(1) It all happened with the speed of lightning and with cataclysmic violence. (2) We found evidence of a cataclysmic climate shift, which occurred 10,000 years ago. (3) Laotse had laughed before him, a thin , shrill yet cataclysmic laughter.
(1) forage crops/grass (2) They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel. (3) We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
forage [ˈfɒrɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
v.充满；
博士学位；
n.牛马饲料；寻找粮草； vi.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）；
v.以…为傲；
(1) insurance coverage (2) Medicaid health coverage for low-income families (3) media/newspaper/press coverage
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
n.侦察；间谍活动；
n.范围，规模；保险项目；〈美〉（新闻）报导；[植]优势度；
vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动；使不安，使烦恼；妨碍睡眠（休息等）；
(1) Other Ingredients : gelatin, Glycerin. This product contains fish ( shark ) ingredients. (2) The investigations by and IR show the ultrafine particles are spheroids coated by gelatin. (3) Other Ingredients : Ascorbic Acid , Quercetin, gelatin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide Color.
gelatin [ˈdʒelətɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
依赖；相信；信赖；随…而定；
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
adj.无数的，数不清的；指不胜屈；不可胜数；无可胜数；
n.凝胶，白明胶；
(1) Mum wasn't very domesticated. (2) He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. (3) Cows were domesticated to provide us with milk.
(1) a Bronze Age burial mound (2) The castle was built on top of a natural grassy mound. (3) a small mound of rice/sand
mound [maʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.土堆，土丘；堆；[考古学] 坟墩；[棒球] 投球区土墩；
adj.后来的；随后的；作为结果而发生的；附随的；
在前头；预先，事先；提前；先期；
由…起源；取自；
(1) people from diverse cultures (2) My interests are very diverse. (3) ...shops selling a diverse range of gifts...
diverse [daɪˈvɜ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
不但…而且…；
阻止；制止；
adj.不同的，多种多样的；变化多的；形形色色的；
n.高山，火绒草；雪绒花；
(1) Canals - some clean enough to sustain fish - wend their way through this charming cityscape. (2) I meet up with another writer and we wend our way through downtown.
(1) Anyone willing to assist can contact this number. (2) We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work. (3) activities that will assist the decision-making process
(1) a lumber room (= for storing lumber in) (2) A family of elephants lumbered by. (3) When our parents went out, my sister got lumbered with me for the evening.
(1) The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. (2) an interruption to the power supply (3) I managed to work for two hours without interruption .
(1) New businesses thrive in this area. (2) These animals rarely thrive in captivity. (3) a thriving industry
thrive [θraɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.行动缓慢的； 缓缓移动的；晚的； 迟的；
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
n.回想，回忆；纪念品；记忆，记忆力；
vi.兴盛，兴隆；长得健壮；茁壮成长；
(1) Just thinking about the accident makes me shudder. (2) Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear. (3) I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused.
shudder [ˈʃʌdə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.参加，参与；分享；
v.知道； 意识到；
整体来看；普遍说来， 一般地说；
vt.& vi.战栗；发抖；震动；颤动； n.颤动，打颤；战栗；
(1) a style of music that defies classification (= is like no other) (2) Its tariffs cater for four basic classifications of customer. (3) The changes made through biotechnology do not violate the classification of a species.
classification [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（为…）哀悼；悲叹；悔恨；痛惜； n.哀歌，挽歌；悲恸，恸哭；悲痛之情；悼词；
n.范围，规模；保险项目；〈美〉（新闻）报导；[植]优势度；
n.分类；分级；类别；（动植物等的）分类学；
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
(1) the steady heave of the sea (2) With a mighty heave he lifted the sack onto the truck. (3) A ship hove into sight.
(1) Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. (2) The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers. (3) The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot.
(1) a concoction of cream and rum (2) ...a concoction of honey, yogurt, oats, and apples. (3) His story was a sheer concoction.
concoction [kənˈkɒkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
详细地；
n.调合；混合；调合物；
(1) It is used in breaking the fruit and vegetable of apples, pears, tomatoes, jujubes, asparagus. (2) The photosynthetic characteristics of asparagus bean have been studied. (3) Edible shoots mainly include bamboo shoot, asparagus, lettuce, rattan shoot and so on.
(1) The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. (2) A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. (3) The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
(1) An unlimited number of copies can still be made from the original. (2) A choice that can be made from menus. (3) Naphthoylimine Fluorescent Whitening Agent ( FWA ) can be made from tar - acenaphthene.
be made from [bi: meɪd frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
vt.打开；散开；
adv.亲爱地；深情地；天真地；盲目轻信地；
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
(1) We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job. (2) The album was compiled from live recordings from last year's tour. (3) Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas...
(1) statistics show that people now drink less beer than they used to, and smoke fewer cigarettes. (2) We have statistics for the last year. (3) Business graduates must also be numerate, because most degrees will have courses in quantitative methods and statistics.
(1) She waited nervously for his anger to subside. (2) I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided. (3) The flood waters gradually subsided.
subside [səbˈsaɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.减弱，平息；（洪水）退去，（热度）消退；沉下去；坐下；
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
vi.参加某事；分享某事； vt.得到或接受某部分东西；
比分奋起直追；东山再起；卷土重来；
(1) It has long been a precious condiment. (2) When condiment bottles are not full and are coated at the neck. (3) Fish sauce is a traditional fermented condiment in coastal areas.
(1) Greece is said to be a botanist's dream. (2) The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region. (3) A botanist can differentiate varieties of plants.