reprieve 暂时的缓解 n 可数 a temporary escape from an undesirable situation.
The pain in my head was given a reprieve by a painkiller.
pile-up多车相撞 n 可数
One person lost their life in a ten-car pile-up.（不知道某人的性别的时候可以用their代替）
sleet雨夹雪不可数
funnel vt 使某物流出 （作名词是漏斗和烟囱的意思，可数）
These streets are specially designed to funnel flood waters away from houses.
weather作vt有经受住…的意思
This town near the coastline is designed to weather extreme weather.
not stand a chance在劫难逃
Much of the power grid in hurricane Ian’s path didn’t stand a chance.
rip作vi的意思是move forcefully and rapidly
Strong winds make white waves rip across the river.
Chilled out 可以作形容词calm理解
He was chilled out in front of the TV while the storm was coming.
crunch vt process large amounts of information
He likes math and always crunches numbers in his head.
Save sb from sth使某人免于某物
Interconnected lakes and wetlands saved people living in this region from flooding.
projectile =missile导弹可数
I always assumed hurricanes would turn solar panels into projectiles.
brainchild主意，发明，可数
This way of learning English is my brainchild.
A turned B从A变成了B的人
He is a teacher turned entrepreneur.
ranch牧场可数 nature preserve =nature reserve自然保护区，可数
He bought a massive cattle ranch and turned it into a nature preserve.
think out合起来是vt表示周全地考虑
Everything is well thought out in terms of the layout of this area.
be scathed 常用被动，scathe，harm，injure vt
This place has been scathed by wildfire.
Laundry 需洗熨的衣物，不可数
Laundry from soldiers will be taken to a village and washed in a river nearby.
mashup=mixture可数
Pickleball is a mashup of 3 disparate sports.
get hooked on…=be addicted to sth
I got hooked on this computer game.
