高英下冊(cè)詞匯.docx

Unit 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille lash (v.): move quickly or violently猛烈沖擊；拍打 pummel (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，espwith the fist(尤指用拳頭)連續(xù)地打 course (n.): a way of behaving；mode 0f conduct行為；品行；做法 demolish (v.): pull downtear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc)，destroy：ruin拉倒；打碎；拆毀；破壞；毀滅 motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually with direct access from each room to an area for cars汽車游客旅館 gruff (adj.): rough or surly in manner or speech；harsh and throaty；hoarse粗暴的，粗魯?shù)?；粗啞的。嘶啞?batten (n.): fasten with battens用壓條釘住(或固定) methodically (adv.): orderly，systematically有秩序地；有條理地 main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc(自來(lái)水，煤氣，電等的)總管 bathtub (n.): a tub，now usually a bathroom fixture，in which to take a bath浴盆，浴缸 generator (n.): a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy；dynamo發(fā)電機(jī)，發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī) scud (v.): run or move swiftly；glide or skim along easily疾行，飛馳；掠過(guò) mattress (n.): a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hair，foam rubber，etc床墊；褥子 pane (n.):a single division of a window，etc.，consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame；such a sheet of glass窗格；窗格玻璃 disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up；disunite分裂，分解，裂成碎塊 blast (n.): a strong rush of(air or wind)一股(氣流)；一陣(風(fēng)) douse (n.): plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid；drench; pour liquid over把浸入液體里；使浸透；潑液體在上 brigade (n.): a group of people organized to function?！皍nit in some work(組織起來(lái)執(zhí)行某種任務(wù)的)隊(duì) scramble (v.): climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly爬行；攀(登) litter (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、貓等多產(chǎn)動(dòng)物)一胎生下的小動(dòng)物 shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extreme disgust震顫，戰(zhàn)栗 ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty；ferociousness兇猛；兇惡，殘忍；暴行 swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow口猛擊，重?fù)?maroon (av.): leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless使處于孤立無(wú)援的處境 devastate (nv.): destroy；lay waste；make desolate毀壞,摧毀；使荒蕪 swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device刈幅(揮動(dòng)鐮刀所及的面積) huddle (v.): crowd，push，or nestle close together。as cows do in a storm(如風(fēng)暴中的牛群)擠成一團(tuán)；擁擠；互相緊貼 slashing (a.): severe；merciless；violent嚴(yán)厲的；猛烈的 implore (v.): ask or beg earnestly; beseech懇求，哀求，乞 bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures；a measure小節(jié)線(五線譜上的縱線把五線譜分成小節(jié)); 小節(jié) trail (v.):grow gradually weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc漸弱；漸??；漸暗 debri (復(fù)：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，glass，etc，as after destruction：rubble碎片，瓦礫 sanctuary (n.): a place of refuge or protection：asylum 避難所，庇護(hù)所 cedar (n.): any of a genus of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family，having clusters of needlelike leaves，cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance雪松(屬) extinguish (v.): put out(a fire，etc)；quench；smother熄滅(火等)，滅(火)；撲滅 waver v. swing or sway to and fro；flutter搖擺；搖晃；搖曳 topple (v.): fall top forward；lean forward as if on the point of falling向前倒；搖搖欲墜 leanto (n.): a roof with a single slope，its upper edge abutting a wall or building；a shed with a oneslope roof單坡 屋頂；單坡屋頂?shù)呐?prop (v.): hold up，support or hold in place with or as with a prop支撐；維持；支持 tilt (v.): aslope；incline；slant；tip傾斜；傾側(cè)；翹起 cower (v.): crouch or huddle up，as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷縮；退縮 slant (v.):incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level；slope(使)傾斜；(使)變歪 hinge (v.): equip with or attach by a hinge靠鉸鏈轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)(或附著) diminish (v.): reduce in size. degree，importance, etc.；lessen使變小；減少，縮減 thrust (n.): a sudden，forceful push or shove猛推 strew (v.): spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling：scatterbe scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布)；散播；被撒滿(表面) festoon (v.): adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于 coil (v.): wind around and around成卷狀；盤繞卷 spaghetti (n.): paste in the form。f long，thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce細(xì)條實(shí)心面 salvation (n.): a saving 0r being saved from danger, evil，difficulty，destruction。etc；rescue救助拯救；援救 canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress，as in a disaster area(在災(zāi)區(qū)給災(zāi)民分配熟食的)賑災(zāi)處 staffer (n.): a member of a staff職員 rake (v.): scrape or sweep；move forward swiftly掠過(guò)；急速穿過(guò)；迅速向前移動(dòng) rampage (v.): rush violently or wildly about橫沖直撞 pitch (v.): colloq set to work energetically口拼命干起來(lái)，開始大干特干 wreckage (n.): the remains of something that has been wrecked殘骸；漂浮物 salvage (v.): save or rescue from shipwreck, fire，flood, etc雷救搶救；打撈 wrath (n.): intense anger；rage；fury憤怒；暴怒；勃然大怒 the blues: colloqa depressedunhappy feeling口沮喪；憂郁 afflict (v.):cause pain or suffering to；distress very much 使痛苦，使苦惱折磨 weld (v.): unite(pieces of metal，etc)by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together焊接；熔接 reflect (v.): think seriously；contemplate認(rèn)真思考；沉思 reason out: to find out an explanation or solution to a problem，by thinking of all the possibilities尋找解決途徑 例：Lets reason this out instead of quarrelling讓我們不要爭(zhēng)吵，商量出事情的解決方案 a good: at least，full至少，最少 例：They waited a good eight hours他們等了至少8個(gè)小時(shí)。 sit out: stay until the end of坐到結(jié)束 例：We forced ourselves to sit the play out我們強(qiáng)迫自己坐到演出結(jié)束。 come by: to make a short visit to a place on ones way順便拜訪 例：Ill come by the house and get my stufflater，OK?我會(huì)順便過(guò)來(lái)取材料，好嗎? by the minute: every minute，minute by minute一分鐘一分鐘地 例：Im feeling better by the minute我每分鐘都感覺(jué)好多了。 on the verge of: on the edge of，on the brink of接近于，瀕臨于 例：Scientists are on the verge of a major breakthrou曲科學(xué)家們即將取得一項(xiàng)重大突破。 break apart: break up into piecesdisintegrate裂開，分裂解散 例：The grounds broke apart in earthquake地面在地震時(shí)裂開了。 break up: to break or make sth break into many small pieces分裂 例：The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖，冰層就會(huì)破裂。 come through: to continue to live，exist，be strong，or succeed after a difficuh or dangerous time經(jīng)歷過(guò)仍活著，經(jīng)歷，脫險(xiǎn) 例：John was so iu but he was lucky to come through約翰病得很厲害，依然活著算是很幸運(yùn)的了。 pitch in: to set to work energetically拼命于起來(lái)，開始大干特干 例：If we pitch in，we will have it finished in no time我們?nèi)绻疵苫?，就?huì)馬上做完 Unit 2 Marrakech thread (v.) : pass through by twisting，turning，or weaving in and out穿過(guò)，通過(guò) pomegranate (n.) : a round fruit with a red，leathery rind and many seeds covered with red，juicy，edible flesh；the bush or small tree that bears it石榴；石榴樹 chant (n.) : a simple liturgical song in which a string of syllables or words is sung to each tune(禮拜儀式唱的)單調(diào)的歌 bier (n.) : a platform or portable framework on which a coffin or corpse is placed棺材架；尸體架 hack (v.) : break up(1and)with a hoe，mattock，etc(用鋤等)翻地，挖(土) oblong (adj.) : longer than broad；elongated長(zhǎng)方形的 lumpy (adj.) : full of lumps；covered with lumps多塊狀物的；凹凸不平的 hummocky (a.) : full of or looking like low，rounded hills布滿小丘的；似小圓丘的 derelict (adj.) : deserted by the owner；abandoned；forsaken無(wú)主的；被遺棄的 lot (n.) : a plot of ground一塊地 undifferentiated (adj.) : without clear qualities or distinctive characteristics無(wú)區(qū)別的；無(wú)顯著特點(diǎn)的 mound (n.) : a heap or bank of earth，sand，etcbuilt over a grave，in a fortification，etc土堆；堤；墳堆 prickly (adj.) : full of prickles多刺的 prickly pear : any of a genus of cactus plants having cylindrical or large，flat，oval stem joints and edible fruits仙人掌(屬) bumpy (adj.) : full of bumps；rough；jolting崎嶇不平的；顛簸的；震搖的 gazelle (n.) : any of various small，swift，graceful antelopes瞪羚 hindquarter (n.) : either of the two hind legs and the adjoining loin of a carcass of veal，beef，lamb，etc；p1.the hind part of a fourlegged animal(牛、羊、豬等 的)后腿肉；復(fù)(四肢動(dòng)物的)后軀 nibble (v.) : take small，cautious，or gentle bites小口地咬；謹(jǐn)慎地咬(啃) butt (v.) : strike or push with the head or horns：ram with the head(用頭或角)撞擊；頂撞 midair (n.) : any point in space，not in contact with the ground or other surface空中；上空 navvy (n.) : n unskilled laborer，as on canals，roads，etc勞工；無(wú)特殊技術(shù)的工人 sidle (v.) : move sideways，espin a shy or stealthy manner(羞怯或偷偷地)側(cè)身行走 stow (v.) : pack or store away；fill by packing in an orderly way裝載；裝進(jìn)；收藏 municipality na city，town. etchaving its own incorporated government for local affairs自治市(或鎮(zhèn)) ghetto (n.) : (in certain European cities)a section to which Jews were formerly restricted(某些歐洲城市中從前的)猶太人居住區(qū) sore (adj.) : giving or feeling physical pain；painful疼痛的；感到疼痛的 skullcap (n.) : a light，closefitting，brimless cap，usually worn indoors(室內(nèi)戴的)無(wú)沿便帽 infest (v.) : overrun or inhabit in large numbers，usually so as to be harmful or bothersome；swarm in or over(蟲害等)侵?jǐn)_；騷擾；蔓延 booth (n.) : a stall for the sale of goods，as at markets or fairs(市場(chǎng)或集市上的)貨攤；攤店，攤棚 prehistoric (adj.) : pertaining to ancient times，very old-fashioned老式的；古舊的 warp (v.) : become bent or twisted out of shape變彎曲；變歪 frenzied (adj.) : full of uncontrolled excitement瘋狂的，狂亂的 clamour (v.) : make a loud confused noise or shout；cry out喧嚷，喧囂，吵鬧 grope (v.) : feel or search about blindly，hesitantly，or uncertainly摸索；探索 self-contained (adj.) : having within oneself or itself all that is necessary；self-sufficient，as a community自給自足的 witchcraft (n.) : the power or practices of witches: black magic；sorcery巫術(shù)；魔法 square (adj.colloq.) : satisfying；solid；substantial口令人滿意的；充實(shí)的 conspicuous (adj.) : attracting attention by being unexpected，unusual，outstanding惹人注目的，顯眼的 grove (n.) : orchard果園 legionnaire (n.) : a member of a legion軍團(tuán)的成員 backbreaking (adj.) : requiring great physical exertion；very tiring費(fèi)勁的；辛苦的，累人的 desolate (adj.) : uninhabited；deserted荒無(wú)人煙的，荒涼的 lucerne (n.) : a type of plant whose leaves grow in groups of three and which is used for feeding farm animals紫花苜蓿 fodder (n.) : gorse food for cattle，horses，sheep，etc. as cornstalks，hay and straw(牛、馬、羊的)粗飼料；飼草 yoke (v.) : put a yoke on；join together；link用軛連起；連合；連結(jié) harrow (n.) : a heavy frame with spikes or sharpedged disks，drawn by a horse 0r tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground，covering seeds，rooting up weeds，etc耙 furrow (n.) : a narrow groove made in the ground by a plow溝，畦；犁溝 trickle (n.) : the act of trickling；a slow，small flow滴，淌；細(xì)流 ； subsoil (n.) : the layer of soil beneath the surface soil底土，下層土， mummify (v.) : shrivel or dry up干癟；枯干；成木乃伊狀 hobble (v.) : go unsteadily，haltingly，etc蹣跚 leathery (adj.) : 1ike leather in appearance or texture. tough and flexible(外觀或質(zhì)地)似皮革的；堅(jiān)韌的，粗硬的 infuriate (v.) : cause to become very angry；enrage(使)發(fā)怒，激怒 -damnably (adv.) : execrably該詛咒地；極壞地 packsaddle (n.) : a saddle with fastenings to secure and balance the load carried by a pack animal馱鞍 bridle (n.) : a head harness for guiding a horse馬勒 halter (n.) : a rope，cord，strap，etc，usually with a headstall，for tying or leading an animal；a bitless headstall，with or without a lead rope韁繩；(馬)籠頭 gut (n.usuin p1.) : the bowels；entrails常用復(fù)內(nèi)臟 plight (n.) : condition or state of affairs；esp，now, an awkwardsad，or dangerous situation情況；狀態(tài)；(現(xiàn)尤指)苦境；困境或險(xiǎn)境 gall (v.) : injure or make sore by rubbing；chafe擦傷，擦痛；磨 stork (n.) : any of a family of large，longlegged，mostly oldworld wading birdshaving a long neck and bill，and related to the herons鸛 reach-medown (adjcolloq.) : secondhand or readymade(衣服)用舊的；別人用過(guò)的；現(xiàn)成的 khaki (adj.) : made of khaki(cloth)卡其(布)制的 squash (v.) : force ones way；squeeze擠進(jìn)，擠入 slump (v.) : have a drooping posture or gait低頭彎腰(而行)；消沉 inquisitive (adj.) : inclined to ask many questions or seek information；eager to learn好詢問(wèn)的；好奇的 syphilis (n.) : an infectious venereal disease，caused by a spirochete and usually transmitted by sexual intercourse or acquired congenitally梅毒 garrison (n.) : troops stationed in a fort or fortified place駐軍；衛(wèi)戍部隊(duì) charger (n.) : a horse ridden in battle or on parade戰(zhàn)馬, 軍馬 square meal: a complete and satisfying meal美餐豐盛的、令人滿足 in a cloud: a large number of small things moving through the air as amass一團(tuán) 例： a cloud of locusts一群蝗蟲 get at: to approach or reach到達(dá)，得到 例： You have to use a little ladder to get at the jars on the top shelves你得使用一把小梯才可以拿到架子上面的壇子。 next door to: almost the same as幾乎 例： Leaving a man to die is next door to murder讓一個(gè)人等死無(wú)異于謀殺。 in this connection: while speaking of such things關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)，就此而論 it doesnt matter twopence: it doesnt matter a bit無(wú)關(guān)緊要 例： It doesnt matter twopence if he doesnt accept the invita-tion他接不接受邀請(qǐng)都不要緊。Unit 3 Pub Talk and the Kings English intricate (adj) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts，details，or relationships錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的；難以理解的，難懂的 indulge (v.) : give way to ones own desire盡情享受；從事于 meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble漫步；閑逛 conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses；esp，one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation交談?wù)撸?尤指)健談?wù)?anecdote (n.) : a short，entertaining account of some happening，usually personal or biographical軼事，逸事 intimate (n.) : a close friend or companion密友，知己 on the rockscolloq : in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe (婚姻)破壞的；失敗的 musketeer (n.) : (formerly)a soldier armed with a musket火槍手 delve (v.) : investigate for information；search發(fā)掘；調(diào)查(研究) recess (n.) : a secluded，withdrawn，or inner place幽深處 desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly；at random隨意地；無(wú)目的地 alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry，whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold：a method or power of transmutation; esp. the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better煉金術(shù)；變化物質(zhì)的方法或魔力 tart (adj.) : sharp in taste；sour；acid辛辣的；尖酸的；刻薄的 convict (n.) : a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court罪犯 churl (n.) : a farm laborer；peasant農(nóng)民；莊稼人，鄉(xiāng)下人 rift (n.) : an open break in a previously friendly relationship分裂；失和 scamper (v.) : run or go hurriedly or quickly急馳，快跑 rendering (n.) : a translation翻譯 bilingual (adj.) : of，in or using two languages(用)兩種語(yǔ)言的 intercept (v.) : seize or stop on the way，before arrival at the intended place攔截；截?cái)?；截?fù)簟?abuse (v.) : use wrongly；use insulting，coarse or bad language；scold harshly濫用；辱罵，口出惡言 coin (v.) : make up；devise；invent(a new word，phrase，etc)編造；杜撰(新詞、新等) tussle (v.) : fight，struggle，contend，etcvigorously or vehemently斗爭(zhēng)，搏斗；競(jìng)爭(zhēng) dandelion (n.) : any of several plants of the composite family，common lawn weeds with jagged leaves，often used as greens，and yellow flowers蒲公英(屬) pejorative (adj.) : disparaging or derogatory輕蔑的；貶低的 facetious (adj.) : joking or trying to be jocular，espat an imappropriate time滑稽的；詼諧的；(尤指在不適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候)開玩笑的 underling (n.) : a person in a subordinate position；inferior disparaging(通常作蔑詞)下屬； edict (n.) : an official public proclamation or order issued by authority；decree法令；命令；布告 immune (adj.) : exempt from or protected against something disagreeable or harmful不受影響的；可避免的 ultimatum (n.) : a final offer or demand，espby one of the parties engaged in negotiations，the rejection of which usually leads to a break in relations and unilateral action，the use of force etcby the party issuing the ultimatum最后通牒 chimpanzee (n.) anthropoid ape of Africa，with black hair and large，outstanding ears(非洲)黑猩猩 make a point: explain fully what one is proposing充分解釋 例： All fight，youve made your point；now keep quiet and let the others say what they think好啦，你已經(jīng)把話說(shuō)清楚了；那就別說(shuō)了，讓別人談?wù)効捶ā?in a flash: suddenly，very quickly轉(zhuǎn)瞬間，立刻 例： Just wait hereIu be back in a flash就在這兒等我，我馬上就回來(lái)。 on the rocks : (colloq)in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe(婚姻)破壞的，失敗的 例： Tims marriage is on the rocks提姆的婚姻亮起了紅燈。 get out the bed on the wrong side: to be cross or grouchy早晨起來(lái)便心情不好 lay down : to assert or declare聲明，頒布 例： The regulations lay down a rigid procedure for checking safety equipment法令規(guī)定了一套嚴(yán)格的安檢程序。 on wings : in flight；continually moving about像飛一樣地，飄飄然 例： The birds are on wings in the sky鳥兒在空中展翅高飛。 turn up ones nose at : to sneer at，scorn嘲笑，輕蔑 例： The children turned up their noses at my home cooking孩子們嘲笑我的廚藝。 in the shoes of : in anothers position站在別人的立場(chǎng)上，設(shè)身處地 例： Im glad Im not in his shoes with all those debts to pay off我慶幸不用像他那樣去償還所有的債務(wù)。 come into ones own : to receive what properly belongs to one，espacclaim or recognition得到自己該得的東西，如榮譽(yù)或世人的口碑 sit up : (colloq)to。become suddenly alert；be surprised or startled吃驚，警覺(jué) 例： I called her a damned hypocrite and that made her sit up我罵她惺惺作態(tài)，她馬上警覺(jué)起來(lái)。Unit 4 Inaugural Address inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration就職(典禮)的 signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of；mean表明；意味 almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power；allpowerful有無(wú)限權(quán)力的；全能的 forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗 prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction；order；ordain；direct命令；指示；規(guī)定，訂立 generosity (n.) : the quality of being generous慷慨；寬宏大量 heir (n.) : person who appears to get some trait from a predecessor or seems to carry on in his tradition繼承者；后嗣 foe (n.) : enemy；opponent敵人 undoing (n.) : the act of bringing to ruin，disgrace，or destruction毀滅；破壞 at odds : in disagreement；quarreling意見(jiàn)不一致；有爭(zhēng)執(zhí) asunder (adv.) : into parts or pieces分成碎片；分散 prey (n.) : a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something犧牲品；掠奪品 subversion (n.) : a subverting or being subvertedruin 顛覆(活動(dòng))；破壞 sovereign (adj.) : independent of all others獨(dú)立自主的 outpace (v.) : surpass；exceed在速度上超過(guò)；勝過(guò) invective (n.) : a violent verbal attackstrong criticism，insults, curses, etc.; vituperation 抨擊；辱罵，謾罵 shield (n.) : any person or thing that guards，protects，or defends; protection保護(hù)人；防護(hù)物；保護(hù) writ (n.) : a formal legal document ordering or prohibiting s