Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer

accumulate[ ə'kju:mjəleɪt ]

v. 积聚，累积

to gather or pile up

acreage[ 'eɪkərɪdʒ ]

n. 英亩数

area of land measured in acres

aquifer[ 'ækwɪfər ]

n. 含水土层，地下蓄水层

an underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, or porous stone that yields water

boom[ bu:m ]

n. 繁荣

a time of economic prosperity

canal[ kə'næl ]

n. 运河，河渠，水道

an artificial waterway or artificially-improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation

capillary[ 'kæpəlerɪ ]

adj. 毛细管的

relating to or resembling a hair; fine and slender

conserve[ kən'sɜ:rv ]

v. 保存

to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change

【近】 preserve , save

cultivation[ ˌkʌltɪ'veɪʃn ]

n. 耕作

the act of cultivating

depletion[ dɪ'pli:ʃn ]

n. 消耗，用尽

the state of being depleted; exhaustion

drastically[ 'dræstɪklɪ ]

adv. 大大地，彻底地

acting rapidly or violently

ensue[ ɪn'su: ]

v. 跟着发生

to take place subsequently

fatten[ 'fætn ]

v. 养肥

to make plump or fat

finite[ 'faɪnaɪt ]

adj. 有限的

having bounds; limited

geometric[ ˌdʒi:ə'metrɪk ]

adj. 几何学的

of or relating to geometry and its methods and principles

grandiose[ 'grændɪoʊs ]

adj. 宏伟的，宏大的

characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand

incentive[ ɪn'sentɪv ]

n. 动机

something that induces action or motivates effort

【近】 impetus , impulse , motivat ion , prod , push , spur

inevitable[ ɪn'evɪtəbl ]

adj. 不可避免的，必然的

impossible to avoid or prevent

【近】 inescapable , unavoidable

inhabit[ ɪn'hæbɪt ]

v. 居住于

to live or reside in

【近】 occupy , populate

intensity[ ɪn'tensətɪ ]

n. 强度

the magnitude of a quantity (as force or energy) per unit

irrigate[ 'ɪrɪgeɪt ]

v. 灌溉

to supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams; water artificially

necessitate[ nə'sesɪteɪt ]

v. 使成为必需，迫使

to make necessary or unavoidable

【近】 cal l f or , d emand , entail , involve , require

【记】源于：necessary（ n. 必需品； adj. 必要的）

negligible[ 'neglɪdʒəbl ]

adj. 可以忽略的

not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling

onward[ 'ɒnwəd ]

adv. 向前

in a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward

periodic[ ˌpɪrɪ'ɑ:dɪk ]

adj. 周期的，定期的

occurring or recurring at regular intervals

【近】 cyclic , cyclical , periodical

philosophy[ fə'lɑ:səfɪ ]

n. 原理

a basic theory ; a viewpoint

pipeline[ 'paɪplaɪn ]

n. 管道

a conduit of pipe , especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products

plentiful[ 'plentɪfl ]

adj. 许多的，丰富的

existing in great quantity or ample supply

【近】 abundant , ample , copious , substantial , v oluminous

profitable[ 'prɑ:fɪtəbl ]

adj. 有利润的，有利可图的

yielding profit ; advantageous or lucrative

【近】 advantage ous , beneficent , benef icial , helpful , useful

promising[ 'prɑ:mɪsɪŋ ]

adj. 有希望的

likely to develop in a desirable manner

【近】 cheering , encouraging , hop eful , likely

pump[ pʌmp ]

n. 抽水机，泵

a machine or device for raising , compressing, or transferring fluids

pump[ pʌmp ]

v. 用泵抽

to raise or move a fluid with a pump

ranch[ ræntʃ ]

v. 经营牧场，在牧场工作

to manage or work on a ranch , a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep

rancher[ 'ræntʃər ]

n. 大农场经营者

one that owns or manages a ranch

recharge[ ˌri:'tʃɑ:rdʒ ]

v. 再装载

to charge again , especially to reenergize a storage battery

replenish[ rɪ'plenɪʃ ]

v. 把……装满，补充

to fill or make complete again ; to add a new stock or supply to

scheme[ ski:m ]

n. 方案，计划

a systematic plan of action

sorghum[ 'sɔ:rgəm ]

n. 高粱

an old world grass , several varieties of which are widely cultivated as grain and forage or as a source of syrup

spray[ spreɪ ]

v. 喷洒

to hurl or scatter liquid upon

strain[ streɪn ]

n. 品种

a group of common ancestry with clear-cut physiology

subsequent[ 'sʌbsɪkwənt ]

adj. 后来的

following in time or order ; succeeding

【近】 coming , future , later

switch[ swɪtʃ ]

v. 转换

to shift , transfer, or divert

【近】 change , commute , exchange

tenfold[ 'tenfoʊld ]

adv. 10倍地

being 10 times as great or as many

triple[ 'trɪpl ]

v. 增至3倍

to make three times as great in number or amount

uncompetitive[ ˌʌnkəm'petətɪv ]

adj. 无竞争力的

not competitive ; not liking or inclined to compete

underlie[ ˌʌndər'laɪ ]

v. 位于……之下

to be located under or below

underneath[ ˌʌndər'ni:θ ]

adv. 在下面

in or to a place beneath; below

【近】 bottom , underside , undersurface

unprecedented[ ʌn'presɪdentɪd ]

adj. 空前的

never having happened or existed in the past

upcoming[ 'ʌpkʌmɪŋ ]

adj. 即将来临的

occurring soon ; forthcoming

【近】 approaching , coming , forthcoming

virtually[ 'vɜ:rtʃʊəlɪ ]

adv. 事实上

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