
张汉熙高级英语第二册词汇及短语.doc
56页外语下载中心 外语下载中心 Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane CamilleJoseph P. Blank 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;窗格玻璃 ---------------------------------------------------------------------disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up;disunite 分裂,分解,裂成碎块 ---------------------------------------------------------------------外语下载中心 外语下载中心 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------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 weaker,dimmer,less direct,etc.渐弱;渐小;渐暗 ----------------------。












