dumps
[dʌmps]
- n. 废物，垃圾场（dump的复数）；忧郁
- v. 倾倒（dump的单三形式）
考试真题
- Andrea Flack of the Max Planck Institute found that birds following traditional migration routes were more likely to die than German storks that flew only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the winter there on rubbish dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering on rubbish dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C