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Unit 3 Glossary annual / adj. happening or done once every year 每年的; 年度的; 一年一度的 annually(adv.) 每年地 apart adv. not together;separate or separately; 不在一起；分离；分开 例： ⑴We’re living apart now. 我们现在不住在一起。 ⑵She keeps herself apart from other people. 她与其他人保持距离。 arena n. an area of activity that concerns the public,especially one where there is a lot of opposition between different groups or countries 斗争场所；竞争舞台；活动场所 the political/international area 政治/国际舞台 back-breaking adj. (of physical work 体力劳动) very hard and tiring 艰苦繁重的；累死人的 beet n. a plant with a root that is used as a vegetable, especially for feeding animals or making sugar 甜菜. bind v. (pt,pp bound /baund/) to tie sb/sth with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together firmly 捆绑；系 例：She was bound to a chair. 她被捆在一把椅子上。 botanist n. a scientist who studies botany 植物学家 botany n. 植物学 botanical adj. 植物学的 bountiful adj. in large numbers 大量的；巨大的 giving generously 慷慨的；大方的 broadcast v. (pt, pp broadcast) to tell a lot of people about sth 散布；传播（信息等） 例：I don’t like to broadcast the fact that my father owns the company. 我不想宣扬这家公司为我父亲所有。 bunch n. a number of things of the same type which are growing together 串；束；扎 a ～ of 一束…;一串… 例：a bunch of bananas/keys 一串香蕉/葡萄 catalogue n. (US also catalog) a complete list of items, for example of things that people can look at or buy 目录； a catalogue of … 一连串（糟糕） 例：a catalogue of disaster/errors/misfortunes 接二连三的灾难、错误、不幸 cease v. to stop happening or existing （使）停止，终止 例：Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job. 一旦就业，即停发福利救济。 chaos n. a state of complete disorder or confusion 混乱; 紊乱 economic/political/domestic chaos 经济/政治/国内的混乱 例：Heavy snow