geographically [ˌdʒi:ə'ɡræfɪklɪ]
adv.地理學上，在地理上，地理方面
[例句]
Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.
從地理位置上講，英國處於歐洲邊緣。
All these events, however geographically remote, urgently affected Western financial centers.
所有這些事件，無論發生在地理上如何遙遠的地方，都對西方金融中心產生緊迫的影響。
awful [ˈɔ:fl]
adj.糟糕的, 可怕的, 充滿敬畏的, 難受的
adv.極其
[例句]
It would be awful if he found out the truth.
如果他發現了真相，那就糟了。
It was awful to see him in such pain.
看到他這樣痛苦真叫人難過。
parched [pɑ:tʃt]
adj.焦乾的；極渴的；
v.（使）焦乾
[例句]
Hot winds parched the crops.
熱風使莊稼乾透了。
The land in this region is rather dry and parched.
這片土地十分乾燥。
crag [kræg]
n.峭壁, 危巖
[例句]
The despairing man jumped off the crag.
那個絕望的人跳下了懸崖。
preserve [prɪˈzɜ:v]
vt.保護; 保持，保存; 醃製食物; 防腐處理;
vi.保鮮; 保持原狀; 做蜜餞; 禁獵;
n.蜜餞; 防護用品; 禁獵地; 獨佔的事物（或範圍）;
[例句]
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我們會盡全力維持和平。
lumbering [ˈlʌmbərɪŋ]
n.採伐林木
[例句]
Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities.
木材業和後來的造紙都由較小的城市經營。
Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries.
在一些不發達的國家，伐木業十分重要。
peek [pi:k]
vi.偷看，窺視; 眯著眼睛看;
n.偷看，窺視; 一瞥，看一眼;
[例句]
A freckle-face blenny peeks from its reef burrow in the Solomon Islands.
奇特的海生物圖片畫廊。一隻斑點面容粘魚窺視從它的暗礁穴在所羅門群島。
She peeks at her neighbor from the curtain.
她從窗簾後面窺視她的鄰居。
canyon [ˈkænjən]
n.峽谷
[例句]
This mountain range has many high peaks and deep canyons.
這條山脈有許多高峰和深谷。
Do you use canyons or do we preserve them all?
是使用峽谷呢還是全封閉保存？
compulsory [kəmˈpʌlsəri]
n.強制的，必修的；規定的，義務的
[例句]
Is English a compulsory subject?
英語是必修課嗎？
Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.
義務教育至16歲為止。
fierce [fɪəs]
adj.猛烈的; 兇猛的，殘忍的; 狂熱的;
[例句]
They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
它們看上去像某種猛獸的牙齒。
freshman [ˈfreʃmən]
n.大學一年級學生(可兼指男女)
[例句]
Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.
傑克決定大一時住校。
He is a freshman in the show business.
他在演藝界是一名新手。
sophomore [ˈsɒfəmɔ:(r)]
n.大學二年級生；
adj.第二年的
[例句]
He is in his sophomore year.
他在讀二年級。
I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.
我是一名英語專業的大二學生。
faculty [ˈfæklti]
n.才能；學院，系；(學院或系的)全體教學人員
[例句]
He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.
他有學習外語的天賦。
He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.
他有在恰當的時候說恰當的話的才智。
decent [ˈdisənt]
adj.正派的; 得體的; （服裝等） 相稱的，合宜的; 相當好的;
[例句]
Nearby is a village with a decent pub
附近的村子裡有一家還不錯的酒館。
slog [slɒg]
vt.猛擊; 步履艱難地行; 努力苦幹;
n.苦幹; 吃力地行進;
[例句]
They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11-month course
他們苦學了11個月的強化課程，拿到了學位。
intern [ɪnˈtɜ:n]
v.拘禁，軟禁；
n.實習生
[例句]
I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.
去年夏天我在那家商行實習。
The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.
這位實習生在護士的照看下給病人包紮傷口。
retired [rɪˈtaɪəd]
adj.隱退的，退休的，退役的
[例句]
The old man retired to the country for rest.
這位老人下鄉休息去了。
Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.
許多退休的人都以從事園藝為嗜好。
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