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Geology 🚀

单词 音标 词性 中文含义 短语搭配
geology /dʒiˈɒlədʒi/ n. 地质学/地质状况 the geology of the British Isles
quartz /kwɔːrts/ n. 石英 Quartz is a common mineral found in many types of rocks
marble /ˈmɑːrbl/ n. 大理石 The statue was carved from a single block of marble
granite /ˈɡrænɪt/ n. 花岗岩 The kitchen countertops are made of polished granite
limestone /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ n. 石灰岩 Limestone is often used in the construction of buildings
fieldstone /ˈfiːldˌstoʊn/ n. 建筑用的散石 The old church was built from local fieldstone
carbonate /‘kɑːrbənət/ n. 碳酸盐 to prohibit the formation of carbonate minerals
emerald /ˈɛmərəld/ n. 绿宝石 She wore a necklace with a large emerald pendant
ruby /ˈruːbi/ n. 红宝石 His mother’s ruby ring was passed down to him
sapphire /ˈsæfaɪər/ n. 蓝宝石 A deep blue sapphire is considered very valuable.
wiikite /‘wi:kaɪt/ n. 黑稀金矿 Wiikite is a rare mineral named after the Finnish geologist, Richard Wiik
lead /lɛd/ n. Lead is a heavy, soft, malleable metal
pit /pɪt/ n. 坑,矿坑 Workers were digging a pit to extract coal
borehole /ˈbɔːrhoʊl/ n. 钻孔,钻井 The geologist ordered a borehole to investigate the sub-surface conditions
bonanza /bəˈnænzə/ n. 富矿带 The discovery of gold was a bonanza for the miners
vein /veɪn/ n. 矿脉 The miners were following a vein of gold deep into the earth
mineral /ˈmɪnərəl/ n. 矿物/矿物质 Calcium is a mineral that’s crucial for many bodily functions.
ore /ɔːr/ n. 矿石 Iron ore is used to make steel
sediment /ˈsɛdɪmənt/ n. 沉积物 The river’s speed slows, allowing sediment to deposit on the riverbed
petrify /ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/ v. 使…石化 Slogans petrify our thinking
crater /ˈkreɪtər/ n. 坑/火山口 The lunar surface is covered in craters
glacial /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ adj. 冰川的 The slow glacial pace of governmental change can be frustrating.
plate /pleɪt/ n. (地壳)板块 The Earth’s crust is made up of several large plates
tremor /ˈtrɛmər/ n. 轻微(小)地震 A tremor is a small earthquake / The tremor was barely noticeable in the city center.
seism /ˈsaɪzm/ n. 地震 A seism was detected off the coast of Japan
seismic /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ adj. 地震的 Seismic activity is common in this region
seismology /ˌsaɪzmˈɒlədʒi/ n. 地震学 She has a PhD in seismology and works at the national observatory
magnitude /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ n. 震级 The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale
cataclysm /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ n. 大灾变 A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm / The ice age was a cataclysm that changed the Earth’s climate for thousands of years
stratum /ˈstreɪtəm/ n. 地层/社会阶层 Fossil remains were found in the lower stratum
crust /krʌst/ n. 地壳 The Earth’s crust is thickest under mountain ranges.
mantle /ˈmæntl/ n. 地幔 The mantle is a layer of the Earth’s interior between the crust and the core
atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪr/ n. 大气层 The Earth’s atmosphere protects us from the sun’s harmful rays
hydrosphere /ˈhaɪdrəˌsfɪr/ n. 水圈 The Earth’s hydrosphere includes all water on, above, and below the surface of the planet
lithosphere /ˈlɪθəˌsfɪr/ n. 岩石圈 The lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
biosphere /ˈbaɪoʊˌsfɪr/ n. 生物圈 The biosphere refers to the global sum of all ecosystems
lithogenous /ˌlɪθˈɑːdʒənəs/ adj. 岩石形成的 Lithogenous sediment is sediment that is derived from the erosion of rocks
fault plane /fɔːlt pleɪn/ n. 断层面 The earthquake was caused by a sudden shift along a fault plane
magma /ˈmægmə/ n. 岩浆 Magma rises from the mantle to the Earth’s surface during a volcanic eruption
squirt /skwɜːrt/ v. 喷射,迸出 The lemon squirted juice when it was squeezed
outburst /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/ n. (火山、情感的)爆发 The volcano’s outburst caused panic in the nearby town.
eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ n. 火山爆发 The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 was a major disaster
volcanic /vɒˈlænɪk/ adj. 火山的 The volcanic eruption created a new island in the Pacific Ocean.
thermal /ˈθɜːrməl/ adj. 热的,热量的 Thermal energy can be converted into electricity.
tundra /ˈtʌndrə/ n. 冻原,苔原 The tundra is characterized by cold temperatures and short growing seasons
rifting /ˈrɪftɪŋ/ n. 裂谷/断裂 The magma is probably generated by rifting
fold / n. 地质褶皱 Venus may continue to be geologically active with volcanoes, rifting, and folding
dune /djuːn/ n. 沙丘 wind action has scoured fine particles away from large areas, depositing them elsewhere as vast sand seas dominated by dunes or in sheets of loess
loess /ˈloʊes/ n. 黄土 The Loess Plateau program is among the most famous / Loess is a special kind of clayed soil
apex /ˈeɪpeks/ n. 顶点 the apex of the roof/triangle / the apex of the Nile River delta

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