20231005 单词学习
20231005 单词学习
ferment
|TEM4 fermentingfermentedferments 1.N-UNCOUNT Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. 骚动 • The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months. 整个国家几个月来一直处在政治骚动的状态中。 2.V-T/V-I If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer. 使发酵; 发酵 • The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry. 干葡萄要经过发酵,直到没有糖分存留,葡萄酒才不会有甜味。 3.N-UNCOUNT 发酵 • Yeast is essential for the fermentation that produces alcohol. 酵母对酿酒的发酵是必要的。
panther
/ˈpænθə/ |TEM8 N-COUNT A panther is a large wild animal that belongs to the cat family. Panthers are usually black. 黑豹
suckling
/ˈsʌklɪŋ/ N an infant or young animal that is still taking milk from the mother 还在吃奶的动物幼崽 suckling pig [ UC] a young pig still taking milk from its mother, that is cooked and eaten (烤)乳猪
dyke
n. /daɪk/ ( dike ) 1. a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea 堰;堤;坝 2. ( especially BrE ) a channel that carries water away from the land 渠;沟;壕沟 SYN ditch 3. ( tabooslang) a word for a lesbian , that is usually offensive 女同性恋者(常含冒犯意)
almanac
/ˈɔːlməˌnæk/ |TEM8 1. N-COUNT An almanac is a book published every year that contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries. 历书 1. N-COUNT An almanac is a book published every year that contains information about events connected with a particular subject or activity, and facts and statistics about that activity. 年鉴
ma·nure
/məˈnjʊə(r)/ [ U] the waste matter from animals that is spread over or mixed with the soil to help plants and crops grow 粪肥;肥料
silkworm
/ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm/ N-COUNT A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. 蚕 debris /ˈdeɪbrɪ/ |CET6 TEM8 N-UNCOUNT Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around. 碎片; 散乱的垃圾 • A number of people were killed by flying debris. 一些人遭飞溅的碎片致死。