高等教育英语专业高级英语第三版第一册课文词汇16.docx

1、高等教育英语专业高级英语第三版第一册课文词汇16第一课 词汇(Vocabulary)lash (v.): move quickly or violently猛烈冲击;拍打pummel (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，esp.with 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 down.tear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc.)，destroy：ruin拉倒;打

2、碎;拆毁;破坏;毁灭motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually 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.): orderl

3、y，systematically有秩序地;有条理地main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distributing 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

4、机，发动机scud (v.): run or move swiftly;glide or skim along easily疾行，飞驰;掠过mattress (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 (

5、v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up;disunite分裂，分解，裂成碎块blast (n.): 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scramb

6、le (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、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

7、or cruelty;ferociousness凶猛;凶恶，残忍;暴行swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow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.):

8、 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bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures;a measure小节线(五线谱上的纵线把五线谱分成小节); 小节trail (v.):grow gradually

9、 weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc.渐弱;渐小;渐暗debri (复：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，glass，etc.，as after destruction：rubble碎片，瓦砾sanctuary (n.): a place of refuge or protection：asylum 避难所，庇护所cedar (n.): any of a genus of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family，having c

10、lusters of needlelike leaves，cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance雪松(属)extinguish (v.): put out(a fire，etc.);quench;smother熄灭(火等)，灭(火);扑灭 waver v. swing or sway to and fro;flutter摇摆;摇晃;摇曳topple (v.): fall top forward;lean forward as if on the point of falling向前倒;摇摇欲坠lean-to (n.): a

11、 roof with a single slope，its upper edge abutting a wall or building;a shed with a one-slope roof单坡 屋顶;单坡屋顶的棚prop (v.): hold up，support or hold in place with or as with a prop支撑;维持;支持tilt (v.): aslope;incline;slant;tip倾斜;倾侧;翘起cower (v.): crouch or huddle up，as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷缩;退缩slant (v

12、.):incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level;slope(使)倾斜;(使)变歪hinge (v.): equip with or attach by a hinge靠铰链转动(或附着)diminish (v.): reduce in size. degree，importance, etc.;lessen使变小;减少，缩减thrust (n.): a sudden，forceful push or shove猛推strew (v.): spread about h

13、ere and there by or as by sprinkling：scatter.be scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布);散播;被撒满(表面)festoon (v.): adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc.饰以(或悬挂)花彩，结彩于coil (v.): wind around and around成卷状;盘绕卷spaghetti (n.): paste in the form。f long，thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming a

14、nd served with a sauce细条实心面salvation (n.): a saving 0r being saved from danger, evil，difficulty，destruction。etc.;rescue救助o拯救;援救canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress，as in a disaster area(在灾区给灾民分配熟食的)赈灾处staffer (n.): a member of a staff职员rake (v.): scrape or sweep;

15、move forward swiftly掠过;急速穿过;迅速向前移动rampage (v.): rush violently or wildly about横冲直撞pitch (v.): colloq set to work energetically口拼命干起来，开始大干特干wreckage (n.): the remains of something that has been wrecked残骸;漂浮物salvage (v.): save or rescue from shipwreck, fire，flood, etc.雷救o抢救;打捞wrath (n.): intense anger

16、;rage;fury愤怒;暴怒;勃然大怒the blues: colloqa depressed.unhappy feeling口沮丧;忧郁afflict (v.):cause pain or suffering to;distress very much 使痛苦，使苦恼.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认真思考;沉思短语 (Expressions)reason out: to find out an exp