caveman [ˈkeivmən] n. (远古)洞穴人
pot-holing [ˈpɔt-ˌhəuliŋ] n. 洞穴探险,洞穴探险运动
solitude [ˈsɔlitjuːd] n. 孤独,寂寞
【例】They want to search for a place where they could live in solitude.
他们想要寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
【扩】loneliness 孤独,寂寞
【搭】live in solitude 独处
lure [luə] v. 引诱,诱惑
【扩】invite 引诱
【搭】bring sb. to the lure 引某人上钩
* * *
A: Don't lure her away from her duty.
B: Take it easy. I didn't do that.
A:不要引诱她离开职守。
B:放心,我没有那么做。
* * *
pot-holer [ˈpɔt-həulə] n. 洞穴探险者
rambler [ˈræmblə] n. 漫步者,散步者
undertaking [ˈʌndəˌteikiŋ] n. 任务,工作
【扩】task 工作,任务
* * *
A: It is a risky undertaking.
B: That's why I want to join in.
A:那是一个冒险的任务。
B:这才是我想要加入的原因。
* * *
foresight [ˈfɔːsait] n. 预见,深谋远虑
【构】fore(在……之前)+sight(看见)=foresight(预见)
【扩】foresee 预见
* * *
A: He is a man of foresight.
B: Yes, I often go to ask his opinion when I can't make a decision.
A:他是个有先见之明的人。
B:是的,我拿不定主意的时候总是去问他。
* * *
foretell [fɔːˈtel] (foretold [fɔːˈtəuld], foretold) v. 预言
Grenoble [ɡriˈnəubl] n. 格里诺布尔
chasm [ˈkæzəm] n. 断层,裂口,陷坑
【例】The chasm must be filled up.
这个深坑必须填平。
【扩】rift 裂口 gape 裂口
flaw [flɔː] n. 小裂缝,缺点,瑕疵
distinguished [diˈstiŋɡwiʃt] adj. 杰出的,著名的
【扩】eximious 杰出的 crackaiack 杰出的
* * *
A: She is a distinguished lawyer.
B: Yes, nearly every person in this field knows her.
A:她是一位杰出的律师。
B:是的,这一领域几乎人人都认识她。
* * *
wade [weid] v. 涉水
waterfall [ˈwɔːtəfɔːl] n. 瀑布
【构】water(水)+fall(落下)=waterfall(瀑布)
【扩】sault 瀑布 linn 瀑布
* * *
A: I'm really looking forward to our ten-mile hike tomorrow.
B: Me too. I'd like to make it to that waterfall by noon.
A:我真向往明天的10英里远足。
B:我也是。我希望中午可以走到瀑布。
* * *
gear [ɡiə] n. (汽车)排档
inflatable [inˈfleitəbl] adj. 可充气的
【搭】an inflatable mattress 充气床垫
* * *
A: You can send an inflatable tiger to your nephew.
B: Good idea. He is fond of this kind of toys.
A:你可以送一个充气的老虎给你侄子。
B:好主意,他很喜欢这一类的玩具。
* * *
rubble [ˈrʌbl] n. 碎瓦,瓦块
insistent [inˈsistənt] adj. 连续的,不断的
【派】insistently 坚持地
【扩】successive 连续的 seriate 连续发生的
* * *
A: The boy's insistent cries almost broke my heart.
B: So you should take care of your child more carefully in the future.
A:孩子不停地哭,差点把我心疼死。
B:所以你以后照顾孩子要更加细心。
* * *
boom [buːm] v. 轰响
waterspout [ˈwɔːtəspaut] n. 强大的水柱
cleft [kleft] n. 裂隙,开口
【例】Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern.
洞穴探险者从岩石缝里挤身过去,来到一个巨大的洞里。
cavern [ˈkævən] n. 大洞穴
stalagmite [ˈstæləɡmait] n. 石笋
stalactite [ˈstæləktait] n. 钟乳石
limestone [ˈlaimstəun] n. 石灰石
【构】lime(石灰)+stone(石头)=limestone(石灰石)
【例】Limestone is widely used in our life.
石灰石在我们生活中的用途十分广泛。
glisten [ɡlisən] v. 闪烁
eerie [ˈiəri] adj. 引起恐惧的,可怕的
【派】eeriness 阴森
【例】It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.
夜晚在漆黑的树林中走真恐怖。
【扩】horrific 令人恐惧的 macabre 恐怖的
【搭】eerie sound 怪声
dome [dəum] n. 穹窿,圆顶
noun [专属名词](史前石器时代的)穴居人;野人 - Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.
noun [专属名词]洞穴探险 - If you have any difficulty, go to my friends in the pot-holing club.
noun [抽象名词]独居,独处(I love tranquil solitude.),孤独;偏僻的地方,无人居住的地方 - He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began in earnest.
verb [vt. 及物动词]引诱,诱惑 - He lured her to his home and shot her with his father's gun.
noun [抽象名词]诱惑(物),诱惑力;鱼饵,诱饵 - A lure is an object which is used to attract animals, especially fish, so that they can be caught.
noun [专属名词]洞穴探险者 - Precautions of this sort are necessary, FOR it is impossible to FORetell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
noun [抽象名词]任务,企业;许诺,保证;丧葬业,殡仪业 - Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
verb [vt. 及物动词]承担,从事;承诺,答应;<英>在内侧行驶时赶上并超越(另一辆车)(undertake 的现在分词形式) - Making the house habitable was a major undertaking.
noun [抽象名词]先见之明;(枪的)前准星;前视 - They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
verb [vt. 及物动词]预言,预测 - Can he foretell anything to me?
noun [专属名词]格勒诺布尔(法国东南部城市) - None of them were in Grenoble .
noun [专属名词]峡谷;裂口;分歧;深坑 - Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.
noun [抽象名词]缺点,缺陷;裂痕,瑕疵 - There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]削弱,使失效 - to make or become blemished, defective, or imperfect
adjective [原级]卓越的,杰出的;高贵的,尊贵的 - His suit was immaculately cut and he looked very distinguished.
verb [vt. 及物动词]区别,分清;使有别于;看清,认出(distinguish 的过去式和过去分词形式) - He was the most distinguished scholar in his field.
noun [专属名词]难以做到的事;埃佛勒斯峰(西方对珠穆朗玛峰的称呼) - Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]涉水,趟水,艰难地行进;强行介入,干预,插手;艰难地处理,费力地阅读 - Her mother came to find them, wading across a river to reach them.
noun [具体名词]跋涉,涉水,艰难行走 - The pond is deep enough for an adult to wade into but too deep for a child to stand.
noun [具体名词]瀑布;瀑布似的东西 - As you descend, suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall.
adjective [原级](一种项目管理方法)瀑布式的 - The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall.
noun [具体名词]排挡,齿轮;(用于特定目的的)装备,服装;(做事的)速度,努力;(特定用途的)器械,装置;<非正式>毒品;<非正式>所有物,财物 - The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]使变速,使调挡 - If someone or something is geared to or toward a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose.
adjective [原级]膨胀的,可充气的;得意的 - The children were playing on the inflatable castle.
noun [物质名词](倒塌的墙或建筑留下的)瓦砾,碎石;(建房铺路用的)碎石 - Rubble is used to refer to the small pieces of bricks and stones that are used as a bottom layer on which to build roads, paths, or houses. (
adjective [原级]坚持的,坚决要求的;再三的,反复的 - An insistent noise or rhythm keeps going on for a long time and holds your attention. (
noun [抽象名词]繁荣;流行,风靡;隆隆声;吊杆;帆桁;水栅 - An economic boom followed, especially in housing and construction.
verb [vt. 及物动词]迅速发展,繁荣;轰鸣,轰响;用低沉的声音说 - Thunder boomed over Crooked Mountain.
noun [具体名词]海龙卷;排水口 - A waterspout touches down near a boat near Dubrovnik, Croatia, in August 2007. 2007
verb [vt. 及物动词]劈开;分开;迅速穿过;紧挨;坚信;分离(分子);开(路);(细胞)分裂;(诗、文)黏着;专心于;依恋(某人)(cleave的过去式及过去分词) - In general, action potentials that reach the synaptic knobs cause a neurotransmitter to be released into the synaptic cleft.
noun [具体名词](尤指岩石、地表的)裂缝;额头(或下巴)中间的竖缝;(身体)V 字形凹陷 - A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it. (
adjective [原级](部分)裂成两半的 - If someone has a cleft chin, they have a cleft in their chin. (
noun [具体名词]洞穴;凹处 - Four avenues opened out of the small cavern which the great rock stood in.
verb [vt. 及物动词]挖空;置…于洞穴中 - This cavern knows no philosophers; its dagger has never cut a pen.
noun [专属名词]石笋;石笋状 - Do you know what is a stalagmite?
noun [专属名词][地质] 钟乳石 - The nose is a manifest congealed drop or stalactite.
noun [专属名词][岩] 石灰岩 - The area is being quarried for limestone.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]闪光,闪亮 - The calm sea glistened in the sunlight.
noun [抽象名词]闪光,闪耀 - I felt my eyes30 glisten. I was speechless.
noun [具体名词]穹顶,圆屋顶;半球形物,圆顶状物 - The dome is 42.3 metres in diameter.
verb [vt. 及物动词]变圆,膨胀;加穹顶(状物)于 - The use of steel and concrete has allowed the builders to perch a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
noun [专属名词]漫步者,漫谈者;攀缘蔷薇 - Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was singing "Midnight Rambler. ""
adjective [原级]可怕的;怪异的 - I walked down the eerie dark path.