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Idyllicadj.

pastoralorpicturesque;pleasingandsimple 田园诗的;田园风光的;闲适恬静的;质朴宜人的

idylliclandscape 田园风光

Not that itwas always idyllic:

life on the road could be harsh. 不是所有的日子都田园诗般美妙,在路上的生活很艰辛。

Everybitadv.

tothesamedegree（oftenfollowedby‘as’）完全,同样地

Heiseverybitasmeanassheis．他与她同样平庸。

Cynicaladj.

1.believingthatpeoplearemotivatedinalltheiractionsonlybyselfishness；denyingthesincerityofpeople'smotivesandactions，orthevalueofliving玩世不恭的；愤世嫉俗的

Acynicalviewofhumannature对人性的一种愤世嫉俗的观点

He wasso cynical that he sneeredat everythingthatmade life worth living. 

他也太玩世不恭了,凡是对人生有意义的事,他一概加以嘲笑。

2.notcaringthatsomethingmightnotbemorallyright,mighthurtsomeoneetc,whenyouaretryingtogetsomethingforyourself无所顾忌的,不顾他人的

Acynicaldisregardforinternationalagreements不顾国际协定的损人利己行为

Frailtyn.

1.thelackofstrengthorhealth脆弱,虚弱

Thefrailtyofherthinbody她瘦弱的身体

2.somethingbadorweakinyourcharacter（性格上的）弱点,缺点

Humanfrailties人性的弱点

Guerrillan.

Amemberofsmallunofficialmilitarygroupthatusuallyfightsagainstanofficialarmyorpoliceforce游击队（员）

Guerrillawar/warfare游击战

Theguerrillasthreatenedtokilltheirhostages.游击队员们威胁要杀死人质。

Prospectorn.

Apersonwhosearchesforthenaturaloccurrenceofgold,petroleum,etc勘探者,探矿者

Starry-eyedadj.

withtheeyessparklinginaglowofwonder，romance，visionarydreams,etc.过于理想的;不切实际的;盲目乐观的

Some peoplewere starry-eyed about their investment plans. 一些人士不现实地憧憬他们的投资计划。

Acid-tonguedadj.

Sharp,sarcasticinspeech说话尖刻的,尖嘴利舌的

Arteryn.

Oneofthetubesthatcarriesbloodfromyourhearttotherestofyourbody动脉

Amainroad,railwayline,river,etc干道,干线,干流

Heart disease and artery disease will raise your risk of heartdisease. 心脏病和动脉疾病会增加你患中风的风险

Keelboatn.

Riverboatwithashallowdraughtandakeelbutnosails;usedtocarryfreight;movedbyrowingorpuntingortowing龙骨船

Theclub also hosts a range of watersport activities suchas keelboat racesandsocialflotillas. Itisa place not tobe missed by water sport lovers. 俱乐部长年主办各项水上活动,如刺激万分的帆船竞赛,亲善船队活动等,是水上运动爱好者不可错过的景点。

Flatboatn.

anyboatwithaflatbottom,usuallyfortransportinggoodsonacanalorriver平底船

Raftn.

1.Afloatingplatformmadefromlargepiecesofwoodorothermaterialstiedtogether木排;木筏

Huck lay on the raft in thesun until hewas dry. 哈克在阳光下躺在木筏上,一直躺到全身都干了。

2.Smallrubberorplasticboatthatyoublowairintotomakeitfloat.（橡皮或塑料的）小型充气船

Thecrewspenttwodaysandnightsintheirraft.船员们在他们的小充气船上度过了两天两夜。

Lumbern./v.

1.Piecesofwoodusedforbuildingthathavebeencuttospecificlengthsandwidths木材,木料

The forest provides lumber, habitat and freshwater and itsequesters vastamounts of carbon. 森林可以提供木材.动物栖息地和淡水,还能储备大量的碳。

2.Tomoveinaslow,awkwardway缓慢笨拙地移动

Helumberedbacktohischair.他蹒跚地坐回到椅子上。

Molassesn.

Athickdarksweetliquidthatisobtainedfromrawsugarplantswhentheyarebeingmadeintosugar糖蜜,糖浆

Cubn.

1.thebabyofawildanimalsuchasalionorabear幼兽

Theresearchers perform a physical examination on apanda cub. 研究人员在对一只熊猫幼崽进行全身检查。

2.aninexperienced，awkwardyouth阅历浅的年轻人

Cosmosn.

theuniverseconsideredasaharmoniousandorderlysystem宇宙

Our world is but asmall part ofthe cosmos. 我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。

Feudn./v.

1.abitter，long—continued，anddeadlyquarrel，esp.betweenclansoffamilies（尤指部落或家族间的）世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，长期不和

Abitterfeudoverterritory领土问题上的长期激烈争执

2.tocontinuequarrellingforalongtime,ofteninaviolentway长期争斗,结仇,结怨

Hefeudedwithhisex-wife.他与前妻争吵不休。

Lynchv.

[Am.]murder（anaccusedperson）bymobactionandwithoutlawfultrial,asbyhanging[美]私刑处死 

Theywereabouttolynchhimwhenreinforcementsfromthearmyburstintotheroomandrescuedhim.他们正要以私刑绞死他，军队就冲进房间救了他。

Soakup

toreceiveandabsorbsomething吸收

Thatchildsoaksupnewfactslikeasponge!

那孩子吸收新知识像海绵似的!

Teemv.

befull,asthoughreadytobringforthyoung;abound;swarm充满;富于;大量地出现;涌现

Formostoftheyear,theareaisteemingwithtourists.一年的大部分时间里这个地方都挤满了游客。

Flotsamn.

1.brokenpiecesofwoodandotherthingsfromawreckedship,floatingintheseaorscatteredontheshore残骸,碎木,零碎什物

2.thingsthatpeoplenolongerwantandsothrowaway废弃物

3.peoplewhoareverypooranddonothavejobsorhomes流离失所的人,无业游民

Campsweresetuptosheltertheflotsamandjetsamofthewar.建了营地收容那些战争难民。

Hustlern.

Aprostitutewhoattractscustomersbywalkingthestreets妓女

Thugn.

Arough,brutalhoodlum,ganster,robber,etc恶棍,暴徒,强盗

Motleyadj.

Havingorcomposedofmanydifferentorclashingelements;heterogeneous混乱的;杂乱的

Heneededthepsychologicalskillstomanagehisliterallymotleycrew.他需要心理学技巧来管理他的形形色色的船员。

Stagecoachn.

Largecarriagespulledbyhorseswhichcarriedpassengersandmail驿站马车

Succumbv.

1.Giveaway;submit;yield屈服,屈从

Thetownsuccumbedafterashortsiege.该城被围困不久即告失守。

2.notbeabletofightanillness被压垮,死于过度劳累

Manyofthemsuccumbedtotheirinjuries.他们之中的许多人受伤不治而死。

Flirtv.

1.Tobehavetowardssb.asifyoufindthemsexuallyattractive,withoutseriouslywantingtohavearelationshipwiththem调情

He’llshamelesslyflirtwithotherwomeninfrontofyou.他会在你面前毫不羞耻的跟别的女人调情。

2.Trifleortoy（with）玩弄,戏耍

Sheflirtedwiththeideaofbecominganactresswhenshewasyounger.她年纪更小一些时曾闹着玩似地想当过演员。

Colossaladj.

Sogreatinsizeorforceorextent;gigantic巨大的,庞大的

Thecolossalmonumentbestrodetheharbour.巨大的纪念碑高耸于海港上。

Rebuffv./n.

Rufusetodowhattheysuggest断然拒绝

Hisproposalshavealreadybeenrebuffedbythegovernor.他的建议已被州长拒绝了。

Honev./n.

1.Afinewhetstone,espfprsharpeningrazors磨刀石

2.Todevelopandimprovesth.espaskill,overaperiodoftime磨练,训练

Hisbodywashonedtoperfection.他的身体锻炼得十全十美。

Scathingagj.

Criticizesb.orsth.veryseverely严厉批评的;无情抨击的

Hewasscathingaboutthegovernment’sperformance.他尖锐德批评了政府的表现。

Slothn.

Thebadhabitofbeinglazyandunwillingtowork懒散;怠惰

Headmittedalackofmotivationandafeelingofsloth.他承认自己缺乏动力,感觉懒散。

Ofsorts

Ofapoororinferiortype差劲的,勉强称得上的

Itwasamealofsorts,butnobodyenjoyedit.这勉强算是一顿饭,谁都没有吃好。

Debunkv.

Toshowthatanidea,abelief,etcisfalse;toshowsth.isnotasgoodaspeoplethinkitis批判;揭穿……的真相

debunktheclaimsofanadvertiser驳斥一名广告商的谎言

Earnest

N.somethingofvaluegivenbyonepersontoanothertobindacontract

Adj.characterizedbyafirmandhumorlessbeliefinthevalidityofyouropinions

N.认真；定金；诚挚

adj.认真的，热心的；重要的

E.g.While you work, you should work in earnest

Mischievous英 ['mɪstʃɪvəs]

Adj.1naughtilyorannoyinglyplayful

2badlybehaved

3deliberatelycausingharmordamage

Adj淘气的；（人、行为等）恶作剧的；有害的

E.g.Sherocksbackandforthonher chairlikeamischievouschild.

Ingenuity英 [,ɪndʒɪ'njuːɪtɪ]  

N.1thepowerofcreativeimagination

2thepropertyofbeingingenious

N.心灵手巧，独创性；精巧；精巧的装置

E,g,Inspectingthenestcanbedifficultandmayrequiresomeingenuity.

Innocence英 ['ɪnəsəns]

N.1thequalityofinnocentnaivete

2thestateofbeingunsulliedbysinormoralwrong;lackingaknowledgeofevil

3astateorconditionofbeinginnocentofaspecificcrimeoroffense

N.清白，无罪；天真无邪

E.g.thesweetinnocenceofyouth.

…青年时代的天真可爱。

Juvenile ['dʒu:

vənail,-nil]

N.ayouthfulperson

Adj.1oforrelatingtoorcharacteristicoforappropriateforchildrenoryoungpeople

2displayingorsuggestingalackofmaturity

Adj.青少年的；幼稚的

N.青少年；少年读物

E.gJuvenilecrimeisincreasingataterrifyingrate.

Pariah英 [pə'raɪə]

N.apersonwhoisrejected（fromsocietyorhome）

N.贱民社会遗弃者

E.gHislandladyhadtreatedhimlikeadangerouscriminal,apariah.

Drunkard英 ['drʌŋkəd]

N.a chronicdrinker

N.酒鬼

Respectable

Adj.1characterizedbyproperbehaviororconventionalconduct;worthyofrespect

2deservingofesteemandrespect

3largeinamountorextentordegree

∙adj.值得尊敬的；人格高尚的；相当数量的

E.gHecamefromaperfectlyrespectablemiddle-classfamily.

他来自一个非常体面的中产阶级家庭。

Puritanical英 [pjʊərɪ'tænɪk（ə）l]

Adj.1oforrelatingtoPuritansorPuritanism

2exaggeratedlyproper

Adj.清教徒的；极端拘谨的

E.gHehasapuritanicalattitudetowardsex

Panorama

n.全景、全貌

Apictureoraseriesofpicturesofalandscapeorhistoricalevent

Deplore

v.

1、expressstrongdisapprovalof强烈反对、谴责

2、regretstrongly哀叹；对…深感遗憾

Regularity

n.

1、apropertyofpolygons:

thepropertyofhavingequalsidesandequalangles规则性

2、thequalityofbeingcharacterizedbyafixedprincipleorrate整齐、均匀

Clamor

n.

1、aloudharshorstridentnoise喧哗

2、loudandpersistentoutcryfrommanypeople叫嚷

v.

1、makelouddemands喧哗

2、utterorproclaiminsistentlyandnoisily持续地喊

Ingredient

n.

1、acomponentofamixtureorcompound原料

2、anabstractpartofsomething要素

3、foodthatisacomponentofamixtureincooking食物配料

Robust

adj.

1、physicallystrong强壮的、健康的

2、markedbyrichnessandfullnessofflavor（气味）浓的、强烈的

3、strongenoughtowithstandorovercomeintellectualchallengesoradversity坚强的

4、roughandcrude粗鲁的

Renew

v.

1、reestablishonanew,usuallyimproved,basisormakeneworlikenew更新

2、causetoappearinanewform复兴

Haunt

n.

afrequentlyvisitedplace常去的地点、栖息地

v.

1、followstealthilyorrecurconstantlyandspontaneouslyto出没

2、hauntlikeaghost;pursue作祟、萦绕于…

3、bearegularorfrequentvisitortoacertainplace经常去…

Pneumonia

n.

1、respiratorydiseasecharacterizedbyinflammationofthelungparenchyma（excludingthebronchi）withcongestioncausedbyvirusesorbacteriaorirritants肺炎

Steamboat

n.

1、aboatpropelledbyasteamengine汽船

Spinalmeningitis

n

1、脊膜炎

Succumb

v.

1、consentreluctantly屈服

2、befatallyoverwhel