高级英语第二册lesson2重点词汇.doc

• 1. mourner: n.
• person who attends a funeral as a relative or friend of the dead
• 送葬者；哀悼者
• mourn: v. grieve for 哀悼
• e.g.: The whole nation had mourned (for) the death of their great leader.
• 举国上下哀悼他们的伟大领袖。
• Silent mourning
• Mourn for the deceased
• 2. thread: v. pass through like a thread 穿过
• thread one’s way through:
• find, pick, one’s way through (a crowd, streets, etc) 挤过（人群）；穿过（街道）
• e.g.: I thread my way through the crowded streets.
• On holidays, if you go shopping, you have to thread your way through the crowd, which is very annoying sometimes.
• 如果节假日里去购物，不得不在人群中挤，这有时很烦人。
• 3. wail: v. cry in a loud, usually shrill voice 悲伤地哭泣或哀嚎
• e.g.:1) She was wailing for her lost child.她为失去的孩子哭泣。
• 2) wails (over) one’s misfortunes
• 为自己的不幸而哀泣
• 3)The wind wailed through the trees.
• 风穿过树林发出似嚎叫的声音。
• 4. chant: n. a song in which words are repeated in a monotonous tone of voice 单调的歌
• e.g.: The mourners wailed a short chant over and over again.
• 送葬者的口里一遍一遍地哀号着一支短促的悲歌。
• 5. bier: n. a platform or portable framework on which a coffin or corpse is placed 棺材架，尸体架
• e.g.: The corpse was carried on the wooden bier on the shoulders of four friends.
• 尸体放在一副木制担架上，由死者的四位朋友抬去送葬。
• 6. hack: v. cut with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool; break up land with a hoe, etc. 乱砍，乱劈；（用锄等）翻地，挖土
• e.g.: 1)hack a way through the jungle
• 在丛林中劈出一条路
• 2)hack the soil 开垦翻地；
• 3)hack in wheat 翻土播下小麦
• 7. dump: v. throw or unload sth. quickly and carelessly 倾倒；抛扔
• e.g.: A million tons of untreated waste is dumped into the sea.
• 百万吨未经处理过的废物被倒进海里。
• He got my haversack from the cab and dumped it at my feet.
• 他从出租车中拿出我的帆布背包，扔到我的面前。
• 8. fling: v. throw sth. with a lot of force 用力扔，抛，掷
• e.g.: fling a grenade at the enemy 向敌人掷手榴弹
• The storm flung the ship onto the rocks. 暴风雨把船抛在岩石上。
• The little girl flung herself into her mother’s arms. 小女孩一头栽进母亲的怀里。
• 9. lumpy: adj. Something that is lumpy contains lumps or is covered with lumps. 多块的；凹凸不平的
• e.g.: When the rice isn’t cooked properly it goes lumpy. 米饭煮不好，就会结块。
• Many women, especially as they get older, develop lumpy veins in their leg. 许多妇女，尤其是当她们上了年纪后，会出现静脉曲张。
• a lumpy surface 凹凸不平的表面
• 10. derelict: adj. abandoned; deserted by the owner 被遗弃的，无主的
• e.g.: Her body was found in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home. 她的尸体是在离她家不到一英里远的废旧仓库里找到的。
• Seeing the derelict house which used to be his home, he is very sentimental. 看着曾是家的房子被遗弃，他觉得很伤感。
• 11. literally: adv. word for word, strictly; without exaggeration 照字义，逐字地；确确实实地，毫不夸张地
• e.g.: translate literally 直译；逐字翻译
• He literally flew into the room. 他简直是飞也似地跑进了房间。
• The children were literally starving. 孩子们确确实实在挨饿。
• 12. bumpy: adj. full of bumps, rough 崎岖不平的，颠簸的
• e.g.: a bumpy country road 颠簸不平的乡村小路
• 13. nibble: v. eat (food) with quick bites, taking only a small amount at a time 小口咬，轻咬
• e.g.: 1)The fish was nibbling at the bait.
• 鱼在咬食鱼饵。

• 2)The gazelle nibbled rapidly at the bread, then lowered its head and tried to butt me.
• 这只瞪羚迅速地轻咬了口面包，然后低下头，试图用脑袋顶我。
• 14. navvy: n. an unskilled laborer
• employed in making roads, canals where digging is necessary
• 小工，无特殊技术的劳工
• 15. sidle: v. walk sideways, esp. in a shy, nervous way
• e.g.:1) The little girl sidled up to me.
• 那小女孩羞怯地走向我
• 2) He was sidling into the bar, obviously trying to be inconspicuous.
• 他侧身走进酒吧，很明显不想引人注目。
• 3) He sidled through the narrow doorway .他侧身穿过狭窄的门道。
• 16. stow: v.
• put or hide away in a safe place
• e.g.: 1)The old couple tend to stow things away in the attic.
• 2)stow the winter clothes away into a trunk
• 3)She carefully folded up the paper and stowed it away in a book.
• 17. ghetto: n. (in former times) Jewish quarters, old, crowded and unsanitary (从前的)犹太人居住区（破旧、拥挤、不卫生）
• 18. infest: v. spread in large numbers and cause damage 成批出现
• e.g.:1) The prison is infested with rats.
• 监狱里到处都是老鼠。
• 2) There are the rat-infested slums where the plague flourished
• 老鼠横行的贫民窟疫情泛滥
• 19. prehistoric: adj.
• very old-fashioned
• pertaining to ancient times,
• 史前的；陈腐不堪的
• e.g.: His ideas on morals are really prehistoric.
• 他的道德观念真是太陈腐了。
• 20. lathe: n.
• a machine for shaping wood, metal, etc. by holding and turning it rapidly against the edge of a cutting tool 车床
• 21. chisel: n. a sharp, edged tool for cutting or shaping wood or metal 凿子
• 22. warp: v. (cause to ) become bent or twisted （使）弯曲，变形
• e.g.:1) The hot sun warped the boards.
• 强烈的阳光把木板晒得变形了。
• 2) The wooden frame warped in the humidity.
• 木架结构因受潮而弯曲。
• 23. frenzied: adj. wildly excited; full of uncontrolled excitement and anxiety 狂乱的；疯狂的
• e.g.:1) He was stabbed to death in a frenzied fight.
• 他在一次狂乱的打斗中被刺死了。
• 2) There was a frenzied rush for the exits. 人们向出口处狂乱拥挤。
• 24. clamor: v. cry out; demand or complain noisily 吵闹，喧嚷
• e.g.: The crowds are clamoring for/against tax reforms.
• 人们吵闹着要求/反对税收改革。
• Hitler clamored to start a war.
• 希特勒叫嚣着要发动战争。
• 25. grope: v. feel or search about blindly 摸索，探索
• e.g.:1) He groped for the handle in the dark.
• 他在黑暗中摸索着把手。
• 2) We groped our way along the dark corridor.
• 我们在黑暗的走廊上摸索着走。
• 26. conspicuous: adj.
• attracting attention by being usual or outstanding; striking
• 惹人注目的，显眼的
• 因为她衣着鲜艳，发型古怪，所以总是惹人注目。
• 2) Traffic signs should be conspicuous, which might reduce accidents.
• 交通指示应该醒目，这样可以降低交通事故。
• 27. Wring-wrung-wrung:
• twist and squeeze tightly;
• get by force, threats etc.
• 拧，挤；榨取，勒索，强求
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• e.g.: 1)wring wet clothes ；
• 2) wring the water out of the swimming suit
• 3)wring high profits
• 榨取高额利润；
• 4) wring money from/out of sb.
• 勒索某人的钱财
• 28. erode: v.
• erosion: n.
• erosive: adj.
• Eroded: adj. 1) eroded soil: 侵蚀的土壤
• 2) soil erosion:
• 水土流失
• 29. desolate: adj. barren
• E.g.: desolate land
• desolate: v. make desolate
• 30. frail: adj. frailty : n.
• easily damaged or broken
• not strongly made or built
• 不牢固的，不结实的
• e.g.: It seemed impossible that these frail boats could survive in such a storm.
• 这些不牢固的船似乎不大可能在这样的暴风雨中幸存。
• 31. conserve water:

• 32. mummify v.

• 33. shrink/shrank/shrunk
• 34. hobble: walk lamely or unsteadily
• 蹒跚
• e.g.: The old man hobbled along with the help of his grandson/the aid of his stick.
• 老人在孙子的搀扶下/手杖的帮助下蹒跚而行。
• 35. infuriate: v.
• cause to become very angry;
• enrage 激怒，使发怒
• e.g.: 1)It infuriates me to think of all the money we’ve wasted.
• 一想到我们挥霍的钱，我就火冒三丈。
• 2) The longtime delay of the flight infuriated all the passengers waiting at the airport.
• 航班的长时间耽搁激怒了等在机场的乘客。
• Be infuriated by:
• be filled with fury
• 36. whereupon: conj. upon which; then
• as a consequence of which
• e.g.: The instructor entered the room, whereupon we got to our feet.
• 教员走进了房间，随之我们全站了起来。
• 39. plight: n.
• a sad or difficult situation
• e.g.: 1)He is in a hopeless plight.
• 2) His affairs are in a terrible plight.
• 他的事务陷入了可怕的境况。
• 3) What a plight you are in!
• 你的处境多么糟糕啊！
• 40. whereabouts: adv.
• in or near what place 在何处
• n. place where sb. or sth. Is
• 所处的位置，下落
• e.g.: 1）Whereabouts did you find it?
• 2）Her present whereabouts is unknown.
• 41. 38. squash: v. press; squeeze,
• force one’s way 挤进，挤入
• e.g.: Don’t all try to squash into the lift together.
• 不要一起挤进电梯。
• 42. slump: v. drop or fall heavily 颓然倒下
• e.g.: 1）Tired from his walk, he slumped into a chair/onto the sofa.
• 他走累了，一屁股坐在一张椅子上/颓然倒在沙发上。
• 2）The bullet entered his chest and he slumped down to the floor.
• 子弹射进了他的胸脯，他颓然倒在地板上。
• 43. glisten: shine glitter twinkle flash
• glisten: shine brightly of wet,
• e.g. Her dark hair glistened in the moonlight.
• 她乌黑的头发在月光下显得很有光泽。
• 2）With eyes glistening with tears, the boy went to school by himself.
• 眼里含着闪闪的泪光，这个男孩独自去上学。
• shine: general word
• glitter: (of gold/diamond/stars)
• shine
• twinkle: (of star)
• flash: flashlight
• glare: (of the sunshine/lights)
• shine unpleasantly
• Shimmer: shine on water
• Sparkle: (of fire) shine
• brightly
• glow: (of fire) shine dimly
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• 44. sullen
• 45. scrub: v. clean or wash by rubbing or brushing hard 擦洗
• Scrub the floors/the walls clean.
• 46. reverence: n. deep respect,
• feeling of wonder and awe
• 尊敬，敬畏之情
• e.g.: We tend to show our reverence for known scholars.
• 我们倾向于对著名的学者表现出敬畏 。
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• 47. pomegranate/ˈpɔmˌgrænɪt/石榴kiwi fruit
• 48. mound: a large pile of sth.
• a mound of papers
• 49. prickly pear仙人球
• 50. hindquarters: hips and two back legs of animals that have four legs
• hind legs
• 52. butt
• 烟蒂，屁股
• V.to hit or push against sth. or sb.with head
• E.g. Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
• 53. municipality[mjuˌnisiˈpæliti] 自治区，市
• 54. cluster可数名词(人或物的)组，群，簇
• E.g. a cluster of flowers/tourists
• V. cluster (人)聚集 If people cluster together, they gather together in a small group.
• E.g The passengers clustered together in small groups.
• 乘客们三五成群聚在一起。
• 55. urine:[ˈjuərin] 尿
• 56.skull-cap无边帽
• 57 .booth集市上的货摊：stall
• 58. self-contained自给自足的
• 59. grove: 小树林，果园
• 60. legionnaire [li:dʒiˈneə] 海外军团成员
• 61. bandits： robber, highwayman强盗，土匪
• 62. back-breaking: very laborious费力的，累人的
• a back-breaking work
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• 63. fodder 饲料
• 64. stalk:茎，秆
• 65. wretched: miserable
• extremely bad or of very poor quality
• 66. yoke: n. 束缚、奴役、枷锁
• E.g.People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery...
• 67. harrow耙子
• furrow犁沟
• 68.packsaddle: saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
• 69.bridle:马笼头
• 70. halter:缰绳
• 71. gall:
• V. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing擦伤，擦痛
• N. 胆汁
• E.g. gall stone
• E.g.A honey tongue,a heart of gall.
• E.g.If you have tasted the bitterness of gall,you know better the sweetness of honey.
• 72.infantry: soldiers who fight on foot
• E.g. Our infantry was protected by a curtain of fire.
• 73. clump: to walk with slow noisy steps
• 74. inquisitive: a. interesting in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them好问的
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