insensible
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·sen·si·ble /ɪnˈsensəbəl/ adjective formal 1 NOT KNOWnot knowing about something that could happen to you 没意识到的，没觉察到的 SYN unawareinsensible of She remained insensible of the dangers that lay ahead. 她依然对即将出现的危险毫无觉察。2 FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCunable to feel something or be affected by it 无感觉的insensible to/of insensible to the cold 感觉不到寒冷3 literaryUNCONSCIOUS not conscious 失去知觉的 He fell to the ground, insensible. 他跌倒在地，失去了知觉。 —insensibly adverbExamples from the Corpus
insensible of• She remained insensible of the dangers that lay ahead.insensible to/of• On these occasions, it was said, he was insensible to both fatigue and heat.• Doug seemed insensible to the cold.• If the patient seems insensible to trouble on the track, be sure that he has a feeling shut-off.in·sen·si·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
about you to knowing happen not that something could Corpus
insensible
in‧sen‧si‧ble /ɪnˈsensəbəl, ɪnˈsensɪbəl/
adjective formal
SYN unaware
insensible of
She remained insensible of the dangers that lay ahead.
2. unable to feel something or be affected by it
insensible to/of
insensible to the cold
3. literary not conscious:
He fell to the ground, insensible.
—insensibly adverb
in‧sen‧si‧ble /ɪnˈsensəbəl, ɪnˈsensɪbəl/
adjective formal Word Family: adjective: sensible, insensible, senseless, sensitive ≠ insensitive, sensory, nonsensical, insensate; noun: sense ≠ nonsense, sensibility ≠ insensibility, sensitivity ≠ insensitivity, senselessness, sensitization, sensor; adverb: sensibly, senselessly, sensitively ≠ insensitively; verb: sense, sensitize
1. not knowing about something that could happen to you SYN unaware
insensible of
2. unable to feel something or be affected by it
insensible to/of
3. literary not conscious:
—insensibly adverb
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌