每日听写12.3中级by八月长安夜正长

 word and expressions:

1. feline /ˈfiːlaɪn/ adj. like a cat; connected with an animal of the cat family 猫似的;猫科动物的 n. 猫;猫科动物

2. perplexing /pəˈpleks $ pər-/ adj. lacking clarity of meaning令人不解的;不知道如何处置的

3. breed (过去式：bred 过去分词：bred)  /briːd/ v. to keep animalsor plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way 交配繁殖;饲养，培育(动植物);孕育;导致  n. 品种(尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜);(人的)类型，种类

4. muscular /ˈmʌskjələ $ -ər/ adj. having large strong muscles 肌肉的;强壮的;肌肉发达的

5. keen /kiːn/ adj. a keen sense of smell or keen sight or hearing is anextremely good ability to smell etc （目光或听觉）灵敏的，敏锐的;渴望;热切;热衷于;热情的;热心的;喜爱;(对…)着迷，有兴趣

6. survey /səˈveɪ $ sər-/ v. to ask a largenumber of people questions in order to find out their attitudes or opinions查看;审视;审察;总体研究;全面评述;概述;测量;勘测;测绘

/ˈsɜːveɪ $ ˈsɜːr-/ n. 民意调查;民意测验;测量;勘测;测绘;(尤指为欲购房者所做的)房屋鉴定

7. spot (过去式：spotted过去分词：spotted) /spɒt $ spɑːt/ v.(-tt-) 看见;看出;注意到;发现;(对比赛对手)让分，让子，让步

8. prey /preɪ/ n.[singular, uncountable] an animal, a bird, etc. that ishunted, killed and eaten by another 猎物;受害者;受骗者 v.捕食;掠夺;折磨

9. instinctual /ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/ adj. based on natural instinct ; notlearned 本能(而非习得)的

10 predator /ˈpredətə $ -ər/ n. an animal that kills and eats other animals捕食性动物;实行弱肉强食的人(或机构);剥削者;掠夺者

11. opportunistic /ˌɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪk $ ˌɑːpərtuː-/ adj. Take advantage ofsituations in order to gain money or power, without thinking about whethertheir actions are right or wrong.机会主义的，投机取巧的

12. stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ n.(叶)柄;(花)梗;(果实的)柄;(植物的)茎，秆;柄;(动物的)肉柄，肉茎 v.to move slowly andquietly towards an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch or harm it orthem偷偷接近，潜近(猎物或人);(非法)跟踪，盯梢;怒冲冲地走;趾高气扬地走

13. pounce /paʊns/ v. to move suddenlyforwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth猛扑;突袭

14. vantage point (观察事物的)有利地点;(尤指考虑旧时事物的)有利时刻，有利形势