英语学习看BBC纪录片《地球脉动》第一季学英语单词第10集

2024年2月8日发(作者：透明的哀伤)

magnificent [mæɡˈnɪfɪs(ə)nt]

a. 壮丽的；宏伟的；值得赞扬的

The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building.

organism [ˈɔː(r)ɡəˌnɪz(ə)m]

n. 有机体；生物；（尤指）微生物

The water is now full of microscopic organisms.

dwarf [dwɔː(r)f]

v. 使显得矮小；使相形见绌

The old hous were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.

deciduous [dɪˈsɪdjuəs]

a. 落叶的

Across the northern hemisphere the deciduous forests are changing.

coniferous [kəˈnɪf(ə)rəs]

a. a coniferous tree produces cones and its leaves do not fall off in

winter

coniferous trees/forests针叶树╱林

sheer [ʃɪə(r)]

a. 用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量

The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.

spar [spɑː(r)s]

a. 稀少的；稀疏的；零落的

The information available on the subject is spar.

lynx [lɪŋks]

n. 猞猁

One could live a lifetime in the woods and never e a lynx.

roam [rəʊm]

v. 徜徉；闲逛；漫步

The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.

needle [ˈniːd(ə)l]

n. 松针；针叶

the thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree

moo [muːs]

n. 驼鹿（产于北美；在欧洲和亚洲称为麋鹿）

a large deer that lives in N America. In Europe and Asia it is called

an elk.

resin [ˈrezɪn]

n. 树脂

The long ship was so new that she still smelled of pitch and resin.

distasteful [dɪsˈteɪstf(ə)l]

a. 使人不愉快的；令人反感的；讨厌的

The suggestion was distasteful to Gatsby.

armor-plated

a. 有装甲的；由装甲钢板覆盖的

covered with sheets of metal to provide protection against bullets, etc.

crossbill

n.交喙鸟

Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, having curved mandibles

with narrow tips that cross when the bill is clod.

beak [biːk]

n. 鸟喙

The gull held the fish in its beak.

pri [praɪz]

v. 强行使分开；撬开

She ud a knife to pri open the lid.

folklore [ˈfəʊkˌlɔː(r)]

n. 民间传统；民俗；民间传说

The story rapidly became part of family folklore.

wolverine [ˈwʊlvəriːn]

n. 狼獾

Animals such as wolverines and bears sometimes attack them.

cross [krɒs]

n. 混合物；（动物等的）杂种，杂交品种

A mule is a cross between a hor and a donkey.

weal [ˈwiːz(ə)l]

n. 鼬；黄鼠狼

As night falls, spirits emerge from their hiding-places.

yellow weal.

The

sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ]

n. 一次（坐着活动的时间）

I read the book in one sitting.

glutton [ˈɡlʌt(ə)n]

n. 贪吃者；吃得过多的人；饕餮

A glutton is one who eats too much, becau the food tastes well.

capercaillie [ˌkæpəˈkeɪli]

n. 大松鸡

Capercaillie are giants of the bird world Each male weighs over four

kilos.

gladiator [ˈɡlædiˌeɪtə(r)]

n. （古罗马）角斗士

Why are you dresd as a gladiator?

square up (to sb/sth)

气势汹汹地面对（某人）；摆好与（某人）打斗的架势

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

lap [læps]

n. 小错；（尤指）记错，过失，疏忽

a lap of concentration/memory心不在焉；记错

hemlock

n. 铁杉

douglas fir

n. 花旗松，北美黄杉

The land of hemlock, douglas fir and giant redwood.

grove [ɡrəʊv]

n. 树丛；小树林

a grove of birch trees白桦树丛

prime [praɪm]

n. 盛年；年富力强的时期；鼎盛时期

a young woman in her prime正当妙龄的女郎

pine marten

n. 松貂

a small wild animal with a long body, short legs and sharp teeth. Pine

martens live in forests and eat smaller animals.

fill/fit the bill

符合要求；合格

On paper, veral of the applicants fit the bill.

amorous [ˈæmərəs]

a. 表示性爱的；含情脉脉的

Mary rejected Tony's amorous advances.

vole [vəʊl]

n. 田鼠

a small animal like a mou or rat that lives in fields or near rivers.

faint-hearted

a. 胆怯的；怯懦的

The climb is not for the faint-hearted (= is only for people who are

brave).

pervere [ˌpɜː(r)sɪˈvɪə(r)]

v. 坚持；孜孜以求

She pervered with her violin lessons.

quoia [sɪˈkwɔɪə]

n. 红杉

a very tall tree that grows in the US, a type of redwood

parakeet

n. 长尾小鹦鹉

a small bird of the parrot family, usually with a long tail

miniature [ˈmɪnətʃə(r)]

a. 很小的；微型的；小型的

a rare breed of miniature hors一种罕见的小矮马

pudu

n. 普度鹿

The pudu, the world's smallest deer feeds on the giant leaves of the

gunnera plant.

rai/lower your sights

提高╱降低要求；眼光变高╱变低

He had hoped to become a doctor, but he had to lower his sights after

his disappointing exam results.

meager [ˈmiːɡə(r)]

a. 少量且劣质的

a meagre diet of bread and water只有面包和水的简朴饮食

ration [ˈræʃ(ə)n]

n. （食品、燃料等短缺时的）配给量，定量

the weekly butter ration每周的黄油配给量

mandarin duck

n. 鸳鸯

Mandarin ducks are native to East Asia, not North America.

nymph [nɪmf]

n. 若虫（与成虫相似的昆虫幼体）

a dragonfly nymph蜻蜓幼虫

periodical [ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪk(ə)l]

a.间发性的；定期的；周期的

She made periodical visits to her dentist.

bide your time

等待时机（视频中是biding their time）

The lynx watches, biding its time.

assume [əˈsjuːm]

v. 呈现（外观、样子）；显露（特征）

In the story the god assumes the form of an eagle.在这个故事中神以鹰的形象出现。

overrun [ˌəʊvəˈrʌn]

v. 泛滥；横行；肆虐

The hou was completely overrun with mice.

relentless [rɪˈlentləs]

a. 不停的；持续强烈的；不减弱的

her relentless pursuit ofperfection她对完美的不懈追求

spurt [spɜː(r)t]

n. （速度、干劲、活动或感情的）短时间激增，迸发

You'd better put on a spurt (= hurry up) if you want to finish that work

today.

primeval [praɪˈmiːv(ə)l]

a. 出于原始天性的

primeval urges本能的欲望

herald [ˈherəld]

v. 是（某事）的前兆；预示

The talks could herald a new era of peace.

ont [ˈɒnˌt]

n. 开端，发生，肇始

the ont of dia/old age/winter疾病的发作；老年的开始；冬天的来临

rut [rʌt]

n. （雄鹿等雄性动物的）发情期

For the North American musk oxen, this is rutting ason.

shed [ʃed]

v. 蜕；落

Instead, old scales are shed and replaced from below by new ones.

vulture [ˈvʌltʃə(r)]

n. 兀鹫；秃鹫

vultures circling/wheeling overhead在头顶上空盘旋的兀鹫

bicker [ˈbɪkə(r)]

v. （为小事）斗嘴，争吵

The children are always bickering about something or other.

hide [haɪd]

n. 皮，毛皮

boots made from buffalo hide

hinder [ˈhɪndə(r)]

v. 阻碍；妨碍；阻挡

Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.

rou [raʊz]

v. 唤醒；使醒来

The telephone roud me from my sleep at

equivalent [ɪˈkwɪvələnt]

n. 相等的东西；等量；对应词

Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect

as) smoking ten cigarettes a day.

shaft [ʃɑːft]

n. 一束，一道（光、阳光等）

A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.

tract [trækt]

n. 大片土地；地带

vast tracts of forest大片大片的森林

salvation [sælˈveɪʃ(ə)n]

n. 得救；救恩；救世

to pray for the salvation of the world为世人得救而祷告

(clo/near) at hand

（在时间或距离上）接近

Help was at hand.

chital deer

n. 花鹿；白斑鹿

langur monkeys

n. 长尾叶猴

Chital deer follow the langur monkeys collecting the flowers that fall.

unrivaled [ʌnˈraɪvəld]

a. 无与伦比的；无双的

The monkeys welcome the deer, for deer are unrivaled at spotting

predators.

ntinel [ˈntɪn(ə)l]

n. 哨兵

(figurative) a tall round tower standing ntinel over the river

一座高高的圆塔镇守在河边

baobab tree

n. 猴面包树

It's now that the baobab trees regrow their leaves.

ooze [uːz]

v. （浓液体）渗出，慢慢流出

Blood oozed out of the wound.

intended [ɪnˈtendɪd]

a. 为 … 打算（或设计）的

The book is intended for children.

replenish [rɪˈplenɪʃ]

v.补充；重新装满

Allow me to replenish your glass.

inevitably [ɪnˈevɪtəbli]

adv. 不可避免地；必然地

Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story.