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Submarine hotspring |
Terrestrial heat |
Mineral A mineral is a substance such as tin, salts, uranium, or sulfur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth. |
Bathrobe A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of toweling which you wear before or after a bath. |
Ladle A ladle is a large, round, deep spoon with long handle, used for serving soup or stew. |
Fahrenheit It is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. |
Celsius It is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degree and boils at 100 degrees. |
Steam Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. |
Sulphur Spelled sulfur in American English. Sulfur is a yellow chemical which has a strong smell. |
Scorch To scorch something means to burn it slightly. |
Cardiopathy Heart disease |
Gout Gout is a disease which causes people's joints to swell painfully, especially in their toes. |
Ground temperature |
Geothermal |
Soak To soak means that you spend a long time in a hot bath and enjoy it. |
Calorific The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains; a technical term used in science |
Metabolism Your metabolism is the way that chemical processes in your body cause food to be used in an efficient way, for example to make new cells and to give you energy. Metabolic means relating to a person's or animal's metabolism; a technical term in biology. |
Terrain It is used to refer to an area of land or a type of land when you are considering its physical features. |
Porous Something that is porous ahs many small holes in it, which water and air can pass through. |
Stratum Any of a series of horizontal layers, especially of rock in the earth's crust. The strata in the earth's crust are the different layers of rock; a technical term. |
Seismic seismic means caused by or relating to an earthquake. |
1. Anguish: is great mental suffering or physical pain; used in written English. |
2. Tackle: If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined of efficient way. |
3. Disparity: If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. |
4. Insomnia: Someone who suffers from insomnia finds it difficult to sleep. |
5. Impotence: Impotence is a lack of power to influence people or events. |
6. Menstrual: means relating to menstruation |
7. Agitation: If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behavior, movements, or voice. |
8. Hyperactive: Someone who is hyperactive is unable to relax, and is always in a state of great agitation or activity. |
9. Lethargy: Lethargy is the condition or state of being lethargic. Lethargic means that you don't have much energy or enthusiasm. |
10. Drug abuse: using the drug in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. |
11. Aboriginal: the aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times. |
12. Lethal: a substance that is lethal can kill people or animals. |
13. Distress: distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. |
14. Contemplate or attempt suicide: have the thought of committing suicide. |
15. Anthropology: the scientific study of people, society, and culture. |
16. Teeter: Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. |
17. Ambivalent: Someone, who is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it. |
18. Alternative: If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be used, or done instead of the second. |
19.Sterilise: If You sterlize a thing or a place, you make it completely clean and free from germs. If a person or an animal is sterilized, they have a medical operation that makes it impossible for them to have or produce babies. |
20.alien: Alien is used to describe someone and something that belongs to a different country, race, or group. |
21.Swings: Is something swings ot if you swing it, it moves repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point. |
22.alternated: When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other. |
23.blubber: If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way; an informal word. |
24.rant: If say someone rants, you mean that they talk loudly or angrily, and exaggerate or say foolish things. |
25.rave: If someone raves, they talk in an excited and uncontrolled way. |
26.clench: When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry. |
27.snap: If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise. |
28.slump: If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. |
29.retention: The retention of something is the keeping of it;a formal word. |
30.erratic: Something that is erratic does not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way. |
1. to roam----to wander with no very clear aim |
Ex. David finally settled down after years of roaming. |
Ex. We should take care of teenagers who roam street at
midnight. |
2. nuisance----a person or animal that annoys or cause trouble |
Ex. The noise of sawing is a nuisance. |
3. pose a threat----threaten |
Ex. A psychopath poses a threat in our society. |
4. to maim----to harm in a part of the body so that it cannot be used |
Ex. He is maimed by a car accident. |
5. excrement----the solid waste passed from the body |
Ex. Cleaning the pet's excrement is the biggest problem of its
owner. |
6. unsanitary----harmful to health |
Ex.It's unsanitary that you don't wash your hand before eating. |
7. tick----small
insect-like animals that bury themselves in the skin
of animals ans suck their blood |
Ex. If you don't wash your dog, it will host ticks. |
8. be transmitted to----to pass or to send from one to another |
Ex. Fly can host germ, and they can be transmitted to people,
causing diseases. |
9. mass extermination----to kill all the creatures in a place |
Ex. Mass extermination in Europe during World War II was a
terrible experience. |
10.on a leash----tied a dog with a length of rope |
Ex. When I take a walk with my dog, I will let it on a leash. |
11.spay----to remove the sex organs of female animals |
12.neuter----to remove the sex organs of male animals |
Ex. People say that spayed or neutered dogs would be fatter,
what do you |
13.syringe----a
pipe used in medicine, into which liquid can be
drawn and from which it can be pushed out in a particular direction |
Ex. It's a terrible experience that a nurse bring the syringe to
you. |
14. grim----cruel, hard or causing fear |
Ex. Final exam is a grim task of all students. |
1. pound (n.)--a place where stray dogs or cats are taken and kept until they are claimed by someone |
Ex. Many pounds in Taiwan now are overcrowded. |
2. rehabilitate(v.)--to make something or someone become the same as he or it is before |
Ex. Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients
who have suffered in this way. |
3. surge(n.)--a sudden large increase in something |
Ex. Variousreasons caused the recent surge in inflation. |
4.euthanasia(n.)--a practice of killing someone painlessly in order to stop their suffering when they are dying or have an incurable illness |
Ex. Euthanasia is still illegal in most countries. |
5. vet(n.)--in British English, a vet is someone who is qualified to treat the sick or injured animals; in American English, it means someone who has served in the army forces of their country |
Ex. When your pet is sick, you need to consult a vet. |
6. resent(v.)--to feel angry about something or someone |
Ex. She resents her mother for being so tough on her. |
7. to get st. off the ground(phr.)--to start something |
Ex. We have to get the project off the ground right now. |
8. expertise(n.)--special skill or knowledge that is acquired by training, study or practice |
Ex. Most local authorities lack the expertise to
deal with such a
problem. |
9. premise(n.)--usually add “s" to mean the land where a building or something occupies |
Ex. The school needs more premises to develop its campus |
1. Immensely (adv) : =enormously ; you use immensely to emphasize the degree or extent of a quality, feeling, or process. |
Ex. Wind surfing can be strenuous but immensely exciting…I
enjoyed this movie immensely. |
2. Conservationist (n) : A conservationist is a someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works and campaigns for its protection. |
3. Jurisdiction (n) : Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgements or to enforce laws. The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts. |
4. Flaw (n) : =imperfection; A flaw in something such as a pattern or material is a fault in it that should not be there. Almost all of these studies have serious flaws. |
5. Competent (adj) : Someone who is competent is efficient and effective. He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant. |
6. Deficiency (n) : A deficiency that someone or something has is a weakness or imperfection in them. The most serious deficiency in their marriage is the lack of communication. |
7. Conjunction (n) : If one thing is done or used in conjunction with another, the two things are done or used together. Since iron destroys vitamin E, these two nutrients should not be taken in conjunction. |
8. Undertake (v) : If you undertake to do something, you promise that you will do it. He undertook to finish the assignments himself. |
Paralytic----describe that a person can't move his/her body or a certain part of his/her body. He crouched his paralytic legs on the chair, waiting for someone to help him standing up. |
Wire----a
ling thin piece of metal like strong string that is used for fastening
things or in fences, cages, etc.
He tied a basket to the bicycle with a piece of wire. |
Entanglements----iron string
Lucky wants to get out of the cage of entanglements for a very long time. |
Urine----the yellow liquid that is passed from your body when you go to the toilet. |
The owner of the pets should make
them pass
out the urine outdoors |
Ubiquitous----describe that something that exists everywhere. |
We can always see ubiquitous trash in the park. |
Round up----to
gather sb/sth in one place.
The teacher rounded up the children. |
Outnumber----(often passive) to be greater in number than sb/sth. |
The enemy troops outnumbered us by three to one. |
Scenario----(from Italian) script, also means something that is unreal. |
Many of the people hope that the scenario of "You've got mail" can become a real story in their life. |
Neuter----to
remove the sexual parts of an animal.
It can solve lots of problems if the pets are neutered. |