beam—— A ray or shaft of light光柱,光束=ray
& y* S- |7 r' O8 | be characterized by——distinguish
1 r- P1 s T, N9 i barren—— Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation不毛的=infertile: _; U0 T7 n9 V
balmy—— Mild and pleasant温和的=mild# O/ y: h ]" w; x% Y/ v7 V- A
comprise—— To consist of; be composed of由…构成=consist of ,make up) R! a/ {& V8 u9 z3 Z
conception—— Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought概念、计划、设计或思想=notion A mental image or representation; an idea or conception心理形象或象征;想法或构思) _( ^- u' R9 Z4 m6 C1 B
composed of ——To create or produce (a literary or musical piece)创作或制作=create9 [1 s0 K( T/ I* q
component—— A constituent element, as of a system组成要素=element, part$ U6 l, _- c: D! {# S) t
comparable—— Similar or equivalent相似或相当=similar* R3 H2 m+ t- I
compile—— To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources汇编=put together5 `. b, X, z7 h
community—— Society as a whole; the public作为整体的社会;大众。Asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions共生动物群的一群植物和动物=settlement, society
^/ ]7 j# b& ~7 {" [7 } commodity—— Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage商品=goods
* d Y( Z5 T; e- J0 X4 u coincide—— To happen at the same time or during the same period同时发生=occur at the same time G) Z4 q6 M* R" M
cohesion—— The act, process, or condition of cohering结合=unity The combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification统一$ e1 D6 P$ j% z& Q
cluster—— To gather or growsintosbunches丛生=concentrate
1 |) t) K c7 E+ v& ~ classify—— To arrange or organize according to class or category分类=categorize# m- V5 f7 S, o- p, E, V
cling to —— v.依附,依靠,坚持=stick to
6 g5 {& K/ q4 @$ [- w2 ^% u cite —— To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof引证把…作为支持、说明或证明而提及或提出=mention
3 H/ ^# a* F1 L/ Q& X. S+ ~ check ——monitor To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver监听,收听;To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity窃听2 g5 m- ^* g' ]6 e
celestial—— Of or relating to the sky or the heavens天空的=astronomical
@+ K; w' T! Q6 x cease—— To put an end to; discontinue使…停止;中止=stop+ t9 p, Q3 ^' k% {: v; u
capability—— The quality of being capable; ability能力=ability
9 O0 C8 s u+ g5 s; t cumbersome —— Troublesome or onerous麻烦的=burdensome1 b# T& t7 l) t0 p
crisscross—— To move back and forth through or over交叉移动move back and forth# s& L+ B/ V" t+ x
crawl—— To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep爬行=creep
, d% }; V8 G- ^1 _ counterpart—— A copy or duplicate of a legal paper复制品=version An adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style版本
6 [+ h% D0 ~, T/ A( ~. n counteract—— To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check抵制,抵消=negate3 _; M* s/ M( M0 ~. y0 t
core —— The basic or most important part; the essence核心,本质=center
+ o/ c9 \4 r+ c% {& b/ ] conventional—— Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional传统的=traditional: ?( D1 Y# T" N) K' ]% ^
contribute to —— v.捐献=donate To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute捐赠# v; V8 ^% R+ c) D
consumption——The act or process of consuming消耗=eating
! ^$ Z; f) F7 }9 n constrain——To keep within close bounds; confine限制=bound To set a limit to; confine限制
' R( A- `. E0 \ constitute——To found (an institution, for example)创建=make up: V6 _" k" t# X8 X2 J8 f
constituent——Serving as part of a whole; component组成的=component; Y' k/ k' u3 g2 H
constantly——Continually occurring; persistently持续的=continuously
/ q0 D l! A$ E i: }$ J4 [% C conspicuous——Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable值得注意的=noticeable' W# N% M6 a) w: q! F( K( N1 W) B( i' ~
consort with ——v.陪伴=associate To keep company陪伴
3 a7 g; S1 G b& S9 a) ?4 s conserve——To protect from loss or harm; preserve保存,保护=retain vt.留住;保住
- H) q- G+ n& g) `* b4 E1 D consequence——Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition结果=result' z1 z) R& V7 h; D7 f; w8 [/ L; d- ?
conjecture——A statement, an opinion, or a conclusion based on guesswork猜想=based on guessing+ d% s4 E% P, ~1 S+ Q
congestion——To be overfilled or overcrowded堵塞=overcrowded, crowded# k9 G( ?: l7 Q7 S8 L
conflicting——To be opposing; different对立的,不同的=opposing, contrary6 z Y% `4 o) x$ D
confront——To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility面对与…面对面的=face To confront with complete awareness面对 |