de 覆盖,掩蔽
smudge v. make or become dirty with a mark of rubbing 弄脏,涂污
spectacular a. grandly out of the ordinary; attracting excited notice 壮观的,引人注意的
spew v. come out in a rush or flood, gush 涌出,喷
startling a. caused to jump or be quickly surprised 令
人吃惊的
stun v. cause to lose the senses or sense of balance 使晕眩unravel v. make clear 阐明,澄清
vista n. a distant view, to which the eye is directed between narrow limits, as by rows of trees 远景,深景
comet n. 慧星
multimegaton n. 数百尤吨级
quasar n. 类星体
ultraviolet n. 紫外线
UNIT 38 POLLUTION IS A DIRTY WORD
GLOSSARY
abandon vt. give up 放弃,废弃
absorb v. take or suck in 吸入
concentration n. bringing or coming together at one point 集中
consume v. eat or drink; use or use up 吃光,喝光;消费
consumption n. the act of consuming 消耗;消费
contaminate vt. make dirty, impure or diseased 弄脏,污染
convert v. change sth. from one form into another 使转化
crucial a. decisive; of deciding importance 决定性的,紧要关头的
dilemma n. a problem situation for which there is no desirable solution 困境
discard v. get rid of as useless 丢弃
disposable a. intended to be used once and then thrown away 一次性使用的
dispose v. get rid of 除掉
drastic a. strong, sudden and often violent or severe 激烈的,猛烈的
dump v. throw or drop in a heap or carelessly 倾倒
eliminate vt. remove; get rid of 除掉
exceptionally a. unusually 异常的
exhaust v. use up 耗尽
foresight n. ability to see into the future 预见力
hover n. remain in the air at one place 盘旋,翱翔
impurity n. foreign material which make sth. unfit for use; the state of not being pure 杂质
ingenious a. clever and skillful in doing or inventing sth. 灵巧的
intensify v. make stronger or more serious 使强化;加剧
invaluable a. too valuable for the worth to be measured 无价的
junkyard n. a place where old useless things are discarded 垃圾场
leftover n. remaining 剩余;残物
manufacture v. make or produce by machinery, esp. in large quantities 制造
orient v. give direction or guidance to 定…的位;调整
purify v. make pure 提纯;纯化
reusable a. that can