porpoise [?p??p?s] n. 海豚
marine [m??ri?n] n. 海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊士兵
shark [?ɑ?k] n. 鯊魚
formation [f???mei??n] n. 隊形
【搭】in battle formation 成戰(zhàn)斗隊形
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A: The troops were disposed in battle formation.
B: It only cost a few seconds.
A:部隊按照作戰(zhàn)隊形排列好。
B:那只花了幾秒鐘的時間。
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dolphin [?d?lfin] n. 海豚科動物
unconscious [?n?k?n??s] adj. 不省人事的
【派】unconsciously 無意識地
【擴】senseless 無知覺的,不省人事的
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A: After being hit by the car she was unconscious.
B: Where is the accident driver?
A:被車撞了一下后她就不省人事了。
B:肇事司機呢?
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beaver [?bi?v?] n. 海貍
ashore [?????] adv. 上岸
【擴】go on shore 上岸
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A: He is trying to swim ashore.
B: Maybe he needs our help.
A:他正設法向岸邊游過去。
B:也許他需要我們的幫助。
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waterlogged [?w??t?l?ɡd] adj. 浸滿水的
scent [sent] n. 香味
【擴】fragrance 香味 perfume 香味
【搭】on the scent of 獲得線索
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A: I can't stand this kind of scent.
B: Sorry, I will move the flower to the next room soon.
A:我受不了這種香味。
B:對不起,我馬上把這花挪到隔壁房間去。
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ensue [in?sju?] v. 接著發(fā)生
【擴】supervene 接著發(fā)生
【搭】ensue from 結果是
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A: What will ensue from this?
B: Nobody could foresee it right now.
A:這會產(chǎn)生什么結果呢?
B:現(xiàn)在沒人能預見得到。
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intrigue [in?tri?ɡ] v. 引起興趣
【派】intriguing 引起興趣的
【搭】intrigue against 密謀
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A: His new book intrigued all of us.
B: Do you have the book now? I want to have a read, too.
A:他的新書引起了我們所有人的興趣。
B:你現(xiàn)在有這本書嗎?我也想看看。
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indignity [in?diɡniti] n. 侮辱
【擴】insult 侮辱
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A: I think it's indignity for you.
B: But all of his words are true.
A:我想這對你是一種侮辱。
B:但他所說的話全是真的。
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snout [snaut] n. 口鼻部
shove [??v] v. 硬推
【搭】shove around 推來推去 shove off 離開
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A: Don't shove the job off onto others.
B: I'm sure it's the last time.
A:不要把工作硬推給別人去干。
B:我保證這是最后一次了。
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aquaplane [??kw?plein] n. 駕浪滑水板
oceanarium [??u???n??ri?m] n. 水族館
swoop [swu?p] v. 猛撲
【擴】pounce 猛撲,襲擊
【搭】swoop down upon 飛下來猛撲
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A: The owl swooped down on a snake.
B: To a snake, the owl is one of its natural enemies.
A:貓頭鷹向一只蛇飛撲了過去。
B:對蛇來說,貓頭鷹是他們天敵中的一種。
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belly [?beli] n. 腹部
equilibrium [?i?kwi?libri?m] n. 平衡
【擴】balance 平衡
【例】I believe this state of equilibrium will be maintained.
我相信這個均勢將被維持下去。
butt [b?t] v. 碰撞
【搭】butt in 插嘴,干涉
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A: Look, the two bulls are butting each other.
B: We'd better separate them in order to prevent them from hurting each other.
A:看,那兩頭牛在用角頂架。
B:我們最好把它們分開,免得它們傷著彼此。
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crack [kr?k] n. 重擊
【擴】bang 重擊
【搭】crack down 鎮(zhèn)壓 crack up 垮下來