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模块九Unit 1 Reading 单词扩充 opera house n.歌剧院, (尤指乡间的)剧场 A dust storm blankets the Sydney opera house. 沙尘暴笼罩澳大利亚悉尼歌剧院。 skyscraper n.摩天楼, 高丛的烟囱 A very tall building. The skyscraper stood against a background of white cloud. 那摩天楼以白云为背景矗立著。 maple n.[植]枫, 枫木, 淡棕色 The weather is warm up and the sap is rising in the maple. 天气在转暖，槭树的树液在上升。 The garden is flanked to the north with large maple trees. 花园的北侧是一些高大的枫树。 wilderness n.荒野, 茫茫一片, 大量, 荒地 the wilderness of the city; 城市令人困惑不解的地方； a wilderness of voices. 声音噪乱 a wilderness of waters/sea=a watery wilderness) 茫茫大海 a wilderness of streets杂乱无序的街道 howling wilderness荒僻的旷野 in the wilderness (政党)在野的, 离开政界的 voice [crying] in the wilderness 荒野里的呼声; [喻]无人理睬的主张或警告 centigrade adj.分为百度的, 百分度的, 摄氏温度的 degree centigrade摄氏度 centigrade thermometer摄氏温度计 Its minus twenty degrees centigrade today. 今天是摄氏零下二十度。 Water freezes at zero centigrade. 水在摄氏零度结冰。 border n.边界, 国界, 边, 边沿, 边境 vt.与...接壤, 接近 v.接壤 the border clashes边界冲突 the border army边防军 Her handkerchief has a blue border.她的手帕有一条蓝边。 Canada borders the United States. 加拿大与美国毗邻。 border a dress with silk用丝绸给一件衣服加边 China borders on/upon India. 缅甸和印度接壤。 Such an act borders on folly. 这种行为近乎愚蠢。 borderland n.边疆，模糊不清的境界 borderline n.边界, 边缘 border adj.边界上的；不明确的, 两可的 borderer n.边境居民 on the border of 在...的边界上，将要; 接近于, 濒临于 on the borders在边界上, 接近交界处 out of borders在国境[领地]外[内] within borders在国境[领地]外[内] over the border越过国境 the Border(s) 英格兰和苏格兰交界处；北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国之间的边境；美国和墨西哥之间的边境 countless adj.无数的, 数不尽的 incalculable There are countless stars in the sky at night. 夜晚天上有无数的星星。 Countless fishing villages dot the coast. 海岸上无数的渔村星罗棋布。 freezing adj.冰冻的, 严寒的, 冷冻用的 a freezing machine [chamber]冷冻机[室] freezing point 【物】冰点, 凝冻点 a freezing glance冷淡的一瞥 be freezing cold冰冻一样地冷 freezing-out n.凝出, 析出 freezing-preservation n.冷冻保藏 freezingly frozen adj.冻结的, 冷冰的, 冷酷的 frozen meat 冻肉 frozen food冷冻食品 The lake was frozen over. 湖面全结了冰。 freeze v. (使)结冰, (使)冷冻, 冻结 froze frozen freezing freezes It may freeze tonight.今晚可能结冰。 a scream that froz