tale /teɪl/
noun [ C ]
a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe
（尤指包含离奇内容的）故事，不实之词
merchant /ˈmɜː.tʃənt/
noun [ C ]
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries
商人；（尤指外贸）批发商
sail /seɪl/
noun (TRAVEL)[ S ]
a journey by boat or ship
（乘船的）航行，航程set sail
to begin a boat journey
启航，开船
extend /ɪkˈstend/
verb (INCREASE)[ T ]
to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
扩大；扩展；使增加长度
verb[ T ]
to make something last longer
延长，使延期
verb (STRETCH)[ T ]
to stretch something out
伸，伸出，伸开；展开
verb (REACH) [ I usually + adv/prep ]
to reach, stretch, or continue
伸展，延伸；延续
verb (OFFER)[ T ] formal
to offer or give something to someone
提供；给予
verb (INCLUDE)[ I + adv/prep ]
to include or affect someone or something
包括；影响到；适用于
verb (USE ABILITY)[ T ]
to cause someone to use all their ability
使发挥才干；使才尽其用；使竭尽全力
negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
verb (DISCUSS)[ I or T ]
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
（就…）谈判，（就…）磋商
verb (MANAGE TO DO)[ T ]
to manage to travel along a difficult route
设法穿过，越过（难走的路段）
verb[ T ]
to deal with something difficult
解决（难题）
verb (EXCHANGE)[ T ]
to get or give an amount of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value
议付，洽兑
fleet /fliːt/
noun [C] (SHIPS)
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
船队；（一国的）全部舰队，海军
noun [C] (VEHICLES)
a number of buses, aircraft, etc. under the control of one person or organization
（由某人或某机构调度的）车队，机群
adjective
able to run quickly
跑得快的，快速的
behold /bɪˈhəʊld/
beheld | beheld
to see or look at someone or something
看见；注视
league /liːɡ/
noun [C] (SPORT)
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other
（体育项目）联合会，联赛，联盟
noun [C] (ORGANIZATION)
a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
联盟，联合会
in a league of one's own
better than anyone else at doing something
比任何人都更擅长做某事；独领风骚
royal /ˈrɔɪ.əl/
adjective
belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family
国王的；女王的；王室的
spice /spaɪs/
noun (FOOD) [ C or U ]
a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food
（调味）香料
withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔː/
withdrew | withdrawn
verb (REMOVE) [ I or T ]
to take or move out or back, or to remove
抽回；取回；提取；撤回；撤离；退出；移回
verb (STOP CONTACT)[ I ]
to stop talking to other people and start thinking thoughts that are not related to what is happening around you
不再说话；沉默；不与人交流
withdraw from[wɪðˈdrɔː frəm]
v. 退出；离开
channel /ˈtʃæn.əl/
noun [C] (TELEVISION)
a television station
电视台；电视频道
noun [C] (PASSAGE)
a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along
（水或其他液体流通的）管道，渠道；航道
the (English) Channel
the area of sea that separates England from France
英吉利海峡
maritime /ˈmær.ɪ.taɪm/
adjective
connected with human activity at sea
海运的；航海的；海事的
bond /bɒnd/
noun (CONNECTION) [ C ]
a close connection joining two or more people
纽带；联系；关系
verb [I or T] (MAKE CONNECTION)
to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this
联合；团结；建立关系
in hand
being worked on or dealt with now
在手头；在进行中，在处理中
politics /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/
noun [ U ]
the activities of the government, members of law-making organizations, or people who try to influence the way a country is governed
政治；政治活动
sb's politics
someone's opinions about how a country should be governed
（某人的）政治见解，（某人的）政治观点
profession /prəˈfeʃ.ən/
noun (WORK)[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education
（尤指需要特殊训练或专业技能的）职业
noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
the people who do a particular type of work, considered as a group
某职业的全体人员；同行，同业
tournament /ˈtʊə.nə.mənt/
noun [ C ]
a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner is left
锦标赛
mixture /ˈmɪks.tʃər/
noun[ C ]
a substance made from a combination of different substances, or any combination of different things
混合物；混合体；混合料
laptop /ˈlæp.tɒp/
noun [ C ]
a computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and is flat when closed
手提电脑，便携式电脑，笔记本电脑
coverage /ˈkʌv.ər.ɪdʒ/
noun [U] (REPORT)
the reporting of a particular important event or subject
新闻报道
noun [U] (DEALING WITH)
the fact of dealing with or directing attention to something
处理；涉及；包括；针对
noun [U] (PROTECTION)US
(UK cover)
financial protection so that you get money if something bad happens
保险（范围）
press conference /ˈpres ˌkɒn.fər.əns/
noun [ C ]
a meeting at which a person or organization makes a public statement and reporters can ask questions
记者招待会
applaud /əˈplɔːd/
verb (CLAP) [ I or T ]
to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise
鼓掌
verb (PRAISE)[ T ] formal
to say that you admire and agree with a person's action or decision
赞许，称赞；赞成
tax /tæks/
noun [ C or U ]
(an amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought
税；税款
verb [T] (MONEY)
to make someone pay a tax
对…征税，对…课税
manned /mænd/
adjective
A manned vehicle such as a spacecraft has people in it who are operating its controls.
载人的；有人驾驶的，有人操纵的
submersible /səbˈmɜː.sə.bəl/
noun [ C ]
a type of ship that can travel underwater, especially one that operates without people being in it
（尤指无人的）潜水器，深潜器
underwater /ˌʌn.dəˈwɔː.tər/
adjective, adverb
under the surface of the water, especially under the surface of the sea
在水下（的）；（尤指）在海面下（的）
capsule /ˈkæp.sjuːl/
noun [C] (MEDICINE)
a small container with medicine inside that you swallow
胶囊
noun [C] (SPACECRAFT)
the part of a spacecraft in which the people on it live
密封舱，太空舱
coral /ˈkɒr.əl/
noun [ U ]
a substance like rock, formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal, often used in jewellery
珊瑚[shān hú]
migration /maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
noun [C or U] (CHANGING)
the process of beginning to use a new computer system, or of moving information from one type of system to another
（计算机系统的）变更；（信息的）迁移
directory /dɪˈrek.tər.i/
noun [ C ]
a book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts
簿，册，名录，指南
meanwhile /ˈmiːn.waɪl/
adverb
until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
在此期间；（与此）同时
exploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
verb [T] (USE WELL)
to use something in a way that helps you
利用；开发；发挥
verb [T] (USE UNFAIRLY)
to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage
（出于私利）利用；剥削
gallon /ˈɡæl.ən/
noun[ C ]
a unit for measuring volume
加仑（1英制加仑等于4546立方厘米；1美制加仑等于3785立方厘米）
murder /ˈmɜː.dər/
verb [ T ]
to commit the crime of intentionally killing a person
谋杀，杀害
noun [ C or U ]
the crime of intentionally killing a person
谋杀，凶杀
mercy /ˈmɜː.si/
noun (KINDNESS)[ U ]
kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over
慈悲，怜悯；仁慈，宽容
noun (EVENT/SITUATION)[ S ]
an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant
恩惠；解脱
possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/
noun[ U ]
the fact that you have or own something
拥有，占有；具有
noun[ C usually plural ]
something that you own or that you are carrying with you at a particular time
所有物，个人物品；财产
opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/
noun [ C ]
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it
反对者
noun [ C ]
a person who someone is competing against in a sports event
（体育比赛中的）对手
log /lɒɡ/
verb (RECORD)[ T ]
to officially record something
正式记录，记载
noun [C] (RECORD)
a full written record of a journey, a period of time, or an event
（旅程、某段时间或事件的）日记，日志
noun [C] (WOOD)
a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
（尤指烧火用的）圆木，木材
marine /məˈriːn/
adjective [ before noun ]
related to the sea or sea transport
海（洋）的；航海的；海运的
arrest /əˈrest/
verb [T] (CATCH)
If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed.
逮捕；拘捕
verb [T] (STOP)formal
to stop or interrupt the development of something
阻止；抑制
verb [T] (MAKE NOTICE)formal
to attract or catch someone's attention
引起（某人的注意）
noun [ C or U ]
the act of arresting someone
逮捕；拘捕
Marco Polo[ˈmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ]
n. 马可·波罗（意大利旅行家）
Columbus /kəˈlʌm.bəs/
noun
the capital and largest city of Ohio, a state in the northeastern US
哥伦布（美国东北部俄亥俄州首府及最大城市）；哥伦布（意大利航海家）
Ceylon[sɪˈlɒn]
n. 锡兰（印度以南一岛国，现以更名为斯里兰卡 Srilanka）
Churchill[ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl]
n. 邱吉尔（英国政治家及作家）
Ferdinand Magellan[ˈfɜːdɪnænd məˈgelən]
费迪南德·麦哲伦（西班牙航海家）
Zac Sunderland[zæk ˈsʌndərlənd]
扎克·桑德兰
Robin Lee Graham[ˈrɒbɪn liː ˈɡreɪəm]
罗宾·李·格雷厄姆
