*spectacle
n. 奇观;景象(sight; scene)
*limpid
adj. 清澈的(transparent; clear)
*crest
n. 山顶;浪尖(top of a hill or wave);羽冠(showy feathers on the head of a bird)
**torrent
n. (水、熔岩等的)急流, 湍流;爆发,迸发(violent outburst)
【例】mountain torrents; a torrent of abuse
*snowstorm
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
n. 小溪;细流(small stream)
【例】rivulets running down the mountainside
*trickle
vi. 滴,淌 n. 滴;细流(dribble; drip)
【例】The water trickled over the edge of the basin.
*lush
adj. 繁茂的,茂盛的
【反】sere(adj. 干枯的)
*verdant
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
n. 大批,大量(a large number or amount);(水)泛滥(flood)
【反】trickling flow(细流);dearth(n. 缺乏)
*snowdrift
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
n. 地平线(horizon lines)
【例】The sun is falling, silhouetting the forested skyline and covering our sails in its yellowy glow.
*etch
v. 蚀刻(to make a drawing on metal or glass by the action of an acid)
【反】efface(vt. 擦掉)
*acclimate
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
vt. 吹散,吹落