二十六个A到Z奇葩英文单词.doc

二十六个A到Z奇葩英文单词Have you ever worn winklepickers or salopettes? Is the saying about French women and their oxters true? Do your friends complain that you bibble too much? Have you ever experienced zoanthropy and been convinced you were an elephant?你穿过尖头皮鞋或高腰裤吗？关于法国女人和她们的腋窝的说法是真的吗？你的朋友有抱怨过你吃喝时声音太大吗？你有经历过变兽妄想并认为自己是一头大象吗？If youre confused as to how to answer any or all of these questions, never fear! Weve created this confusion, and were here to clear it up with this alphabetical list of 26 weird English words and their meanings.如果你已经晕倒，表示不知道如何回答所有或部分上面的问题，请不要害怕！我们就是故意制造这些混乱的，而且我们已经准备好按英文字母顺序排序的26个奇葩英文单词为你答疑解惑。agastopia n. admiration of a particular part of someones body名词指尤其迷恋某人身体的某一部分。bibble v. to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily动词经常喝酒；吃东西或喝东西时噪音很大。cabotage n. coastal navigation; the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders名词沿海贸易权；（尤指给外国运输工具的）在某个国家边境航空运输范围内的沿海贸易权，沿海航行权doodle sack n. old English word for bagpipe名词风笛的古英语写法。erinaceous adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog形容词猬的，似猬的，多髦毛的Although she wont know what it means, never, ever tell your date Erin that she is “looking quite erinaceous this evening.”尽管她不会知道是什么意思，但永远都不要告诉你的女朋友Erin“她今晚打扮的像个刺猬一样。”firman n. in Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign名词在土耳其和一些其它东方国家，由最高统治者（君主）所发出的法令或命令。gabelle n. a tax on salt名词盐税halfpace n. a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight名词站台或楼梯间内楼梯可以精准的转向相反方向更低一层楼梯。impignorate v. to pawn or mortgage something动词典当、抵押某物。jentacular adj. pertaining to breakfast形容词关于早餐的，附属于早餐的。kakorrhaphiophobia n. fear of failure名词失败恐惧症。This is the last word that someone with kakorrhaphiophobia would want to encounter in a spelling bee.在拼字比赛中“失败恐惧症”是人们最不愿看到的单词。lamprophony n. loudness and clarity of enunciation名词声音的响亮和清晰。macrosmatic adj. having a good sense of smell形容词嗅觉发达的。nudiustertian n. the day before yesterday名词前天。oxter n. outdated word meaning “armpit”名词过时的词，指“腋下”。pauciloquent adj. uttering few words; brief in speech形容词微言大义的、说的很少；简短的演讲。quire n. two dozen sheets of paper名词两打纸张。ratoon n. small shoot growing from the root of a plant名词（农作物，尤其指甘蔗的）截根苗。salopettes n. high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps名词高腰带吊裤带的高腰裤。tittynope n. a small quantity of something left over名词某物剩下的少量部分。ulotrichous adj. having wooly or crispy hair形容词adj.鬈发人种的，鬈发的valetudinarian n. a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health名词体弱多病的人，为健康过份担忧的人。winklepicker n. style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe名词流行于19世纪50年代的尖头皮鞋或尖头皮靴。xertz v. to gulp down quickly and greedily动词狼吞虎咽地吃。yarborough n. h