高级英语第四课词汇.docx

1、高级英语第四课词汇Detailed Study of the Text1.wavy: having regular curvesA wavy line has a series of regular curves along it.The wavy lines are meant to represent water.Here in the text the word describes the marks in wavy patterns on the clay ground left by the broom.*image - 1* ( 此处加一 细曲线图 )2.groove: a lon

2、g narrow path or track made in a surface, esp. to guide the movement of sth.A groove is a wide, deep line cut into a surface.The cupboard door slides open along the groove it fits into.3.homely: simple, not grand, (of people, faces, etc.,) not good-looking, ugly If someone is homely, they are not ve

3、ry attractive to look at; uased in Am.E.4.awe: Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with sth. wonderful, frightening or completely unknown., wonder The child stared at him in silent awe.5.confront: to face boldly or threateningly, encounter If a problem, task,

4、 or difficulty confronts you, or you are confronted with it, it iss sth. that you cannot avoid and must deal withI was confronted with the task of designing and building the new system.6.totter: to move in an unsteady way from side to side as if about to fall, to walk with weak unsteady steps The ol

5、d lady tottered down the stairs.7.limousine: A limousine is a large and very comfortable car, esp. one with a glass screen between the front and back seats. Limousines are usually driven by a chauffeur ou cf:sedan / saloon is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot (the sp

6、ace at the back of the car, covered by a lid, in which you carry things such luggage, shopping or tools) that is separate from the seating part of the car convertible: a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removedsports car: a low usu. open car with room for only 2 people for traveling w

7、ith high power and speedcoupe ku:pei a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors and seats for four people station wagon (Am E) / estate car (Br.E) a car which has a long body with a door at the back end and space behind the back seats8.gray / grey: used to describe the colour of people s hai

8、rwhen it changes from its original colour, usu. as they get old and before it becomes white9.tacky: (Am.E, slang) shabby10.overalls: are a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. Your wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt, paint, etc. while you are

9、working The breast pocket of his overalls was filled with tools. ( 工装 裤)11.hog:a.a pig, esp. a fat one for eatingb.a male pig that has been castratedc.a dirty personswine: (old & tech) pigboar o: male pig on a farm that is kept for breeding sow au: fully grown female pig12.sledge hammer: large, heav

10、y hammer for swinging with both hands, a large heavy hammer with a long handle, used for smashing concrete13.barley: 大麦14.pancake: a thin, flat circle of cooked batter （ 糊状物 ）made of milk, flour and eggs. usu. rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savory filling inside15.sidle: walk as i

11、f ready to turn or go the other way If you sidle somewhere, you walk there uncertainly or cautiously, as if you do not want anyone to notice you A man sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match.16.shuffle: slow dragging walkIf you shuffle, you walk without lifting your feet properl

12、y off the groundHe slipped on his shoes and shuffled out of the room.If you shuffle, you move your feet about while standing or move your bottom about while sitting, often because you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.I was shuffling in my seat.cf: totter (n.6), sidle(n. 15), shuffle17.blaze: to bur

13、n with a bright flameA wood fire was blazing, but there was no other light in the room.n. the sudden sharp shooting up of a flame, a very bright fire The fire burned slowly at first, but soon burst into a blaze.18.sweet gum tree: a large North American tree of the witch hazel ( 榛子 ) family, with alt

14、ernate maplelike leaves, spiny ( 多刺的 ) fruit balls, and flagrant juice 美洲金 缕梅, 落叶灌木或小 乔木. 原产 于北美和 亚洲. 其分叉小枝 从 前用为魔杖, 这寻找地下水 , 故俗称魔杖.19.dingy: dirty and fadedA building or place that is dingy is rather dark and depressing and does not seem to have been well looked after,.This is the dingiest street o

15、f the town.Clothes, curtains, etc. that are dingy are dirty or faded.20.raise: to collect togetherraise an army / raise enough money for a holiday His wife raised the money by selling her jewellery. Were trying to raise funds to establish a scholarship.21.underneath: (so as to go) under (sth.) The l

16、etter was pushed underneath the door. Did you find very much growing underneath the snow?(Here it suggests a repressive and imposing quality in her voice.)22.make-believe: a state of pretending or the things which are pretendedShe lives in a make-believe world / a world of make-believe. Dont be afra

17、id of monster - the story s only make-believe. The little girl made believe she was a princess.23.shove: to push, esp. in a rough or careless way There was a lot of pushing and shoving to get on the bus. Help me to shove this furniture aside.If you shove sb. or sth., you push them with a quick, rath

18、er, violent movement.He dragged her out to the door and shoved her into the street.24.dimwit: (infml) an ignorant and stupid person dim: faint, not bright wit: intelligence, wisdom at one s wit s end: at the end of one s tether25.organdy: (Br. E organdie) very fine transparent muslin（麦斯林纱, 平纹细布） wit

19、h a stiff finish （ 最后一层涂饰）, very finerather stiff cotton material used esp. for women s dresses（蝉翼纱, 玻璃 纱）26.pump: low shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and the heel27.stare down any disaster in her efforts: face up and defeat any disaster with her efforts stare down: two people looking at

20、 each other persistently until one shifts his eye28.flicker: to move backwards and forwards unsteadily shadows flickered on the wall flickering eyelids29.stumble: to stop and /or make mistakes in speaking or reading aloud to catch the foot on the ground while moving along and start to fallShe stumbl

21、e at/over the long wordHe stumbled and stopped reading.cf: stammer: to speak or say with pauses and repeated sounds, either habitually or because of excitement, fear, etc.stammererstutter: to speak or say with difficulty in producing sounds, esp. habitually holding back the first consonant.stutterer

22、30.good-naturedly: naturally kind, ready to help, to forgive, not to be angryA person or animal that is good-natured is naturally friendly and does not easily get angry.a good-natured policeman31.mossy:moss: any of several types of a small flat green or yellow flowerless plant that grows in a thick

23、furry mass on wet soil, or on a wet surface32.hook: to catch with or as if with a hookto hook a fish / a rich husbandhooknoseHere: to attack with the horn of the cow33.soothe: to make less angry, excited or anxious, comfort or calm, to make less painfulsoothing wordssoothe one s feelings34.shingle:

24、a small thin piece of building material (such as wood) often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of building cf: tile; a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, or concrete used esp. for roofs, floors, or walls and often for ornam

25、ental work35.porthole: also port, a small usu. circular window or opening in a ship for light or air36.shutter: a. one that shutsb. movable cover (wooden panel or iron plate, hinged, or separate and detachable) for a window or door, to keep out light or burglars.cf: Venetian blindsThe shop front is

26、fitted with rolling shutters.c. device that opens to admit light through the lens of a camera37.pasture: land where grass is grown and where cattle feed on it38.furtive: stealthy, If sb. is furtive, he / she behaves as if he / she wants to keep sth. secret or hidden They suddenly looked furtive when

27、 I got into the room. I watched him furtively pencil a note and slip it between the pages.A woman with furtive look sidled up to me and asked furtively whether I had / wanted receipts.39.hang about: to wait or stay near a place without purpose or activity40.washday: also washing day, the day when cl

28、othes are washed41.impressed with her: impressed by her manner,42.well-turned: (of a phrase) carefully formed and pleasantly expressed a well-turned phrase: 恰当的 词语43.cute: delightfully pretty and often smallIf you describe sb. as cute you mean that you find them attractive, often in a sexual way44.s

29、cald: to burn with hot liquidHe scalded his tongue on / with the hot coffeescalding: boiling or as hot as boilingcourt: If a man courts a woman, he pays a lot of attention to her because he wants to marry her.45.flashy: over-ornamented, unpleasantly big, bright, etc. and perhaps not of good quality

30、Something that is flashy is so smart, bright and expensive that you find it unpleasant and perhaps vulgar a flashy sports car / cheap flashy clothes46.recompose:compose: to make (esp. oneself) calm, quiet, etc. Jean was nervous at first but soon composed herself.47.kinky: (esp. of hair) having kinks

31、kink: a backward turn or twist in hair, a rope, chain, pipe, etc.48.wriggle: to twist from side to side49.loud: attracting attention by being unpleasantly colourful50.rope: (of 2 or more mountain climbers) to be fastened together with the same rope (I think the word here means the plaits or the pigt

32、ails are fastened together51.gliding: to move noiselessly in a smooth, continuous manner, which seems easy and without effort glider: a plane without an engine52.something of a(n). : (infml) rather a(n), a fairly good You use the expression something of in the following ways. If you say that a person or thing has something of a particular quality, feeling, etc., you mean that they have it to some extent. If you say that a person is something o