03/19/2021

Do you prefer to study alone or in a group?

Well, this is the tricky thing, if I’m honest, probably on my own.
I get a little bit distracted when there’s other people, either you
know you have a good idea that you want to share or you are
joking around. I feel I’m much more productive working alone.

pull an all-nighter
pull a prank

05/10/2021
how can we say “I’m bored”
bored to death
bored to tears
bored stiff
wear on me
as dull as dishwater
mind-numbing
boring/tedious/bland/dull
Nothing is really happening, it’s like watching painting dry.
go on forever/never end
I can’t say that I find this very interesting.

05/12/2021
What are the benefits of solitude?
1. I get to recharge myself---mentally draining
2. I get to listen to myself more
3. I get to reflect more
reflect
~ (on/upon sth) to think carefully and deeply about sth 认真思

考；沉思

protract 延长
escalate 逐步增强
bureaucracy [bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi] 官僚主义
bureaucrat [ˈbjʊrəkræt] 官僚主义者
arbitrary 专制的
viable 能养活的；可行的
proliferation 激增

05/17/2021
leash n./v. 束缚
eg: All dogs must be kept on a leash in public places.
culminate v.使达到顶峰；（以某种结果）告终
proximity to 临近
hierarchy [ˈhaɪərɑːrki] 等级制度
hierarchical [ˌhaɪəˈrɑːrkɪkl] 等级体系的
imposing 壮观的
precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] 选区
ostentatious [ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəs] 招摇的

05/19/2021

植物学：
plum 李子
hawthorn 山楂；山楂树
poplar 白杨
amino acid 氨基酸
perish 死亡；枯萎
protect (sb./sth.) (against/from sth)
morning glory 牵牛花
principal adj.主要的
devour 吞食
burrow 挖洞
05/21/2021
Islam 伊斯兰教
Islamic
mosque [mɑːsk] 清真寺
Koran 古兰经
parchment 羊皮纸
supplant 取代
spur 激励；促进
spur on
eg. Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
motif [moʊˈtiːf] （文学作品或音乐的）主题；主旨；动机
repertory 仓库；储备

coke 焦炭
condenser 冷凝器

05/24/2021
minute 微小的；详细的
succession [生态] 演替
climax community 顶极群落
favor 有利于
render 致使
(formal) to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state or condition
例：to render sth harmless/useless/ineffective
例 ： Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the
earthquake.

08/09/2021
surmise 推测
subterranean 地下的；机密的
abyss [əˈbɪs] 深渊
speck 灰尘；小颗粒
stratigraphic 地层的
millennium 一千年；千年期
a suite of 一系列
luminosity 光度；光明
converge
~ (on...) ( of people or vehicles 人 或 车 辆  ) to move towards a

place from different directions and meet 汇集；聚集；集中

( of two or more lines, paths, etc. 多 条 线 、 小 路 等  ) to move

towards each other and meet at a point （向某一点）相交，会合