新概念3词汇 53-54

Lesson 53
evolve
逐渐形成，发展
Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen
瑞典已逐渐开成了一种完善的制度，保护公民不受专横、
from high handed or incompetent¹ public officers.
不称职的政府官员的欺压。
It is believed that mankind evolved from the apes.
有人认为人是从类人猿演化而来的。
The factory evolved a new financial system.
工厂形成了一种一套新的财政制度。
high-handed
高压的，专横的
We have got used to his high-handed way.
我们已经习惯了他那套高压作风。
It was rather high-handed of him to take that decision without consulting others first.
他太专横，没有和大家商量就做出了 那个决定。
incompetent
不够格的，不称职的
Not that he is incompetent,but that he lacks experience.
他并不是不称职，只是缺乏经验。
He dismissed all the incompetent managers
他接掌公司的第一件事就是
the first thing after he took over the company.
把所有的不称职的管理人员一律解雇。
over-zealously
过分热情的
The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants,
瑞典人首先意识到公务员，如文职人员、
police officers,or tax-collectors can make mistakes
警官，卫生稽查员、税务官等等也会犯错误，
or act over-zealously in the belief they are serving the public.
或者自以为在为公众服务而把事情做了头。
The very fact that he acted over-zealously to find the thief,
他过分热心地张罗着抓贼反而暴露了他，
which was quite unlike his usuas self,betrayed him.
因为太不像他平时的为人了。
Reba means well;she just tends to act a little over-zealously.
瑞芭是好意，只不过是有时候好心过了头。
safeguard
保护
As long ago 1869,the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme
早在1869年，瑞典议会就建立了
to safeguard the interest of the individual.
一个保护公民利益的制度。
The first duty of a government is to safeguard its people against external aggression².
政府地首要责任昌保护人民不受外来侵略。
Must not the safety of society be safeguarded by some punishment?
为了保证社会的安宁，难道不需要有一种刑罚吗？
parliamentary
国会的
The country does not have a parliamentary political system.
那个国家没有一种议会政治制度。
This is in keeping with the parliamentary procedure.
这是符合国会程序的。
qualified³
合格的，称职的
A parliamentary committee representing all political parties
议会内有一个代表各政党利益的委员会，
appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances⁵.
由它委派一位称职的人选专门调查个人意见。
The post requires qualified office personnel.
这个称职需要称职的公务人员。
It is up to chairman to decide whether he is qualified to serve in the board.
他是否有资格进入委员会得由主席决定。
grievance⁴
不平，冤屈
A parliamentary committee representing all political parties
议会内有一个代表各政党利益的委员会，
appionts who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances.
由它委派一位称职的人选为门调查个人意见。
He had alternately whined⁶ about his grievances.
他哼哼唧唧地诉说他受的委屈。
Maggie had kept silent about her grievance.
麦琪对她的冤屈一直保持沉默。
Justiteombudsman
（瑞典的）司法特派员
The official title of the person is Justiteombudsman,
这个人的官衔是“司法特派员”
but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the 'J O'or 'Ombudsman'.
但瑞典人一般都管他叫“J。O’即”特派员”。
ombuduman
司法特派员
secretive
保密的
There is nothing secretive about the Ombudman's work,
司法特派员的工作没有任何秘密可言，
for his correspondnce is open to public inspection⁷.
他的信件是公开的，供公众监督。
Some firms were secretive,
有些企业保守秘密，
to a point that they do not even inform their joint⁸ venture partner of the exact location.
准确地点连合作伙伴都没有告诉。
correspondence
来往信件
We have a heavy correspondence to deal with.
我们有很多信件需要处理。
The dramatist got his correspondence published.
剧作家把他的通信出版了。
alter
改变
He may gently reprimand an official
他可以温各地批评某位官员，
or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.
甚至可以向议会提议修改某项法律。
Processing and storage may alter plant vitamin content.
加工和贮藏会改变作物中维生素的含量。
The order of the earlier chapters were altered.
前几章的次序被更动了。
accusation⁹
谴责，指控，指责
There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner's complaint was justified¹⁰
记录中没有任何文字记载证明外国人反映的情况属实
and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation.
警察局长对这一指控也失口否认。
How do you answer the accusation that your policies have caused high unemployment?
你们的政府造成了高失业率，对这个指责你们如何答复？
Christabel joked she would make an accusation against the baker¹¹
克里斯塔贝尔开玩笑说她要对面点师提出指控，
who made far too delicious muffins for her figure.
他做的松饼太美味了，对她保持体形不利。
ascertain¹²
查出、查明
The lawyer ascertained¹³ that a policeman
律师查明的确有个警察
had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions.
多次粗鲁地对待外国人。
The previously¹⁴ unidentified object has now been definitely ascertained as satellites.
先前的不明飞行物现在已经查明了是卫星。
prejudiced
有偏见的，不公平的
The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners
官方档案不可能记载警察
could not be recorded in the official files.
歧视外国人的事。
Don't ask him;he is prejudiced.
别问他，他有成见。
prompt
及时的，即时的
The Ombusman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice
司法特派员及时采取行动，迅速制止了这一不愉快的事件，
which might have gone unnoticed.
不然很可能就不了了之了。
Prompt actionis necessary.
应该马上采取行动。
The response was both prompt and starling.
答复迅速而又使人惊讶。
Lesson 54
Lesson 54
insect
昆虫
We have been brought up to fear insects.
我们自幼惧怕昆虫。
Insects buzzled all around,and the sound of wild animals could Be heard at a distance.
小虫在四周鸣叫，远处传来野兽的叫声。
Ants are another group of insects and have powerful chemical defenses.
蚂蚁是另一群拥有强大的自卫性化学武器的社会昆虫。
wage
进行（斗争）
We continually wage war on them,for they contaminate our food,
人类不断地同昆虫斗争，因为他们污染食物
arry diseases,or devour¹⁵ our crops.
传播疾病，吞噬庄稼。
The new government has pledged itself to wage a war against poverty and disease.
新的政府发誓开展一场消灭贫困和疾病的斗争。
contaminate
弄脏，污染
Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage¹⁶ from the nuclear reactor¹⁷.
大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
The drinking water was contaminated by the gasoline.
饮用水被汽油污染了。
provocation¹⁸
挑衅，激怒
They sting or bite without provocation;
它们的无缘无故地对人又叮又咬；夏天，到了晚上，
they fly uninvited our rooms on summer nights,or beat against our lighted windows.
还自说自话地飞到我们的房间里，或才者对着亮灯的窗户乱扑乱撞。
He has a short temper and flares¹⁹ up at the slightest provocation.
他是个急脾气，一触即跳。
It is true that the wolf bit her,
狼是咬了她，
but it was acting²⁰ under severe provocation she was hurting its babies.
但它是受到严重挑衅的情况下咬的，谁叫她伤害小狗呢。
spider
蜘蛛
We live in dread²¹ not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps²³,
我们在日常生活中不但憎恶蜘蛛，蜜蜂之类让人讨厌的昆虫，
but of quite harmless ones like months.
而且憎恶飞蛾这种无害的昆虫。
Insects,the main diet of most spiders,usually are captured in silken webs.
昆虫是蜘蛛的主要食物，通常用丝网捕虫。
The jumping spider and the wolf spider chase and pounce²⁴ upon their prey²⁵
跳蛛和狼蛛潜近猎物并且猛扑过去
while the crab²⁶ spider awaits its prey in flowers.
蟹蛛则在花丛中等候猎物
wasp²²
黄蜂
Adult wasps feed primarily on nectar,
黄蜂成虫以花蜜为食，
but their larvae²⁷ feed on insects provided by the female parent.
但幼虫以母体提供的昆虫为食。
There are more than 20000 known species of wasps,
已知的黄峰有20000种，
the vast majority of which are solitary²⁸ in habit.
绝大部分为独栖。
moth²⁹
飞蛾
Moths³⁰ are night-flying insects which are attracted by light.
飞蛾是在夜间活动的昆虫，常扑向灯光。
Like those of butterflies,the wings,bodies,and legs of moths
飞蛾与蝴蝶一样，翅、体、足
are covered with dustlike scales.
均附有触即落的粉末状鳞片。
ant
蚂蚁
Knowing that the industrious³¹ ant lives in a highly organized society
即使知道勤奋的蚂蚁生活在具有高度组织性的社会里，
does nothing to prevent as from being filled with revulsion
每次看到大群蚂蚁在我们精心准备的午间野餐上
when we find hordes³³ of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
爬行时，我们仍然无法抑制对它们的反感。
There are generally there castes of ants.queens,males and workers.
蚂蚁分为蚁后，雄蚁、工蚁三级。
The social behaviour of the ants,along with that of the honeybees.
蚂蚁和蜜蜂的社会性行为
is the most complex in the insect world.
在昆虫中是最复杂的。
revulsion
厌恶
He had a revulsion against his neighbor.
他对邻居非常反感。
The violent scenes filled the audience with revulsion.
这些暴力的场面使观众很反感。
horde³²
群
Hordes of children are running around the spring.
大群大群的孩子绕着喷泉奔跑。
Hordes of bees gather in the rose bush.
一群群的蜜蜂在玫瑰丛中聚集。
uncanny
神秘的，不可思议的
No mater how much we like honey,
不管我们多么爱吃蜂蜜，
or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess,
或者读过多少关于蜜蜂具有神奇的识别方向能力的书，
we have a horror of being stung.
我们仍然害怕被蜂蛰。
A friend of mine has an uncanny psychological discernment.
我有个朋友对人的心理有不可思议的洞察力。
erase³⁴
抹，抹去
Most of our fears are unreasonable,but they are impossible to erase.
我们的恐惧大部分是没有道理的，但却无法消除。
Nothing can erase from her mind the memory of the war.
没什么东西能够把战争从她的记忆里抹去。
praying mantis³⁵
螳螂
We enjoy reading about them,especially when we find that,
我们喜欢读写昆虫的书，特别是在了解到它们——
like the praying mantis,they lead perfectly³⁶ horrible lives.
比如螳螂的生活极其恐怖之后更是如此。
The female praying mantis often eats the male after they mate.
雌螳螂在与雄螳螂交尾后，经常吃掉对方。
entranced
出神的
We enjoy staring at them,entranced as they go about their business,
我们喜欢盯着它们，出神地看它们自顾自地忙碌，
unaware(we hope) of our presence.
对我们的存在（但愿吧）一无所知。
George sat entranced with his own picture.
乔治盯着自己的画出神。
The children watched entranced as the circus animals performed.
马戏团的动物表演时，孩子们都看得出神。
beetle³⁷
甲虫
Who has not stood in awe³⁸ at the sight of a spider pouncing³⁹ on a fly,
看到蜘蛛扑向苍蝇，一队蚂蚁抬着一只巨大的死甲虫
or a column on ants triumphantly⁴⁰ bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
凯旋面归的时候，谁能不感到敬畏呢？
This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain.
这种甲虫要吃谷物的胚芽。
sheltered
伤不着的，无危险的
The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house.
那棵树是靠着房子有遮挡的一堵暖墙长的。
She has been living a sheltered life.
她一直是被呵护着长大的。
Commander,did you make it a practice,during attacks,
少校，在发动进攻的时候，
to station yourself on the side of the bridge what was sheltered?
你是不是习惯站在舰桥上安全的一边？
luscious⁴¹
甘美的
I am especially proud of it,not only because it has survived several severe,
我特别为这棵树感到自豪，不仅因为它熬过了好几个严冬，
but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
还因为它不时能结出些甘甜的桃子。
Tropical zones breed luscious fruits.
热带地区出产甘美的水果。
The clover sprang up green and luscious.
芬芳的三叶草冒出了地面。
aphid
蚜虫
Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
在树叶背面找到成串的叫作蚜是的小虫子。
The reproduction rate of the aphid is influenced by nutrition.
蚜虫的繁殖率受到营养的影响。
underside
底面。下侧
Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
在树叶背面找到成串的叫作蚜是的小虫子。
The underside of the rock was covered with seaweed.
岩石下面布满了海藻。
colony
一群
They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them.
它们遭到了一大群蚂蚁的攻击，因为蚂蚁要从它们身上采集蜜露。
A colony of termites⁴² invaded the new building.
一群白蚁侵袭了新大楼。
A colony of artists come to live in the area.
一群艺术家来这个地区居住。
sticky
黏的
I bound the base of the tree with a sticky tape,
我把一条黏性在的胶带缠在树的根部，
making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.
不让蚂蚁接近蚜虫。
The paint is still sticky.
油漆还是黏的。
Kurt's fingers are sticky with jam.
科特的手指上粘满了果酱。
scurry⁴³
急匆匆地跑，奔忙
For a long time,I watched them scurrying⁴⁴ around the base of the tree in bewilderment.
在很长一段时间里，我看着蚂蚁绕着树团团乱转，不知所措。
The bell rang and the students scruried away.
铃响了，学生们急匆匆地跑开了。
The mouse scurried⁴⁵ into its hole when the cat appeared.
猫一露头，老鼠就急忙钻进洞里。
swarm⁴⁶
聚集
I even went out at midnight with a torch
半夜，我还拿着手电筒来到花园里，
and noted⁴⁷ with satisfaction (and surprise)
满意地（同时惊奇地）发现
that the ants were still swarming⁴⁸ around the sticky tape
那些蚂蚁还是
without being able to do anything about it.
一筹莫展地围着胶带打转。
The petitioners⁴⁹ were swarming around the information desk.
请愿者围在咨询台周围。
The city is swarmed⁵⁰ with tourists.
这座城市游客云集。
ingenuity⁵¹
机灵，机巧
I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity.
我懊丧地感到自己败给了这些机灵的蚂蚁。
The old lady and gentleman were taken in by her cordial ingenuity.
老先生和老夫人被她的乖巧骗住了。
It took quite a little ingenuity to live on nothing.
一文不名地过日子着实需要点机巧。
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1 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

2 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 grievance   

n.怨愤，气恼，委屈

参考例句：

• He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
• He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。

5 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 whined   

v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 )；哀诉，诉怨

参考例句：

• The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句

7 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

8 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

10 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

11 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

12 ascertain   

vt.发现，确定，查明，弄清

参考例句：

• It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
• We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。

13 ascertained   

v.弄清，确定，查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

15 devour   

v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷

参考例句：

• Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
• Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。

16 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

17 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

18 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

19 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

21 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

22 wasp   

n.黄蜂，蚂蜂

参考例句：

• A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
• Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。

23 wasps   

黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 )； 胡蜂； 易动怒的人； 刻毒的人

参考例句：

• There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. 那棵老树上有一个黄蜂巢。
• We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. 我们不仅生活在对象蜘蛛或黄蜂这样的小虫的惧怕中，而且生活在对诸如飞蛾这样无害昆虫的惧怕中

24 pounce   

n.猛扑；v.猛扑，突然袭击，欣然同意

参考例句：

• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。

25 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

26 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

27 larvae   

n.幼虫

参考例句：

• Larvae are parasitic on sheep.幼虫寄生在绵羊的身上。
• The larvae prey upon small aphids.这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。

28 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

29 moth   

n.蛾，蛀虫

参考例句：

• A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
• The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。

30 moths   

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

31 industrious   

adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的

参考例句：

• If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
• She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

32 horde   

n.群众，一大群

参考例句：

• A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。
• Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵，被一大群人围住了。

33 hordes   

n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落

参考例句：

• There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。
• Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

35 mantis   

n.螳螂

参考例句：

• Praying mantis has two powerful claws like sharp knives.螳螂有一对强壮的爪子，它们像锋利的刀。
• In her mind,it was a female mantis,devouring her mates.她的意识中，是一只雌螳螂正吞咽她的配偶。

36 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

37 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

38 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

39 pouncing   

v.突然袭击( pounce的现在分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• Detective Sun grinned and, pouncing on the gourd, smashed it against the wall. 孙侦探笑了，一把将瓦罐接过来，往墙上一碰。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• We saw the tiger pouncing on the goat. 我们看见老虎向那只山羊扑过去。 来自互联网

40 triumphantly   

ad.得意洋洋地；得胜地；成功地

参考例句：

• The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
• Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。

41 luscious   

adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的

参考例句：

• The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
• What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

42 termites   

n.白蚁( termite的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Termites are principally tropical in distribution. 白蚁主要分布在热带地区。 来自辞典例句
• This spray will exterminate the termites. 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 来自辞典例句

43 scurry   

vi.急匆匆地走；使急赶；催促；n.快步急跑，疾走；仓皇奔跑声；骤雨，骤雪；短距离赛马

参考例句：

• I jumped on the sofa after I saw a mouse scurry by.看到一只老鼠匆匆路过,我从沙发上跳了起来。
• There was a great scurry for bargains.大家急忙着去抢购特价品。

44 scurrying   

v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We could hear the mice scurrying about in the walls. 我们能听见老鼠在墙里乱跑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We were scurrying about until the last minute before the party. 聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。 来自辞典例句

45 scurried   

v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She said goodbye and scurried back to work. 她说声再见，然后扭头跑回去干活了。
• It began to rain and we scurried for shelter. 下起雨来，我们急忙找地方躲避。 来自《简明英汉词典》

46 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

47 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

48 swarming   

密集( swarm的现在分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
• The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。

49 petitioners   

n.请求人，请愿人( petitioner的名词复数 )；离婚案原告

参考例句：

• Petitioners suggest that anything less than certainty, that any speculation, is irresponsible. 申诉者认为不准确的事或推断都是不负责任的。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The judge awarded the costs of the case to the petitioners. 法官判定由这起案件的上诉人支付诉讼费用。 来自辞典例句

50 swarmed   

密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
• When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

51 ingenuity   

n.别出心裁；善于发明创造

参考例句：

• The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
• I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。