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词汇集 自然现象与环境(属于 托福高级词汇):完整且详细的清单

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drizzle

/ˈdrɪz.əl/

(noun) 细雨, 毛毛雨;

(verb) 下细雨, 下毛毛雨, 淋

示例:

A fine drizzle was falling as we left the house.
我们离开家时,正下着蒙蒙细雨

inundate

/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/

(verb) 淹没, 使不胜负荷, 泛滥

示例:

We have been inundated with requests for help.
我们收到了如潮般涌来的求助请求。

anticyclone

/ˌæn.t̬iˈsaɪ.kloʊn/

(noun) 反气旋, 高气压

示例:

The prolonged dry spell was caused by a persistent anticyclone.
长时间的干旱是由持续的反气旋造成的。

archipelago

/ˌɑːr.kəˈpel.ə.ɡoʊ/

(noun) 群岛, 列岛

示例:

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.
印度尼西亚是世界上最大的群岛

aerosol

/ˈer.ə.sɑːl/

(noun) 气溶胶, 喷雾, 悬浮颗粒

示例:

She used an aerosol can of hairspray.
她用了一罐气溶胶发胶。

deluge

/ˈdel.juːdʒ/

(noun) 洪水, 暴雨, 大量;

(verb) 淹没, 泛滥, 压倒

示例:

The town was hit by a sudden deluge.
这座城市遭受了突如其来的洪水袭击。

dew

/duː/

(noun) 露水;

(verb) 沾湿, 使湿润

示例:

The grass was wet with morning dew.
草地上沾满了晨

flurry

/ˈflɝː.i/

(noun) 一阵忙乱, 骚动, 阵雪;

(verb) 飞扬, 使慌乱

示例:

There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.
客人们到来之前有一阵忙乱

gust

/ɡʌst/

(noun) 阵风, 一阵, 爆发;

(verb) 阵风吹, 猛吹

示例:

A sudden gust of wind blew her hat off.
一阵突如其来的阵风吹走了她的帽子。

icicle

/ˈaɪ.sɪ.kəl/

(noun) 冰柱, 冰锥

示例:

Long, sharp icicles hung from the eaves of the house.
长而尖的冰柱挂在屋檐下。

cirrus

/ˈsɪr.əs/

(noun) 卷云

示例:

The sky was filled with delicate cirrus clouds that looked like feathers.
天空中布满了像羽毛一样精致的卷云

nimbus

/ˈnɪm.bəs/

(noun) 光轮, 光晕, 雨云

示例:

The saint was depicted with a golden nimbus around his head.
这位圣人的画像头部周围有一圈金色的光轮

precipitation

/priːˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.ʃən/

(noun) 降水, 雨雪, 沉淀

示例:

The forecast calls for a high chance of precipitation tomorrow.
天气预报说明天有很大的降水概率。

thaw

/θɑː/

(verb) 解冻, 融化, 放松;

(noun) 融雪, 解冻期

示例:

Let the frozen chicken thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
让冷冻鸡肉在冰箱里解冻一晚。

biohazard

/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈhæz.ɚd/

(noun) 生物危害, 生物危险

示例:

The spilled liquid was marked with a biohazard symbol.
溢出的液体标有生物危害符号。

cataclysm

/ˈkæt̬.ə.klɪ.zəm/

(noun) 大灾变, 大洪水, 巨变

示例:

The eruption of the supervolcano caused a global cataclysm.
超级火山的喷发导致了全球性的大灾变

contamination

/kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

(noun) 污染, 玷污

示例:

The river suffered from severe chemical contamination.
这条河遭受了严重的化学污染

effluent

/ˈef.lu.ənt/

(noun) 废水, 污水;

(adjective) 流出的, 排出的

示例:

The factory was fined for discharging untreated effluent into the river.
该工厂因将未经处理的废水排入河流而被罚款。

epicenter

/ˈep.ə.sen.t̬ɚ/

(noun) 震中, 中心, 核心

示例:

The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the coast.
地震的震中位于海岸附近。

eye

/aɪ/

(noun) 眼睛, 孔, 眼;

(verb) 看, 注视

示例:

She has beautiful blue eyes.
她有一双美丽的蓝眼睛

cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/

(noun) 小瀑布, 叠瀑, 一连串;

(verb) 倾泻, 层叠, 连锁反应

示例:

The river flowed over a series of beautiful cascades.
河流流过一系列美丽的瀑布

dike

/daɪk/

(noun) 堤坝, 水坝;

(verb) 筑堤

示例:

The engineers built a dike to protect the low-lying farmland.
工程师们建造了一道堤坝来保护低洼农田。

esplanade

/ˈes.plə.nɑːd/

(noun) 海滨大道, 散步广场

示例:

We took a relaxing stroll along the esplanade at sunset.
我们在日落时分沿着海滨大道悠闲地散步。

estuary

/ˈes.tu.er.i/

(noun) 河口, 入海口

示例:

Many species of fish and birds thrive in the rich ecosystem of the estuary.
许多鱼类和鸟类在河口丰富的生态系统中繁衍生息。

gorge

/ɡɔːrdʒ/

(noun) 峡谷, 深谷;

(verb) 狼吞虎咽, 大吃特吃

示例:

The river carved a deep gorge through the mountains.
河流在山间冲刷出一条深邃的峡谷

isthmus

/ˈɪsθ.məs/

(noun) 地峡

示例:

The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America.
巴拿马地峡连接北美洲和南美洲。

levee

/ˈlev.i/

(noun) 堤坝, 防洪堤;

(verb) 修建堤坝, 筑堤

示例:

The town was protected by a large levee.
这座城市受到一道大堤坝的保护。

meridian

/məˈrɪd.i.ən/

(noun) 子午线, 鼎盛时期, 顶点

示例:

The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, London.
本初子午线穿过伦敦格林威治。

morass

/məˈræs/

(noun) 泥沼, 沼泽, 困境

示例:

The hikers found themselves stuck in a deep morass.
徒步旅行者发现自己陷入了深深的泥沼

plateau

/plætˈoʊ/

(noun) 高原, 台地, 平台期;

(verb) 趋于平稳, 停滞

示例:

The explorers reached a vast plateau after a long climb.
探险家们经过长时间的攀登,到达了一片广阔的高原

prairie

/ˈprer.i/

promontory

/ˈprɑː.mən.tɔːr/

(noun) 岬角, 海角, 高地

示例:

The lighthouse stood on a rocky promontory, guiding ships safely to shore.
灯塔矗立在岩石岬角上,引导船只安全靠岸。

tor

/tɔːr/

(noun) 岩石山丘, 岩石露头

示例:

The hikers reached the summit of the tor after a long climb.
徒步旅行者经过长时间的攀登,到达了岩石山顶

tremor

/ˈtrem.ɚ/

(noun) 颤抖, 震颤, 微震

示例:

There was a slight tremor in her voice as she spoke.
她说话时声音里带着轻微的颤抖

zenith

/ˈziː.nɪθ/

(noun) 顶点, 鼎盛时期, 天顶

示例:

The Roman Empire reached its zenith in the 2nd century AD.
罗马帝国在公元2世纪达到了鼎盛时期

crepuscular

/krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/

(adjective) 黄昏的, 暮色的, 黄昏性 (动物)

示例:

The forest takes on a mysterious glow during the crepuscular hours.
森林在黄昏时分呈现出神秘的光芒。

geothermal

/ˌdʒiː.oʊˈθɝː.məl/

(adjective) 地热的

示例:

Geothermal energy is a renewable resource.
地热能是一种可再生资源。

seismic

/ˈsaɪz.mɪk/

(adjective) 地震的, 地震引起的, 巨大的

示例:

The region is prone to frequent seismic activity.
该地区容易发生频繁的地震活动。

tectonic

/tekˈtɑː.nɪk/

(adjective) 构造的, 建筑的

示例:

The earthquake was caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
地震是由构造板块的移动引起的。
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