Unit1单词讲义
blooming
词性：形容词
中文意思：盛开的，繁茂的
英文释义：growing in a healthy way, producing flowers or fruit
词源：来自古英语bloma，意为“开花”
例句：The garden is full of blooming flowers.
固定搭配：blooming success（巨大的成功）
近义词：flourishing, thriving
unfold
词性：动词
中文意思：展开，显露
英文释义：to open something that has been folded or closed, to bee known or understood
词源：来自古英语unfoldian，意为“展开”
例句：She slowly unfolded the letter and began to read it.
固定搭配：unfold one's plan（揭示某人的计划）
近义词：unwrap, disclose, reveal
ethnically
词性：副词
中文意思：种族上，民族上
英文释义：relating to people of a particular race or ethnic group
词源：来自ethnic，意为“种族的，民族的”
例句：The school has students from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
固定搭配：ethnically diverse（种族多样的）
近义词：racially, ethnically speaking
distinct
词性：形容词
中文意思：不同的，明显的
英文释义：easily seen or heard, clearly different from others of its kind
词源：来自拉丁语distinctus，意为“分开的，明显的”
例句：There was a distinct smell of smoke in the room.
固定搭配：a distinct possibility（一个明显的可能性）
近义词：obvious, clear, separate
territory
词性：名词
中文意思：领土，领域
英文释义：an area of land that belongs to a particular country or organization
词源：来自拉丁语territorium，意为“居住地，领土”
例句：The pany plans to expand its territory into Asia.
固定搭配：territory control（领土控制）
近义词：domain, region, area
valley
词性：名词
中文意思：山谷，流域
英文释义：a low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it
词源：来自古英语"fælla"，意为“凹陷”或“沟壑”。
例句：The village is nestled in a beautiful valley.
固定搭配：valley floor（谷底），valley side（山谷边）
近义词：vale, dale, glen
carve
词性：动词
中文意思：雕刻，切开
英文释义：to cut something into a particular shape or design using a knife, chisel, etc.
词源：来自古英语"carfan"，意为“切割”。
例句：He carved his name on the tree trunk.
固定搭配：carve out（创造，开辟），carve up（分割，瓜分）
近义词：cut, engrave, sculpt
glacier
词性：名词
中文意思：冰川
英文释义：a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, formed by pacted snow that has melted and refrozen many times.
词源：来自拉丁语"glacies"，意为“冰”。
例句：The glacier covered the mountain tops with its icy mantle.
固定搭配：glacier movement（冰川移动），glacier melt（冰川融化）
近义词：ice sheet, ice field, ice cap
mighty
词性：形容词
中文意思：强大的，巨大的
英文释义：very powerful or strong; very large or great.
词源：来自古英语"mǣgþē"，意为“强大的”。wish you were here下载
例句：The mighty lion roared in the jungle.
固定搭配：mighty force（强大的力量），mighty power（巨大的权力）
近义词：strong, powerful, immense
splendid
词性：形容词
中文意思：辉煌的，极好的
英文释义：extremely impressive or beautiful; excellent.
词源：来自拉丁语"splendidus"，意为“辉煌的”。
例句：She wore a splendid dress to the party.
固定搭配：splendid achievement（辉煌的成就），splendid view（壮丽的景）
近义词：magnificent, superb, wonderful
urban
词性：形容词
中文意思：城市的，都市的
英文释义：of, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town
词源：来自拉丁语urbanus，意为“城市的”
例句：The urban population has been increasing rapidly in recent years.
固定搭配：urban area（城市区域），urban planning（城市规划）
近义词：metropolitan, municipal, township
ancestor
词性：名词
中文意思：祖先，先辈
英文释义：a person from whom one is descended
词源：来自拉丁语antecessor，意为“在前面的人”
例句：My ancestors came from China.
固定搭配：ancestor worship（祖先崇拜），ancestor tree（家谱树）
近义词：forebear, progenitor, predecessor
indigenous
词性：形容词
中文意思：本土的，土著的
英文释义：belonging naturally to a particular place or environment
词源：来自西班牙语indígeno，意为“本地的”
例句：The indigenous people have their own unique culture.
固定搭配：indigenous species（原生物种），indigenous knowledge（本土知识）
近义词：native, local, original
strait
词性：名词
中文意思：海峡，水道
英文释义：a narrow passage of water connecting two larger areas of water
词源：来自古英语straet，意为“狭窄的水道”
例句：The ship sailed through the Suez Canal, a narrow strait between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
固定搭配：persuade someone out of the straitjacket（说服某人摆脱束缚），straitlaced（拘谨的）
近义词：channel, waterway, passage
minority
词性：名词
中文意思：少数，少数民族
英文释义：the smaller number or amount of something when pared with the rest; a group of people who are different from the majority in a society
词源：来自拉丁语minor，意为“较小的”
例句：Women make up only a small minority of CEOs in major corporations.
固定搭配：minority report（少数派报告，电影名），minority leader（少数党领袖）
近义词：small number, lesser amount, underrepresented group
cuisine
词性：名词
中文意思：烹饪风格，菜肴
英文释义：style of cooking or preparation of food
词源：来自拉丁语 "cūsina"，意为“烹饪”或“食物”
例句：The restaurant's cuisine is a fusion of Italian and French flavors.
固定搭配：French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Italian cuisine
近义词：cuisine, cooking style, dishes
dynamic
词性：形容词
中文意思：动态的，有活力的
英文释义：having the power to develop or change easily
词源：来自希腊语 "dunamis"，意为“力量”或“能力”