精读打卡 Day 23

1. defile

1.verb

To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.

[literary]

He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.

2.countable noun

Adefileis a very narrow valley or passage, usually through mountains.

[formal]

Synonyms:gorge,pass,passage,way through

2. perch   verb

perch in, on, etc.sth

​to sit on or near the edge of something

坐在…（的边缘）上；栖息于；停留于

We perched on barstools and had a beer.我们坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。

A blackbird was perching on the gate.一只乌鸫停落在大门上。

​3. 

[IorT] to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position

（使）位于高处（或…的边缘）；（使）栖息在高处（或…的边缘）

The village is perched on top of a high hill.村子坐落在一个高山顶上。

3. crag    (kræg)

countable noun

Acragis a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.

Synonyms:rock,peak,bluff,pinnacle

4. scanty

1.adjective

You describe something as scanty when there is less of it than you think there should be.

So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.

Synonyms:meagre,sparse,poor,thinMore Synonyms of scanty

2.adjective

If someone is wearing scanty clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.

...a model in scanty clothing.

Synonyms:skimpy,short,brief,tight

5. Canaan(ˈkeɪnən)

n.迦南(<圣经>故事中称其为上帝赐给以色列人祖先的"应许之地",是巴勒斯坦，叙利亚和黎巴嫩等地的古称)

noun

an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean,corresponding roughly to Israel: thePromisedLand of the Israelites

6. outpost

An outpost is a small group of buildings used for trading or military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a  foreign country.

...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.

Synonyms:frontier,border,borderline,borderland

7. Battle of Megiddo

Battle of Megiddorefers to one of the major battles fought near the ancient site of Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley of north of Israel:

Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC), a battle between Ancient Egyptians led by Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition

Battle of Megiddo (609 BC), a battle between Egypt and Judea

Battle of Megiddo (1918), a battle between British Empire forces and the Ottoman Empire

Armageddon(Har Megiddo), the site of the final epic battle associated with end-time prophecies, and by extension, the battle itself

Battle of Armageddon (Left Behind), an account of the prophesied epic battle from theLeft Behindbook series

8. Semitic

The term Semiticmost commonly refers to theSemitic languages, a name used since the 1770s to refer to the language family currently present in West Asia, North and East Africa, and Malta.

9. genealogies

n.系谱，家系，宗谱( genealogy的名词复数 );

[例句]It discusses priests'lives, religious rituals, dates, measurements, chronologies,genealogies, worship andlaw.

它讨论了神职人员的生活，宗教仪轨，日期，测量，年表，家谱，宗教和法律。

10. Moabitess

n.摩押族的妇女