自考英语阅读（二）词汇UNIT－19　

　　GLOSSARY

　　awash a. washed over by the waves 被浪潮冲打的

　　cleanse v. make clean 使清洁

　　cluster v. form a close group 使成群；群集；丛生

　　cope v. manage successfully 妥善处理

　　destination n. place to which sb. or sth. is going or is being sent 目的地

　　detergent n. a chemical product used for cleaning clothing， dishes， etc.　清洁剂

　　effluent n. liquid waste 流出物；液体废物

　　endemic a. （of a disease） found regularly in a particular place （疾病等）地方性的

　　filth disgusting dirt 污物

　　flush v. flow suddenly and freely 奔流；涌

　　foul v. make dirty or impure 　弄脏；污染

　　gravely ad. seriously 严肃地

　　hazard n. danger 危险

　　infect v. give a disease to， contaminate 感染

　　inhabit v. live in 居住于

　　landlocked a. almost or entirely surrounded by land 被陆地围住的

　　lurk . exist unseen； wait in hiding 潜伏

　　nourish v. keep alive and well with food to， train， educate， or develop 养育；培养；教养

　　outbreak n. sudden occurrence 爆发

　　overestimate v. have too high an opinion of the degree or number of 过高估计

　　periodic a. happening repeatedly at regular times 间歇的；定期的

　　pollute v. make dirty 污染

　　popular a. favoured by many people 大众喜爱的

　　remorseless a. feeling or showing no sorrow for doing wrong 不懊悔的

　　seductive a. attractive， seemingly enticing 有吸引力的；富有魅力的

　　sewage n. the waste material and water carried in sewers （阴沟里的）污物

　　slime n. soft， nasty， thick， sticky mud 软泥；粘泥

　　sluice v. send a stream of water over 奔流；奔泻

　　stifle v. prevent from happening or continuing 抑制；镇压

　　cholera 　n.霍乱

　　dysentery&nb

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