side was another dust bowl identical to the last.

matriarch [?me?tri?ɑ?(r)k]

n. 女家長；女族長

She had been the rock of our whole family, the matriarch, a marvelous,

marvelous woman.

impenetrable [?m?pen?tr?b(?)l]

a. 不可進入的；穿不過的；無法透視的

an impenetrable jungle 無法穿越的叢林

straggler [?str?ɡl?(r)]

n. 掉隊者；落在最后的人（或動物）

There were two stragglers twenty yards back.

tackle [?t?k(?)l]

v. 應付，處理，解決（難題或局面）

The government is determined to tackle inflation.

stand a chance (of doing sth)

有可能成功；有機會獲得

The driver didn't stand a chance of stopping in time.

司機沒有來得及剎車。

submerge [s?b?m??(r)d?]

v. （使）潛入水中，沒入水中，浸沒，淹沒

The fields had been submerged by floodwater.

shoot [?u?t]

n. 幼苗；嫩芽；新枝

new green shoots 綠色的新芽

resourceful [r??z??(r)sf(?)l]

a. 機敏的；足智多謀的；隨機應變的

He was amazingly inventive and resourceful, and played a major role in

my career.

recompen [?rek?mpens]

n. 賠償；補償；報酬

There must be adequate recompen for workers who lo their jobs.必須給失業的工人足夠的補償。

sodden [?s?d(?)n]

a. 濕透的；濕漉漉的

sodden grass 濕漉漉的草

reap [ri?p]

v. 取得（成果）；收獲

They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.

現在，他們的全部辛勞都得到了回報。

reward

n. 獎勵；回報；報酬

The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments.

公司正在收獲他們的投資回報。

feast [fi?st]

n. 盛宴；宴會

a wedding feast婚宴

famine [?f?m?n]

n. 饑荒

a vere famine 嚴重饑荒