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自然

*spectacle [ˋspektəkl]

n. 奇观;景象(sight; scene)

*limpid [ˋlImpId]

adj. 清澈的(transparent; clear)

*crest [krest]

n. 山顶;浪尖(top of a hill or wave);羽冠(showy feathers on the head of a bird)

**torrent [ˋtɔːrənt]

n. (水、熔岩等的)急流, 湍流;爆发,迸发(violent outburst)

【例】mountain torrents; a torrent of abuse

*snowstorm [ˋsnoʊstɔːrm]

n. 暴风雪,雪暴(blizzard)

【例】Chicago, where a blizzard watch already has been issued, is expecting a snowstorm of historic proportions.

**rivulet [ˋrIvjələt]

n. 小溪;细流(small stream)

【例】rivulets running down the mountainside

*trickle [ˋtrIkl]

vi. 滴,淌 n. 滴;细流(dribble; drip)

【例】The water trickled over the edge of the basin.

*lush [lʌʃ]

adj. 繁茂的,茂盛的

【反】sere(adj. 干枯的)

*verdant [ˋvɜːrdnt]

adj. 青葱的,翠绿的

【记】verd(绿色)+ant→翠绿的

【反】sere(adj. 干枯的);sterile(adj. 贫瘠的)

*spate [speIt]

n. 大批,大量(a large number or amount);(水)泛滥(flood)

【反】trickling flow(细流);dearth(n. 缺乏)

*snowdrift [ˋsnoʊdrIft]

n. (被风吹在一起的)雪堆(a bank of drifted snow)

【记】snow(雪)+drift(漂流物)→雪堆

*skyline [ˋskaIlaIn]

n. 地平线(horizon lines)

【例】The sun is falling, silhouetting the forested skyline and covering our sails in its yellowy glow.

*etch [etʃ]

v. 蚀刻(to make a drawing on metal or glass by the action of an acid)

【反】efface(vt. 擦掉)

*acclimate [ˋækləmeIt]

vt. 使服水土(to adjust to climate);使适应(to adapt)

【记】ac+climate(气候,水土)→使服水土

*overblow [ˌoʊvərˋbloʊ]

vt. 吹散,吹落 WBOGBtkpoq+qKQILPQP7Xo70nI35WNX0M5w7uWR33gnmIa7AUnojjO9D4SkVeFBW

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