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　　Blazing 强烈的;炫目的

　　The blazing sun beats down in summer. 夏日骄阳似火。(beat down太阳直射)

　　She has been the ruling belle- the blazing star. 她是首屈一指的美人，一颗璀璨的明星。(belle美女)

　　Drenching 湿透

　　He gave it a good drenching. 他把它弄湿透了。

　　Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything. 如果没有一场透地雨，森林大火将烧尽一切。(char烧焦)

　　Harsh 粗糙的;严厉的

　　Jack himself has a harsh face. 杰克本人长着张粗糙的脸。

　　The punishment was too harsh for him. 这个惩罚对他来说太严厉了。

　　Moisture 湿气;潮气

　　Amounts of moisture in soil vary greatly. 土壤中湿度变化很大。

　　Excessive moisture can damage wood. 湿度太高可能损坏木头。

　　Mineral 矿物;矿物质

　　Coal is a mineral.煤是一种矿物。

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　　This shop sells mineral water. 这家商店卖矿泉水。

　　Nourish 养育;滋养;培育

　　They needed good food to nourish their bodies. 他们需要好食品滋养身体。

　　The school’s goal is to nourish young musical talent. 这个学校的目标是培育年轻的音乐人才。

　　Decomposition 腐烂

　　Warmer weather meant the decomposition of the corpse. 天气变暖会使身体腐烂。

　　This type of thermal decomposition is called pyrolysis. 这种类型的热分解反应称做热解。(pyrolysis高温分解)

　　Bowels 内部;肠;内脏

　　The sorrow is so deep that it seems to have cut the bowels to pieces. 愁肠寸断。

　　The cabins were in the bowels of the ship. 客舱在船的内部。(bowel内部)

　　Crevice 裂口

　　Some grass grow in the crevice of the stone wall. 有些草从石墙的裂缝中长出来。

　　The earth heaved and surged, and instantly a large crevice split open. 地面一阵晃动，瞬即裂开一条大缝。

　　Propagate 繁殖

　　Most plants propagate by seed. 大多数植物靠种子繁殖。

　　Insects propagate themselves by means of eggs. 昆虫以产卵繁殖后代。

　　Majority 大多数

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　　The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. 多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。

　　The majority was determined to press its proposal. 多数派决心强求通过其提案。(press逼迫)

　　Concentrated 集中的

　　He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time. 他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。