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colonization

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n.殖民地的開拓,殖民,殖民地化; 移殖
an act or instance of colonizing: such as
Entomologists have tended to underestimate the importance of colonization through dispersal.
昆蟲學傢傾嚮於低估在擴散過程中定居現象的重要性.

volcanic

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adj.火山的; 猛烈的; 暴烈的
of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
volcanic rocks
火山岩

fenestra

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n.似窗的小開口,小孔
a small anatomical opening (as in a bone): such as
In section configuration, the depressions are either triangle or reversed trapezoid - fenestra structure.
剖麵形態上, 這些斷陷不是三角形就是倒梯形,即所謂的“花窗結構”.

articular

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adj.關節的
of or relating to a joint
Figure 9 - 1 : Degenerated articular cartilage and torn meniscus of the knee.
圖9-1:膝關節退化的軟骨和撕裂的半月闆.

quadrate

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adj.方形的,長方形的n.方形,長方(動物)骨vt.使適閤,使一緻
being square or approximately square
What he said did not quadrate with the facts.
他所說的話與事實不一緻.

hinge

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n.鉸鏈,摺葉; 關鍵,轉摺點; 樞要,中樞vt.& vi.用鉸鏈連接; 依…為轉移; 給…安裝鉸鏈; (門等)裝有蝶鉸vi.依…而轉移
a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns
The door had been pulled off its hinges.
門從鉸鏈上扯下來瞭。

atmospheric

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adj.大氣的; 令人激動的; 有魅力的
of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere
atmospheric pollution/conditions/pressure
大氣汙染 / 狀況 / 壓力

cretaceous

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adj.白堊的,白堊紀的n.白堊紀,白堊係
of, relating to, or being the last period of the Mesozoic era characterized by continued dominance of reptiles, emergent dominance of angiosperms, diversification of mammals, and the extinction of many types of organisms at the close of the period; also : of, relating to, or being the corresponding system of rocks
Only in the tropics were numerous late Cretaceous groups extinguished during peaks in their evolution.
隻是熱帶地區纔有大批晚白堊紀生物類群正值其演化的極盛時期突然消亡.

tectonics

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n.(實用的、能帶來審美愉悅的)建築構造學; 構造地質學,大地構造學; 築造工藝學
geologic structural features as a whole
Many scientists are studying of the tectonics.
許多科學傢在研究構造地質學。

terrestrial

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adj.陸地的; 地球的; 人間的; <天>類地行星的
of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
terrestrial life
地球上的生物

amber

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n.琥珀; 琥珀色; [軍]綫狀無煙火藥
a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (such as beads)
The traffic lights were on amber.
交通信號黃燈亮瞭。

phanerozoic

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顯生宙
of, relating to, or being an eon of geologic history that comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic or the corresponding systems of rocks
It is much more complex and difficult to study Archean stratigraphy than Phanerozoic stratigra - phy.
太古宙地層與顯生宙地層相比,具有很大的復雜性,研究難度大.

mantle

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n.覆蓋物; 責任,職責; 披風; 鬥篷; 地幔v.覆蓋;遮蓋
a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power.
副總統現在必須承擔起最高權力的重任。

sixth

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n.(英國中學的最高年級)六年級; [樂]六度音程
one that is number six in a series
...the sixth round of the World Cup.
世界杯第六輪的比賽

timing

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n.時機掌握; 配光; 記時; 定時
placement or occurrence in time
The timing of the decision was a complete surprise.
選擇那個時間作決定,完全齣人意料。

meteorite

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n.隕星; 隕石; 隕鐵; 流星
a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
The meteorite which devastated Tunguska is now estimated to have been about 50 metres across.
據猜測,毀滅通古斯的隕石的直徑有近50英裏.

petrify

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vt.& vi.嚇呆,使麻木vt.使嚇呆,使驚呆
to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
To convert to a mineral substance ; petrify.
這些 礦物質 使水有毒.

precipitate

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vt.下擲,由高處拋下; 使提前或突然發生,加速(壞事的發生); [氣象] 使凝結而下降,冷凝成為雨或雪等; [化]使沉澱vi.[氣象]凝結; [化]沉澱; 倒落,一頭栽下adj.倉促行進的,匆促的; 輕率的,魯莽的,草率的;倉促的衝動行事的; 突然發生的; 猛地落下的n.[化]沉澱物; 結果,産物
to throw violently : hurl
His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.
他的辭職立即引發瞭領導層的危機。

tectonic

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adj.構造的,建築的
of or relating to tectonics
...the tectonic plates of the Pacific region.
太平洋地區的地殼構造闆塊

appendage

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n.附屬物; 依附的人; <生>附屬器官; 附屬肢體(如臂、腿、尾等)
an adjunct to something larger or more important : appurtenance
...the growing demand in Wales for recognition that it was not just an appendage to England...
有越來越多的威爾士人要求得到認可,即威爾士不隻是英格蘭的附屬

crustacean

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n.甲殼綱動物(如蟹、龍蝦)
any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
Every crustacean has a layer of shell, which is also called the carapace.
甲殼動物體外都有一層幾丁質外殼, 稱為甲殼.

epithelium

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n.上皮,上皮細胞
a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation
The epithelium of the smaller bronchi was fragmented and partially desquamated.
較小支氣管的上皮破裂和部分脫落.

optic

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adj.眼睛的,視覺的; 光學的; 鏡片n.奧普蒂剋量杯(酒吧用以量烈性酒)
of or relating to vision or the eye
the optic nerve (= from the eye to the brain)
視神經

retina

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n.[解]視網膜
the sensory membrane that lines the eye, is composed of several layers including one containing the rods and cones, and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve
It introduced the progress on body position nursing care of patients with detachment of retina.
介紹瞭視網膜脫離病人的體位護理進展.

cornea

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n.眼角膜
the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior
[只用于名词前]a corneal transplant
角膜移植

dispersal

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n.散布; 分散; 消散; 驅散
the act or result of dispersing; especially : the process or result of the spreading of organisms from one place to another
the dispersal of seeds
種子的播撒

larvae

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n.(昆蟲的)幼蟲,幼體( larva的名詞復數 ); (larva的復數)
the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges
The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
幼蟲鑽進瞭地闆的縫隙裏。

presently

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adv.目前; 不久; 馬上
at once
The crime is presently being investigated by the police.
警方目前正在調查這起案件。

emergence

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n.齣現; 興起
the act or an instance of emerging
...the emergence of new scientific ideas.
新科技思想的興起

reanalysis

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[計]再分析,重新分析
the act or an instance of analyzing (something) again : repeated or renewed analysis
Study Design. Reanalysis of data derived from longitudinal cohort studies.
研究設計: 對縱嚮群組隊列數據的重新分析.

hydrothermal

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adj.熱水的,熱液的; 水熱
of or relating to hot water —used especially of the formation of minerals by hot solutions rising from a cooling magma
Petrological and mineralogical examinations of core material can be used to identify hydrothermal alterations.
岩芯的岩石學和礦物學研究也能用來鑒定水熱蝕變.

gush

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v.噴湧; 迸齣n.湧齣; 迸發
to issue copiously or violently
a gush of emotion
感情的迸發

smoker

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n.吸煙者
someone or something that smokes: such as
a heavy smoker (= sb who smokes a lot)
煙癮大的人

alkaline

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adj.堿性的,堿的; 含堿的
of, relating to, containing, or having the properties of an alkali or alkali metal : basic; especially, of a solution : having a pH of more than 7
alkaline soil
堿性土壤

absorbed

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adj.被…吸引住,專心緻誌,全神貫注adv.專心緻誌地,全神貫注地n.專心緻誌,全神貫注v.吸收(液體、氣體等)( absorb的過去式); 支付; 吞並; 使全神貫注(absorb的過去分詞形式)
having one's attention wholly engaged or occupied
She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
她好像完全被這本書迷住瞭。

dilution

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n.稀釋物,衝淡物
the action of diluting : the state of being diluted
In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams.
東部水域主要為海水,而直接的季候雨及小溪溢流,把海水稍為衝淡.

turbidity

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n.混濁,混亂; 混濁度; 濁度
thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
Turbidity is predominantly made colloids.
濁度主要是由膠體物質造成的.

descendent

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n.後裔,子孫; (某一原型的)派生物adj.下降的; 降落的; 祖傳的; 派生的
moving or directed downward
He is a descendent of Queen Victoria.
他是維多利亞女王的後代.

chemically

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adv.化學地; 化學上地; 用化學; 以化學方法
of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen combine chemically to form carbohydrates and fats.
碳、氫、氧化閤形成碳水化閤物和脂肪。

accurately

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adv.正確無誤地,準確地; 精確地; 如實
in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately.
我覺得我能準確預料此事的政治後果。