inspire
vt.

eastern
a. of or belonging to the east part of the world or a country

posture
n. a way of behaving or thinking on a particular occasion; attitude

trump
vt. take (a trick or card of another suit) with a trump; (fig.) be better than; surpass

antique
n. a piece of furniture, jewelry, etc, that was made a very long time ago and is therefore valuable

inundation
n. the act or fact of overflowing; flood 泛滥；洪水

overdue
a. left unpaid too long

warning
n. a notice of coming danger given beforehand

canal
n. a waterway dug across land for ships to go through

pedestrian
n. a person who goes on foot; walker
a. (fig.) without imagination; dull, slow, commonplace

immemorial
a. originating in the distant past, ancient

cryogenically
ad. by using very low temperatures

toe
n. one of the end parts of the foot 脚趾，足尖

relocate
v. move to or establish in a new place

self-cancelling
a. cancelling itself out

cancel
vt. neutralize or balance in force or influence; offset

enlarge
v. make or become larger

rink
n. a sheet of ice for skating 溜冰场

dud
n. a shell or bomb that fails to explode; (sl.) a failure

digest
vt. change food into simple substance that can be absorbed by the body

spit
vt. eject or discharge (sth.) from the mouth 吐出

flash
n. a short new announcement concerning a new event

chinch bug
n. a black-and-white tropical American insect that does much damage to wheat, corn, grass and other plants in dry weather 麦虱

menopause
n. the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ends, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50 绝经期

endorse
vt. give public approval of; support greatly

Phrases & Expressions

suck up
draw liquids etc. up a tube by making a vacuum at its upper end

but then
but on the other hand; but at the same time