M6 U5——Collins Senior English-Chinese Dictionary柯林斯高级英汉双解词典
M6 U5
1. diagram /da??gr?m/ ( diagrams )
N-COUNT A diagram is a simple drawing which consists mainly of lines and is used, for example, to explain how a machine works. 示意图 例：...a circuit diagram.
…电路图。
2. volcano /v?lke?no? / ( volcanoes )
N-COUNT A volcano is a mountain from which hot melted rock, gas, steam, and ash from inside the earth sometimes burst. 火山
例：The volcano erupted last year killing about 600 people.
去年那座火山喷发导致大约六百人丧生。
3. volcanic /v?lk?n?k/
ADJ Volcanic means coming from or created by volcanoes. 火山的 例：Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions.
已有两百多人死于火山喷发。
4. volcanology [,v?lk?'n?l?d??]
n. [地质] 火山学
例：In this paper, advances in volcanology are reviewed from the following aspects: volcanic geology and dynamics, statistical study, volcanic hazard and volcanic impact on global climate.
从火山学和火山动力学、统计研究、火山灾害以及火山活动对全球气候变化的影响回顾了近年火山学研究的主要进展。
5. volcanologist [,v?lk?n'?l?d?ist]
n. 火山学家
例：The fineness of the ash in this case is unusual, says Thorvaldur Thordarson, an Icelandic volcanologist.
冰岛的火山学家托瓦杜?托达森表示，这次岛山冰川产生的火山灰的细腻程度是十分不寻常的。 例：\volcanologist at the US Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, in Vancouver, Washington, told Nature.
“该地区未来可能发生火山爆发，”论文的第一作者、美国地质调查局Cascades火山观测站的火山学家John Pallister告诉《自然》杂志。
6. erupt /?r?pt/ ( erupts, erupting, erupted，to erupt )
1. V-I When a volcano erupts, it throws out a lot of hot, melted rock called lava, as well as ash and steam. 喷发
例：The volcano erupted in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington state.
这座火山1980年喷发，摧毁了华盛顿州的大片地区。 eruption N-VAR喷发
例：...the volcanic eruption of Tambora in 1815.
…1815年坦布拉火山的喷发。
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M6 U5——Collins Senior English-Chinese Dictionary柯林斯高级英汉双解词典
2. V-I If violence or fighting erupts, it suddenly begins or gets worse in an unexpected, violent way. 爆发[JOURNALISM]
例：Heavy fighting erupted there today after a two-day cease-fire.
激烈的战斗在两天的停火之后今天在那里爆发了。 eruption N-COUNT爆发
例：...this sudden eruption of violence.
…这起暴力事件的突然爆发。
3. V-I When people in a place suddenly become angry or violent, you can say that they erupt or that the place erupts. 爆发骚乱[JOURNALISM]
例：In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots.
在洛杉矶，一个叫做沃茨的街区爆发了骚乱。
4. V-I You say that someone erupts when they suddenly have a change in mood, usually becoming quite noisy. 爆发 (某种情绪)
例：Then, without warning, she erupts into laughter.
然后，突如其来地，她爆发出笑声。 eruption N-COUNT(某种情绪的) 爆发 例：...an eruption of despair.
…一阵突然的绝望。
7. eruption N-COUNT爆发；(某种情绪的) 爆发；N-VAR喷发； 8. ash /??/ ( ashes )
1. N-UNCOUNT Ash is the gray or black powdery substance that is left after something is burned. You can also refer to this substance as ashes. 灰 [also N in pl]
例：A cloud of volcanic ash is spreading across wide areas of the Philippines.
一大片火山灰正在扩散到菲律宾的大片区域。 例：He brushed the cigarette ash from his sleeve.
他掸掉了袖子上的烟灰。
2. N-PLURAL A dead person's ashes are their remains after their body has been cremated. 骨灰 例：And she asks him to go back there after her death and scatter her ashes on the lake.
她还要求他在她死后回到那里并把她的骨灰撒在那个湖上。
9. crater /kre?t?r/ ( craters )
N-COUNT A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion. (撞击或爆炸形成的) 大坑
例：The explosion, believed to be a car bomb, left a ten-foot crater in the street.
这次爆炸，据说是一个汽车炸弹引起的，在街道上留下了一个10英尺的大坑。
10. lava /lɑv?, l?v?/ ( lavas )
N-MASS Lava is the very hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano. 熔岩 例：Mexico's Mount Colima began spewing lava and ash last night.
墨西哥科利马山昨晚开始喷发熔岩和火山灰。
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M6 U5——Collins Senior English-Chinese Dictionary柯林斯高级英汉双解词典 11. hurricane /h?r?ke?n, h?r-/ ( hurricanes )
N-COUNT A hurricane is an extremely violent storm that begins over ocean water. 飓风
例：If an earthquake, hurricane, winter storm, or other disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food , water, and electricity for days or even weeks.
如果有地震、飓风、暴风雪或其他的灾害突袭你的家园，你可能会好几天甚至好几个星期都得不到食物、水和电。
12. questionnaire /kw?st??n??r/ ( questionnaires ) N-COUNT A questionnaire is a written list of questions which are answered by a lot of people in order to provide information for a report or a survey. 调查问卷 例：Teachers will be asked to fill in a questionnaire.
教师们将被要求填写一份调查问卷。
13. alongside /?l??sa?d/ 1. PREP If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second. 在…旁边 例：He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park.
他过了马路，然后在中央公园旁边走着。
ADV Alongside is also an adverb. 在旁边 [ADV after v] 例：He waited several minutes for a car to pull up alongside.
他等了几分钟等一辆车停靠在旁边。
2. PREP If you work alongside other people, you all work together in the same place. 与…并肩 (工作)
例：He had worked alongside Frank and Mark and they had become friends.
他曾与弗兰克和马克并肩工作过，他们已经成为朋友了。
14. equipment /?kw?pm?nt/
N-UNCOUNT Equipment consists of the things that are used for a particular purpose, such as a hobby or job. 设备; 装备
例：...computers, electronic equipment and machine tools.
…电脑、电子设备和机床。
15. appoint /?p??nt/ ( appoints, appointing, appointed，to appoint )
1. V-T If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it. 任命 例：It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
任命一位银行家做这项工作是合理的。
例：The president has appointed a civilian as defense secretary.
总统任命了一位平民做国防部长。
appointed /?p??nt?d/
ADJ If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance. 指定的[FORMAL]
例：The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.
该仪式的指定时间正在临近。
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M6 U5——Collins Senior English-Chinese Dictionary柯林斯高级英汉双解词典 16. observatory /?bz?rv?t?ri/ ( observatories )
N-COUNT An observatory is a building with a large telescope from which scientists study things such as the planets by watching them. 天文台
例：Surveys churn out terabytes of data to be crunched by armies of postdocs and students who might never have visited a mountain-top observatory.
调查和分析数以亿兆的数据，由一批批的可能没有去过山顶上的天文台的研究人员和学生来处理。
17. database /de?t?be?s, d?t?-/ also data base ( databases )
N-COUNT A database is a collection of data that is stored in a computer and that can easily be used and added to. 数据库
例：The state maintains a database of names of people allowed to vote.
该州有一个可以投票的人的姓名数据库。 18.
Mount Kilauea基拉韦厄火山
欢迎你来到基拉韦厄火山，这是世界上最活跃的火山，它位于夏威夷岛。
例：Welcome to Mount Kilauea, the world's most active volcano. It is on the island of Hawaii.
例：Welcome to Mount Kilauea, the world's most active volcano. It is on the island of Hawaii. Kilauea is not far from Mauna Loa, the largest volcano in the world.
欢迎来到世界上最为活跃的基拉韦厄火山，它地处夏威夷岛，与世界上最大的莫纳罗亚火山隔山相望。 19.
evaluate [?'v?lj?e?t] [ 过去式evaluated 过去分词evaluated 现在分词evaluating ]
vt. 评价；估价；求…的值 vi. 评价；估价
例：Don't evaluate people by their clothes. (此处可用Judge not from overall appearance.)
不要根据衣着来评价人。
例：How would your colleagues evaluate you?
你的同事会如何评价你呢？ 20.
burn to the ground全部焚毁
例：Kratos: They built this temple to offer prayers to Athena! This entire village stands as an affront to lord Ares! Burn this village, burn it to the ground!
奎托斯：他们建造这座神庙是为了向雅典娜祈祷！这座村庄的存在就是一种对于阿瑞斯的侮辱！烧毁这村庄，把它夷为平地！
21. wave /we?v/ ( waves, waving, waved, to wave )
1. V-T/V-I If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. 挥 (手以示意) 例：Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her.
杰茜卡看到洛伊丝，向她挥了挥手。 例：He grinned, waved, and said, \
他咧嘴笑笑，挥挥手，说道：“嗨！” N-COUNT Wave is also a noun. 挥 (手) 例：Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand.
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