Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

clumsy (adj): A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way.
笨手笨脚，毛手毛脚，不灵巧
That’s the third glass you’ve smashed this week – you’re so clumsy!
这已经是你这个星期打碎的第3只杯子了——真是太笨了！

demand (n): a need for something to be sold or supplied
需求
There was little demand for tickets.
很少有人来买票。
Good teachers are always in (great) demand (= are always needed).
社会总是需要（大量的）优秀教师。

supply (n): an amount of something that is available for use
供应量，供给量
Whenever she goes out with her baby, she always takes a large supply of baby food with her.
每次她带孩子出门，总会带上大量的婴儿食品。
In the capital, demand for cheap housing far outstrips supply (= what is provided).
在首都，廉价住房远远供不应求。

urban (adj): of or in a city or town
城市的，城镇的
urban development
城市发展

rural (adj): in, of, or like the countryside
乡村的，农村的；似乡村的
The area is still very rural and undeveloped.
这个地区仍是一片乡村景象，没有被开发。

produce (n): food or any other substance or material that is grown or obtained through farming
（尤指大量生产的）食品，农产品
agricultural/dairy/fresh produce
农产品／乳产品／新鲜的农产品

erratic (adj): moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected
（动作、行为等）不规则的，不确定的，无计划的
He drove in an erratic course down the road.
他开车忽左忽右地在路上行驶。
She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she’ll hardly speak to you.
她喜怒无常，今天待你很友好，明天又懒得理你。

erratic supply-供应不稳定

starvation (n): the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death
（常造成死亡的）饥饿，挨饿
20 million people face starvation unless a vast emergency aid programme is launched.
若不启动大型的紧急援助项目，两千万人将有饿死的危险。
The animals had died of starvation.
这些动物饿死了。

starve (v): to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat
（使）挨饿；（使）饿死
Whole communities starved to death during the long drought.
在这场漫长的大旱中，整个村落的人都饿死了。
From talking to former prisoners in the camps, an obvious conclusion is that they have been starved.
通过和从集中营出来的囚犯谈话，一个很明显的感觉就是他们一直在挨饿。

sprout (v): to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow
发（芽），抽（芽）；长出（毛发等）；（叶、毛发等）生长
It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.
这些种子大概要3天时间才会发芽。
Your hair is sticking up – it looks like you’re sprouting horns!
你的头发竖起来了——看上去跟长了角似的！

the uninitiated (n): people who are without knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity
缺乏专门知识者；不知情者；门外汉，外行
Michelle, for the uninitiated, is the central female character in Netflix’s latest comedy series.
外人有所不知，米雪尔是网飞最新播出的喜剧连续剧中的女主角。
/ˌʌn.ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ.t̬ɪd/

spice (n): a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food
（调味）香料
Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are all spices.
肉桂、姜和丁香都属于香料。
Spices are widely used in South Asian cooking.
南亚菜中广泛使用各种调味香料。

root noun [C] (PLANT PART)
the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in the ground
根，根茎，根块
Examples
We moored the boat to a large tree root.
He took hold of the plant’s root and pulled.

premium (adj): used to refer to something that is of higher than usual quality
（品质）高级的；优质的，顶级的
premium ice cream
优质冰激凌
The building is on a premium site.
这幢大楼建在一块风水宝地上。

green-thumbed (adj): having the ability to make plants grow
种植技艺高超的
The girl worked with her green-thumbed mentor.
那个女孩同她那位种植技艺高超的老师一起干活。
A miniature garden is a great gift for someone who is green-thumbed but without outdoor space.
对没有户外土地的种植高手来说，微型花园是个绝妙的礼物。