Daily English Dictation 59 - advanced
🎧 Listening Practice
My listening:
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This iceberg here, there's outcroppings under the water. And uh, sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so it's almost like, it could almost be like a can opener. And when probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like you would with a manual can opener!Pronunciation:
Thi<u>s i</u>ceberg here, there's outcroppings under the water. And uh, sea ice, iceberg ice is very hard, so it's almost like, it could almost be like a ca<u>n o</u>pener. And when probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like you would with a manual can opener!
📖 Accumulation
iceberg /ˈaɪsbɜːrɡ/ (n.)(c) 冰山:
- We spotted a massive <u>iceberg</u> from the deck of the ship.
Collocations: tip of the iceberg iceberg lettuce giant iceberg iceberg ahead iceberg alleyRelated: glacier ice shelf floe pack ice frozen polar drift ice
outcropping /ˈaʊtˌkrɑː.pɪŋ/ (n.)(c) （岩石等的）露头；水下突起部分 (复数 outcroppings):
- The diver discovered a sharp <u>outcropping</u> just beneath the surface.
Collocations: rocky outcropping underwater outcropping granite outcropping coastal outcroppings exposed outcroppingRelated: crag reef ledge protrusion shelf ridge formation
sea ice
海冰:
- The expedition was delayed by thick <u>sea ice</u> blocking the route.
Collocations: thick sea ice melting sea ice sea ice extent seasonal sea ice pack iceRelated: ice floe glacier iceberg polar ice frozen sea ice sheet drift ice
rigid /ˈrɪdʒɪd/ (adj.) 坚硬的；死板的:
- The frozen tundra felt completely <u>rigid</u> beneath our boots.
Collocations: ~ structure ~ plastic ~ rules ~ stance ~ disciplineRelated: stiff inflexible solid unbending firm unyielding hard
can opener
开罐器:
- I accidentally cut my finger on the old <u>can opener</u>.
Collocations: manual can opener electric can opener use a can opener safety can opener need a can openerRelated: bottle opener corkscrew kitchen tool lid tin can jar opener
manual /ˈmænjuəl/ (adj.) 手动的，手工的:
- I prefer using a <u>manual</u> coffee grinder for the perfect grind.
Collocations: ~ transmission ~ labor ~ operation ~ control ~ can openerRelated: hand-operated non-automatic mechanical by hand manually automatic electric
slice /slaɪs/ (v.)(vt./vi.) 切开，割开 (过去式 sliced，过去分词 sliced):
- He accidentally <u>sliced</u> through the cable while digging.
Collocations: ~ bread ~ through ~ open ~ thinly ~ a holeRelated: cut chop carve dice slash shave saw
diamond shape (shape) 菱形:
- The quilt was made of fabric pieces cut into a <u>diamond shape</u>.
Collocations: in a ~ cut into a ~ with a ~ form a ~ ~ patternRelated: rhombus lozenge parallelogram square triangle octagon geometric
crank /kræŋk/ (n.)(c) 曲柄:
- He attached a new <u>crank</u> to the bicycle's bottom bracket.
(n.)(c) 怪人（非正式）:
- Our old neighbor is a bit of a <u>crank</u> who yells at kids for stepping on his lawn.
(v.)(vt.) 用曲柄转动（过去式 cranked，现在分词 cranking）:
- We had to <u>crank</u> the engine for a full minute before it finally started.
Collocations: bicycle ~ turn the ~ ~ handle a bit of a ~ old ~Related: crank up crank out lever pedal shaft eccentric weirdo