Unit 14 Zoology words study
1.zoology
n.动物学 (某一地区的)全部动物; (某种动物的)动物特性[特征] 动物生理学
the zoology of Australia 澳洲的动物
zoologist
n.动物学家
2. cricket
n板球运动 【动】蟋蟀
not cricket不公平
(as) lively as a cricket非常活泼
(as) merry as a cricket非常快活
3. humor
n幽默；幽默感
have a sense of humor 有幽默感
humorous
adj.富幽默感的, 滑稽的, 诙谐的, 想入非非的, 异想天开的
4. ant
n.蚂蚁
ants in (one's) pants【俚语】焦躁不安：
She's got ants in her pants她焦躁不安
5. get hold of
Where can I get hold of a copy? 哪里可以找到复印件?
I tried to get hold of you but the line was busy.
想和你通电话，但总占线
You must get hold of yourself你必须控制住自己
6. hive
n
蜂箱，蜂房 (= beehive)
蜂群
闹区，闹市
a hive of industry 工业区
What a hive of industry! (喻)真是个工业密集地!
hive
vi, vt
hived, hiving （蜂）进入蜂箱
贮（蜜）于蜂箱 hive off 分开；分离；脱离
to hive off parts of a firm 把公司的一部份分出来
7. honeycomb
n.蜂房, 蜂巢, 蜂脾
adj.蜂窝[巢]状的
vt.作许多小洞于, 把...弄成千疮百孔
使变成回纹图案; 用回纹装饰
使渗入每一部分; 充满
The rock was honeycombed with passages.
岩石上有许多蜂窝状的小孔。
honeycomb
vi.作成蜂窝形
8. transparent
adj
透明的；透光的; (性格等)坦率的; (托辞等)显而易见的; 易于识破的 显然的；明晰的；一目了然的
Glass is a transparent material. 玻璃是一种透明物。
a boy of transparent honesty一个非常诚实的孩子
9. tell…apart
分辨
Can you tell the twin sisters apart?
你分得清这两个孪生姐妹吗?
10. dot
n.
小点; 圆点
小数点; 相乘的符号; 句号【音】符点
a blue shirt with white dots
带有小白点的蓝色衬衣
put a dot on在...上加个小 点
a dot of flour一点儿面粉
The ship became a mere dot on the horizon.
船在远处的水平线上成了一个小点。
vt.(dotted; dotting)
打点于; 星罗棋布于; 点缀; 用点线表示
dot the city with lights用灯光点缀城市
dot a line on the blackboard在黑板上划一条虚线
dot sb. in the eye一拳打在某人眼睛上
11. surrounding
n.
环境;周围的事物[pl.]
social surroundings社会环境
railway surroundings铁路周围环境
He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.
他没有多注意他周围的环境。
adj.
周围的;附近的
Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside.
狐狸开始从附近的乡下跑进来。
12. troop
n.[C]
1.) 军队,部队[pl.]
The enemy troops withdrew.
敌军撤退了。
2.) 一群;大量,许多[(+of)]
The old man was surrounded by a troop of children.
老人被一群孩子围住了。
A troop of children rushed in and chased each other noisily.
一群小孩冲进来,喧闹地彼此追逐。
vi.
1.) 群集,集合[(+up/together)]
2.) 成群结队地走
They all trooped into the meeting.
他们都成群结队前去参加会议。
13. assume
vt.假定, 设想, 采取, 呈现
assumption
n假定；假设
Their assumption that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue.
他们以为他们正在进行的课题是崭新的,事实证明不是那样。
14. semicircle
semi- 半＋circle圆
n半圆 半圆形
We sat in a semicircle about the fire.
我们坐在火旁，围成个半圆形。
15. apparent adj. 明显的； 显而易见的；明白的
It was apparent that he knew nothing about how to repair cars.
很明显，他一点儿也不知道怎样修理小汽车。
apparent cause表面原因
Their apparent grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.
他们那假意的哀伤很快就变成了一阵阵狂笑。
16. sideways adv. 侧面朝前地
to walk sideways through a narrow opening
侧着身子走过狭窄的通道
We turned the table sideways to get it into the room.
我们把桌子斜向一边以便把它搬进房间里。
17. come to light
暴露,真相大白
The puzzled thing came to light when the politician was seen with the lady.
当有人看到那位政客跟那位女士在一起时, 那件让人不解的事就真相大白了。
A political scandal has recently come to light.
最近一桩政治丑闻暴露出来。
18. maximum 最大量（的）；最大值（的）
The maximum load for this truck is ten ton.
这辆卡车最大载重量是10吨。
I can swim a maximum of 1 mile.
我游泳最远游一英里。
‘What's the maximum distance you've swum?’ “
你游得最远距离是多少？”
19. precise adj. 精确的；准确的;恰好的
at that precise moment恰恰在那个时刻
A lawyer needs a precise mind. 律师需要极清楚的头脑。
precise manners彬彬有礼
20. adequate adj. 足够的
We took adequate food for the holiday.
我们为假期带足食品。
An adequate water supply for city people is already a problem no government can take lightly.
给城市供给充足的水源已经成为所有政府不能掉以轻心的问题。
The supply is not adequate to the demand.
供不应求。
恰当的；胜任的
I hope you will prove adequate to the job.
我希望你能胜任这工作。
尚可的；差强人意的
The performance was adequate. 表演还算可以。
21.clarify vt., vi. -fied, -fying解释；澄清；阐明
clarify matters澄清真相
The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women.
政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。fetch
22. fetch vt., vi. 取来，拿来；叫来
Fetch the doctor! 快去请医生来！
Will you fetch some water? 你给拿点儿水来好吗？
卖得The villa'll fetch at least $50000.
那座别墅至少能卖五万美元。
吸引；迷住
a story that fetched the tears to one's eyes催人泪下的故事
His words fetched a laugh from all present.
他的话使在场的人都笑了。
His strong argument fetched his opponents round.
他充足的论据使他的论敌信服了beeline
23. beeline n. make a beeline for直奔
The late boy made a beeline for his classroom.
迟到的男孩抄捷径跑去上课。
24.spectator
n.(比赛等的)观众, 旁观者
[pl. ][美]女运动鞋
The Spectator [英]《旁观者》 (期刊名)
25. kid
n小山羊 小山羊皮 小孩儿
vt -dd- 欺骗
I'm not kidding you. 我不是欺骗你的。
Don't kid me. 不要骗我。
You're kidding! 你在开玩笑！（我才不信你呢！）
n.欺骗, 愚弄
桶
26. primate
n灵长类（动物）
大主教；首席主教(= /鷓ra鵰︷t/)
(英国教会的)大主教, 监督长
领袖; 阶级或地位最高者
Primate of all England
坎特伯雷大主教
adj.首要的, 第一的
the world primate city世界首要城市
primateship
n.(总)主教之职位[责] –tical
27. oppose
vt.反对[抗]
使相对; 以...对抗(to, with)
使相反[相向]; 阻止
oppose a new plan反对一项新计划
oppose the south面向 南方
vi.反对
We are firmly opposed to the practice of powerpolitics between nations,
我们坚决反对在国与国之间实行强权政治。
adj.
不可抵抗的, 无可反驳的
opposer
n.反对者; 反对注册某一商标者
oppose M against N 把M与N相对照或相比
oppose M to N把M与N相对照或相比
oppose oneself to
反对
oppose object resist
都含“反对”的意思。
oppose 为常用词, 指“对某人、某事采取积极行动来反对”, 着重动作,尤指“反对一种观念、思想、计划等”, 如:
The father opposed to his son's marriage.
父亲反对儿子的婚事。
object 常指“用言论或论据等表示反对”, 着重“个人嫌厌”和“(由于与个人有关因此)提出反对意见”, 如:
I objected to his plan.
我反对他的计划。
resist 指“积极地反抗、对抗”、“用武力阻止...的前进”, 如:
resist the enemy
抵抗敌人。
opposable
adj.可反对的
28. notable
adj
值得注意的；显著的；显要的；优越的
notable beauty; sled dogs that are notable for their stamina.
引人注目的美人；雪撬狗以它们的忍耐力而著称
29. upright
adj.
笔直的, 竖立的; 垂直的
正直的, 诚实的, 合乎正道的
set things upright把东西竖直
an upright piano竖钢琴
an upright man正直的人
30. gorilla
n.大猩猩, 壮而残暴的男人, <俚>歹徒(尤指使用暴力者)
31. chimpanzee
n.黑猩猩
32. disgust
vt.
使厌恶, 令人作呕
be disgusted at 嫌, 讨厌, 唾弃, 对...作呕
be disgusted by嫌, 讨厌, 唾弃, 对...作呕
be disgusted with嫌, 讨厌, 唾弃, 对...作呕
His behaviour disgusted everybody.他的行为遭到众人的唾弃。
The food disgusted me.
这食物使我感到恶心。
disgust
vi.令人厌恶; 令人作呕
Too rich food soon disgusts.
过于油腻的食物很快会使人厌腻。
n.作呕, 憎恶, 反感(at, for, towards, against)
take a disgust at
嫌, 讨厌
to one's disgust可厌的是; 令人作呕的是
disgusted
disgusting
adj.令人厌恶的
33. psychology
n-gies 心理学 …心理学
criminal psychology 犯罪心理学
The professor is a specialist of studying a criminal's psychology.
这位教授是位研究罪犯心理的专家。
34. changeable
adj.
1.) 易变的;不定的
His temper's been changeable this week, so don't annoy him.
这星期他脾气变化无常,所以不要惹他生气。
2.) 可改变的,可能被改变的
3.) 闪光的;闪色的
changeable silk
闪光丝绸
-able 常附在动词或名词的后面构成形容词，表示“可…..的”，“能……的”。以able 为后缀的单词常见的还有：eatable, suitable, bearable, saleable, washable, loveable, debatable, breakable
35. adapt
vt.使适应, 改编adapt for
使适合于; 为...改编[改写]
adapt from根据...改写[改编]
adapt oneself to使自己适应或习惯于某事
adapt sth. to使某事物适应或适合
adaptable
adj.能适应的, 可修改的
36. strip
vt, vi -pp- （常与of连用）脱，剥，拆
strip of one's clothes 脱去他们的衣服
（常与off连用）剥去；除掉
He stripped the paper off the wall. 他把纸从墙上撕去。
（常与off连用）脱掉（衣服）；裸露
John stripped off his shirt. 约翰脱掉衬衫。
n狭长的一条
a strip of paper 纸条
带, 条, 条板; 带状地
条幅式侦察照片; 连环漫画
集邮簿上的一行(三张以上的)邮票
Sunset Strip in Los Angeles
洛杉矶的日落大街
37. primitive adj. 原始的；远古的
Primitive men lived in caves.
原始人住在山洞里。
Primitive man made tools from sharp stones and animal bones.
原始人用尖石块和动物的骨制造工具。
古老的；旧式的；简单的
The native of that region still live in primitive straw huts.
那个地区的居民依然住在古老的茅草屋里。
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.
小贝壳曾经被用作简单的钱币。
38. missile
n.投掷物; 发射物(尤指武器)
导弹, 飞弹missile technology; a missile silo.
导弹技术；导弹仓库
39. walnut
n.胡桃, 胡桃木
over the walnuts and the wine
在饭后闲谈中;在吃甜食的时候
40. session n. （官方机构的）会 议，会期，开会期
The general session approved the report of the investigation committee.
全会批准了调查委员会的报告。
学期；大学的学期
（从事某一活动的）一段时间
a recording session录音时间
session
n.
(从事某项活动的)一段时间, (一届)会议; 会期
[美]学期, 授课时间; 一场训练
开庭; 开庭期; [pl. ][英]治安法庭; [美]地方刑事法院
【商】(证券交易等的)一场交易, 一盘交易, 市(股票市场的开市)
(基督教长老会的)地区性执行理事会
(分时系统用)对话期间, 预约(使用终端)时间
讨论, 辩论
go into secret session开秘密会议
the summer session夏季学期
between sessions休会期间
have quite a session with sb.和某人纠缠了一阵子
Some crowded schools have double sessions.
有些学生众多的学校每天分两批上