高级英语第二册词汇及短语Word文档下载推荐.doc

1、 pummel （n.）: beat or hit with repeated blows，espwith the fist（尤指用拳头）连续地打 course （n.）: a way of behaving；mode 0f conduct行为；品行；做法 demolish （v.）: pull downtear down，or smash to pieces （a building，etc），destroy：ruin拉倒；打碎；拆毁；破坏；毁灭 motel （n.）:a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually

2、with direct access from each room to an area for cars汽车游客旅馆 gruff （adj.）: rough or surly in manner or speech；harsh and throaty；hoarse粗暴的，粗鲁的；粗哑的。嘶哑的 batten （n.）: fasten with battens用压条钉住（或固定） methodically （adv.）: orderly，systematically有秩序地；有条理地 main （n.）: a principal pipe, or line in a distributing

3、system for water, gas, electricity, etc（自来水，煤气，电等的）总管 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发电机，发动机 scud （v.）: run or move swiftly；glide or skim along easily疾行，飞驰；掠过 mattre

4、ss （n.）: a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hair，foam rubber，etc床垫；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，裂成碎块 blast （n

5、.）: a strong rush of（air or wind）一股（气流）；一阵（风） douse （n.）: plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid；drench; pour liquid over把浸入液体里；使浸透；泼液体在上 brigade （n.）: a group of people organized to function。“unit in some work（组织起来执行某种任务的）队 scramble （v.）: climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly爬行；攀（登） litter （n.）: the youn

6、g borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery（狗、猫等多产动物）一胎生下的小动物 shudder （n.）: shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extreme disgust震颤，战栗 ferocity （n.）: wild force or cruelty；ferociousness凶猛；凶恶，残忍；暴行 swipe （n.）:a hard，sweeping blow

7、口猛击，重击 maroon （av.）: leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless使处于孤立无援的处境 devastate （nv.）: destroy；lay waste；make desolate毁坏,摧毁；使荒芜 swath （n.）: the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device刈幅（挥动镰刀所及的面积） huddle （v.）: crowd，push，or nestle close together。as cows do in a storm（如风暴中的牛群）挤成一团；拥挤；互相紧贴 slashing （a.）: severe；merciless；violent严厉的；猛烈的 implore （v.）: ask or beg earnestly; beseech恳求，哀求，乞