高英上册单词.doc

signpost ( n.) :a post bearing a sign；guidepost广告柱；路标supple ( adj.) :able to bend and move easily and nimbly；lithe；limber柔软的；可塑的；能轻易弯曲的 take to sth.doing sth: begin to do sthas a habit逐渐惯于做某事; 开始从事于；喜欢；养成习惯 beguile ( v)biail :cause (time) to pass without being noticed轻松地消磨 (时间); 欺骗；使着迷beguile ourselves: pass our time pleasantly, while away our timedeferential ( adj.) : showing deference；very respectful表示敬意的，恭敬的 preface sth. by/with sth.: begin or introduce (a speech)以作开场白;proceeding: starting, beginning 开始；继续做 ill-informed: adj. ill-advised; unwise; imperfectly所知不多的; 浅薄的;孤陋寡闻 opinionated ( adj.) : holding unreasonably or stubbornly to ones own opinions固执己见的；固守成见的; 武断的to the exclusion of: so as to keep out，leave out，exclude排除(其他的一切) gluttonous ( adj.) :inclined to eat too much and greedily贪食的 gluttonously: in a gluttonous manner ; greedily cram: v. put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled填满，塞满 gluttonously to cram: eating like a glutton, too much and greedily; greedily filling his life with the gentler thingssuppress: control and refrain from showing; of emotions; ignore The gentler things: (as compared with writing political leaders and so on) the pleasant and softer things which I never had time to enjoy in the past 赏心乐事 inclination: interest, tendency, wish, liking suppress inclination: ignore or control ones likeness and wishes latent (adj.): present but invisible or inactive；lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or thing，as a quality or power；potential潜在的；潜伏的 existedunwitting ( adj.): not intended；unintentional 无意的；非有意的 dismissive ( adj.): haughty or contemptuous 傲慢的，目中无人的；轻蔑的，轻视的，清高的 moonlings: inhabitants of the moon plane: a level of existence freeze: to make or keep motionless, or still, unable to show ones feelings freeze me with contempt: 嗤之以鼻 hydraulic ( adj.) : operated by the movement and force of liquid水力的；液压的 ascription ( n.): statement声明 ; regarding as belonging to or coming from someone归属 flatter oneself that: to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding自欺欺人 belief that gloriously: (colloquial) delightfully, enjoyably adolescent: youthful, immature, unsettled adolescently: immaturelypantheism: the doctrine that God is not a personality (as in Christianity) but that all laws, forces, manifestations显示；证明malice ( n.): ill will；desire to harm another or to do mischief；spite敌意；怨恨 voluptuous ( adj.) :giving a fine delight to the senses; giving a satisfying feeling of rest and enjoyment令人舒服的；安逸的 voluptuousness (n.): the sensual pleasure感官享受 pious ( adj.) : showing religious devotion in the performance of religious obligations虔诚的 confessional ( n.) : a small，enclosed place in a church. where a priest hears confessions(教堂中神父听取忏悔的)忏悔室 absolution ( n.) : remission taffrail ( n.) : the rail around the stern of a ship or boat船尾栏杆 ripple ( v) : cause to ripple; move in wave使起细浪；使波动(或飘动) pony ( n.) : a small horse矮种马；小马 satin ( n.) : a kind or very fine smooth cloth mainly of silk. which is shiny on the front and dull on the back缎子 marble ( v) : stain or color to look like mottled斑驳的 or streaked marble把弄上大理石花纹 scribbler ( n.) :a person who writes illegibly难读地 or carelessly 笔迹潦草的人 precipitous ( adj.) prisipits: dangerously steep：frighteningly high above the ground陡峭的；险峻的；悬崖峭壁般的 extremely steep bluff ( n.) : a high，steep，broadfaced bank or cliff陡坡；悬崖 low-lying (adj. ): lying below the normal level低洼的 arid ( adj.) :(of land or a country) having so little rain as to be very dry and unproductive(土地等)干旱的；贫脊的 bleach ( v) : (cause to) become white or whiter (使)变白，漂白 forbidding: looking dangerous; severe令人生畏的 ravish (v.): take or carry away by force；rape unravish: unharmed (used figuratively) recess (n.): (often pl.) a secluded，withdrawn，or inner place(常用复数)深处；幽深之处 austere ( adj. ) : having a severe or stern look，manner，etc；forbidding严厉的，严峻的；严肃的；苛刻的 in the foreground: outwardly表面上 venturesome (adj.) : disposed to venture or take risks intermittent (adj.) :happening，then stopping，then happening again，with pauses in between；not continuous断断续续的，间断的 promontory ( n.) :a peak or high land that juts out突出 into a body of water；headland岬(角)；海角 corresponding: matching lavender (n.): a pale purple colour淡紫色; 薰衣草 albatross ( n.) :any of various large strong，mostly white seabirds famous for their ability to fly long distances信天翁 lore ( n.) :knowledge or wisdom，especially of an unscientific kind，about a certain subject学问；知识(尤指某门学科知识) lounge ( v) :stand，move，sit，lie，etcin a relaxed or lazy way (懒散地)站(走，坐，躺) serenity ( n.): the quality or state of being serene；calmness；tranquillity; peace 宁静；晴朗 espy ( v.): catch sight of；make out；spy；descry (偶尔)看见；发现；探出；窥见 scratchy: making click and hisseswake: vigil; track left on the surface of water behind a moving ship尾迹 submarine mountain range: 海底山脉 blemish ( v.): as by some flaw or fault；spoil the perfection of损害；损伤；玷污；有损的完美 unblemished adj.: free from physical or moral spots or stains无缺点的 appropriate: take up to; take possession of by force; take sth. for ones own use占用 coral reef (rocks): a reef composed chiefly of skeletons of coral珊瑚礁 boulder ( n.) :any large rock worn smooth and round by weather and water巨石 quirk ( n.) :a peculiarity，peculiar trait，or mannerism怪癖，古怪行为 idyllic: peaceful and pleasant田园诗般的 with a vengeance: to a high degree, to a greater degree; excessively, e.g. a wind blowing with a vengeance猛烈地；极度地 skiff ( n.) :any light rowboat轻舟，小舟 plaited: kilted plaited straw 草编织物 humped: arched; projecting part recede: move backward self-contained: in full control of 深沉的 leper colony: an isolated settlement of lepers. The lepers are isolated to prevent the spreading of the disease.麻风病患者聚居点/隔离区 leper ( n.) :a person having leprosy麻风病患者 penal settlement: an isolated community of convicts twilight: dusk黄昏；薄暮 fallacy: false belief谬论 Aquamarine (n.): the colour of bluish-green 海蓝色；碧绿色，浅绿色, 蓝绿色 creme de menthe ( n.) : Fre. a sweet liqueur，usually green in colour，flavoured with mint 法语 薄荷酒 emerald ( n.) : bright green翠绿色 opaque ( adj.) : not reflecting light；not shining or lustrous；dull or dark不反光的；不发亮的；暗的 lose oneself in sth: be totally absorbed in sth专心致志于某事物 green as jealousy: green with