高级英语(张汉熙)第二册词汇短语.doc

高级英语第二册词汇1高级英语第二册词汇短语高级英语第二册词汇短语Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane Camile 词汇词汇: hurricane (n.): a violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour,often accompanied by torrential rains,and originating usually in the West Indian region 飓风 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.): orderly,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;窗玻 璃 disintegrate (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; 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 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 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 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(五线谱上纵线把五线谱分成小节); trail (v.):grow gradually 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 clusters 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 高级英语第二册词汇2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 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.):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 here 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 of long,thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce 细实心面 salvation (n.): a saving 0r being saved from danger, evil,difficulty,destruction。

etc．;rescue 救助?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;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?抢救;打捞 wrath (n.): intense anger;rage;fury 愤怒;暴怒;勃然大怒 the blues: [colloq]a depressed．unhappy feeling[。