2017年成人学位英语考试：必备词汇(1)

ceremony

(n.) 仪式，典礼

The awards ceremony was packed with rich and famous people.

颁奖典礼中挤满了有钱及知名人士。

organism

(n.) 生物，有机体

Any living thing is an organism.

任何有生命的东西都是有机体。

nest egg

储蓄

By retirement， they had saved up quite a nest egg.

到退休时，他们已经存了一大笔钱了。

plant

(n.) 植物

Most plants need dirt， water and sunlight to live.

大部分的植物需要仰赖土壤，水和阳光生存。

animal

(n.) 动物

What is the biggest animal you have seen?

您所看过的动物是什么?

college fund

念大学的基金

I've been adding to his college fund for years now……

我已经为他的大学基金贡献多年了。

living

(a.) 有生命的;活的

Coral is actually a living animal， living on top of dead animals.

珊瑚事实上是一种有生命的动物，生长在死去动物身上。

mammal

(n.) 哺乳动物

Did you know that whales are mammals?

您知道鲸鱼是哺乳动物吗?

nuclear family

核心家庭

My cousin is not part of my nuclear family.

我的堂表兄弟姊妹并不是核心家庭的一部分。

insect

(n.) 昆虫

Mosquitoes are my least favorite insect.

蚊子是我不喜欢的昆虫。

fowl

(n.) 鸟禽类

Ducks are a type of water fowl.

鸭子是一种水上禽鸟。

seeing each other

约会

We've been seeing each other for