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Unit3

□fen □selva □sniff □weariness

□craftsperson □dank □snug □haphazard

□valve □scourer □placid □ledge

fen [fɛn]

【考法】 NOUN Fen is used to refer to an area of low, flat, wet land, especially in the east of England. (尤指英国东部的)低地沼泽

【例句】 .the flat fen lands near Cambridge.

剑桥附近平坦的低地沼泽

selva [ˈselvə]

【考法】 NOUN dense equatorial forest, esp in the Amazon basin, characterized by tall broad-leaved evergreen trees, epiphytes, lianas, etc. 热带雨林

【例句】 These tropical rain forests surround the famed La Selva Biological Station, a center for ecological re search.

那里的热带雨林的周围有着著名的生态研究中心——拉塞尔弗生物站。

sniff [snɪf]

【考法】 VERB If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing. 闻;嗅

【例句】 Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air.

他突然停下来,闻了闻空气里的味道。

weariness [ ˈwɪrɪnɪs]

【考法】 NOUN temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work 疲劳,疲倦

【例句】 Weariness was balanced with delight.

用赏心乐事来弥补厌倦。

craftsperson [ˈkrɑːftspəːsən]

【考法】 NOUN A craftsperson is a man who makes things skilfully with his hand. 手艺人;工匠

【例句】 .a skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.

工匠,有技术的手工劳动者

dank [dæŋk]

【考法】 ADJ A dank place, especially an underground place such as a cave, is unpleasantly damp and cold. (尤指地下的洞穴等)阴湿的

【例句】 The kitchen was dank and cheerless.

厨房里阴冷潮湿,没有一点生气。

snug [snʌɡ]

【考法】 ADJ If you feel snug or are in a snug place, you are very warm and comfortable, especially because you are protected from cold weather. (尤指寒冷天气中)暖烘烘的,温暖舒适的

【例句】 They lay snug and warm amid the blankets.

他们舒舒服服、暖暖和和地躺在毯子里。

haphazard [hæpˈhæzəd]

【考法】 ADJ If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. 无计划的;杂乱无章的;任意的

【例句】 The investigation does seem haphazard.

调查工作确实看起来缺乏计划。

valve [vælv]

【考法】 NOUN A valve is a device attached to a pipe or a tube which controls the flow of air or liquid through the pipe or tube. 阀;活门

【例句】 We bled off the car radiator by opening a valve.

我们开阀从汽车的散热器中排气。

scourer [ˈskauərə]

【考法】 NOUN someone who cleanses by scouring 擦洗者

placid [ˈplæsɪd]

【考法】 ADJ A placid person or animal is calm and does not easily become excited, angry, or upset. 平和的;温和的

【例句】 She was a placid child who rarely cried.

她是个性情温和的孩子,很少哭闹。

ledge [lɛdʒ]

【考法】 NOUN A ledge is a piece of rock on the side of a cliff or mountain, which is in the shape of a narrow shelf. (位于山崖边向外平伸的)岩架,岩脊

【例句】 Dorothy had climbed onto the ledge outside his window.

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