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词汇讲解:
1. mighty adj. 浩瀚的
例句:Little drop of water make the mighty ocean.
涓滴细流汇沧海。
2. entire adj. 全部的, 整体的
例句:I've wasted an entire day on this.
在这上面我已经浪费了一整天的时间。
3. intentionally adv. 有意地,故意地
例句:didn't say it intentionally.
我是无心说的。
4. ease v. (使)减轻, 舒缓
例句:The pain began to ease.
疼痛开始减轻了。
5. analogy n. 类似, 相似
例句:There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels.
水的波动与光的运行有类似之处。
6. high-risk adj. 高危险度的,充满危险的
例句:Heroism, of course, is a pretty high-risk strategy.
当然,英雄主义是一种危险度相当高的行为。
7. swell v. 增强, 增多, 扩大
例句:After the heavy rain the river swelled.
大雨过后, 河水猛涨。
8. abnormally adv. 不正常地
例句:Blood vessels develop abnormally in cancer tumours.
在癌肿瘤中血管出现不正常。
9. overflow v. 溢出; 淹没
例句:The flood overflowed the valley.
洪水淹没了河谷。
10. evacuate v. 撤离, 疏散
例句:They all evacuated when the enemy approached the city.
敌人逼近这个城市时他们已撤退了。
11. alert vt. 使(某人)保持警觉,使警惕,使戒备;使意识到,使认识到
例句:The voice of the caller alerted her.
呼唤者的声音使她警觉起来。