英语学习看BBC纪录片《地球脉动》第一季学英语单词第9集

2024年2月8日发(作者：行将就木)

fringe [frɪndʒ]

v. 形成 … 的边缘

The beach was fringed by coconut palms.

marine [məˈriːn]

a. 海的；海产的；海生的

marine life海洋生物

humpback whale

n. 驼背鲸；座头鲸

Humpback whales have fascinated scientists for years.

breeding grounds

n. 繁殖地

The whales have just returned to their breeding grounds in the shallow

as of the tropics.

calf [kɑːf]

n. （象、鲸等的）崽，幼兽

It's the newly born calves that they are after.

nonetheless [ˌnʌnðəˈles]

adv. 尽管如此

The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining.

equator [ɪˈkweɪtə(r)]

n. 赤道

Which of the countries is located clost to the equator?

plankton [ˈplæŋktən]

n. 浮游生物

And the plankton, too, are flourishing thanks to global warming.

oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] 复数oas

n. （沙漠中的）绿洲

Coral reefs are oas in a watery dert.

barren [ˈbærən]

a. 贫瘠的；不毛的

a barren dert不毛的沙漠

polyp [ˈpɒlɪp]

n. 珊瑚虫；水螅虫

On the surface of this a fan, there are two polyps that are not polyps.

minute [maɪˈnjuːt]

a. 极小的；微小的；细微的

The kitchen on the boat is minute.

a anemone [əˈneməni]

n. 海葵

Sea anemones may look like plants, but, actually, are animals.

algae [ˈældʒiː] 单数alga

n. 藻；海藻

The algae die and the food chain collaps.

snare [sneə(r)]

v. 设陷阱（或罗网、套子）捕捉

Her one thought was to snare a rich husband.

morl [ˈmɔː(r)s(ə)l]

n. 少量，一块（食物）

He ate it all, down to the last morl.

tentacle [ˈtentək(ə)l]

n. 触角；触手；触须

Tentacles of fear clod around her body.

pygmy [ˈpɪɡmi]

a. （比同类动植物）小得多的，矮小的，微小的

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

clam [klæm]

n. 蛤；蛤蜊；蚌

clam chowder/soup蛤蜊杂烩汤；蛤蜊汤

pulsation [pʌlˈɪʃ(ə)n]

n. 脉动，搏动；震动；悸动

My heart was pounding mightily. I couldn't curb its pulsations.

fleshy [ˈfleʃi]

a. 肉质的

fleshy fruit/leaves

nooks and crannies [nʊk] [ˈkræni]

n. 角落和缝隙

I know every nook and cranny on this ship.

venomous [ˈvenəməs]

a. 分泌毒液的；有毒的

No venomous snake glides through the thicket, no crocodile lurks in

the swamp.

paralyze [ˈpærəlaɪz]

v. 使瘫痪；使麻痹

The accident left him paralyd from the waist down.

caravan [ˈkærəvæn]

n.（尤指穿越沙漠的）旅行队，车队

At least thirty snakes have now joined the caravan.

scour [ˈskaʊə(r)]

v. （彻底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找

We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.

pristine [ˈprɪstiːn]

a. 未开发的；处于原始状态的

pristine, pollution-free beaches没有污染的原始海滩

camouflage [ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ]

n. （动物的）保护色，保护形状；（军事上的）伪装，隐蔽

With no natural predators, there is little need for winter camouflage.

gurnard ['gəːnəd]

n. 鲂鱼

A gurnard. It's huge pectoral fins disgui it's shape.

pectoral [ˈpekt(ə)rəl]

a.胸部的；胸的

pectoral muscles胸肌

disgui [dɪsˈɡaɪz]

v. 假扮；装扮；伪装

The hijackers were heavily disguid.

rhizome [ˈraɪzəʊm]

n. 根茎；根状茎

the thick stem of some plants

aquatic [əˈkwætɪk]

a. 水生的；水栖的

aquatic plants/life/ecosystems

prairie [ˈpreəri]

n. 北美草原

The prairie was ideal for growing wheat.

dugong [ˈdjuːɡɒŋ]

n. 儒艮，海牛

a large a animal with thick greyish skin, which lives mainly in the

Indian Ocean and eats plants

herbivore [ˈhɜː(r)bɪˌvɔː(r)]

n. 食草动物；草食动物

Dugongs are the largest herbivores in the a.

excavate [ˈekskəveɪt]

v. 发掘，挖出（古建筑或古物）

The site has been excavated by archaeologists.

football pitch

n.足球场

Do you drive to the football pitch?

inquisitive [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv]

a. 好学的；好奇的；兴趣广泛的

They are so cute and inquisitive.

tantalizing [ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋ]

a.诱人的，吸引人的

The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them.

stranded [ˈstrændɪd]

a. left somewhere with no way of going anywhere el

The ship was stranded on a sandbank.

daring [ˈdeərɪŋ]

勇敢的；敢于冒险的

There are plenty of activities at the resort for the less daring.

sweltering [ˈswelt(ə)rɪŋ]

a. extremely hot in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way

sweltering heat酷热难耐的高温

pant [pænt]

v. 气喘；喘息

She finished the race panting heavily.

rear [rɪə(r)]

v. 抚养；养育；培养

She reared a family of five on her own.

the Arabian Gulf

n. 阿拉伯海湾

Sand whipped up by Shamals offshore winds blows into the as

of the Arabian Gulf.

paradoxically [ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli]

adv.自相矛盾地

Paradoxically, it is their differences that bring them clor to each

other.

live off

v. 靠 … 过活；依赖 … 生活

to live off welfare靠救济过活

lash [læʃ]

v. 猛击；狠打

The rain lashed at the windows.

edible [ˈedɪb(ə)l]

a. 适宜食用的；（无毒）可以吃的

edible fungi/snails/flowers可食用的真菌类植物╱蜗牛╱花

krill [krɪl]

n. 南极磷虾；磷虾

A large humpback eats three tons of krill a day.

reap [riːp]

v. 收割（庄稼）；收获

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

kelp [kelp]

n. 巨藻；大型褐藻

The starfish relatives can destroy entire kelp forests.

a urchin

n. 海胆

An army of a urchins is mounting an attack.

fell [fel]

v.砍伐（树木） 过去式felled 过去分词felled

Badly infected trees should be felled and burned.

invertebrate [ɪnˈvɜː(r)tɪbrət]

n. 无脊椎动物

They're the fastest growing marine invertebrates known.

brittle star

n. 蛇尾。蛇尾的结构与海星相似，但体盘相对较大，腕5个，盘与腕之间有明显交界

The sunflower starfish is a meter across, with an appetite

for brittle stars.

sand dollar

n. 沙钱，或译海钱，由于其栖息处及外形多呈圆盘状，彷如一个银币，因而得名。

Sand dollars flat a urchins cluster together as a defen.

extrude [ɪkˈstruːd]

v. （被）挤压出，排出，喷出

The predator extrudes it's stomach, and wraps it around it's victims

liquefying their soft parts.

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ]

v. （使）液化

The predator extrudes it's stomach, and wraps it around it's victims

liquefying their soft parts.

skeleton [ˈskelɪt(ə)n]

n. 骨骼；骨架；骨骼标本

The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

the Benguela Current

n. 本格拉寒流是南大西洋东海岸沿南非和纳米比亚西海岸从南向北流动的寒冷的水流，最终汇入南赤道暖流。

The Benguela Current sweeps along the western coastline of Southern

Africa

the Agulhas Current

n. 厄加勒斯暖流

They lay their egg capsules in sandy shallows bathed by the

warmer AgulhasCurrent.

squid [skwɪd]

n. 枪乌贼；鱿鱼

They feed on squid and fish eggs.

preoccupied [priˈɒkjʊpaɪd]

a. 心事重重；一门心思

He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything

wrong.

repel [rɪˈpel]

v. 击退；驱逐

Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.

(be/go) on the prowl

悄然潜行（以捕猎或寻找）

There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.

turn of speed

n. 突然加速；加快进度；突然加快的能力

He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.

metabolism [məˈtæbəˌlɪz(ə)m]

n. 新陈代谢

The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.

ravenous [ˈræv(ə)nəs]

a. 极其饥饿的；严重的，十分的

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

infamous [ˈɪnfəməs]

a. 臭名远扬的；声名狼藉的

the most infamous concentration camp最恶名远扬的集中营

the roaring forties

n. 咆哮西风带（南北纬40至50度之间的海洋风暴地带）

The island sits in the infamous roaring forties.

incessant [ɪnˈs(ə)nt]

a. 不停的；持续不断的

incessant noi/rain/chatter

gale-force winds [ɡeɪl]

七级以上的大风

A gale is a very strong wind, which can be dangerous.

testament [ˈtestəmənt]

n.证据；证明

The new model is a testament to the skill and dedication of the

workforce.

blubber [ˈblʌbə(r)]

n. 鲸脂；海兽脂

The animals are quite small and they can't carry around a thick layer

of blubber.

featherweight [ˈfeðə(r)ˌweɪt]

n. 次轻量级拳击手，（台）羽量级拳击手（体重 53.5 至 57 公斤）

The other two members of the committee are just featherweight.

feisty [ˈfaɪsti]

a. 坚决而据理力争的，争强好胜的

The al is a crabeater, sharp-toothed and feisty.

epic [ˈepɪk]

a. 具有史诗性质的；史诗般的

an epic poem史诗般的诗

the Aleutian Island

n. 阿留申群岛

the Bearing Sea

n.白令海

The Aleutian Island chain running west from Alaska is the gateway to

the Bearing Sea.

阿拉斯加西部的阿留申群岛是通向白令海的大门。

gorge [ɡɔː(r)dʒ]

v. 贪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽

The groundhog gorged himlf on a stray piece of pie.

proliferate [prəˈlɪfəreɪt]

v. 迅速繁殖（或增殖）；猛增

Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year.