VOA慢速英语:Getting to the Bottom of a Fish Die-Off in Southern California

及物动词 vt.

1.唤醒,使醒过来
The thunder awoke me.
雷声把我惊醒了。

2.使觉醒;使意识到[(+to)]
His father tried to awake him to a sense of duty.
他父亲试图使他认识到自己的责任。

3.唤起,激起
Nothing can awake her interest in this subject.
什么都无法激起她对这门学科的兴趣。

不及物动词 vi.

1.醒来
He awoke from a sound sleep.
他从酣睡中醒来。

2.觉醒;意识到[(+to)]
We must awake to our responsibilities.
我们一定要认识到自己的职责。

3.被唤起,被激起
Old memories awoke in me when I saw the picture.
我看到这张照片时件件往事涌上心头。

2.die-off

相继死去
The leaves of the tree are dying off.
树上的叶子相继枯死。

3.decompose

及物动词 vt.

1.分解
decompose a chemical compound
分解化学合成物

2.使腐烂

不及物动词 vi.

1.被分解

2.腐烂
The meat began to decompose after some time in the sun.
肉在太阳下放了一些时候后开始腐败。

4.kill-off

杀光;灭绝
The invaders killed off all the inhabitants of the village.
入侵者将全村的人杀光。

5.algae (alga的复数)

名词 n.

(常用复)水藻,海藻

6.Domoic acid

软骨藻酸

7.neurotoxin

名词 n.

神经毒素

8.plankton

名词 n.

(总称)浮游生物

9.disorder

名词 n.

1.混乱,无秩序[U]
His room was in disorder.
他房间里很乱。

2.骚乱,动乱[C][U]
Mounted troops were called out to put an end to the disorder in the streets.
骑兵部队被召来平息街头的骚乱。

3.不符合司法程序的行为[C]
a disorder in legal proceedings
司法过程中不符合程序的行为

4.紊乱,失调;不适,小病[C][U]
She suffered from a mild stomach disorder.
她患轻度胃病。

及物动词 vt.

1.使混乱;扰乱
His face was flushed, and his hair disordered.
他满脸通红,头发蓬乱。