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easons; it is possible to decide whether a lake is surface water dominated or seepage dominated。 仅仅通过对不同季节的观察,就有可能确定一个湖泊的湖水主要来自地表水还是渗透水。
selection[si'lek?n]n。 挑选;精选;被挑选出来的人(或物)
例句 Sometimes; it is possible to watch the effects of natural selection in the host…parasite relationships。 有时候,通过寄主与寄生者的关系,就能看到自然选择的作用。
同义 choice(n。 选择)
semiarid[?semi'?rid]a。 半干旱的
搭配 semiarid climate 半干旱气候
例句 Generally speaking; grass is the dominant type of natural vegetation in the semiarid lands。 一般来说,草类是半干旱地区的主要自然植被种类。
shape[ ?eip]v。 使成为…形状;塑造 n。 形状;健康
搭配 in shape 体格健壮;处于良好状态
例句 Approximately 3 billion years ago; flooding shaped the outflow channels; about the same times; the northern volcanic plains formed。 将近30亿年前,洪水的冲击形成了泄水渠,而北部的火山平原也大约在同一时期形成。
shelf[ ?elf]n。 架子;搁板
搭配 on the shelf 被搁置;continental shelf 大陆架;goods shelf 货架
例句 Now; research indicates that parts of the inner continental shelf which remained covered with ice were colonized by a variety of early human groups。 如今,研究表明,一部分仍然被冰覆盖的内陆大陆架曾经被各种早期人类群体所占有。
shoot[ ?u:t]v。 发射;拍摄;发芽 n。 嫩芽;射击
搭配 short shoot 短茎
例句 Perhaps the most important environmental factor is temperature; because if the growing season is too short and temperatures are too low; tree shoots and buds cannot mature sufficiently to survive the winter months。 最重要的环境因素或许是温度,因为如果树的嫩枝和嫩芽的生长期太短,而气温又太低的话,它们就无法发育完全并活过冬季的几个月。
要点 shoot作为“射击”的含义很常见,但在托福阅读中,常考查的是“芽”这个含义。
shrub[ ?r?b]n。 灌木(丛)
搭配 shrub zone 灌木带
例句 Within just a few meters; trees were replaced by low shrubs; herbs; and grasses。 仅仅是在几米之间,树木就被低矮的灌木、草本植物和草所替代了。
silt[silt]n。 淤泥 v。 使淤塞
例句 For centuries; the annual floods of the Nile; Tigris; and Euphrates have brought silts and a gr
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