a beam of light 一束光
a blast of 一阵风
a burning desire 强烈的愿望
a cluster of 一群；一组
a column of water 水柱
a constant temperature恒温
a crew of 一组(工作人员)
a crushing blow 毁来性的打击
a favorite topic 爱谈论的话题
a grain of truth 一丝真理
a great many 许多
a great variety of 各种各样的；大量的a gust of wind 一阵狂风
a host of 许多；一大群
a household word 家喻户晓的(名)字a mess of 一大堆
a rule of thum
b 概测法
a series of 一系列
a set of 一套
a speck of 一点点
a strip of 一条
a suite of 一系列；一套
a variety of 各种各样；不同种类
a wealth of 大量的
accommodate to 适应
account for 解释，说明
accuse sb. of... 指控某人...
acid rain 酸雨
adapt to 适应
add to 加；增加
add up to 总共达到
adjust to 适应...
advanced composition 高级写作
air current 气流
all but 几乎；差不多
all night long 整晚
along with 一道；一起
amine acid 氨基酸
amount to 合计
an array of 大量的
and the like 等等，以及诸如此类apart from 除...之外
appeal to sb. 吸引某人
apply to 适用于arctic (tern) 北极(燕鸥)
arouse controversy 引起争议
arrive at 达到，作出
as a result 结果；其结果是
as a result of 其结果是
as a rule 通常，一般说来
as follows 如下
as such 就其本身而言；如所指的人(或物)那样
as the case might be 或许
as the name suggests 顾名思义
as well as 也；和
as with 与...一样
as...go (as) 就...来说
assembly line 流水作业线
assume control of 取得对...的控制权astronomical body 天体
at a rate of 以...速度
at a run 跑；正在跑
at all costs 不惜任何代价
at an angle 成一个角度
at any price 不惜一切代价
at best 充其量
at great length 详细地；细致地
at large 一般来说
at liberty 自由地
at maturity (动物)成熟时期
at most 至多，不超过
at the opposite extreme在另一个极端
at the peak of 在...高峰期
at the request of 应...的邀请
at the suggestion of 在...的建议下
at the word of command一听到命令声
at will 任意，随意
at work 起作用
atmospheric pressure 大气压力
attach importance to 认为...有重要性attach...to... 附在...上,把...系在... attribute...to... 归功于
avant-garde artist n. 先锋派艺术家
await publication 待出版
baby boom 生育高峰期
back and forth 来回地
balsam fir 香脂冷杉
battle against 反对
be absorbed by 被...吸收
be accompanied by 伴随
be accustomed to 习惯于
be admitted to 加入
be analogous to 与...类比
be applied to 用于
be applied with 装配有
be assigned to 归属于
be associated with 与...联系在一起
be at a loss 茫然不知所措
be at home in 熟悉，精通
be at war with 与...交战
be attributed to 归于...
be bound by 受...约束；由...联系起来be bound to 一定；必然
be brought up 被抚养
be carpeted with 覆盖着
be cast up on 定居在
be characteristic of 具有...特色的
be closely bound up with与...有密切联系be combined with 使...与结合(组合)
be committed to 忠于某一立场；坚定的be compared to 与...相比
be confined to 局限于
be connected by 由...连接
be connected with 与...有关
be convinced that... 确信
be credited to... 归功于...
be dedicated to 从事于；致力于
be derived from 来自
be directed against 指向...
be distinguished for 因...而著称
be dotted with 点缀着
be dramatized by 通过...得到形象地说明be exposed to 处于...的作用下；使曝光be filled with 装满
be friendly with 对...友好
be heavily forested 森林茂密的
be held in particularly high 非常受器重be held in position 使...处于适当位置
be honored with 被授予
be in domestic service当佣人
be in the hands of 出自...的手be left for dead 被认为已死给撇下不管(意指无法解的难题)
be limited to 局限于
be located on 位于；坐落在
be obliged to 被迫做
be of prime importance极其重要
be patterned on 以...为模式
be paved with 铺满，遍布
be preferable to 比...更好
be put in chains 被囚禁
be recognized as 被认为是...
be related to 与...有关
be reported as 报道称之为
be resistant to 对...有抵抗作用
be restricted to 局限于
be secreted from 从...分泌出来
be short of 不及；少于；缺少
be substituted for 替代
be taken by 被...吸引
be the case 情况属实
be the rage 极为流行之物；风靡一时
be the rule 普通情况；惯常的事
be tired of 厌倦
be traced to 追溯到
be viewed as 被看作是
become (get) involved介入
before long 不久以后
begin with the idea that最初的想法是behind the lines 在后方
belt buckle 皮带搭扣
Bessemer converter 酸性转炉(旧称贝氏转炉)
Bill of Rights 《人权法案》
billions of 亿万
birth rate 出生率
blood plasma 血浆
blood pressure 血压
blood serum 血浆
blood stream 血流
blow out 破裂
blow up 炸毁
blue whale 蓝鲸
born into 出身于...家庭
bounce bout 来回弹跳
brain wave 脑波
break down into 分解成...
break into 碰到；发现
break off 断裂
break off 破壳而出
break ties with 断绝与...的关系
breeze up (风)变强
bright spot 光点
bring about 导致
bring in 引如；带进
bring sb. to the scene使...来到现场
bring sth. to a close结束
bring...to an end routine结束
broad-brimmed hat 宽边帽
Bronze Age 青铜器时代
build confidence 树立信心
bump into 碰到
burn out 烧掉
burst apart 猛烈爆裂
by accident 偶然
by means of 通过
by no means 决不，并不是
by one\'s own admission自已承认(认为) by one\'s own power 靠自身的能力
by the (thousands) 按(千)计算
by the age of 到...年龄
by the close of 到...末期
by the way 顺便说一下
by twos 每两人(一组)
call for 要求
call for 要求
cannot help but 禁不住
capture the imagination of激起...的想象capture the imagination of激发...的想象力care about 关注；对...感兴趣
care for 照料(看)
carry on 进行
carry out 进行
carry sth. on one\'s back背在背上
carve out of 从...切出(引伸为修建)
cash prize 现金奖励(赏)
catch a glimpse of 看一看，瞥见
catch on 流行起来
cater to... 满足...的需要；迎合caught up with 入迷；给...迷住
cause damage to 带来损害
cave painting 洞穴壁画
chains of islands 岛群
chamber music 室内乐
chaos and confusion 混乱与浑沌chemical bond 化学键
chemical compound 化合物
chemical integration 化学结合
chip out 切成小片
church tower 教堂塔
circulatory system 循环系统
civic duties 公民义务
civil law 民法
civil service 行政部门
Civil War 美国内战(南北战争)
clay pottery 黏土陶瓷器
clean up 清理干净；清除
clear of 离开；脱离
cling to 粘在...上
close in on 包围，围住
close-up view 特写镜头；接近的观察closed circuit television闭路电视
coal mine 煤矿
coated with 涂有
coax sb. into doing sth.劝诱(说服)某人做某事
collection and distribution p集散地
collide with 与...相碰撞
colonial expansion 殖民扩张
colored filter 彩色滤光片
combine...with 与...结合(化合)
come across 遇到
come due 到期
come into being 形成；产生
come into one\'s own 进入繁盛期
come on 得到；碰上；找到
come to 谈到；提及
come under heavy criticism遭到严厉的批评come upon 遇到
communicative competence交际能力commuter train 市郊往返列车
compete with 与...竞争
computer programmer 电脑程序编制员
concentration on 注意力集中于
concern oneself with 研究的对象是... concerns over 为...担心(忧虑)
confer sth. on sb. 把...赐予(授予) conform to 遵守
consist of 由...组成
continental drift 大陆漂移(说)
continental shelf 大陆架
contrary to 与...相反
contrast with 与...相比
convection current 对流循环气流convection zone 对流层
convert...into... 把...转换成
convex polygon 凸面多角形
cope with 与...相适应
corpus callosum 胼胝体
correspond to 与...相对应
count on 依赖
course offering 课程设置
craft of poetry 诗歌技艺
credit sb. with sth. 把...归功于
crew modules 船员舱
critical point 临界点
crouch vi. 蹲；弯腰
curio hunter 古董搜寻者
cut down 减少，削减
dance to jazz music 在爵士乐的伴奏下跳舞date from 追溯
deal with 处理；研究
dearest to one\'s heart最喜欢的
decision point 决定点
Declaration of Independence《独立宣言》dedicate oneself to 把自己用于；赋予自己defend oneself against对...为自己辩护deprive sb. of sth. 使...丧失；剥夺
derived from 来源于
descriptive statistics描述统计学
desert landscape 沙漠地貌
despite the odds 尽管有极大的困难develop confidence in sb.对某人产生信任devoid of 没有
devote one\'s attention to注意；重视devote oneself to 致力于
die break 钢模损坏die down 衰落
die hard 难解掉；难消灭
die out 灭绝
digestive system 消化系统distinguish...from...区分
double-glazed panel 双层玻璃板draft plan 草案
drip cup 滴壶
drum skin 鼓皮
duct gland 有输送管的腺；管腺
due to 由于；取决于
dust off 弄掉...灰尘
earn the name of 获得...的(美)名elective system 选修制
electric current 电流
electric eel 电鳗
electric resistance 电阻
electric traction line电车线
electric trolley 电车electromagnetic spectrum电磁光谱emission control 废气排出控制empty...of... 使...失去
in route from...to...从...到...的途中
end in 以...告终
endangered species 濒临灭绝的物种energy content 能量
enter a race 参加比赛
entrance requirement 入学要求(条件) environmental concerns环境问题equilateral triangle 等边三角形
every item of dress 每件衣服
every walk of life 各行各业
exercise one\'s activity活动
exocrine gland 外分泌腺
expansion program 扩建工程exploratory trip 考察旅行
fade away 逐渐消失
fail to do sth. 未能做
fall in between 介于两者之间
fall in steps with 与...齐步行进
fall into 分成
fall short of 未达到；辜负
far beyond the planets远离行星的fasten to 固定在... 上
fatten sth up 使...长肥
fault system 断层系统
feed on 以...为生
fertilized eggs 受精卵
fill in 填充
fill out 扩大
fill up 填补
fishing enthusiast 钓鱼爱好者
fit (fill) the bill 符合要求，适合要求
flash out 辐射；照射
flies in amber 珍奇遗物
flour sack 面粉袋
focus on 以...为焦点；集中于
follow close to the line of严格遵守
follow suit 学样，照着做
food processing 进食
for a time 一段时期
for the most part 多半；通常；在极大程度上for the remainder of 余下的岁月里
for the time 在当时
fossil fuel 化石燃料
free of 没有
from generation to generation世代相传from sb\'s of view 从...的角度来看
from sb\'s standpoint 从...的观点来看
from without and within来自外面和内部的front teeth 门牙
frost heaving 冻胀；冰冻隆胀
full authority 全权
full moon 满月
fully outfitted for 为...完全整装好
gain a win 获胜
gain easy access 容易接近
gain interest among 令...感兴趣
games of chance 机遇游戏
gamma radiation 伽马射线
gem topaz 宝石黄晶
geologically speaking从地质学的角度来说geomagnetic field 地磁场
get into hot water 陷入困境
get under way 开始进行
get...in tone 使和谐(协调)
gifted with 天生有
give birth 产仔，生孩子give birth to 产生；形成
give off 长出；发出
give rise to 导致
give way to 让路，让步
Glacier National Park国家冰川公园
go (as) as follows 如下
go about 从事
go back as far as 追溯到...
go back to 追溯到
go off 爆炸
gold rush 淘金热
gold-headed cane 金手杖
governing class 统治阶级
grass plains 长满草的平原
graze on 吃
grind up 磨碎
grizzly bear (北美产的)灰熊
grocery store 杂货店
gypsy moth 舞毒蛾
half brother 同母异父(或同父异母)兄弟halfway path 中庸之道
hand out 施舍
hand-held drum 手鼓
hand-to-hand combat 肉搏战
handsome salary 可观的薪水
harden into 变得确定
have ...in common 有共同点
have a good idea of 清楚地了解(知道) have a strong arm for有强硬的手段做...(arm 指权力，力量)
have an advantage over比...有优势
have but one 只有一个
have effect on 对...产生影响
have intimate knowledge of非常熟悉
have less to do with 与...关系小一些
have more to do with...与...更有关
have on sth. 穿戴某物
have sth. to do with 与...有关
have...in common 共有...
heartbreak over 因...而碎心(的痛苦)
high kick 高踢腿
high performer 效率高的职员
high plains 高平原
higher education 高等教育
hillbilly music 乡村音乐
hired hand 雇员
historical perspective历史展望
hold back 阻挡，抑制
hold positions of authority享有权力地位hold to 坚持
hold up 支撑
hold...in place 使...在合适的位置
home front 大后方
homing pigeon 信鸽
honored with... 荣获
hook up 连接；插上
horizon lines 地平线
horse and cart 马车
horse-drawn trolley 马车
House of Representative众议院hydraulic shield 液压防护装置hydrogen cyanide 氢氰酸
ice Age 冰期；冰河时代
ice cap 冰盖；冰冠
ice cube 近似立方形的冰块
idiomatic expressions习惯表达法
if sorts 勉强称得上的；各种各样的immediate forebear 直系祖先
in a brilliant fan 呈明亮的扇形
in a large part 在很大程度上
in abundance 大量地
in abundant supply 大量供应
in addition to 除...以外
in advance 提前，预先
in an early form 雏形
in combination 结合
in conjunction with 与...连起来
in constant motion 不断运动
in contact with 与...联络(系)
in contrast 相反
in cooperation with 与...合作
in depth 全面深入地；彻底地
in extent 就面积而言
in favor of 支持；出于偏爱
in general 总的说来
in half 两半
in harmony with 与...协调
in high gear 高速，高档in one\'s own right 本身，自身
in one\'s power 尽某人的努力
in one\'s turn 接着；轮到时
in oneself 自身
in operation 在运行
in other words 也就是说；换句话说
in proportion 相应地
in proportion to 与...成比例
in quantity 大量的
in relation to 与...有关
in relation to 与...有关
in showers of spark 阵雨似的火花
in significant measure在很大的程度上
in so far as 在...的范围内；到...的程度
in some cases 在某些情况下
in terms of 从...角度而言
in the hope of 希望
in the depth of 在...里面
in the distant future在遥远的将来
in the midst of 在...中间
in the open air 在户外
in the past 在过去
in the sense of 从...意义上说
in the spotlight 成为注意中心；出风头
in the strictest sense最严格的意义上
in theory 理论上
in this manner 用这种方式；这样
in this respect 在这方面
in turn 反过来；转而
independent of 独立于
indulge in 沉溺于
inferential statistics演绎统计学
inferior to 比...差，低于...的
insofar as 在...的范围内；到...的程度instant color print 即现彩色印制institutions of higher learning高等教育机构insulation board 隔热板
interact with 与...相互作用
interfere with 干扰
intergalactic space 星际空间
intestinal wall 肠壁
iron rail 铁轨
iron rod 铁棍
ironing table 熨衣板
irrelevant to 与...不相关
isolated substance 离析物质
it is not just that ...这并不只是因为
jaw muscle 颚肌
jibe with 符合...，与...一致
jigsaw puzzle 七巧板
jump out at 突然出现
keep abreast with 跟上，不落后于keep at 不息地做
keep count of 知道...的确切数目
keep out 抵御
keep record 管理楼案
keep to 留在(某地)
keep up with 跟上
keep with sb\'s orders遵照...的命令keep...on board 使...有(工作上的)联系key component 主要成分
keyboard instrument 键盘乐器
killer whale 虎鲸；逆戟鲸
know better 明事理；有头脑
know next to nothing of...几乎一无所知laden with 充满
later years 晚年
lava cave 熔岩洞
lawn sprinkler 草坪撒水器
lay claim to 宣称有...
lead out 开始；出发
learn by rote 死记硬背地学习
leave no sort of trace没有留下任何痕迹let off 放(枪炮，烟花)等
liberal arts 人文科学
life cycle 生命周期
light bulb 灯泡
light court 天窗
link...to... 与...连接起来
literary output 文学作品
living quarters 住处
lock system 河闸控制系统
long johns 长内衣裤
look into 研究
lose consciousness 失去知觉
lose sight of 忘记；忽略；不再看见love affair 恋爱
Lower World 下界loyal to 效忠于
lubricating oil 润滑油
main subject 主体
maintain order 维持秩序
major general 少将
make a point 表明一种看法；证明一个论点make a tribute to 向...献礼
make an impact on 对...产生影响
make one\'s way to 想方设法进入
make out 辨出来，看出来
make sketches of 作素描
make the difference 产生差别
make the most of 充分利用
make up 构成；组成
make way for 为...腾出地方；让路manufacturing or mining center制造或矿业开发中心
marine scientist 海洋科学家
mass production 大量生产
mass transportation 公共交通运输massed movement 大规模运动
maverick a. 标新立异的；持不同意见的medicine man 巫医
membership fee 会员费
merge into 合并；结合
merit and demerit 优缺点
methyl cyanide 甲基氰
migratory bird 候鸟
mill town 工业城
mirror film 镜膜
model oneself after 模仿...
modus operandi (拉丁文)做法
monarch butterfly 黑脉金斑蝶
more specifically 更具体地说
more succinctly 更简洁地说
more than 超出...的
motion picture 电影
motor center 运动(神经)中枢
move into 进入
much less 更不用说
multiple service 多层次服务
musical composition 乐曲
name after 以...命名
native to (the west) (西部)土生土长的
NATO 北大西洋公约组织
natural balance 生态平衡
nervous system 神经系统
news coverage 新闻报道
no wonder 不足为怪
not-too-distant future在不远的将来nuclear energy 核能
nuclei nucleus 的复数n. 核
nucleic acid 核酸
object lesson 示范；实物教学
of all time 有史以来
of special note 特别显著；特别重要
of the day 当时的
of the essence 极其重要的；必不可少的of the period (day) 当时
off course 不在规定的轨道上；离开航线oil refining 炼油
on a daily basis 每天(指一起共事)
on an equal base with与...在平等的基础上on average 平均
on hard times 在困难时期
on one\'s own 靠自己的力量
on the battlefield 在战场上
on the bottom 在底部
on the heavy side 有点偏胖
on the other side 另一方面
on the part of 就...而言
on the spot 当场，现场
on the strength of 基于，根据
on the urban scene 在城市里
on the whole 总的说来
on the whole 整体而言
on their way 在...途中
on various occasions 在许多情况下
only that... 只是因为...
open ended 开口的
open up 开设
operational mine 工作矿井
or whatever 等等；诸如此类的事
order of magnitude 数量级
organic food 有机食品
original version 原始著作；原始版本originate from 源于
other than 除了...以外out of place 不在合适的位置
outer space 外层空间
over millennia 数千年来
over the horizon 即将来临，已露端倪(同on the horizon)
over time 久而久之
parking lot 停车场
participate in 参加
pass on 传递；转移
pass the time 消磨时光
pass up 放过
pattern sth. After 仿效
pay close heed to 密切注意
peace table 和平谈判桌
peat bog 泥炭
penal colony (罪犯的)流放地
per capita 人均
perform a role 起作用
perform onstage 登台表演
periodic reversal 周期性反转
persist in 坚持作...
personal conferences 私下交谈；个别接触personal contact 私下交往
perspective glass 透视镜
physical decay 自然衰退
pick up 找到(路线，踪迹等)并沿着它走picture tube 显像管
piece together 收集
pilot whale 领航鲸；巨头鲸
pivotal figure 关键人物
Plain Indian Culture 大草原印第安人文化plastered with 涂上灰泥
plate glass 平板玻璃
plate tectonics 板块结构学
play an important role起重要作用
plot out 描绘；提出...纲要
point of departure 出发地点
point to 意味着
polar region 极地
political favor 政治施舍
positive and negative effects正负作用postage stamp 邮票
pour out into 倾注
power failure 停电
power plant (同power station)发电厂；发电站
powered trial bike 机动小径自行车powerful Earth-based telescope地球上的高倍望远镜
present difficulties 构成困难
press coverage 新闻报道
primary concern 主要关心的事
prior to 在...之前；先于
private industry 私人企业
produce results 产生结果
producer group 生产者集团
progressive forces 进步力量
prominent a. 显著的，突出的
provided that ... 如果
public amenities 公共娱乐场所
public land policy 公共土地政策
public opinion 公众舆论
public school 公立学校
public sentiment 公众的情绪
public transit 公共交通系统
pull forward 向前凸出
Puritan father 清教徒长老
put another way 换句话说
put back 恢复正常；把...放回原处
put sb. against 使与...对立
put the interests of ...ahead把...利益置于...之前
put through 使穿过
put up 建立
put...in place 把...放在合适的位置
qualify as 作为...合适
quarry operation 采石场的运作
quarter century 四分之一世纪
quotation mark 引号
rag paper 碎布优质纸
railroad industry 铁路工业
raise money 集资
range from...to... (在...到...内)变动；显示不定(或不等)
rate of growth 增长率
rather than 而不是
raw material 原材料
raw sewage 原污水reach its peak 到达顶峰
ready market 现成的市场
real estate 不动产，房地产
red cedar 铅笔柏
reduce...to... 把...简化为
reenter politics 再度从政
refer to 指
reference point 参照点
reference to 提到
reflective glass 反光玻璃
reflective tape 反光带
refuse site 废地
regardless of 不论
relative speed 相对速度
relevant to 与...有关
REM (rapid eye movement)快速眼动removed from 远离
renew a friendship 重修旧好replace...with... 用...代替... reproductive capability生殖能力residential lot 住宅区
result from 由...产生
result in 结果是；导致
result in 导致；结果是
retentive power 暂留力
return to life 恢复活力
reward sb. 奖励；表彰
rich in 富有
rocking chair 摇椅
roll over 翻滚
root in 起源于；起因于
rough hands 粗鲁的工人
run into 遇到
run out of 用完
run parallel to 与...平行
run wild 失控；(价)暴涨
running north and south贯穿南北rush out 涌出
rust away 锈烂
satellite city 卫星城
satisfy one\'s desires实现愿望satisfy one\'s needs 满足...要求scat singing 无意义的狂喊乱叫唱法scholarly attainment 学术成就
scoop up 用铲子取
sea anemone 海葵
seal up 封闭，密封
second job 第二职业
second place 第二名
seek after 寻找；追求
sense organ 感觉器官
service industry 服务行业
set a record 创记录
set sth. in motion 使...运动
set the stage for 为...提供舞台；为...创造条set the table 摆好餐具
set up 设立
set...in motion 使...运动
shift from...to... 从...转向
shine through (喻)表现出来
short of 若无，除...外
show off 炫耀，卖弄
shut down 关闭
shut out 遮住；把...挡在外面, 排斥
side with 站在...一边；支持
sieve tube 筛管
sign language 符号语言
sink into an existence陷入(进入)...的状态slavish copy 依样画葫芦的摹写
slip away 逃走
slow down 减速；慢下来
social concerns 社会所关注的事物
social worker 社会工作者
solar astronomer 太阳天文学家
solar system 太阳系
solo instrument 独奏乐器
sort out 把...分类
soundly asleep 酣睡
space agency 航天局
space shuttle 航天飞机
speak of 谈到，提到
speed up 加快速度
spend one\'s entire fortune花光所有的钱sperm whale 巨头鲸；抹香鲸
spring into being 产生
spring up 迅速生长
stand at (测得特定数)达到
standards of admission入学标准start out 开始时打算；本来想要
stem from 源于
still life arrangement大型静物摄影布置stinging cell 带刺的细胞
stock exchange 股票交易
stretch out 伸出
strike a serious blow at严重打击
string instrument 弦乐器
subduction zone 潜没区域
subject matter 创作的题材
subject of much debate有争议的问题subject to 易受...的
substitute A for B 用A代替B
succeed in 取得成功
sum total 总数，总额
sum up 总结
Superintendent of Indian Affa印第安事务大臣
superior to 比...优越(好)
susceptible to 易受...影响的
swarm of 大群
switch to 转变
switch to oils 改画油画
synonymous with 与...同义
table salt 精制食盐
take a step 迈出一步
take advantage of 利用
take care of 处理
take charge of 负责；主管
take control of 控制
take hold 抓住；扛着
take issue with 与...争论
take measures 采取措施
take note of 作记录
take on 承担, 呈现
take over 接办，接管
take sth. for granted视...为理所当然
take sth. Seriously 严肃对待...
take the offensive on all fro全面发起进攻take to 形成...的习惯；开始喜欢
take up 着手处理；论及
take...for subject matter把...作为题材taken in this sense 从这个意义上去理解tally book 记录本；记账本
target discrimination on...把对...的歧视作为目标
target organ 目标器官
technological base 技术基础
teeth root 牙根
Ten Commandments 十戒
tend to 倾向于
tens of thousands of 千百万
testify to 说明，表明
the human race 人类
the overwhelming majority绝大多数
the spot of earth 地方
the turn of the century本世纪初
theater critic 剧评家
theory of probability概率论
thin out 变稀薄；变淡
This World 本界
throw off 摆脱
throw oneself into 投身于
tin can 马口铁罐头
tip the scales at 称起来重量为
tissue fluid 组织液
to a great degree 在很大程度上
to the extreme 走向极端
to the point of 到...地步
tooth wear 牙齿磨损
top dogs 夺魁者
town council 市政会，镇政会
trail dust (亦作a trail of dust)灰尘transform...into... 把...变成...
transit line 运输路线
Treasury Department 财政部
trip wire 绊网；拉发线
tune in to 收到
turn down 拒绝
turn one\'s attention to开始关注；把注意力转移到...
turn out 结果是；证明是
turn to 变成,转向
turn up 来到；出现
turtle shell 玳瑁壳；海龟甲
unaided eye (不借助设备的)肉眼
unbound hair 飘散的头发
under construction 正在施工之中under favorable conditions在有利的情形下under pressure 在压力之下
under sb\'s directions在...的指示下
up to 多达
Upper World 上界
upside down 倒转
urban sprawl 城区的无计划扩张
use up 耗尽；用完
usher in 开辟；创始；宣告...的来临, 引vantage point 有利地位
very simply put 简言之
visual illusion 视觉错误
view...as... 认为...是...
vocal chord 声带
volcanic vent 火山口
wad up 揉成一团(卷)
warn sb. of sth. 告诫
wary of 谨防的；小心翼翼的
waste away 慢慢融化掉；逐渐减少
waste disposal 处理废品
wear and tear 磨损和毁坏
were it not for 若不是，假如没有
What a vision! 多壮观!
What of ...? ...的情况怎样?
Wigman system (德国舞蹈家)维格曼体系win approval 得到支持(嘉许)
wind instrument 管乐器
wing bone 翼骨
Winnipeg Grain Exchange温尼伯粮食交易所wipe out 消灭
with an eye for 以...的眼光
with reference to 关于；有关
with respect to 就...而言；在...方面
with the exception of除...之外
wonder food 特效食品
work on the idea of 开始琢磨
work out 计算
worker honeybee 工蜂
wrap up 完成某事