english words

农业
agriculture
the science or practice of farming。
Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.

introvert
不喜欢与人交往的人
a quiet person who is more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people

bookmark
书签
a strip of paper, etc. that you put between the pages of a book when you finish reading so that you can easily find the place again

（记录因特网网址的）书签
In computing, a bookmark is the address of an Internet site that you put into a list on your computer so that you can return to it easily.

escalate
（使）扩大;（使）恶化;（使）升级
If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.

The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.

consensual
一致同意的
A consensual approach, view, or decision is one that is based on general agreement among all the members of a group.

nonconsensual
not agreed to by one or more of the people involved

funnel
漏斗
a device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening

输送，传送(金钱、货物或信息)
If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available.

Gaza
加沙地带
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

Mediterranean
/ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/
地中海

upend
颠倒
If you upend something, you turn it upside down.

high stake
高风险

stake
桩
a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support sth, mark a particular place, etc.
股份
money that sb invests in a company
赌注
something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, game, etc., or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail

Arab
阿拉伯
a person from the Middle East or N Africa, whose ancestors lived in the Arabian Peninsula

peninsula
半岛
an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land

• dispute

pute
computer

争端；纠纷
an argument or a disagreement between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject where there is disagreement

a dispute between the two countries about the border

对…提出质询；对…表示异议（或怀疑）
to question whether sth is true and valid

[VN] These figures have been disputed.

有人对这些数字提出了质疑。

• gutter

gut
curb

檐沟
a long curved channel made of metal or plastic that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away the water when it rains

路旁排水沟
a channel at the edge of a road where water collects and is carried away to drains

• drain

下水道；
a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste

（使）流走，流出
to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away

[VN] We had to drain the oil out of the engine.

我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。

• telltale

能说明问题的
showing that sth exists or has happened

telltale clues/marks/signs/sounds

能说明问题的种种线索 / 痕迹 / 迹象 / 声响

The telltale smell of cigarettes told her that he had been in the room.

那股明显的香烟味告诉她，他曾在这房间里待过。

• triumph

巨大成功；重大成就；伟大胜利
a great success, achievement or victory

one of the greatest triumphs of modern science

现代科学最重大的成就之一

• spur

马刺;靴刺
Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider’s boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.