Past paper 7.6 R1.1

ancestor

[n.] (pl. ancestors) a person related to you who lived a long time ago, 祖先；祖宗

pedal

[n./v.] (pt./pp. pedaled) a foot-operated lever; to control or ride by pressing pedals, 踏板；踩踏板；骑脚踏车

along with

[prep.] in addition to; together with, 连同；以及；和……一起

inventor

[n.] (pl. inventors) a person who creates or designs a new device or process, 发明家；创造者

directly

[adv.] without stopping or changing direction; straight; immediately, 直接地；径直；立即

tricycle

[n.] (pl. tricycles) a vehicle with three wheels operated by pedals, 三轮车；儿童三轮脚踏车

fascinating

[adj.] (from v. fascinate) extremely interesting and charming, 迷人的；极有吸引力的；引人入胜的

cooperation

[n.] the act of working together toward a common goal, 合作；协作；配合

diversion

[n.] (pl. diversions) an activity that entertains; an alternative route or detour, 转向；消遣；娱乐；绕道

labor

[n./v.] (pt./pp. labored) practical work, especially hard physical work; to work hard, 劳动；劳工；辛苦工作；努力争取

thousands

[n.] (pl. of thousand) a large number; multiples of one thousand, 成千上万；数千；数以千计

multitasker

[n.] (pl. multitaskers) a person or machine capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously, 多任务处理者；兼顾多项任务的人

nectar

[n.] a sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinators, 花蜜；甘露

pollen

[n.] a fine powdery substance produced by plants to fertilize seeds, 花粉

hive

[n./v.] (pl. hives, pt./pp. hived) a structure where bees live; to live or enter closely together, 蜂巢；蜂箱；聚居

guard against

[phr. v.] (pt./pp. guarded against) to take precautions to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous, 防范；提防；防止

intruder

[n.] (pl. intruders) a person who enters a place without permission or right, 侵入者；闯入者；干扰者

male

[adj./n.] (pl. males) relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs; an animal or plant of this sex, 男性的；雄性的；男性；雄性动物

drone

[n./v.] (pl. drones, pt./pp. droned) a male bee; an unmanned aerial vehicle; to make a continuous low sound, 雄蜂；无人驾驶飞机；嗡嗡叫

survive

[v.] (pt./pp. survived) to continue to live or exist after difficulty or danger, 幸存；活下来；挺过；幸免于难

thrive

[v.] (pt./pp. thrived) to grow vigorously; to prosper or flourish, 繁荣；蓬勃发展；茁壮成长