democrats-democrat
n.民主主義者
democratic
adj.民主的
In contrast to the Democrats, the Whigs favored government aid for education.
與民主黨相比,輝格黨人更青睞政府教育資助。
style
n.風格,作風v.稱呼;設計
stylized-stylize
v.使風格化
stylistic
adj.格式上的
The glass objects of this style were elegant in outline, although often deliberately distorted, with pale or iridescent surfaces.
從外形上講,雖然故意扭曲,表面灰暗閃光,但總體而言溫文爾雅。
significant
adj.重要的
significance
n.重要性;意義
significantly
adv.意味深長地;值得注目地
The design of an object is considered more significant than its function.
物品設計遠超物品功能。
projects-project
n.計劃 v.計劃,投擲,突出
projection
n.發射,突出部分,計劃
projector
n.放映機
The development of projection technology made it possible to project images on a large screen.
投影技術使大屏幕投影成為可能。
preserved-preserve
v.保存,保藏
preservation
n.保存,保護
Ichthyosaurs had a higher chance of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to live in environments less subject to erosion.
魚龍比起陸地的動物有更大的幾率被保存下來,因為它們作為海洋動物常生活在腐蝕性較小的環境中。
grain
n.小顆粒;谷物v.使成粒狀
In agriculture, the transformation was marked by the emergence of the grain elevators, the cotton presses, the warehouses, and the commodity exchanges
在農業上,這一變化的標志是谷物升降機、皮棉打包機廠、貨棧和商品交換的出現,
that seemed to so many of the nation's farmers the visible sign of a vast conspiracy against them.
對全國的眾多農民來說它們是反對農民的大陰謀的明顯標志。
whale
n.鯨
Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food.
直到白鯨再次分娩,小鯨能夠自己覓食,白鯨媽媽哺育后代時間通常為20個月。
thus
adv.如此,因此
Inevitably, the practical functions that shelters arc designed to fulfill play a strong role in determining their appearance and thus, in part, their artistic character.
毋庸置疑嗎,掩體的實際功能對外形起到了至關重要的作用,也部分決定了它的藝術形態。
shape
n.外形,形態 v.使成形;塑造
shapes
n.外形,形態 v.使成形;塑造
Florida gars are sometimes confused with a similarly shaped but unrelated needlefish, which are marine but commonly enter freshwater.
有時,人們會將佛州長嘴硬鱗魚和形態近似,但卻是頜針魚混淆,雖然頜針魚為海水魚,但常常出現在淡水區。
relationship
n.關系,關聯
relationships
n.關系,關聯
Scientists have discovered that for the last 160,000 years, at least,
據科學家發現,至少在過去16萬年前,
there has been a consistent relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and the average temperature of the planet.
空氣中的二氧化碳與地球的平均氣溫已經產生了一致關系。
lack
n.欠缺;不足 v.缺乏,不足
lacked
n.欠缺;不足 v.缺乏,不足
lacks
n.欠缺;不足 v.缺乏,不足
The biggest initial surprise was the almost total lack of detail, especially from far away.
最大意外是完全缺少細節,且遠遠不足。
galaxies-galaxy
n.星系;銀河
Astronomers have measured the abundance of helium throughout our galaxy and in other galaxies as well.
航天員測量了地球銀河系,以及其它行星銀河系的氦氣。
draw
n.平局;吸引人的事物 v.取,畫
This theory is suggested by evidence of chips in the painted figures, perhaps made by spears thrown at the drawings.
墻上所畫的動物身上有一些傷口,很可能是原始人向它們扔矛時留下的,這個證據也證實了以上判斷。
discovered-discover
v.發現;找到
The best-known specimens are the remarkable tracks discovered at Lactoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leaky.
最著名的發現要數瑪麗·里奇在坦桑尼亞Lactoli發現的腳印。
decades-decade
n.十年
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past two decades.
僅在過去二十年,生物多樣性才作為重要保護性問題得到廣泛認知。
labor
n.勞工;勞動
laborious
adj.費力的,吃力的
laborer
n.勞動者
The region around Hopewell had everything needed for iron production: a wealth of iron ore near the surface, limestone for removing impurities from the iron,
霍普韋爾的周邊地區擁有制鐵所需的一切:埋藏淺的豐富的鐵礦石、去除鐵中雜質的石灰石、
hardwood forests to supply the charcoal used for fuel, rushing water to power the bellows that pumped blasts of air into the furnace fires, and workers to supply the labor.
提供木炭燃料的硬木森林、推動風箱向爐火鼓風的湍急的河水,以及提供勞動力的工人。