1、Words and Expressions 1.hybrid/habrd/n.杂交植(动)物;合成物n.混合物;杂种;混合动力车,油电混合车;混合词,混种词adj.混合的;杂种的,杂交成的The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song.这种音乐融合了西方流行音乐和传统民歌。Exercise2.devote/dvt/vt.把献(给);把专用于devotion n深爱;挚爱;奉献;忠心devoted adj.挚爱的;投入的;忠诚的be devoted to 深爱;致力于devote.to(doing)sth.把奉献给;
2、专注于(做)某事devote oneself to 致力于;献身于无可否认,我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。It cant be denied that _.Exercisewe need to devotemore resources to this problem3.shortage/:td/n.不足;缺少;短缺short adj.短(期)的;短暂的;矮的shortly adv.短暂地shorten v(使)变短;(使)缩短 food/water/housing shortages 食物/用水/住房短缺 a shortage of 缺乏 short adj.不足的;缺乏的 be sh
3、ort of 缺乏,不足 in short 总之;简言之4.tackle /tkl/vt.解决(难题);应付(局面);处理 =address=handle=solve=deal withtackle the problem 解决问题tackle future challenges 应对未来的挑战 5.crisis/krass/n.危机;危急关头复数 crisesan economic crisis 一场经济危机a financial crisis 一场金融危机6.boost/bu:st/vt.使增长;使兴旺 n.增长=facilitate/promote/enhance/increase/im
4、proveWe need a big win to boost our confidence.我们需要一个大的胜利来增强我们的自信心。7.yield /ji:ld/n.产量;产出 vt.出产(作物)v.屈服;让步Last year,their orange yield was nearly 40 tons.去年,他们的橙子产量将近40吨。8.convince/knvns/vt.使相信;使确信;说服convince sb.of sth.使某人信服信服某事convince sb.to do sth.说服说服某人做某事convinced adj.确信的,深信的确信的,深信的convincing ad
5、j.有说服力的;令人信服的有说服力的;令人信服的9.characteristic n.特征;特点;品质 adj.典型的character n.性格;品质;特征;角色;符号;文字v.描述;表现;刻;印;标明;使具有特征 characterize v.以为特色10.attain/ten/vt.(经过努力)获得;得到=gain=obtain=acquire=getattainable adj.可得到的;可达到的unattainable adj.难以实现的attainment n.达到;成就;学识11.conventional/knvennl/adj.传统的;习惯的=traditional conve
6、ntion n.习俗;惯例;传统手法;集会=tradition12.pollinate/plnet/vt.授粉;传粉 cross-pollinateself-pollinate hand-pollinate异花授粉自花传粉;自授花粉 人工授粉13.assumption n.假定;设定;(责任的)承担assume v假定,假设presumption n.推测;推定;推理;假定presume v.推定;假定;推测;假设consumption n.消费;(能量、食物或材料的)消耗;消耗量consume v.消耗;耗尽;用完;吃掉His actions were based on a false _(
7、assume).他的行为基于错误的设想。Exerciseassumption14.intense/ntens/adj.热切的;十分强烈的;激烈的intensely adv.强烈地;紧张地;热情地intensive adj.加强的;集中的;透彻的;加强语气的intension n.强度;加强;紧张intensify v.(使)加强,(使)强化;(使)变激烈intensity n.强度;烈度15.overcome/vkm/vt.克服;解决;战胜come-came-come 来 become-became-become 成为、变得overcome-overcame-overcome 克服16.exp
8、and/kspnd/v.扩大;增加;扩展;发展expansion n扩大,增加expansive adj.广阔的;豪爽的;开朗的17.output/atpt/n.产量;输出 vt.输出反义词:input n.投入,输进 v.输入(信息)18.estimate=evaluate/assess vt.估计;估价 n.估计estimation n.估计;估算overestimate v.高估underestimate v.低估;轻视;小看19.domestic/dmestk/adj.本国的;国内的;家用的反义词:oversea,foreign20.consumption n.消费;消耗;消耗量con
9、sume v.消耗;耗尽;用完;吃掉consumer n.消费者prise/kmpraz/vt.包括;包含;由组成be comprised of包括;包含;由组成(或构成)=consist of=be made up of=be composed of22.generate/denret/vt.产生;引起generationn.一代(人);产生;生殖generator n.发电机;生产者degenerate v.恶化;堕落;退化 n.堕落者;颓废者23.strainn.(动、植物)系;品种;拉伤;压力(=stress=pressure 压力)24.leisure n.闲暇;休闲;空闲 leis
10、ure time 空闲时间25.deep down在内心深处;本质上;实际上Nobel appeared optimistic and cheerful,but,deep down,he felt sad and lonely.诺贝尔看上去乐观开朗,但在内心深处却感到悲伤和孤独。26.soil/sl/n.泥土;土壤;国土;领土soil pollution 土壤污染27.celebrity/slebrti/n.名望;名誉;名人;名流复数:celebritiesInternet/web celebrity 网络红人28.envision/nvn/vt.展望;想象envision doing sth
11、.设想做某事vision n.视力;视野;洞察力;远见29.sorghum/s:gm/n.高粱;高粱米30.broom/bru:m/n.扫把;扫帚;金雀花She is sweeping the floor with a broom.她正在用扫帚扫地。31.grain/gren/n.谷物;谷粒;颗粒32.vision/vn/n.想象;视力;视野;影像visual adj.视觉的,视力的;栩栩如生的visible adj.明显的;看得见的;可得到的visibly adv.明显地;显然;看得见地33.reality/rilti/n.现实;实际情况;事实real adj.实际的;真实的;实在的real
12、ly adv.实际上;真实地;真的吗?(表语气)realize v.实现;认识到;了解in reality 实际上;事实上virtual reality (VR)虚拟现实34.salty/s:lti/a.含盐的;咸的 salt n.盐,食盐 v.给(食物)加盐调味sour 酸的 sweet 甜的 bitter 苦的spicy/peppery 辣的35.urban/:bn/a.城市的;都市的;城镇的urbanization n.都市化suburb n.郊区rural adj.农村的,乡村的country n.国家;农村 countryside n.农村36.bomb/bm/n.炸弹 vt.轰炸;
13、对投炸弹37.tunnel/tnl/n.地下通道;地道;隧道channel n.频道38.extension/kstenn/n.扩建部分;扩大;电话分机extend v.使伸长;扩大;延长extensive adj.广泛的;普遍的expansion n扩大,增加expand/kspnd/v.扩大;增加;扩展;发展expansive adj.广阔的;豪爽的;开朗的39.chemical /kemkl/adj.与化学有关的 n.化学制品chemically/kemkli/adv.用化学;以化学方法chemistry/kemstri/n.化学;化学过程chemist/kemst/n.化学家;药剂师4
14、0.wheat/wi:t/n.小麦;小麦籽wheatenadj.小麦的;小麦制成的;小麦色的41.flavour/flev(r)/n.味道;特点;特色favour n./v.支持;赞同42.fertilizer/f:tlaz(r)/n.肥料fertile/ftal/adj.富饶的,肥沃的 n.肥沃,多产反义词:infertilefertilize/ftlaz/vt.使肥沃43.nutritional/njtrnl/a.营养(物)的nutritionally adv.在营养方面nutrition n.营养;滋养nutritionist n.营养学家nutritious adj.有营养的;营养丰富
15、的nutriology n.营养学nutrient n.养分,营养物;adj.营养的,滋养的44.alleviate/li:viet/vt.减轻;缓解alleviation n.减轻,缓和;镇痛物alleviate the pain 减轻疼痛alleviate burdens 减轻负担45.poverty/pvti/n.贫穷;贫困poor adj.贫穷的;可怜的;(身体)虚弱的;差的poorly adv.贫穷地;贫乏地;不充分地46.organic/:gnk/a.有机的;不使用化肥的organic chemistry 有机化学organism n.有机体organ n.生物 器官;机构;风琴;
16、管风琴;嗓音organisation/organizationn.组织;机构;体制;团体organise/organize v.组织47.pesticide/pestsad/n.杀虫剂;除害药物=insecticide pest(害虫)+i+cide(杀物)suiciden.自杀;自杀者;自杀性的行为adj.自杀的,与自杀有关的v.自杀48.widespread/wadspred/adj.分布广的;普遍的;广泛的wide(宽的)+spread(传播)分布广的49.bacterium/bktrm/n.细菌 复数:bacteriamedium n.媒介;传播工具 adj.中号的;中等的复数:med
17、ia50.in turn/n t:n/相应地;依次;轮流in ones turn 轮到某人;接着by turns 轮流;交替地It is ones turn to do sth.轮到某人做某事51.digest /dadest/v.消化;领会;领悟 n.摘要;分解物digestive adj.助消化的 digestion n.消化;领悟52.essential/senl/a.完全必要的;极其重要的=vital/necessary/important/significant/crucialessentially adv.本质上;根本上;大体上essence n.本质,实质;精华;香精in ess
18、ence 从本质上讲It is essential for sb to do sth.对某人来说做某事是完全必要的。It is essential that.(should)do 做是完全必要的 53.mineraln.矿物;矿物质 mineral water 矿泉水mine n.矿;矿井;地雷 v.开采;开矿 pron.我的.miner n.矿工54.alternative/:lt:ntv/n.可选的事物 adj.可供替代的alternatively adv.可供选择地alternate v.(使)交替;(使)轮流55.groceryn.食品杂货店;食品杂货 pl.groceries 56.
19、instance/nstns/n.例子;实例;事例instant adj.立即的;立刻的n.瞬间;片刻for instance,=for example,(加句子)例如;比如57.batch n.一批;一组 v.分批处理 pl.batches a batch of visitors 一批游客58.depthn.深(度)the depth of 的深度deep adj.深的;深奥的deeply adv.非常;深沉地deepen v.使加深;使强烈His ideas lack depth.他的想法缺乏深度。59.root/ru:t/n.根;根茎;根部;根源We have to get to the root of the problem.我们必须找到问题的根源。60.entirely/ntali/adv.全部地;完整地;完全地entireadj.全部的,整个的;全体的61.aspect/spekt/n.方面;层面from the aspect 从方面看