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DISC 2 CAVES CAVES shaft---a long passage 竖井；通风井 engulf – surround and swallow up 吞没；淹没 gulf n. 海湾 galaxy --- 星系 strand –a single,thin,thread 股；缕 sinister ---threathening; suggesting evil,unpleasantness 险恶、阴险的 prey – an animal hunted and eaten by another animal predator 掠食者 gland –腺 mucus –a slippery liquid 粘液；鼻涕 hammock –吊床 angler—a person who fishes with a rod and line 垂钓者 capsule—胶囊 lure –诱饵 reel (in/off)—bring or take by winding 绕；卷 ensnare –catch in a trap 诱捕 hatch –孵化；孵出 limestone---石灰岩 derive –obtain from 从。。得到 coral— 珊瑚 escarpment –a long cliff on a mountainside 陡坡；峭壁 reef—暗礁 a coral reef sculpt – create or represent by carving 雕刻 pinnacle –顶峰；尖顶 erode—侵蚀 erosive a. erosion n. carbon dioxide –二氧化碳 acidic – a. acid n. 酸 maze – 迷宫 cavern –a large cave jumbo jet—巨型客机 sheer –pure; nothing but 单纯的；单是 stagger –walk or move unsteadily staggering a. almost unbelievably wrinkle-lipped bat – 皱唇蝙蝠 roost –sit and sleep for the night 栖息 n. 栖木 mound –a pile of earth.stones 堆；土丘 guano/ dropping—海鸟粪 cockroach—蟑螂 habitat—the natural home of a plant or animal 产地；栖息地 centipede – 蜈蚣 bizarre – noticeably strange and odd sift – 筛 nutrient –营养物 commuter – person who commutes to work day shift –日班 swift(let) – 雨燕 echolocation – 回声定位 navigate –direct the course of 导航 pitch black –completely dark or black pitch n. 沥青 unerring—habitually making no mistake 准确无误的 ~ly ad. saliva –唾液 vine –藤 grapevine –葡萄藤 hazardous –which contains risks or danger 有危险的 hazard n. ingredient –成分 bird’s nest soup –燕窝汤 colony –群，群体，群落；殖民地 dissolve –make or become liquid by putting into water 溶解 deposit—沉淀；淤积 calcite – 方解石 calcium n. 钙 stalactite –钟乳石 stalgamite n. 石笋 minuscule – extremely small seep –渗透；渗漏 depostion –沉积 luxuriant –growing healthily and in large amounts 茂盛的 ~ly ad. gallery –水平巷道；坑道 subteranean – underground : ~ rivers 地下河 caving –sport or pastime of exploing caves 洞穴探察 notorious – well-known for some bad quality deed 臭名昭著的 ~ly ad. a spool of –一卷；一盘 measuring ta