Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Korean BBQ

dim sum (n): a Chinese meal or snack of small dishes including different steamed or fried foods
（港式）点心
For brunch, we went for dim sum at a Chinese restaurant.
早午餐时，我们去了一家中餐馆吃点心。

charcoal (n): a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with
木炭；炭笔
charcoal for the barbecue
烧烤用的木炭
I prefer sketching in charcoal to pencil.
比起铅笔来，我更愿用炭笔画素描。
a charcoal drawing
炭笔画
The uniform is charcoal (grey) (= dark grey) and red.
制服是深灰色配红色的。

raw adjective (NOT COOKED)
(of food) not cooked
（食物）生的，未经烹调的，没煮的
raw fish
生鱼

heavy metal noun (METAL)
CHEMISTRY specialized
a dense (= heavy in relation to its size) and usually poisonous metal, such as lead
重金属（密度大且通常有毒的金属）

freshwater (adj): living in or containing water that is not salty
淡水中生长的；淡水的
freshwater fish
淡水鱼
a freshwater lake/river
淡水湖／河

coast (n): the land next to or close to the sea
海岸；沿海地区
Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.
里米尼是意大利东海岸一个繁华的度假胜地。
The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land).
事故发生在距离海岸3英里的海域。
We spent a week by/on the coast (= by the sea).
我们在海滨度过了一个星期。

persevere (v): to try to do or continue doing something in a determined way, despite having problems
锲而不舍，坚持不懈
It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
看来如果政府锲而不舍，不向批评家屈服，这项政策就有可能成功。
The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.
教育主管在坚持不懈地为该校争取更多资金。
Despite receiving little support, the women are persevering with their crusade to fight crime.
尽管得不到什么支持，这些妇女们仍然坚持与犯罪做斗争。

stand (n) (SHOP)
a small shop or stall or an area where products can be shown, usually outside or in a large public building, at which people can buy things or get information
售货亭；摊位；展台
a hotdog stand
热狗摊
Over three thousand companies will have stands at this year’s microelectronics exhibition.
今年的微电子产品展览会上将会有3000多家公司参展。