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annoy vt.make sb. angry 使生气；使烦恼 His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.他连续不断的玩笑开始使她生气了。 It really annoyed that he forgot my birthday.他忘了我的生日，真让我生气。 annoyed a.angry 烦恼的；生气的 I was so annoyed with him for turning up late.我对他来得这么晚感到生气。 He was annoyed at the way she tried to take over the whole meeting.对她试图控制整个会议的这种方式他颇感生气。 dense a.1. closely packed together 密集的；稠密的 A dense crowd waited for the arrival of the President.密集的人群等待总统的到来。 The road is dense with traffic.这条路上交通繁忙。 Books with dense print can be difficult to read.印得密密麻麻的书阅读起来很困难。2. thick 厚的；浓密的 The fog was so dense that we could not see anything.雾很浓，我们什么都看不见。 There will be dense fog in the northern part of the country tomorrow.我国北部地区明天将有浓雾。 charter vt.rent a boat, plane, bus, etc. 包租；租用 a chartered van/plane一辆包车/一架包机 The company chartered a plane to fly him home for the business meeting.公司包了一架飞机把他接回国开商务会议。n.C a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization 纲领；章程 Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter.接受教育是写入联合国宪章的基本人权之一。 It is two years since the Government published its White Paper on the Citizens Charter.政府发表公民宪章白皮书已有两年。 van n.C a vehicle for carrying goods 小型货车 a delivery van送货车 They may even give you a lift in their van. 他们也许会让你搭他们的货车。 angle n.1. C 角；角度 The two lines form an angle of 45. 这两条线构成一个45度的角。 The two roads cross at an angle of about 45 degrees.这两条路以约45度角交叉。2. C a way of considering an issue or a problem 角度 A creative person tends to approach a problem from a new angle.有创新精神的人倾向于从新的角度探讨一个问题。 He wrote the news story from the political angle.他从政治的角度写了这篇新闻报道。 jaw n.C the lower part of the face 下颌，下巴 the upper/lower jaw上颌/下颌 His jaw was broken in the fight.在打架时，他的下巴被打裂了。 mist n.U a thin layer of liquid on the surface of sth. which makes it difficult to see 薄雾；水气 Theres always a mist on the window when Ive had a shower.我淋浴的时候，窗上总有一层雾气。 The early morning mist had lifted by breakfast time, giving us a magnificent view over the lake.清晨的薄雾在早餐时散开，我们面前展开了一幅湖上美景。 steer vt.control the direction in which sb. moves 引导，带领 He steered the guests into the dining room.他把客人带进了餐厅。 He steered the discussion away from the subject of money.他把讨论从金钱这个话题引开。v.control the direction of a vehicle 驾驶；掌舵 Our garage door isnt very wide and its quite difficult to steer the car through it. 我们车库的门不是很宽，要开车通过这道门相当困难。 Jenny is learning to ride a bike, but she isnt very good at steering it.詹妮正在学骑自行车，但她车把掌握得不是很好。 stoop n.C a way of standing or walking with ones head and shoulders bent forward and downward 驼背 She walks with a pronounced stoop.她走路时明显弓着背。 He is a tall man with a slight stoop.他是个高个子，略微有些驼背。vi.bend the top half of the body forward and downward 俯身；弯腰 The doorway was so low that we had to stoop to go through it.这门框太低了，我们只能弯腰走过。 He stooped down and picked up the book.他俯身把书拣了起来。 liter n.C (BrE litre) a unit for measuring the volume of liquid 升 three liters of water3升水 grape n.U 葡萄 a bunch of grapes一串葡萄 grape juice葡萄汁 cross-legged a.盘着腿的；两腿交叉的 He sat cross-legged on the floor.他盘腿坐在地上。 They were sitting on the bed, cross-legged and giggling.他们盘着腿坐在床上，咯咯地笑。 rug n.C a small carpet that covers part of a floor 小地毯 My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.我的狗喜欢躺在火炉前的小地毯上。 They have a Persian silk rug hanging on the wall.他们墙上挂着一块波斯丝绸壁毯。 fabric n.C, U a type of cloth or woven material 布料；织物 I have enough fabric left over from my coat to make a skirt.我做外套剩下的料子足以做条裙子。 Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together.把布折叠，把两层缝在一起。 dye vt.change the color of sth. by using a special liquid 染 Im sure he dyed his hair.我肯定他染发了。 She dyed the white dress blue.她把那件白裙子染成了蓝色。n.C, U a substance used to change the color of sth. 染料 She dipped the material into the dye.她把布料浸到了染料里。 There are dozens of different dyes to choose from.有许多不同的染料可供选择。 lad n.C a boy or young man 男孩；小伙子 A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.一群男孩子站在商店外面。 Hes a nice lad.他是个好小伙子。 gallery n.1. sing. a group of similar people or things 一组（相似的人或物） His novel features a rich gallery of characters.他的这部小说的特色是汇集了形形色色的人物。 Among the audience, there is a gallery of middle-aged men.观众中有一群中年男子。2. C a room or building which is used for showing works of art 画廊；美术馆；展览馆 the National Gallery国家美术馆 a contemporary art gallery当代艺术馆 violet n.C 紫罗兰a.blue-purple in color 紫罗兰色的 blue-purple in color紫罗兰色的 blouse n.C a shirt for woman 女衬衫 The blouse shaped her very nicely, he thought.他觉得衬衫很合她的身。 When she came back, Alice had changed into a cotton skirt and a white blouse.艾丽斯回来时已换上了棉裙和白衬衫。 crown n.C 王冠；皇冠 The queen wore a crown encrusted with diamonds. 女王戴着一顶镶有钻石的王冠。 He laid his hand gently on the crown of her head. 他把一只手轻轻地放在她头戴的王冠上。 centimeter n.C (BrE centimetre) a unit for measuring length, equal to one hundredth meter 厘米 highlight vt.1. make sth. easy to notice so that people pay attention to it 使.突出；强调 The report on the accident highlights the need for considerable improvements in safety. 事故报告强调了提高安全性的重要性。 In the class the teacher highlighted the important points.课堂上老师强调了重点。2. mark part of a text with a special color to emphasize it or make it easier to see 突出显示 It might be useful for you to highlight important points in yellow, green, or some other color. 把要点用黄色、绿色或其他颜色标出来可能对你有用。 Many of the students were highlighting mistakes in their compositions, but Jack refused to make a single mark in his. 许多学生把作文中的错误标出来，但杰克一个也不肯标。n.C the best or most exciting or important part of sth. 最精彩（重要）的部分 The highlight of our trip to New York was going to the top of Empire State Building.我们纽约之行的最精彩部分是登上帝国大厦之顶。 Highlights of the match will be shown after the news.比赛最精彩部分将在新闻报道之后播放。 dessert n.C sweet food eaten at the end of a meal 甜食；甜点 There is apple pie, ice cream or fruit for dessert.饭后甜点有苹果馅饼、冰淇淋和水果可选。 Would you like to see the dessert menu?你想要看看甜点单吗？ backstage a. & ad.behind the stage in a theater, esp. in the actors dressing rooms 后台的；在后台 We went backstage after the show to meet the actors.演出后我们到后台去见演员们。 A backstage accident delayed the play.后台出了事耽误了演出。 brass n.U 黄铜 fingernail n.C the hard smooth part that covers the top end of a finger 指甲 She had long red fingernails.她留着长长的涂红的指甲。 overhead a.above ones head 在头顶上的 The sign said Dangeroverhead cables. 标牌上写着：“危险，高架电缆”。 curve v.bend continuously and have no straight part, or make sth. do this （使）弯曲 The road curves east.道路向东弯。 The golf ball curved through the air and landed on the green.高尔夫球在空中划了道弧线，落在草地上。n.C a line or surface which bends continuously and has no straight part 曲线；弯曲 a curve in the road道路的弯处 The train turned in a curve.火车沿弯道转弯。 lump n.C a mass or piece of sth. solid 团；块 Put a few more lumps of coal on the fire.给火堆再加几块煤。 She dropped several lumps of sugar into her tea.她在茶里放了几块糖。 cab vt.C a taxi 出租车 The cabs were lined up outside the station.出租车在站外排成一行。 It will save time if we go by cab.如果我们乘出租车去能节省时间。 inn n.C a small hotel, esp. one in the countryside 小旅馆；客栈 We stayed at an inn.我们住在一个小旅馆里。 He was to spend the night at an inn in the town.他要在这个小镇的一家小旅馆过夜。 skim v.1. move quickly over a surface 掠过 Birds skimmed (over) the waves looking for food.鸟掠过波浪寻找食物。 The plane skimmed the treetops.飞机几乎擦着树梢飞过。2. read sth. quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it 浏览；略读 Ive only skimmed (through) his letter.我只略读了一下他的来信。 Weve only skimmed the surface of the problem.这个问题我们只触及了表面。 veil n.1. C a layer of sth. that makes it hard for sb. to see far 遮盖物；遮蔽物 A veil of mist covered the woods.薄雾笼罩着树林。 There is a veil of secrecy over the armys activities.军队的活动蒙着一层神秘的面纱。2. C a piece of cloth worn to protect or hide the face or head 面纱 Some women wear veils for religious reasons to prevent strangers from seeing their faces.由于宗教原因有些妇女戴面纱，不让陌生人看见她们的脸。 Shes got long fair hair but shes got a veil over it.她虽留有一头金色长发，可她用面纱盖住了。 realm n.1. C an area of interest, activity or knowledge 领域；范围；范畴 His interests are mostly limited to the academic realm.他兴趣主要局限于学术领域。 We knew that the music was leading us into new realms of pleasure.我们知道音乐正引导我们进入新的快乐王国。2. C a country ruled by a king or queen 王国 The king searched the length and breadth of his realm for the greatest knights to guard his castle. 国王搜遍全国，寻找最佳骑士来保卫城堡。 magic n.1. U the mysterious power to make impossible things happen 魔法；魔力 They believe it was all done by magic.他们相信这全是靠魔力实现的。 Do you believe in magic?你相信魔法吗？2. U the skill of doing tricks that look like magic in order to entertain people 魔术；戏法 Hes a comedian who also does magic.他是个喜剧演员，也会表演魔术。 Ill show you a magic trick.我给你表演个魔术。 bear witness to sth. show or p