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Unit 14 Word List
第14单元 词汇表
behalf
代表
If something is done on one's behalf, it is done for that person by another.
如果某事是代表某人做的，那么这件事就是由另一个人为该人做的。
The original speaker was sick, so his son gave the speech on his behalf.
最初的演讲者生病了，所以他的儿子代替他发表了演讲。
flap
拍打
To flap means to move quickly up and down or from side to side.
拍打意味着快速上下或左右移动。
The tiny bird flapped its wings and ate from the flowers.
小鸟拍打着翅膀，吃着花。
glacier
冰河，冰川
A glacier is a large piece of ice that moves very slowly.
冰川是一块移动非常缓慢的大冰块。
The North Pole is covered by a huge glacier.
北极被巨大的冰川覆盖。
globe
地球
The globe refers to the Earth.
globe指的是地球
Water covers most of the globe.
水覆盖了大部分地球。
horizontal
水平的
When something is horizontal, it is flat and level with the ground.
当某物是水平的时候，它是平的，与地面齐平。
The Russian flag has three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red.
俄罗斯国旗有3条水平条纹，分别是白色、蓝色和红色。
hum
发低哼声
To hum means to make a low, continuous noise.
hum的意思是发出低沉、连续的声音。
The man hummed his favorite song.
那个男人哼着他最喜欢的歌。
inventory
库存
An inventory is a supply of something.
库存是某物的供应。
Gwen was checking the inventory to make sure we had what we needed.
格温正在检查库存，以确保有我们需要的东西。
inward
向内的，内部的
If a thought or feeling is inward, it is not expressed or shown to others.
如果一个想法或感觉是向内的，它就不会表达或展示给别人。
She had an inward feeling of guilt when she lied to her mother.
当她对母亲撒谎时，她内心有一种内疚感。
loaf
一条面包
A loaf of bread is bread shaped and baked in one piece.
loaf是一块面包形状的，烤成一块。
Could you please buy a loaf of bread for sandwiches.
你能买一条面包做三明治吗？
oracle
神谕
An oracle is a person who speaks with gods and gives advice about the future.
神谕是与神对话并给出未来建议的人。
The king went to the oracle to ask if going to war was a good idea.
国王向神请示开战是否是个好主意。
orbit
沿轨道运行
To orbit something means to move around it in a continuous curving path.
绕某物旋转意味着以连续的曲线路径围绕它移动。
The Moon orbits the Earth.
月球绕地球旋转。
overview
概观，综述
An overview is a general description of a situation.
概述是对情况的一般描述。
My brother gave me an overview of the important parts of the book.
我哥哥给我概述了这本书的重要部分。
preview
预览
A preview is an opportunity to see something before it is available to the public.
预览是在某物向公众开放之前看到它的机会。
The band played us a preview of their new song.
乐队为我们播放了他们新歌的预览。
previous
以前的
If something is previous, then it happened earlier in time or order.
如果某事是先前的，那么它在时间或顺序上发生得更早。
He turned back to the previous page to read the paragraph again.
他翻回上一页重新阅读这段话。
provide
提供
To provide something means to supply it.
provide某物意味着提供它。
Each student was provided with a test and three sharp pencils.
为每个学生提供一份试卷和三支削尖的铅笔。
recur
再发生，反复出现
To recur means to happen more than once.
recur意味着发生不止一次。
Burglaries seem to recur over and over in our neighborhood.
入室盗窃似乎在我们社区一再发生。
relevant
相关的
When something is relevant, it is important to a certain person or situation.
当某物相关时，它对某人或情况很重要。
The thirty-year-old book about politics is still relevant to our society today.
这本30年前的政治书仍然与我们今天的社会息息相关。
rite
仪式，惯例，习俗
A rite is a traditional ceremony carried out by a particular group or society.
rite是由特定群体或社会执行的传统仪式。
Special masks are worn during the rite when a new baby is born.
新生儿出生时，仪式期间会戴上特殊的面具。
stall
暂缓，搁置，停顿
To stall means to stop a process and continue it at a later time.
停滞意味着停止某个过程并在稍后继续。
If you give the car a push, it won't stall.
如果你推一下汽车，它就不会停滞。
supernatural
超自然的
If something is supernatural, it is not real or explainable by laws of nature.
如果某物是超自然的，那么它就不是真实的，也无法用自然法则来解释。
The dragon had supernatural powers such as flying and breathing fire.
龙具有超自然力量，例如飞行和喷火。
