流利阅读DAY 47

Day 47

1.The new abnormal新的反常态

2.inferno/ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/

n. 人间炼狱；火海

3.incinerate/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/

v. 焚毁

4.reduce (sth.) to ash/ashes

化为灰烬

5.confirmed dead 被证实死亡

6.on record

记录在案的，有记录的

7.Golden State加州，金州

8.flammable/ˈflæməbl/

adj. 易燃的

9.besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/

v. 围攻，围困；包围

e.g.

Our programme has been besieged.

Kris is besieged by his fans.

10.landscapes地貌

11.ignite/ɪɡˈnaɪt/

v. 点燃；激起激发

e.g.

The fires ignited the trees.

ignite your spirit/imagination

ignite a war

ignite your anger

12.state’s governor州长

13.combustible /kəmˈbʌstəbl/

adj. 易燃的；易挑起争端的 (combust v.)

e.g.

Britain’s domestic politics are combustible.

比flammable燃烧的温度更高

14.abut/əˈbʌt/

v. 邻接；毗连

e.g.

My house abuts the company.

15.interface/ˈɪntərfeɪs/

n. 接口；相互联系

interface a between b

16.settler /ˈsetlər/

n. （尤指来自别国的）移居者，定居者；殖民者

17.suppress/səˈpres/

v. 压制，制止

e.g.

The uprising was suppressed.

起义被镇压

18.build-up

n. 加强；增大

e.g.

the build-up of heat烧水时水温增加

19.raging /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/

adj. 剧烈的；猛烈的（rage n./v.）

e.g.

I was in a rage and raged at her.

a raging toothache

a raging temper

20.brush/brʌʃ/

n. 灌木丛

21.mega-fire

n. 大火，烈火

e.g.

mega-city

辨析：

fire广义上的火

flame火焰。火的一部分

blaze天灾人祸，严重的火

22.put out

扑灭；使熄灭

23.utility /juːˈtɪləti/

n. （电、煤气、铁路等）公用事业