GRE词汇精解分享

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　　cockchafer
　　Any of various European beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, especiallyMelolontha melolontha, which is destructive to plants.
　　金龟：产于欧洲的金龟科大甲虫，尤指鳃角金龟 ，对植物有害
　　passerine
　　Of or relating to birds of the order Passeriformes, which includes perching birds and songbirds such as the jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers, and sparrows.
　　雀形目的：雀形目的鸟类的或与雀形目鸟类有关的，包括栖木类鸟和鸣鸟如松鸦、燕雀、呜禽和麻雀
　　oriole
　　Any of various Old World passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of which the males are characteristically black and bright yellow or orange.
　　黄鹂，金莺：一种东半球黄鹂属燕雀鸟类，其雄鸟以黑色和鲜艳的电影或桔电影为特点
　　hoopoe
　　Any of several Old World birds of the family Upupidae, especiallyUpupa epops, having distinctively patterned plumage, a fanlike crest, and a slender, downward-curving bill.
　　戴胜：一种东半球戴胜科鸟类，尤指戴胜鸟 ，有特别的带花纹的羽毛，扇形羽冠，和狭长下弯的喙
　　The hoopoe has broad and rounded wings capable of strong flight; these are larger in the northern migratory subspecies. The Hoopoe has a characteristic ...
　　desiccate
　　1.把…弄干，使干(燥)，使完全干燥；使脱水：
　　The bricks were desiccated by the sun.
　　砖块被太阳晒干了。
　　2.用干燥法保存(食物)，干贮(食物)；晒干；烘干；烤干：
　　to desiccate the vines
　　晒干葡萄
　　3.使智力枯竭；使…的感情枯竭
　　to desiccate an idea
　　使一种思想枯燥乏味
　　desiccated milk 奶粉。
　　desiccating agent 干燥剂。
　　a desiccated woman 干瘦的妇女。

　　desiccate :: dry up
　　A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.
　　a desiccated voice 无精打采的声音
　　a desiccated skin 干燥的皮肤
　　desiccation crack 干裂隙
　　desiccation fissure 干缩裂缝
　　desiccation joint 干裂节理
　　cretaceous
　　Of, belonging to, or designating the geologic time, system of rocks, and sedimentary deposits of the third and last period of the Mesozoic Era(中生代), characterized by the development of flowering plants and the disappearance of dinosaurs.
　　白垩纪的：属于或表明地质时期岩石体系以及中生代的第三和后一个纪的沉积物的，此纪以有花植物的进化和恐龙的灭绝为特征
　　白垩纪位于侏罗纪和古近纪之间，约1亿4550万年（误差值为400 万年）前至6550万年前（误差值为30万年）。白垩纪长达7000万年。
　　GPA [,di: pi: 'ei]
　　英语全称是Grade Point Average，意思就是平均成绩点数（平均分数、平均绩点），美国的GPA满分是4分，即A=4，B=3，C=2， D=1。