http//:不情愿的,不愿意的;勉强的Selfishassheis,sheisunwillingtoshareanythingwithothers.(她很自私,不愿意与他人分享任何东西。)Hewasunwillingtogiveuphalfwayeventhoughtheremightbemoredifficultiesahead.(尽管前面可能有许多困难,但他不愿意中途放弃。)Theygotsomeunwillingassistancefromthelocalgovernment.(地方政府勉强给了他们一些协助。)2.equatorn.赤道Ecuadorisneartheequator.(厄瓜多尔靠近赤道。)Peopleusedtobelievethatattheequatortheoceanwouldbeboilinghot.(人们过去认为,在赤道处海水是滚烫的。)3.bulgen.不规则突起;鼓起之处;(突然)上涨,增多v.使膨胀;塞满BetweenthebulgeofSouthAmericaandthebulgeofAfricaliesthenarrowestplaceoftheAtlanticOcean.(大西洋的最狭窄处位于南美洲的突起处和非洲的突起处之间。)Thegraphshowsabulgeinthebirthrateintheyearofdragon.(图表显示龙年出生率的暴增。)Hisschoolbagwasbulgingwithappleswhenhecamebackfromhisuncle'sorchard.(他从叔叔的果园回来时书包里鼓鼓囊囊装满了苹果。)4.unusualadj.少有的;不寻常的;与众不同的,独特的Itwasnotunusualforhimtoworkverylateeverynight.(每天工作到深夜对他来说是很平常的事。)Hehasanunusualname.(他有一个不寻常的名字。)Itisunusualtoseesnowinthisregion.(这个地区难得下雪。)Thisyoungmanhasanunusualtalentfororganization.(这个年轻人有非凡的组织才能)。5.saltyadj.咸的,含盐的saltn.盐;风趣v.用盐调味;用盐腌;撒盐于道路上Hedidn'thavemuchfordinnerasthedishesweretoosalty.(他晚餐吃的不多,因为菜太咸了。)Itmightbeagoodideatowashtheseinsaltywater.(把这些放在盐水里洗一洗也许是个好主意。)Headdedabitmoresalttothesouptomakeittastier.(为了使汤的味道更好,他又加了一点盐。)Hiswitaddedsalttothediscussion.(他的妙语使讨论增添了风趣。)Haveyousaltedthepotato?(你往土豆里加了盐了吗?)http//:(他们花了好长时间才在主要公路上撒上盐。)grindsaltinsb.'swounds在某人伤口上撒盐,使某人痛上加痛withagrainofsalt半信半疑地SaltLakeCity盐湖城(美国尤他州州府)saltmine盐矿saltshaker(瓶盖上有细孔用于匀撒的)盐瓶saltspreader撒盐车asaltwaterlake咸水湖saltwaterfish海产asaltedegg咸蛋请注意:形容词salty是由名词salt加形容词后缀–y构成的。这样的形容词在英语中还有很多,如:windy,snowy,rainy,cloudy,sunny,funny,muddy,foggy…6.averagen.平均数,平均adj.平均的;平常的,普通的v.平均Theaverageof5,7and9is7.(5,7,9的平均数是7。)Hereceivesanaverageof50callsaday.(他平均每天接到50个电话。)Mr.Browncouldhardlybelievethathisson'sworkatschoolisbelowtheaverage.(布朗先生几乎无法相信他儿子的学习成绩低于一般水平。)Theaveragetemperatureyesterdaywasbelowzero.(昨天的平均气温在零度以下。)Heisanaveragestudentinhisclass.(他是班上的一般学生。)Amanofaverageheightcametoseeyoutoday.(今天有一位中等身材的人来看你。)Heaveragesonepackofcigarettesaday.(他平均每天抽一包香烟。)Theannualrainfallhereaverages700mm.(这里的年降雨量平均为700毫米。)7.spotn.地点,处所;点,斑点v.点缀;认出;准确定位adj.当场作出的;现付的Shetouredmanyscenicspotsduringtheholiday.(假日里她游览了许多风景胜地。)Shetoldustheexactspotwheretheaccidenthappened.(她把事故发生的准确地点告诉了我们。)Shedecidedonabluetiewithwhitespotforherhusband.(她给丈夫选了一条蓝底白点的领带。)Thereisaspotofinkonthewhitewall.(白墙上有墨水渍。)Hedidn'twanttoleaveaspotonhisreputation.(他不想在名誉上留下污点。)Thenightskyisspottedwithtwinklingstars.(闪烁的星星点缀着夜空。)Hisshoesarespottedwithmud.(他的鞋子上有泥渍。)Sheissospecial,youcanspotherinthecrowdeasily.(她很特别,你在人群中能一眼认出她来。)Hewassenttospotthebatterypositionoftheenemy.(他被派去测定敌炮阵地。)http//:(她被催促当场做决定。)onthespot当场,在现场inaspot在困境中,在窘境中putsb.onthespot使某人处于难堪地位putone'sfingeronsb.'sweakspot指出某人性格上的弱点spotcheck抽样检查spotsurvey抽样调查spotlight聚光灯;汽车上的反光灯;公众注意中心spotnews现场报道的新闻spotprice现货价8.rangen.山脉;幅度,范围v.(在某范围内)变动,变化;把…排列成行OneofthelongestmountainrangesoftheworldrisesfromtheflooroftheAtlantic.(世界最长的山脉从大西洋洋底耸起。)Theagerangeisfrom45to65.(年龄幅度在45岁至65岁之间。)Heisnotveryclearabouthisrangeofresponsibility.(他对自己的责任范围并不清楚。)Thequestionyouaskedisoutofmyrange.(你问的问题我不懂。)Pricesofgasolinerangefromonedollartoonedollarandtwentyagallon.(汽油的价格从1美元至1美元20美分1加仑不等。)Thetiger-sharksrangeinlengthfromninefeettofourteenfeet.(虎鲸的体长从9英尺到14英尺不等。)Thepuddingsareneatlyrangedontheshelf.(布丁整齐地排列在架子上。)medium-rangemissile中程导弹widerangeofinterests兴趣广泛atcloserange接近地in/withinrange在射程内9.peakn.山峰;顶点Themountainpeakiscoveredwithsnowalltheyear.(山峰终年积雪。)Hiscareerisatitspeaknow,nowonderhewillmakegreaterachievement.(他的事业正处于鼎盛时期,毫无疑问,他会取得更大的成就。)10.vesseln.船,舰;容器,器皿anocean-goingvessel远洋轮anescortvessel护卫舰afishingvessel渔船adrinkingvessel饮具11.crewn.全体船员,全体机务人员Thecrewwas(were)annoyedatthecaptain'sdecision.(船员们对船长的决定感到恼火。)Theaircrafthasacrewof6.(这架飞机有6名机组人员。)http//:(312名乘客和6名机组人员在飞机失事中丧生。)12.becalmv.(常用被动语态)(指帆船)因无风而停止前进Inthedaysofsailingvesselsthecrewwereafraidtheywouldbebecalmedontheocean.(在使用帆船的时代,船员们担心他们会因为无风而无法在海洋上航行。)Hewasbecalmedforawholeweeknorthoftheisland.(他在海岛北面因无风而停泊了整整一周。)13.gulfn.海湾;隔阂;鸿沟CanyoutellmeforsurewhowastherealwinneroftheGulfWar?(你能确定地告诉我谁是海湾战争的真正赢家吗?)Thequarrelleftagulfbetweenthetwoclosefriends.(那场争吵在两位好友间造成了隔阂。)thePersianGulf波斯湾theGulfofMexico墨西哥湾GulfStream湾流,墨西哥湾流14.streamn.小河,溪流v.流,涌Theyhadawalkalongthebankofthestream.(他们沿着河岸散步。)Lotsoftreeleavesarefloatingalongwiththestream.(许多树叶正随着水流漂浮。)Touristscameintothecaveinasteadystream.(游客们源源不断地进入山洞。)Tearsstreameddownhercheekswhensheheardthenews.(当她听到那个消息时,泪水顺着脸颊流了下来。)Hedidn'tevenfrownwhenbloodstreamedfromhiswound.(血从伤口涌出时,他连眉头都没皱一下。)astreamofcoldair一股冷空气astreamofpeople一股人流astreamoflies一串谎言astreamofgoodideas一系列好主意astreamoflight一道光线streamofconsciousness意识流goagainstthestream逆潮流而动gowiththestream随波逐流stream-linedcars流线型汽车15.currentn.(空气,水等的)流,潮流;电流;倾向adj.当前的,通行的Thechildhadbeensweptawaybythecurrent.(孩子被水流卷走了。)Asteadycurrentofheatedairrosefromthemo