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caribou

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n.(北美洲産的)馴鹿
a large gregarious deer (Rangifer tarandus) of Holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes —used especially for one of the New World—called also reindeer
Male caribou start to grow antlers every spring; a transformation from bald to bedecked.
雄馴鹿每年春天開始長角, 從禿頂到過分裝飾的轉換.

vortex

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n.[航]渦流; [物]渦鏇; (動亂,爭論等的)中心; 鏇風
something that resembles a whirlpool
They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.
他們陷入瞭感情鏇渦。

intentionally

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adv.有意地,故意地
in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
The figures are intentionally misleading.
這些數字是在有意誤導。

illegally

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adv.不法地
not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit; also : not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)
Some of the companies illegally sent the wherewithal for making chemical weapons.
有些公司非法為製造化學武器提供所需的資金和設備等。

magnification

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n.放大,誇大; 放大率
the act of magnifying
The insects were examined under magnification.
這些昆蟲是放大後加以觀察的。

herring

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n.鯡魚
either of two food fishes (genus Clupea):
pickled herrings
醃製的鯡魚

resin

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n.樹脂; 閤成樹脂; 鬆香
any of various solid or semisolid amorphous fusible flammable natural organic substances that are usually transparent or translucent and yellowish to brown, are formed especially in plant secretions, are soluble in organic solvents (such as ether) but not in water, are electrical nonconductors, and are used chiefly in varnishes, printing inks, plastics, and sizes and in medicine
the resinous scent of pine trees
鬆脂的香氣

antarctica

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n.南極洲
continent around the South Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap and mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers)
Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
智利和阿根廷對於南極的領土主張都持強硬態度。

vole

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n.野鼠類; 全勝; 大滿貫; 孤注一擲
any of various small rodents (Microtus and related genera) that typically have a stout body, rather blunt nose, and short ears, inhabit both moist meadows and dry uplands and do much damage to crops, and are closely related to muskrats and lemmings
A water vole swam vigorously upstream.
一隻水鼠奮力嚮上遊遊去.

redwood

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n.(美國加州産的高大的)紅杉
any of various woods (such as brazilwood) yielding a red dye
giant redwoods
巨大的紅杉樹

foreseeable

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adj.可預見到的
being such as may be reasonably anticipated
foreseeable risks/consequences
可預料的危險 / 後果

contiguous

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adj.接觸的,鄰近的,共同的
being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
Its vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone.
其葡萄園差不多緊挨著歐頌堡的葡萄園。

rosy

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adj.玫瑰色的; 愉快的,樂觀的; 一切都稱心如意; 〈美〉濫醉的
of the color rose
She had rosy cheeks.
她臉頰紅潤。

periwinkle

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n.長春花; 玉黍螺(食用海螺)
any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family: such as
Light permeates the sheer petals of a Madagascar periwinkle.
燈光透過瞭一朵馬達加斯加長春花的縴薄的花瓣.

purification

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n.洗淨; 滌罪; 提純; (猶太婦女按教規在月經後行的)潔淨禮
the act or an instance of purifying or of being purified
The water goes through three stages of purification.
這水經過3個步驟的淨化.

detoxification

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n.戒毒; 去毒,消毒
to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from
a detoxification unit
戒毒所

mining

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n.采礦(業)v.在…中開采,開采(mine的現在分詞); 在…中[下]布雷; 以地雷[水雷]炸毀
the process or business of working mines
coal/diamond/gold/tin mining
煤礦 / 鑽石礦 / 金礦 / 锡礦開采

deliberately

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adv.有意地; 從容地; 不慌不忙地
in a deliberate manner: such as
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day.
她故意整天都不理他。

kudzu

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n.野葛
a fast-growing Asian vine (Pueraria montana) of the legume family that is used for forage and erosion control and is often a serious weed in the southeastern U.S.
Kudzu is a leguminous annuals, thermophilic heat - resistant, drought - tolerant, adapt mountain grown.
粉葛屬豆科一年生植物, 喜溫耐熱 、 耐旱, 適應山區種植.

rebound

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vi.彈迴; 從諸如衰敗或失望中恢復過來; 迴蕩,迴響; 搶得籃闆球vt.使彈迴; 使迴升; 使迴響n.彈迴,跳迴; 反彈球; 籃闆球; 振作,反應
to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in.
球從門柱彈迴,歐文頭球將球攻進。

susceptible

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adj.易受影響的; 易受感染的; 善感的; 可以接受或允許的
capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
Walking with weights makes the shoulders very susceptible to injury.
負重行走時肩膀很容易受傷。

commercially

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adv.商業上,通商上
occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce
Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.
有些商業化養殖的鹿肉味道和牛肉很相似。

sulfuric

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adj.<化>(正)硫的,含(六價)硫的
of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a higher valence than sulfurous compounds
Chlorination is carried out with Nhaloamines and sulfuric acid.
氯化是用N- 鹵胺和硫酸.

downwind

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adv.順風地;在下風處
in the direction that the wind is blowing
sailing downwind
順風航行

resurrect

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vt.使復活; 復興,重新使用; 挖齣vi.復活,復蘇
to raise from the dead
Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once...
為再次停火作齣的努力已經失敗瞭一次。

subpopulation

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n.(從其他人口分齣或構成總人口的)分組人口; 亞人口; 子總體
an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
Methods: T - cell subpopulation in peripheral blood of 32 patients of BCC were tested with flow cytometry.
方法: 用流式細胞儀技術檢測瞭32例基底細胞癌患者外周血的 T 細胞亞群.

automatically

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adv.自動地; 機械地; 無意識地
largely or wholly involuntary; especially : reflex
Modern trains have automatic doors.
現代火車裝有自動門。

cultivation

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n.耕種,種植; 培養(品質等)
culture, refinement
fertile land that is under cultivation (= being cultivated )
肥沃的耕地

fell

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v.落下,跌倒(fall的過去式); 砍伐,打倒n.(英格蘭北部的)小山,丘陵地區adj.邪惡的; 殘暴的
skin, hide, pelt
He felled his opponent with a single blow.
他一拳擊倒瞭對手。

transfusion

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n.輸血; 滲透; 傾注
an act, process, or instance of transfusing; especially : the process of transfusing fluid (such as blood) into a vein or artery
The project badly needs a transfusion of cash.
這個項目急需追加現金投資。

simulate

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vt.假裝,冒充; 模仿; 模擬; [生]擬態
to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
聽到這個消息後,我竭力裝齣一副吃驚的樣子。

burning

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adj.燃燒的; 發熱的; 急切的; (欲望等)熾烈的v.燃燒(burn的現在分詞); 使用某物為燃料adv.灼熱地
being on fire
a burning desire to win
取勝的迫切願望

extraction

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n.提取,開采; 血統
the act or process of extracting something
oil/mineral/coal, etc. extraction
石油、礦物、煤等的開采

historically

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adv.從曆史角度; 在曆史上; 以曆史觀點; 根據曆史事實
in accordance with or with respect to history
Historically, royal marriages have been cold, calculating affairs.
在曆史上,皇室婚姻一直是冷漠且處處算計的事情。

endemic

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adj.某地特有的; (尤指疾病)地方性的; 風土的; (動,植物)某些特産的
belonging or native to a particular people or country
the endemic problem of racism
普遍存在的種族主義問題

problematic

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adj.成問題的,有疑問的,不確定的
posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
Some places are more problematic than others for women traveling alone.
對那些獨自旅行的女性來說,在有些地方遇到的問題會比其他地方更多。

unconnected

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adj.不連在一起的
not joined, linked together, or related : not connected
The two crimes are apparently unconnected.
這兩起犯罪顯然沒有關聯。

costa

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n.肋; 緣; 中脈; 前緣脈
rib
He fled to Costa Rica to avoid military service.
他逃到瞭哥斯達黎加以逃避服兵役。

divided

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adj.分離的,被分割的,分裂的v.分( divide的過去式和過去分詞 ); 劃分; 分離; (使)産生分歧
separated into parts or pieces
The government is divided on this issue.
政府在這個問題上意見不統一。

patchwork

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n.補綴品,拼縫物; 混雜物
something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge
For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
幾個世紀以來,縫被子和做布拼一直是許多人都會做的針綫活兒。

jersey

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n.毛織運動衫,毛綫衫; 澤西島; 澤西種乳牛
any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
made from 100% cotton jersey
用100%的棉織品做成

times

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乘以; (用於比較)倍; 時代
multiplied by
Five times two is/equals ten (= 5 × 2 = 10) .
五乘以二等於十。

incubate

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vt.孵化; 培育vt.& vi.孵(卵); <醫>潛伏; 逐漸形成; 潛伏在體內
to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
鳥兒迴到巢裏繼續孵卵。

malarial

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adj.患瘧疾的,毒氣的
a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
Anti-malarial vaccines are now under-going trials.
抗瘧疾的疫苗正在試驗階段。

sparingly

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adv.節約地; 保守地; 仁慈地; 缺少地
marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)
Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or con-centrated apple or pear juice.
加一點蜂蜜或濃縮蘋果汁或梨汁,讓菜帶點甜味。

metric

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adj.米製的,公製的,十進製的; 度量的; 距離的
a part of prosody that deals with metrical structure
metric units/measurements/sizes
公製單位 / 尺寸 / 大小

mistaking

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v.弄錯,誤解( mistake的現在分詞 ); 認不齣; 誤會; 看錯
to blunder in the choice of
There was no mistaking Magda's sincerity, or her pain.
瑪格達的真誠和痛苦都絕不可能是假裝的。

steadily

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adv.穩定地; 持續地; 穩固地
direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
Despite the steady progress of building work, the campaign against it is still going strong...
盡管建築施工已在穩步進行,但反對活動仍然高漲。