Day 47
1.The new abnormal新的反常态
2.inferno/ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/
n. 人间炼狱;火海
3.incinerate/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/
v. 焚毁
4.reduce (sth.) to ash/ashes
化为灰烬
5.confirmed dead 被证实死亡
6.on record
记录在案的,有记录的
7.Golden State加州,金州
8.flammable/ˈflæməbl/
adj. 易燃的
9.besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/
v. 围攻,围困;包围
e.g.
Our programme has been besieged.
Kris is besieged by his fans.
10.landscapes地貌
11.ignite/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
v. 点燃;激起激发
e.g.
The fires ignited the trees.
ignite your spirit/imagination
ignite a war
ignite your anger
12.state’s governor州长
13.combustible /kəmˈbʌstəbl/
adj. 易燃的;易挑起争端的 (combust v.)
e.g.
Britain’s domestic politics are combustible.
比flammable燃烧的温度更高
14.abut/əˈbʌt/
v. 邻接;毗连
e.g.
My house abuts the company.
15.interface/ˈɪntərfeɪs/
n. 接口;相互联系
interface a between b
16.settler /ˈsetlər/
n. (尤指来自别国的)移居者,定居者;殖民者
17.suppress/səˈpres/
v. 压制,制止
e.g.
The uprising was suppressed.
起义被镇压
18.build-up
n. 加强;增大
e.g.
the build-up of heat烧水时水温增加
19.raging /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
adj. 剧烈的;猛烈的(rage n./v.)
e.g.
I was in a rage and raged at her.
a raging toothache
a raging temper
20.brush/brʌʃ/
n. 灌木丛
21.mega-fire
n. 大火,烈火
e.g.
mega-city
辨析:
fire广义上的火
flame火焰。火的一部分
blaze天灾人祸,严重的火
22.put out
扑灭;使熄灭
23.utility /juːˈtɪləti/
n. (电、煤气、铁路等)公用事业
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