not built next to the rivers but on high terrain in rolling uplands。 最初讓我們驚訝的地方在於他們的許多城市不是建在河邊,而是在綿延起伏的高地之上。
runoff['r?n?f]n。 決賽;徑流;流走的東西
搭配 urban runoff 城市徑流
例句 1。 Two types of flow features were seen: those are runoff channels and outflow channels。 一共可以看到兩種流動特徵:那就是徑流渠道和流出渠道。
2。 These scenarios start with planting certain species of plants to treat the pond contaminated by runoff。 這些方案從種植特定的植物開始,以處理被徑流汙染過的池塘。
salinity[s?'lin?ti]n。 鹽分;鹽度;海水的高含鹽量
搭配 absolute salinity 絕對鹽度
例句 Evaporation causes the increase of salinity and results in the scarcity of freshwater。 蒸發導致鹽度上升,進而造成了淡水的缺乏。
sap[s?p]n。 樹液,汁液;元氣
例句 Spartina is particularly tolerant of high salinities for its salt glands on the surface of leaves can remove the salt from the plant sap。 大米草科植物特別能夠忍耐高鹽度,因為其樹葉表面的鹽腺可以去除植物液汁中的鹽分。
同義 fluid(n。 汁液)
要點 在託福閱讀文章中,植物的汁液通常都用sap表示,但sap也可以表示“元氣”。
saturate['s???reit]v。 使溼透;使飽和
搭配 saturated zone 飽和帶
例句 1。 The total volume of water in the saturated sample must be looked as consisting of water that can; or cannot; drain away。 飽和樣本的全部含水量必須被看作含有能排盡的和不能排盡的水。
2。 The ocean can saturate the atmosphere with water。 海洋可以使大氣層充滿水分。
scarce[skers]a。 缺乏的;稀有的,罕見的
例句 1。 These scarce natural resources are now located in the Guatemalan and Mexican highlands。 如今,這些稀有的自然資源位於瓜地馬拉和墨西哥的高地地區。
2。 Watches and clocks were scarce in the United States and people didn't have chance to own them until the late 1850s。 以前鐘錶在美國是很少見的,直到19世紀50年代末期,人們才有機會擁有鐘錶。
要點 scarce在託福閱讀文章中主要表示“稀有的”這一含義,而scarce的副詞形式scarcely意為“幾乎不”,表達否定含義。
scatter['sk?t?r]v。 分散,驅散;撒播
例句 During the midnight on February 8; 1969; a large; bright meteor entered Earth's atmosphere and broke into thousands of pieces