外来物种或威胁到本土生物
2011-06-29来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. exotic adj. 由外国引进的, 非本地的
例句:There are some exotic words in English language.
英语中有一些外来词。
2. hitch v. (免费)搭乘他人之车; 搭便车
例句:We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday.
我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。
3. clam n. 蚌, 蛤
例句:The restaurant’s specialities are fried clams.
这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。
4. overrun vt. 蔓延, 占领, 侵害, 蹂躏
例句:Because the kitchen was dirty, it was overrun by insects.
由于厨房脏, 所以害虫在那里大量出没。
5. watery adj. (食物或饮料)水分太多的,稀的,味淡的
例句:This beer is watery.
这种啤酒很清淡。
6. abandon vt. 离弃, 丢弃
例句:Jackson has abandoned his old car.
杰克逊把他那辆旧车扔了。
7. noxious adj. 有害的;有毒的
例句:Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.
下水道的有害气体越积越多。
8. nuisance n. 讨厌的东西[人, 行为] 麻烦事
例句:The dog is a terrible nuisance.
这只狗真令人讨厌。
9. habitat n. (动物的)栖息地, 住处
例句:This creature’s natural habitat is the jungle.
这种动物的栖息地是丛林。
10. eradicate vt. 摧毁,完全根除,消灭,杜绝
例句:These insects are very difficult to eradicate.
这些昆虫很难根除。
11. acknowledge vt. 承认, 供认
例句:He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake.
他勉强承认他做错了。
12. perpetuity n. 永远;永久
例句:They do not own the land in perpetuity.
他们并不是永久拥有这片土地。
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