今日生词
✔️otherworldly
Definition: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
Sentence: Theyencourageanimageoftheregionasanotherworldlysortofplace. 他们想将这个地区打造成世外桃源。
✔️ outlandish
Definition: strange or extremely unusual
Sentence: outlandish costumes/ideas 奇装异服；古怪的想法
✔️magma
Definition: very hot liquid rock found below the earth's surface
Sentence: The volcano threw new showers of magma and ash into the air. 火山又向空中喷出了岩浆和火山灰。
✔️crater
Definition: a large hole in the top of a volcano; a large hole in the ground caused by the explosion of a bomb or by sth large hitting it
Sentence: a meteorite crater 陨石坑
✔️hectic
Definition: very busy; full of activity
Sentence: to lead a hectic life 生活十分忙碌
✔️niche
Definition: an opportunity to sell a particular product to a particular group of people
Sentence: They spotted a niche in the market, with no serious competition. 他们看到市场上一个竞争不激烈的商机。
a niche market 有利可图的市场
✔️defy
Definition: to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.
Sentence: I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。
✔️ plunge
Definition: to decrease suddenly and quickly
Sentence: Stock markets plunged at the news of the event. 消息一传来，股票市场便暴跌。
✔️counterbalance
Definition: to have an equal but opposite effect to sth else
Sentence: Hetooktwodayofftocounterbalancetheovertimetheweekbefore 他休了两天假以抵消前星期加的班
✔️superstition
Definition: the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science; the belief that particular events bring good or bad luck
Sentence: According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck. 按照迷信的说法，摔碎镜子会带来噩运。
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近日，科研人员在《空间科学与技术（英文）》发表了一项研究。该研究探讨将月球熔岩管用于人类居住的可行性，并提出利用地球溶洞模拟地外熔岩管的方案设想，这一方案可行性得到国际认可，并将在重庆选择喀斯特溶洞作为模拟场地，开展相关研究和试验。
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