racket不仅仅是球拍,还有敲诈的意思?藏得太深
1.topsy-turvy adv 颠倒地,乱七八糟地 adj 颠倒的
a tops-turvy time of negative interest rates 负利率的混乱时期
He left his room all topsy-turvy.
2.savor vt 欣赏某物的味道或风味, n 味道,滋味,风味
She sipped her wine, savoring every drop.
He savored her few hours of freedom.
他尽情享受几个小时的自由
savory 美味的,风味极佳的,咸的(这个字典没查到,但看到外国人使用,比用salty 恰当)
pancakes with sweet and savory fillings
3.offhand adj 不友好的,不礼貌的 ,未准备的 adv 未经核实地,即席地,未经准备地
She said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.
她说今下午你对她有些不友好
a offhand tone of voice
不礼貌的说话口气
an offhand remark
没有经过准备的话语
I cant remember offhand where the file is.
我不能马上想起文件放哪儿了
4.rakish [ˈreɪkɪʃ]纵情酒色的,放荡的,不拘俗套的,潇洒的 n rakishness
(if a person looks rakish,or wear rakish clothes ,he looks confident,relaxed and dresses nicely)
a rakish uniform
He played a rakish role in the film.
5.apologia [ˌæpəˈloʊdʒiə] ,跟apology 很像。n 辩解 辩解文(正式)
an apologia for Christian church
“Its only a movie "is the apologia of people who have never been victimized by culture.
那只是一部电影,是没有被文化迫害过的人的辩解
6.abash vt 使羞愧,使局促
abashed 窘迫的,尴尬的
unabashed 不害臊的,不害羞的,满不在乎的,不加掩饰的,公然的
She looks rather abashed.
She stared at him wiht unabashed curiosity.
7.sack n 袋,麻袋 v/n 劫掠,解雇,开除
We need a sack of potatoes.
He got the sack for stealing.
She said shed been threatened with the sack.
她说她受到开除威胁
hit the sack (非正式)去睡觉
Its time to hit the sack
8.frolic vi 嘻戏 n 无忧无虑的欢乐时光
Lambs frolicked in the next feild.
羊羔们在下一块土地上撒欢
Everyone joined in the Saturday night frolics.
大家都参加了周六晚上的愉快的活动
9.stomach n 胃,胃口,腹部 v 忍受,吃下
have no stomach for a flight/task etc对某事没有兴趣
have a strong stomach 重口味(to be able to see/do things that are unpleasant without feeling sick /upset)
Dont go and see the movie unless you have a strong stomach.
Tom found his brothers attitude hard to stomach.
汤姆发现要忍受他哥哥的态度是有难度的
10.run the show 主持,操纵局势,主持演出
Its your turn to run the show.
run out on sb 离开某人(尤指某人的处境并不好的情况下),遗弃
He ran out on her when she became pregnant.
run off with sb 与某人私奔
Liz shocked us all by running off with a married man.
your tongue runs away with you
说漏嘴,说了你不打算说的话
run before you can walk
没学会基础技能就想做有难度的事情(跟我们中文里的没学会走,就想学跑是一样的)
11.steal the show 抢风头
Eric stole the show with a marvellous performance.
12.be/get into sth 喜欢或对某事感兴趣(口语)
Im really into folk music.
be into sb (非正式)欠某人钱
Hes into me for $50.
13.crank up a notch 上升了一个等级
Somebody turned the music louder,and the party cranked up a notch.(刻痕,等级,峡谷)
top notch 最高级,一流的(notch 比level 高大上,地道)
We cranked up the volume.
crank out 制成(指短时间内大量制成),粗制乱造
He cranked out three novels last year.
14.好句分享
There wasnt a zipper or anything like that,so the only way to get out of the costume was to cut it off .Neither one of us was wearing pants underneath,so that wasnt happening.
(两个小孩儿穿着连体衣服参加派对,其中一个人想去上厕所,有了这段话,注意最后一句话,意思是把衣服剪了是不可能的,如果自己翻译是不是会翻译成cutting the costume isnt possible,这就不如that wasnt happening 地道了)
15.direct adj,adv,v
I suggest we buy direct from the manufacturer in order to cut out the middleman.
在这里是副词,平时没怎么见到过,了解一下
16.sword [sɔ:rd]
单词里面有些字母不发音,这个概念是知道的,怎么之前那么多年没发现sword 的w没发音呢,很难想到吧
17.sour grapes
形容想要某样东西想要但得不到装作不喜欢,不想要的人,注意是grape是复数形式,用单数就没这个意思了,做这个意思时单复数都是sour grapes ,跟中文的得不到葡萄说葡萄酸一个道理
18.status quo [ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ]
现状. remain/defend/preserve the status quo
All we have to do is to remain the status quo.
19.rumble n 隆隆声 vi 发出隆隆声
We could hear thunder rumbling in the distance.
We watched the tanks rumbling past the window.(形容车子行走得慢,并且发出隆隆声)
rumble on =drag on 持续,拖长时间
The row about pay is still rumbling on.
关于工资的吵闹还在继续
a disagreement rumbles on=it continues for a long time.
分歧持续了很久
那在补一下row 做名词时,排,行,吵闹,划船
v 划船,争吵,使…成排
row house 墙壁相连成排的房子
row of seats
in a row 连续
Shes been out four nights in a row.
她已经连续四晚外出
kick up a row 大吵大闹,起哄
He had just had a row with his wife when his mother called.
Stop that row -Im trying to get to sleep.
不要再吵了,我真努力睡着呢
20.racket n (网球等)球拍,吵闹声,敲诈, 勒索,诈骗,非法勾当
The old machine used to make an awful racket.
drugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket
Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket.
警察认为他卷入了国际走私勾当
复习版块
1.She said nothing ,but gave me a _______shrug.(轻视的,蔑视的)
2.It was thought the fire alarm had been set off as a_______(少年恶作剧)
3.Its too late.Lets _________the conversation.(结束)
4.What he told you ____________(扭曲了事实)
5.Unfortunately, the plan__________on me again.(发生意外,事与愿违)
6.Tim never ________his desire to better himself.(掩藏,伪装,掩盖,保护色)
7.Artistic talent seems to _________(世代相传,家族遗传)
8.I came back from holiday feeling ________(使变得年轻,使恢复活力,有活力的)
9.He looked unshaven,shabby_______(穷困潦倒的,流浪的)
10.He was jailed for _________drug money.(洗钱,洗脏款)
上期答案公布
I haveexplained for a million times that I didnt cheat you on purpose.(解释过太多次)
The thief finally decided to come clean.(全盘招供,坦白交代)
She gave some lame about missing the bus.(差劲的理由,没有说服力的理由)
We still lack some potent proofs.(有力证据)
I like the coats texture.(质地)
When you look out of the window, you can see a jumble of houses.(杂乱排列的,混杂)
The X-ray revealed that she had several fractured ribs.(断裂的,折了的)
Our livestock are not as numerous as they used to be.(家畜,家禽)
She found she had reservoir of unexpected strength.(水库,蓄水池,贮备)
Crowds often feel sympathy for the underdog.(失败者,受压迫者)
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