staggering—— Causing great astonishment， amazement， or dismay； overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的；使束手无策的=overwhelming2 M- ^% h( T- U0 O! ]) G& V Y6 f
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate) e$ f2 A* d f
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设 D e" ^$ z* o4 ~! {. L
spinal——Of， relating to， or situated near the spine or spinal cord； vertebral脊柱的=backbone
% D2 H% b4 ?9 W6 v- h& B spark—— To set in motion； activate发动；触发=bring about引起；致使；造成；达成
& m: [* I3 V7 k& I7 u spawn—— To give rise to； engender造成；使产生=create
7 ?1 q1 Q- }' r+ Q! L" l! S. v; N solemn—— Deeply earnest， serious， and sober庄严的，极认真的，严肃的=serious( U, K/ ?3 h: L) t. \' ^6 Z
slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡' S5 h0 p5 I$ ~! }4 p6 e" A
smother—— To suffocate （another）使窒息=eliminate To get rid of； remove消灭；消除
& D2 N) z* {3 W& B4 U: A% a snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break
3 d8 J+ Q" N/ ^6 v signify—— To denote； mean表示…的意思=denote+ m2 }8 m- G7 k7 P8 [0 I( v
simultaneously——同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的，并存的；合作的
" v; }9 o6 w. r7 _9 b5 S skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind； dubiety怀疑态度=doubt& C* P0 c& E" D) G/ o1 S1 P
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield； guard保护、防卫=protect
( H. S/ u, Q7 c: k3 ?7 @ secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place； cache躲藏=produce4 F6 A7 b3 g( K+ F& b0 N
scarce—— Hard to find； absent or rare难得的；缺少的或罕见的=rare
7 n4 Q" A+ E* }* q! x8 ^ scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品! Q8 J3 S+ P# v, S+ q
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
) f" h+ x- T3 L) w( F# u scale—— To climb up or over； ascend攀登=climb
, i* I% {8 O, ?' M sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.: c p1 @' x' v: D
卫生措施=health% g/ k% w2 u+ w4 Q2 m
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree； enormous巨大的=huge， greatly* w; t: A9 T+ t) X3 u
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency6 m$ k# N* X# p( Q
trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals， as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬% s' o# c9 C" M, E% i+ a% {
trace—— A visible mark， such as a footprint， made or left by the passage of a person， an animal， or a thing痕迹=imprint， residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物
% r" P3 X. d- o: w% z9 p" T! C3 H textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting； a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric# p) @0 C) _. `) Z9 B5 U, L
terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land
' |( y6 S$ w* ?8 {2 z" P5 K terrain—— An area of land； ground地区；地带=land5 G) y6 e, M, O
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious； tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome
3 T8 x4 G7 j$ Z! O* O& B' }( M1 t temporarily—— Lasting， used， serving， or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的时间内持续地、被使用、发挥作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
' U! t* P4 m# F 权宜之计，暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西; g' t$ |3 v) D# B. I. E8 i
usher—— To precede and introduce； inaugurate宣告，展示介绍；开始，开创=begin |
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