现代大学英语精读Lesson词汇短语.doc

Vocabulary birch 桦树 bough 大树枝 cabin 小木屋；飞机驾驶舱；船舱 chase 追捕 creek BrE 小湾 ； AmE 小溪 stream alert 1) adj. 警惕的watchful, vigilant 2) vt 警醒 to warn 3) n. 警报 Alert sb. to the danger of sth. On the alert chase chase the thief chase the fears from one’s mind chase oneself 使闪过，使闪现 Suspicion chased itself across his face. Chase silverware 刻银器，镂空 Go and chase yourself! 走开！ Synonyms pursue，drive crouch vi. Squat v. n. adj. 蹲坐 Cower 畏缩 Cringe 畏缩，退缩 detain vt. 留住，耽搁；拘留，扣留 I was detained by an unexpected caller that morming. Three men were detained as suspects. Detainer 挽留者；非法滞留；继续监禁 Detainee （尤政）被拘留者 Detainment pace vt. 踱步，走动；步测 n. 步速；一步 pace backwards and forwards pace the room The work progressed at a slow pace. It ‘s only ten paces from the house. dim v. （使）暗淡； adj. 昏暗的；迟钝的，愚笨的 The light in the theatre began to dim. The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim. Some people are rather dim about their purposes of their lives. A dim future Take d dim view of 不赞成 drift v. n. 漂流，流浪，漂移; 大意，要点，主旨 let sth. drift leap v. 跳跃，飞跃 leap over obstacles mantle n. 覆盖物，披风，斗篷 dismantle 拆卸 meadow 牧场，草地，洼地 mischievous mischief n. muzzle 动物鼻口部 poke vi. vt. 伸出，戳出；刺，拨弄 to push, to thrust poke out poke at sth. Poke one’s nose into 多管闲事 Take a poke at sb. 打某人一拳 Poke about/around 四处寻找 Poke fun at 取笑，恶作剧戏弄 restless adj. 焦躁的，不得休息的 rifle 步枪 pistol 手枪 rumble 隆隆声 We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that the rain was coming. shack 窝棚 slash v. n. 挥砍，削减；严厉批判，谴责 slash the price down 砍价 smother v. (使)窒息，忍住 smother a yawn/laughter /giggle/anger smother the fire smother a scandal be smothered with leaves Grandparents tend to smother their children with affection. snarl 咆哮 spear 用鱼叉刺 squirrel 松鼠 stir 搅拌 toll 1) v. 缓慢敲响 For Whom The Bell Tolls The bell tolls the hour. 2) n. 通行费 A man collected tolls at the gateway. Toll bar 收费通行站 3）损失,损耗 Take its toll ,take a heavy toll 造成损失 The cold and loss of blood were taking their toll. trapper 诱骗；陷阱 whimper 呜咽 wig