Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

manure (n): solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants grow well
粪肥（尤指马粪）

perspiration (n): polite word for sweat (= a clear liquid passed through the skin)
汗
During the break between games, she had a drink of water and wiped the perspiration off her face and arms with a towel.
在比赛休息时间，她喝了些水，并用毛巾擦掉脸上和胳膊上的汗水。
Beads (= drops) of perspiration glistened on his brow.
汗珠在他额头上闪闪发亮。

perspire (v): or polite word for sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin)
出汗，流汗
He was perspiring in his thick woollen suit.
他裹在厚厚羊毛西装里的身体直流汗。
The journalists and camera crews began to perspire in the heat as they stood waiting for the president to appear.
记者和摄影师们在酷热中站着等候总统出现，热得都开始出汗了。

decipher (v):to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way
辨认；破解，破译
Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?
你能辨认出信封上的字吗？

code (n): a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form
密码；代号；代码
The message was written in code.
电报是用密码写的。
She managed to decipher/break/crack (= succeed in understanding) the code.
她成功地破译了密码。
Each entry in this dictionary has a grammar code.
这本词典的每个词条都有一个语法标记。