张汉熙《高级英语(1)》(第3版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】(Lesson

Lesson 12 Ships in the Desert (Edited)

一、词汇短语

1. anchor n. & v. to hold fast by or as if by an anchor抛锚，锚定：They lay

at anchor outside the harbor.他们在港外抛锚停泊。

2. lap vt. to wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds拍打：The waves

were lapping the side of the boat.波浪击打着船的侧面。

3. comparable adj. that can be compared可比较的，比得上的

4. underlying adj. fundamental, basic在下面的，根本的，潜

在的

5. parka n. a thick warm jacket with a hood毛皮风雪大衣，皮制大衣

6. glacier n. a large mass of ice and snow that

forms in areas where the rate of snowfall constantly exceeds the rate at

which the snow melts; it moves slowly outward from the center of

accumulation or down a mountain until it melts or breaks away冰川

7. emission n. a gas or other substance that is sent into the air排

放，排出物：fume emission尘雾排放

8. inexorable adj. not capable of being persuaded by

entreaty; relentless不可变的，残酷无情的：the inexorable passage of the

seasons人力不能改变的四季转移

9. graph n. a diagram, as a curve, broken lines, series of bars, etc.,

representing the successive changes in a variable quantity or quantities图

表，曲线图

10. frigid adj. extremely cold极其寒冷的：Frigid winds blew from

the north.寒风从北方刮来。

11. snowmobile n. a small vehicle with a motor that moves

over snow or ice easily雪地机动车

12. rendezvous n. a place where two or more people have

arranged to meet集合（基地），指定集合地

13. snowscape n. a landscape covered with snow雪景

14. scenarios n. an outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work设想；故事梗概

15. tundra n. vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the

ice cap and the tree line苔原；冻土地带

16. billowing adj. of large wave or swell of翻滚的，波涛汹涌的：

billowing waves汹涌的波浪

17. pasture n. land or a field that is covered with grass and is

used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on牧场

18. assault n. a violent physical or verbal attack攻击，袭击：make a surprise assault on对……进行突然袭击

19. noctilucent adj. luminous at night夜间发光的：noctilucent cloud夜光云

20. translucent adj. not transparent, but clear enough

to allow light to pass through半透明的：a sliver of rock thin enough to

be translucent一小片薄得半透明的岩石

21. methane n. a gas that you cannot see or smell, which can be

burned to give heat[化]甲烷，沼气

22. biomass n. the total mass of living matter in a given unit

area生物量，（单位面积或体积内）生物的数量

23. tusk n. in elephants, wild boars, walruses, etc., a very long, large,

pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth and used

for defense, digging up food, etc. 长牙，獠牙，尖牙

24. collision n. the act or process of colliding; a crash or conflict

碰撞，冲突：the midair collision of two light planes两架轻型飞机在空中的

碰撞

25. assault n. a violent attack攻击，袭击：make a surprise assault

on…对……进行突然袭击

26. startle vi. to alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly震惊，使大为

吃惊：I was startled by [at] the news of his death.我听到他的死讯大吃一惊。

27. paralysis n. a). the loss of the ability to move all or part of

your body or feel things in it麻痹；b). inability to move or function; total

stoppage or severe impairment of activity瘫痪，停滞：The fear led to

national paralysis.这种恐惧导致了国际大瘫痪。

28. distraction n. the act of distracting or the condition of

being distracted精神涣散，分心：There are too many distractions here