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Vicinity n.
Vicinity refers to the area or region near or around a particular place. It describes the immediate surroundings or neighborhood of a specific location.
in the vicinity (of something)
Expedition n.
an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known远征；探险；考察
Immersion n.
immersion (in something) the act of putting somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being covered by a liquid浸没；浸
Ration n.
  1. [countable] a fixed amount of food, fuel, etc. that you are officially allowed to have when there is not enough for everyone to have as much as they want, for example during a war（食品、燃料等短缺时的）配给量，定量
  1. rations [plural] a fixed amount of food given regularly to a soldier or to somebody who is in a place where there is not much food available（给战士或食品短缺地区的人提供的）定量口粮
  1. [singular] ration (of something) an amount of something that is thought to be normal or fair正常量；合理的量
well-versed adj.
well versed in something having a lot of knowledge about something, or skill at something精通的；熟练的
etiquette n.
[uncountable] the formal rules of correct or polite behaviour in society, among members of a particular profession or in a particular area of activity（社会或行业中的）礼节，礼仪，规矩
itinerary n.
(plural itineraries) a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit行程；旅行日程
odour n.
(US English odor) [countable, uncountable] (formal)
a smell, especially one that is unpleasant（尤指难闻的）气味；臭味
be in good/bad odour (with somebody) (formal) to have/not have somebody’s approval and support得到／不得（某人的）青睐；受／不受（某人的）赞同
dictate v.
  1. [transitive] to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way（尤指以令人厌烦的方式）指使，强行规定
    1. dictate something (to somebody) They are in no position to dictate terms (= tell other people what to do).
    2. dictate how, what, etc…/that… What right do they have to dictate how we live our lives?
  1. to control or influence how something happens支配；摆布；决定
    1. dictate (something) When we take our vacations is very much dictated by Greg's work schedule.
    2. dictate where, what, etc… It's generally your job that dictates where you live now.
    3. dictate that… The social conventions of the day dictated that she should remain at home with her parents.
  1. dictate (something) (to somebody) to say words for somebody else to write down or to be recorded口述
stow v.
stow something (away) (in something) to put something in a safe place妥善放置；把…收好
outlet n.
  1. a shop or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type专营店；经销店
  1. a shop that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices（某品牌的）折扣店
  1. outlet (for something) a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy（感情、思想、精力发泄的）出路；表现机会
  1. a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out出口；排放管
  1. (also receptacle, socket) (both North American English) (British English power point) a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building（电源）插座
inevitable adj.
  1. that you cannot avoid or prevent不可避免的；不能防止的
  1. [only before noun] (often humorous) happening so often that you always expect it总会发生的；照例必有的；惯常的
  1. the inevitable noun [singular] something that is certain to happen必然发生的事；不可避免的事
conjecture n.
  1. [countable] an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing猜测；推测
  1. [uncountable] the act of forming an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge揣测；臆测
C.1 Oscillations&SHMTopic B.1 Thermal energy transfers