Lesson 3 Pub Talk and the King 词汇.docVIP

Lesson 3 Pub Talk and the Kings EnglishVocabulary 1. the Kings/Queens English good, correct standard English 纯正标准的英语: She speaks a dialect, not the Queens English. 她说一口方言, 不是标准英语.2. sociable / subl/ adj fond of the company of other people; friendly 好交际的; 友好的; 合群的: He has never really been the sociable type. 他从不好交际.* 3. indulge /ndld/ v to take part in an activity, especially an illegal one indulge inWomen do not indulge in crime to the same extent as men.4. meander / mnd/v(fig 比喻) (of conversation) proceed in an aimless way; ramble （指谈话）漫谈, 闲聊: The discussion meandered (on) for hours. 讨论会漫无边际地进行了几小时.5. sparkle / sprkl/ v be full of life and wit 活力和才智焕发; 活跃: She always sparkles at parties. 在聚会上她总是神采奕奕.6. glow：glow with pride/joy/pleasure etc to look very happy because you feel proud etcShe gazed up at him, glowing with happiness.7. make a point 表明一种看法；证明一个论点8. anecdote/nkdot/ n short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event 轶事, 逸闻（关於真人真事的短小有趣的事）. 9. in a flash 瞬间, 即刻, 非常突然adv. without any delay10. companion n person or animal that goes with, or spends much time with, another （相伴的）人或动物; 同伴; 伙伴: 11. intimate n C a close personal friend12. musketeer /mskt / n C a soldier in the past who used a musket火枪手13. Duma du:m n. 杜马, 俄帝时代的国会14. delve /delv/ v to try to find more information about someone or something15. recess / rses/ n the recesses of sththe inner hidden parts of somethingfears hidden away in the darker recesses of her mind16. desultory /desltri / adj formal done without any particular plan or purposeThey talked briefly in a desultory manner.desultorily /desltrli / adv17. alchemy /lkm/ n U medieval form of chemistry, the chief aim of which was to discover how to turn ordinary metals into gold 炼金术（中世纪化学, 其主要目的是寻求将普通金属转变成黄金的方法）.literary magic18. denial /dnal/ n (of sth/that.) statement that sth is not true 否认: the prisoners repeated denials of the charges against him 囚犯对被控罪名再三否认 19. tart / trt/ adj (fig 比喻) sharp in manner; cutting or sarcastic 尖酸的; 尖刻的; 伤害的; 讽刺的: a tart remark, reply, tone 尖酸的言语 回答 语调 20. lay down lay sthdown phr v【OFFICIALLY STATE】to officially state something or say that rules, principles etc must be obeyedHe had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech.21. churl /tl/ n (dated 旧) bad-mannered or bad-tempered person 举止或脾气不佳的人; 粗暴的人. 22. on wings adv. 象飞一样地, 飘飘然 例句:She went home on wings. 她高高兴兴地回家了。Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 谚祸来如飞行，祸去似步行。23. sty /sta/ n plural sties C a place where pigs are kept= pigsty24. poultry / pultr /n hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, etc kept for eating or for their eggs; domestic fowls 家禽25. calf / kf / (a) young of cattle 小牛; 犊. 26. veal / vil/ n U flesh of a calf used as meat （食用的）小牛肉: attrib 作定语 veal cutlets 小牛肉的肉块.27. snobbery /snbri/ n U behaviour or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do - used to show disapproval充绅士气派，势利眼，小人言行28. rift / rft/ n serious disagreementbetween friends, members of a group, etc （朋友 成员等之间的）不和, 裂痕: a growing rift between the two factions 两派日益扩大的裂痕.29. scamper /skmp/ v run quickly and often playfully as children and some small animals do （儿童及某些小动物）奔跑, 蹦蹦跳跳: The rabbit scampered away in fright. 兔子惊慌地跑了. 30. lapin 美音：lpn 兔毛，兔子31. heir / e(r); r/ n (to sth) person with the legal right to receive property, etc when the owner dies 继承人: be heir to a large fortune, a title, the throne 是大笔财产 头衔 王位的继承人32. intercept /ntspt/ v stop or catch (sb travelling or sth in motion) before he or it can reach a destination 中途阻止或拦截（某人某物）: Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从後门溜走, 记者把他截住了.33. thou / a/ pers pron 人称代词 (arch 古) (used as the second person singular subject of a v 用作第二人称单数动词的主体) you 汝; 你:34. mistress /mstrs/ n woman in a position of authority or control 有权位的女子; 女主人: mistress of the situation 控制局面的女人35. Windsor a town in southern England on the River Thames famous for its castle温莎36. ring true vi. 断定是真货 例句:The policeman felt that my story didnt ring true. 警察认为我讲的话听起来不可信。37. to coin a phrase (used to introduce a new expression, or a well-known expression that one has changed slightly 采用一新词语或略改动一现成词语时, 可用此短语作引子).38. tussle /tsl/to fight or struggle without using any weapons, by pulling or pushing someone rather than hitting them tussle withHe was tussling with the other boys.39. Angevin 形容词 a. 1. 昔时法国安茹省(Anjou)的2. 古时安茹望族的名词 n. 1. 安茹省人2. 安茹望族之一员40. Plantagenets plntdnit：the royal family of England from 1154 to 1399, including the kings Henry II, Richard II, and Richard III 金雀花王朝41. Elizabethan / lzbin/ adj usu attrib 通常作定语 of the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603) 英国女王伊丽莎白一世时代的（15581603）: Elizabethan drama 英国女王伊丽莎白一世时代的戏剧42. dandelion clock n C BrE the soft ball of white seeds that grows on the dandelion plant43. multiply / mltpla/ v (pt, pp -lied) increase (sth) in number or quantity 增多, 增加（某事物）: Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以来我们的问题增多了. 44. pejorative /pdrtv/ adj formal a word or expression that is pejorative is used to show disapproval or to insult someoneFor hard-line Republicans, the word liberal had become a pejorative term.45. facetious / fsis/ adj (usu derog 通常作贬义) intended to be amusing, often inappropriately （常为不当地）引人发笑的, 诙谐的: a facetious young man 耍贫嘴的小伙子46. vigour (US vigor) / vg(r); v/ n U (a) physical strength or energy; vitality 体力; 精力; 活力: At 40, he was in his prime and full of vigour. 他40岁时正年富力强. 47. mock / mk; mk/ v (at sb/sth) makefun of, esp by mimicking him/it contemptuously; ridicule 取笑（某人某事物）; （尤指以模仿）嘲弄, 愚弄: a mocking smile, voice, laugh 嘲弄的微笑 声音 大笑48. underling /ndl / n Date: 1100-1200; Origin: under + -lingan insulting word for someone who has a low rank - often used humorously职位低的人; 下属: hired underlings of a gangster boss 流氓头子雇用的喽罗.49. jeer n jeering remark; taunt 揶揄的言语; 嘲讽: He ran off, their jeers ringing in his ears. 他一跑了之, 耳边仍回响着他们的冷嘲热讽.50. harden /hrdn/ v (cause sth to) become hard, strong, unyielding, etc （使某事物）变硬 变坚强 变坚定等: The varnish takes a few minutes to harden. 清漆几分钟就能变硬. 51. edict /idkt/ n order or proclamation issued by an authority 法令; 敕令; 公告: by edict of the king 根据国王的敕令 52. immune / mjun/ adj usu pred 通常作表语 (to sth) not affected by sth; not susceptible to sth 不受某事物影响; 不易感受某事物: immune to criticism, abuse, opposition, etc 不为批评 漫骂 反对等所动摇. 53. ultimatum / ltmetm/ n (pl s or -ta / -t; -t/) final demand or statement of terms to be accepted without discussion, eg one sent to a foreign government and threatening war if the conditions are not accepted 最後通牒;: accept, reject, issue, deliver an ultimatum 接受 拒绝 发出 送交最後通牒.54. sinister /snst/ adj suggesting evil, or that sth bad may happen 邪恶的; 险恶的; 不吉祥的; 凶兆的: a sinister motive, action, place 邪恶的动机 险恶的行动 不祥之处. 55. corridor / krd(r) / n long narrow passage, from which doors open into rooms or compartments 过道; 走廊. 56. sit up (and take notice)to suddenly start paying attention to someone, because they have done something surprising or impressiveIf Maria succeeded, then everyone would sit up and take notice.57. just