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0r move heavily and laboriously;trudge沉重緩慢地走 swarm ( n.) :a moving mass,crowd,or throng(移動(dòng)的)大群,大堆 locust ( n.) :any of various large grasshoppers,often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited蝗蟲 smart ( v.) :feel mental distress or irritation,as in resentment,remorse,etc.感到痛苦;感到傷心 prey ( n.) :an animal hunted or killed for food by another animal:a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something被捕食的動(dòng)物;犧牲者;犧牲品 villainous ( adj.) :of,like,or characteristic of a villain;evil;vicious;wicked壞人的;邪惡的;惡棍似的 cataract ( n.) :any strong flood or rush of water;deluge洪水;急流;大雨 concur ( v.) :agree(with);be in accord(in an opinion,etc.)同意,贊成,與……(意見(jiàn))一致(常與with,in連用) irrevocable ( adj. ) :that cannot be revoked,recalled,or undone;unalterable不能取消的;不可廢止的;不可改變的;無(wú)可挽回的 vestige ( n.) :a trace,mark,or sign of something that once existed but has passed away or disappeared殘跡;遺跡;痕跡 parley ( v. ) :have a conference or discussion,esp. with an enemy;confer會(huì)談(尤指與敵方的談判) creed ( n.) :a statement of belief,principles,or opinions on any subject信條;信念 divergence ( n.) :departure from a particular viewpoint,practice,etc.偏離,背離,背馳 moralise ( v.) :think,write,or speak about matters of right and wrong,often in a self—righteous or tedious way(在言談或?qū)懽髦?論道德問(wèn)題;說(shuō)教 catastrophe ( n.) :any great and sudden calamity,disaster,or misfortune驟然而來(lái)的大災(zāi)難;災(zāi)禍;禍患 blood—lust ( n.) :a strong desire to kill or wound殺人欲,嗜殺狂 lure ( v.) :attract,tempt,or entice(often with Dm)吸引;誘惑;不斷引誘(常與on連用) hurl ( v.) :throw or fling with force or violence猛投,猛擲;猛拋 prelude ( n.) :anything serving as the introduction to a principal event,action,performance,etc.;preliminary part; preface;opening序言;序幕 intervene ( v.) :e or be in between as something unnecessary or irrelevant;interpose干涉,干預(yù) subjugation ( n.) :bringing under control;conquering征服,制服 hearth ( n.) :the fireside as the center of family life:family life;home爐邊;家庭生活;家庭 短語(yǔ) (Expressions)round up: cause sb.or sth.to gather in one place驅(qū)集,使集攏 例: The guide rounded up the tourists and led them back to the coach.導(dǎo)游把游客集合在一起,領(lǐng)他們回到車上。 count on: rely on sb.or sth.with confidence依靠,信賴,指望 例: Don’t count on a salary increase this year.別指望今年會(huì)加薪水。 go all out: do one’s utmost,spare no efforts全力以赴 例: I’lle team is going all out to win the championship.這個(gè)隊(duì)為了爭(zhēng)取冠軍而全力以赴。 make a reference to: speaking of or mentioning sb.or sth.提到,提及 例: The mentator made a pointed reference to the recent scan. dal.這個(gè)評(píng)論員有針對(duì)性地提到了最近的丑聞。 to the effect that: with the meaning that…,giving the information that…大意為 例: He left a note to the effect that he would not be returning.他留下一張字條,大意是說(shuō)他不回來(lái)了。 on the threshold of: at the point of entering or beginning of在……門口,在……的開(kāi)端 例: The politician was on the threshold of his career.那位政治家的事業(yè)剛剛起步。 tie down: reduce to bondage;enslave束縛,限制,奴役 例: The veteran worker refuses to be tied。down by petty restric tion.那個(gè)老工人不理會(huì)瑣細(xì)的規(guī)章制度的限制。 in due course: at the appropriate time;eventually在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī),最終 例: Your request will be dealt with in due course.你的要求將在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候予以處理。 it follows that: it shows that;from this we carl see that由此司見(jiàn),由此斷定 例: He doesn’t e to work today,but it doesn’t necessarily follow that he is ill.他今天沒(méi)來(lái)上班,但并不見(jiàn)得他就是病了。 Unit 6 BLACKMAIL blackmail ( n.) :the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group敲詐;勒索 suite ( n.) :a group of connected rooms used as a unit,such as an apartment一套房間 cryptic ( adj.) :having a hidden or ambiguous meaning;mysterious隱蔽的,秘密的;神秘的 fray ( v.) :make or bee weakened or strained(使)變?nèi)酰?使)緊張 dispatch ( v.) :send off or out promptly,usually on a specific errand or official business(迅速地)派遣,派出(常指特別差事或公事) errand ( n.) :a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing,esp. for someone else差事(尤指為別人送信或辦事) piggy ( adj. ) : like a pig;gluttonous豬一般的;貪婪的(=piggish) sardonic ( adj.) :bitter,scornful(used of smile or laughter)disdainfully or bitterly sneering,ironic or sarcastic譏諷的;嘲笑的/sardonically adv. gross ( adj.) : big or fat and coarse—looking;corpulent;burtly肥胖的,臃腫的;粗壯的 jowl ( n.) :the fleshy,hanging part under the lower jaw下顎的下垂部分 enpass ( v.) :shut in all around;surround;encircle 圍繞,環(huán)繞 flip ( v.) :toss or move with a quick jerk;flick(用指等)輕彈;輕拂 decor ( n.) :[Fre.]decoration[法語(yǔ)]裝飾,裝璜 obese ( adj. ) :very fat;stout;corpulent過(guò)度肥胖的;肥大的 appreciative ( adj.) :feeling or showing appreciation欣賞的;有欣賞力的;有眼力的;有鑒賞力的 incongruous ( adj.) :lacking harmony or agreement。 inpatible不和諧的;不調(diào)和不相容的;自相矛盾的 falsetto : ①n.a(chǎn)n artificial way of singing or speaking,in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice假聲(說(shuō)、唱)②;用假聲唱的 emission ( n.) :the act of sending out or giving forth(heat,light,smell);the action of uttering(sound)(熱、光、氣味等的)散發(fā),放出;(聲音等的)發(fā)出 spit ( v.) :eject,throw(out),emit,or utter explosively噴出,吐出;激烈地說(shuō)出 savagery ( n.) :savage act,behavior,or disposition;barbarity暴行;殘忍;兇猛 blandness ( n.) :being mild and soothing溫和,和藹;文雅 adversary ( n.) : person who opposes or fights against another;opponent敵手;敵方;對(duì)手 high—tail ( v.) :[colloq.]leave or go in a hurry;scurry off (chiefly in high—tail it )[口]匆忙離開(kāi),匆忙走開(kāi);迅速撤退;迅速逃走(主要用于high—tail it) blink ( v.) :wink(the eyes)rapidly;cause(eyes)to wink眨(眼);使眨(眼) inbred ( adj.) : innate or deeply instilled天生的,生來(lái)的,先天的 flicker ( v.) :move with a quick,light,wavering motion搖曳,搖動(dòng),晃動(dòng) interject ( v.) :throw in between;interrupt with打斷;插入,插(話) clasp ( v.) :hold tightly(with the arms or hands);grasp firmly握??;緊握 conceal ( v.) :put out of sight;hide把……藏起來(lái),隱藏,隱匿 puff ( v.) :blow,drive,give forth,etc.in or with a puff or puffs(一陣陣地)吹;噴出 leastways ( adv.) :(chiefly dial.)leastwise;anyway(多用于口語(yǔ))至少;無(wú)論如何 smug (adj.) :narrowly contented with one’s own acplishments,beliefs,morality,etc.;self—satisfied to an annoying degree沾沾自喜的;自鳴得意的;自滿的 tuck ( v.) :put into a seclud