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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be educational |
having to do with education |
Sesame Street the TV show was very educational. |
| 2 |
to hold a performance |
an activity (such as singing a song or acting in a play) that a
person or group does to entertain an audience |
My school held a musical performance when I was a child. |
| 3 |
to be world-class |
among the best in the world |
Japanese shoe manufacturers make world-class shoes. |
| 4 |
to be gargantuan |
very very big |
The Tokyo Sky Tree is gargantuan. |
| 5 |
marine life |
animals in the sea |
The ocean is full of marine life, everything from plankton to
whales. |
| 6 |
to be indigenous to ~ |
living, or existing naturally in a particular region or
environment |
Buffalo are indigenous to North America. |
| 7 |
an ecosystem |
everything that exists in a particular environment |
Desert ecosystems are very difficult to survive in, but somehow
plants and animals are able to do so. |
| 8 |
to be tropical |
having to do with either one of the two imaginary lines that
circle the Earth to the north and south of the equator |
Tropical areas are common in Mexico and South America. |
| 9 |
to be transparent |
able to be seen through (sounds more technical) |
Jellyfish are transparent, isn't that crazy? |
| 10 |
to be aquatic |
of or relating to the animals and plants that live in or near
water |
All aquatic life was affected by the oil spill. |
| 11 |
to be immense |
very large |
The typhoon was immense, covering all of the Kansai
region. |
| 12 |
to be crystal-clear |
very clear |
The water in Okinawa is crystal-clear. |
| 13 |
a creature |
an animal of any type |
There are many creatures in the jungle; the most dangerous is
the lion. |
| 14 |
a tide pool |
an area of water that is left on a beach after the tide has
fallen |
Tide pools are home to many sea creatures. |
| 15 |
to house ~ |
to provide shelter or a living space for (someone or
something) |
The cage housed many various kinds of monkeys. |
| 16 |
to feed ~ |
to give food to something |
I will feed the baby from a bottle. |
| 17 |
to gaze at ~ |
to look at something for a long time with interest |
I like to gaze at the Yodogawa River from the window of the
train. |
| 18 |
to mesmerize ~ |
to interest or amaze someone so much that nothing else is seen
or noticed |
The way manta rays swim mesmerizes me. |
| 19 |
to see ~ up close |
to see something very closely |
I got to see a whale shark up close when I went to the
aquarium. |
| 20 |
a petting pool |
a shallow pool where you can touch different animals /
plants |
The petting pool was very shallow and full of fish. |
| 21 |
a kelp forest |
a forest of seaweed |
The kelp forests of Monterrey Bay, California, are very
famous. |