Lesson3高级英语
Lesson Three
1.catch n. a quantity that is caught 捕获量
2.good adj. satisfactory; satisfying 理想的；令人满意的教育名人名言
3.bow n. the front ction of a ship or boat 船头
The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.
4.stern n. back end of a ship or boat船尾
standing at/in the stern of the boat 站在船尾
5.prospect n.前景，前途；可能性；希望，期望，想到
something expected; a possibility; chance of success, outlook
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experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in socks.
The prospects of a good catch looked bleak.
6.bleak n. 没有指望的；黯淡的；荒凉的；阴沉寒冷的
providing no encouragement; depressing; (of a landscape) bare; expod; wind-swept; (of the weather) cold and dreary
a bleak winter day冬天的一个阴冷日子.
a bleak outlook/ prospect黯淡的前景[前途]
bleak hills, mountains, moors, etc荒凉的丘陵﹑群山﹑旷野等
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When water laps against something such as the shore or the side of a boat, it touches it gently and makes a soft sound. (WRITTEN)
With a rising tide the water was lapping at his chin before rescuers arrived.
The building was right on the river and the water lapped the walls.
The only sound was the lapping of the waves.
8.at rest— motionless; inactive 静止的；不动的
9.dune n. a hill or ridge of wind-blown sand 沙丘
10.c omparable to相提并论；相媲美；相似或相当
similar or equivalent
The achievements of an athlete and a writer are not comparable. 运动员的成就与作家的成就不能相提并论
11.feed vt. 供给
to supply with something esntial for growth, maintenance, or operation The lake is fed by veral small streams. 这湖是由几条小溪的水汇聚而成的
feed the fire (with wood) 往火里添柴
12.divert vt. diversion n. 转向；转移
to turn aside from a cour or direction; to distract
A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.
外贸专员Traffic was ordered to divert to another road becau of the repair of the main road. 由于主干道在进行修理，所以命令车辆改道行驶
A loud noi from the street diverted my attention.
13.ill-considered adj.考虑不充分的；不妥当的；不明智的
unwi; foolish; not carefully thought about or planned专升本心得
ill-considered actions sure to result in disaster必然导致灾难的不明智之举
14.irrigation n. irrigate v. irrigable adj.灌溉
supply (land or crops) with water (by means of streams, rervoirs, channels, pipes, etc)
irrigate dert areas to make them fertile灌溉荒芜地区使之肥沃
an irrigation project灌溉工程irrigation canals灌溉渠
15.dock vt. （指船）进港, 进入船坞
to maneuver (a vesl or vehicle) into or next to a dock
16.ship vt. 运送
If people or things are shipped somewhere, they are nt there on a ship or by some other means of transport.
紫外线消毒
Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa.
VB: usu. passive
17.rail n. 铁路
the railroad as a means of transportation
goods transported by rail通过铁路运输的货物
18.underlying adj.基础的；基本的；出现但不明显的；隐含的
basic; fundamental; prent but not obvious; implicit
an underlying meaning
19.slip vt.穿上；脱去
to put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly
农民简笔画slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes穿上一件羊毛衫；脱下她的鞋20.cracked adj.皲裂的; 有裂缝的
broken so that fissures appear on the surface
怎么跳高a cracked mirror/ dry, cracked lips
21.peel vi. 剥落；剥皮
to come off in thin strips or pieces, as bark, skin, or paint
Her sunburned skin began to peel.
22.glacier n.冰河，冰川
A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation
23.it vi. something emitted 发射物; 排放物
dust emission 粉尘排放
24.accessible adj. access n. 易接近的，易进入的
easily approached or entered单身生育
a beach accessible only from the a 只能从海上到达的沙滩
documents not accessible to the public公众无法接触到的文件
25.pick up speed= accelerate /speed up 加速
26.carbon dioxide二氧化碳
27.upwind adv. downwind adv. 逆风的，顶风的
in or toward the direction from which the wind blows
If we're upwind of the animal it may smell our scent. 要是我们处於那动物的上风位置, 它就能闻到我们的气味
28.runway n. 跑道
a strip of level, usually paved ground on which aircraft take off and land
29.chart vt. & n. to make a chart of 绘制…的图表
30.inexorable adj.无动于衷的；无情的；不可阻挡的
(AmE) not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless
(BrE) (formal) (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed
an inexorable opponent 无情的对手
inexorable price ris 无法抑制的物价上涨
川流不息
their inexorable fate他们无可变更的命运
a feeling of inexorable doom
