5月15日cnn 10笔记

hidden= not visible,看不到的

Zombie fires are those that stay hidden underground and come back when the temperature is high.

appeal= the quality of being attractive or interesting,吸引力,可数,后跟介词in再跟有吸引力的事物

Some people believe there’s an appeal in living alone on a desolate island for a year.

integrate A with B使A和B融为一体

People choosing to live off the grid in this community are trying to integrate ancient ways of doing things with modern ways of doing things.

intentional community= a community designed and planned around a social ideal or collective values and interests, often involving shared resources and responsibilities.  自选公社(和人民公社类似,但是是根据价值观和意愿自主选择、自发形成的)

Joe is now living in an intentional community where everyone lives in a self-sufficient way without working or earning money.

have a balance where A(sentence)as opposed to B(noun)保持A和B的平衡

As a teacher, Joe wants to have a balance where he has free time to research as opposed to giving lessons to earn money.

be in harmony with= go together well or agree with each other very well,和…相处和谐

One of Joe’s strengths is to be in harmony with people around him and so people think of Joe as a guy with high EQ.

root for= show support for someone who is doing sth difficult,给…加油,pv,vt

Joe’s parents once told him that they only root for him if he does things beneficial to society.

soil作vt讲有make dirty或tarnish的意思,玷污,把…弄脏

Be careful when you eat in case you soil your suit.

Congenital=(of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.(疾病等)先天的;skeletal= relating to or functioning as a skeleton(骨架,可数),骨骼的;amputation= the action of surgically cutting off a limb,截肢,可不可数都可

Mike was born with multiple congenital defects of his skeletal system,which required the amputation of his legs at the age of 2.

deposit= store or entrust(托付)sth  with someone for safekeeping,存放,vt

Plants that might be used as medicines are collected, pressed, and deposited into a herbarium(=a room or building housing a collection of dried plants,植物标本馆). 

finalist= a competitor or team that has reached the final or finals of a competition.决赛选手,可数

Joe guesses Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics will be the competing finalists this season.

cram作vt讲是“把…塞进”的意思(cram A in B,把A塞进B;cram A with B,把B塞进A),也可作vi表示“挤满”=(of a number of people)enter a place or space that is or seems to be too small to accommodate all of them.

A cat is crammed in a crack.

Many people cram into the subway during the rush hour.

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