starkness

n [U]: The starkness of their living conditions shocked him. 他们的生活条件一无所有, 他感到十分震惊.

strategically

adv: a strategically placed microphone 设在关键位置上的话筒.

scavenger

n animal, bird or person that scavenges 食腐肉的兽或鸟; 捡破烂的人.

umbra

n

(pl -rae or ~s) (astronomy 天) dark central part of the shadow cast by the earth or the moon in an eclipse, or of a sunspot 本影. Cf 参看 penumbra.

tide

n

1

(a) [C, U] regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun 潮; 潮汐

push-button

adj [attrib 作定语]

operated automaticallyby pressing a button 用按钮操纵的

    a radio with push-button tuning 使用按钮调谐的无线电收音机.

siren

n

1 device that makes a long loud sound as a signal or warning 汽笛; 警报器

    an air-raid siren 空袭警报器

ail

v[Tn]

(arch 古) trouble (sb) in body or mind (used esp as in the expression shown) 使（某人）痛苦或烦恼（尤用於以下示例）

    What ails you? 你有什么烦恼?

indistinctly

adv.

howitzer

n

short gun for firing shells at a high angle and at short range 榴弹炮.

reservedness

n[U].

corrosion

n[U]

corroding or being corroded; corroded area or part 腐蚀; 受腐蚀的部位

    Clean off any corrosion before applying the paint. 先除去所有的锈迹再上油漆.

curtness

n [U].

primaeval

= primeval.

electric razor

= shaver (shave).

roebuck

n male roe 雄鹿.

-friendly

(in compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) that is, or is intended to be, easy for the specified person to use 便於某人使用的

    a user-friendly computer system.

libido

n

(pl ~s) [U, C]

(psychology 心) emotional energy or urge, esp sexual 感情冲动; 情欲; （尤指）性欲.

short odds

(in betting) nearly even odds, indicating a horse, etc that is likely to win （赌博中）可能赢的机会几乎均等.

remarry

v

(pt, pp -ried)

(a) [I] marry sb different 再婚