自考英语阅读（二）词汇UNIT－40　

　　GLOSSARY

　　accomplish v. finish successfully 完成

　　approximately ad. nearly correctly but not exactly 大约地；近似地

　　combat v. fight or struggle against 跟…战斗；拼搏

　　compensate v. provide with a balancing effect for 补偿；赔偿

　　defect n. some loss or something lacking or imperfect 欠缺；缺点；不足之处

　　deplete v. lessen greatly in quantity， contents， power or value 使空虚；使减少；使枯竭

　　devastate v. destroy completely 破坏

　　drainage n. the flow of excess water 排水，放水

　　erosion n. the action or result of wearing or robbing away 腐蚀；侵蚀

　　feat n. an action showing strength， skill or courage 武艺，技艺；壮举

　　fertile a. （of land） which produces good crops； rich 肥沃的，富饶的

　　flourish v. grow healthily 繁荣；兴旺

　　graze v. （of animals） feed on grass 喂草；放牧

　　herd n. group of animals of one kind which feed together 兽群；牧群

　　identical a. exactly alike 完全相同的

　　innovation n. new ideas， methods or inventions 新观点；新方法；革新、创新

　　intensive a. growing too much crops on a limited piece of land； giving too much in a limited space or time 精耕细作的，集约的；集中的

　　livestock n. animals kept on a farm 家畜，牲畜

　　misleading a. causing to think or act wrongly 误导的；引入歧途的

　　nutrient n. chemical or food providing for life and growth 营养品，营养物

　　offspring n. the young of an animal 幼仔，后代

　　overwhelming a. very great 很大的；势不可挡的；压倒之势的

　　pasture n. a gras

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