Introduction
1. rookie = Novice; New members; New players (who participated in the competition in the first year); Green hand; Rookie (in sports and other fields, refers to a new potential athlete); beginner
2. avalanche = snowslide
n.雪崩；山崩；大量突然倾泻的物体；大量崩坍物
v.雪崩；山崩；塌陷；倾泻；涌现；突然到来
an avalanche of = phr. 突然一阵的；峰拥而来的
3. archaeologist n. 考古学家
4. cardiac arrest
n.心脏停搏；心脏骤停；心跳停止；心室颤动导致的心脏停止
5. denture(s)
n. 假牙；义齿；全口假牙；部分假牙；牙托；假牙套
6. Potassium
n. 钾；钾元素；钾盐；钾肥；钾化合物
7. syringe
n.（皮下）注射器；灌肠器；洗耳器；冲洗器；给药器；清洁用喷管；喷壶；唧筒
v. 用注射器清洗（耳朵、伤口等）；注射（药物等）
8. linoleum
n. 油布；油毡；油地毡；地板覆盖材料；印刷用油毡
9. forlorn = alone/helpless
forlorn = pitifully/ruefully
forlorn hope n.孤注一掷；绝望的希望；无望的尝试；冒险行动；绝望的行动
10. scrub
v.擦洗；刷洗；彻底清洗；取消；放弃
n.擦洗；磨砂膏；消毒服；手术服；灌木丛；矮树丛；荒芜地
adj.矮小的；低劣的；次等的；由预备队员组成的
11. stethoscope n. 听诊器；医用听诊器；诊断用听诊器
12. guru = n. Expert; Authority; Mentor; Master; Guru (Hindu religious teacher or leader)
i.e. computer ~ 电脑达人 style guru 形象顾问，时尚专家
13. slog = working hard
v. 埋头苦干；长时间劳作；坚持不懈地做；艰难行进；顽强地走；奋力前行；尤指体育比赛中）激烈拼搏
n. 一段时间的艰苦工作（或努力）；繁重的工作；艰难跋涉
14. pore over note/pages 翻阅
15. a long shot = An attempt with little hope of success, a doubtful guess, a wild guess.
16. seasoned = adj. Experienced; Sophisticated; Flavored
17. tack n.方法；策略；方针；平头钉；大头钉；粗缝针脚；鞍辔；（帆船的）戗风调向；戗风行驶；便宜货；劣质品
v.（用平头钉）钉住；戗风行驶；使船抢风航行；用粗线脚缝；粗略缝合；作之字形航行；改变方向或策略
tack on 附加；用平头钉钉上
thumbtack 大头针，图钉
18. corkboard n. 软木公告板; 软木板
19. fallout = n. Radioactive fallout; Nuclear radiation dust; Consequences; Side effects; Joint effects; Aftershock; Bad result
20. grinding, unrelenting work （persistent)
21. home in on = aim at 直奔；针对；对准
22. carbohydrate n. 碳水化合物；糖类；多糖；单糖
23. zest = enthusiasm/flavor
n. 热情；兴趣；激情；活力；狂热；兴奋；愉快；（水果的）果皮；（尤指柑橘类水果的）外皮
v. 给（食物）增添风味；给…调味
i.e. have a zest for life/ work with zest
24. adrenaline - 肾上腺素
cortisol - 皮质醇
25. be riddled with = be filled with
26. morph into = If one thing morphs into another thing, especially something very different, the first thing changes into the second. [informal] Mild-mannered Stanley morphs into a confident, grinning hero.
27. A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing. You've had a harrowing time this past month.
Synonyms: distressing, disturbing, alarming, frightening
28. shoehorn - verb If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult.
Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces.
29. guinea pig = If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people before. Nearly 500,000 pupils are to be guinea pigs in a trial run of the new 14-plus exams.
30. savvily - in a savvy manner
savvy - If you describe someone as savvy, you think that they show a lot of practical knowledge.
31. toolkit - a fixed set of procedures, guidelines, criteria, etc, established to ensure a desired or required result or prevent oversights
32. Upstate means belonging or relating to the parts of a state that are furthest to the north or furthest from the main city.
33. animate - To animate something means to make it lively or more cheerful.
Syns: enliven, excite
34. reconcile - If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful.
If you are reconciled with someone, you become friendly with them again after a quarrel or disagreement.
未完待续
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