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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、befatallyoverwh