GUMS M2.3 Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards with spelling words that contain r-controlled vowels /ûr/.

whirl

[Verb] To move rapidly in a circle or spiral. (旋涡)

third

[Adjective] Coming next after second in order or position. (第三)

girls

[Noun] Female children. (女孩们)

firm

[Adjective] Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure. Sturdy and resilient, not soft. (公司)

fern

[Noun] A flowerless plant with feathery green fronds. (蕨类植物)

herds

[Noun] A large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, feeding or traveling together. (兽群)

stern

[Adjective] Serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline. (严厉的)

serve

[Verb] Present something to someone. This is usually food and drink. (服务)

hurt

[Verb] Cause physical pain or injury to. (受伤)

nurse

[Noun] A person trained to care for the sick or infirm. (护士)

turns

[Verb] Move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point. Also refers to changing direction or position. (转向)

learn

[Verb] Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught. (学习)

pearl

[Noun] A hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. (珍珠)

word

[Noun] A unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written. (字)

world

[Noun] The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features. (世界)

stretch

[Verb] Extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length. (拉伸)

thick

[Adjective] With opposite sides or surfaces that are far apart. (厚的)

whales

[Noun] A very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head. (鲸鱼)

perfect

[Adjective] Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. (完美的)

Thursday

[Noun] The day of the week before Friday and following Wednesday. (星期四)