U11-12 Flashcards
alert
vt. 警告；使警觉，使意识到
adj. 警惕的，警觉的；留心的n. 警戒，警惕；警报
be alert to sth
to know about or understand something, especially a possible danger or problem
警觉某事
•The authorities should have been alert to the possibility of invasion. 当局早就应该对入侵的可能性有
所警觉了。
alert sb to sth
•campaigns to alert the public to the dangers of HIV 让公众意识到艾滋病病毒危险的宣传活动
bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert
•a full-scale flood alert 最高级别的防洪警报
2.on (the) alert (for sth/sb)
ready to notice and deal with a situation or problem
（对某事物/某人）保持警惕
•Be on the alert for anyone acting suspiciously. 警惕举止可疑的人。
•Troops in the vicinity were put on alert . 附近地区的军队受命进入戒备状态。
on full alert,on high alert (=completely ready to deal with a dangerous situation)全面戒备
•All our border points are on full alert. 我们所有的边防站都处于全面戒备状态。
attacker
[ə’tækɚ]
n. 攻击者；进攻者
birch
1.
[C,U] a tree with smooth bark (= outer covering ) and thin branches, or the wood from this tree
桦树；桦木
2.
the birch
the practice of hitting people with birch sticks as an official punishment
用桦条笞打，鞭笞
bough
[baʊ]
n. 大树枝
cabin
[‘kæbɪn]n. 小屋；客舱；船舱
vt. 把…关在小屋里vi. 住在小屋里
chase
1.FOLLOW 跟随
[I,T] to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them
追逐，追赶；追捕
THESAURUS FOLLOW
→ see picture at 见 follow
•The dogs saw him running and chased him. 那些狗看到他在跑就追他。
•kids chasing around the house 在屋里追逐嬉戏的孩子们
chase sb along/down/up sth etc
•The police chased the suspect along Severn Avenue. 警察沿着塞汶河大街追捕嫌疑犯。
[+ after]
•A gang of boys chased after her, calling her names. 一帮男孩在她后面一边追一边骂。
2.MAKE SB/STH LEAVE 使某人/某物离开
[T always + adv/prep] to make someone or something leave, especially by following them for a short distance and threatening them
驱逐，赶走
chase sb away/off
•The men were chased off by troops, who fired warning shots. 军队鸣枪警告，把这些人驱散了。
chase sb out of sth
•Anne went to chase the dog out of the garden. 安妮去把狗赶出花园。
3.TRY TO GET STH 试图得到某物
[I,T] to use a lot of time and effort trying to get something such as work or money
努力赢得，设法获得
•Top graduates from the university are chased by major companies. 这所大学的优秀毕业生被大公司争相聘用。
[+ after]
•reporters chasing after a story 拼命挖新闻的记者
PHRVB 短语动词
chase sb/sth ←→ down phr v
1.to find something or someone that you have been looking for寻找到，追踪到
•We had to chase down everyone we’d sold a bike to. 我们得把每一个买了我们自行车的人找到。
chase sb/sth ←→ up phr vBrE
1.to remind someone to do something they promised to do for you提醒[催促]…实践诺言
•David hasn’t paid yet - you’d better chase him up. 戴维还没付钱呢，你最好催催他。
2.to try to make something happen or arrive more quickly, because it has been taking too long
加速…的发生，催办
•Can you chase up those photos for me tomorrow? 你明天能替我把那些照片赶洗出来吗？
chase 2 n.
1.[C] the act of following someone or something quickly in order to catch them追逐，追赶；追捕
•a high-speed car chase 高速汽车追逐
•Police spotted the car and gave chase (= chased it ) . 警察发现那辆汽车就追了上去。
2.[singular,单数] when you use a lot of time and effort trying to get something
争取，努力获得
[+ after]
•the chase after higher-paying jobs 对高薪工作的追求
→paper chase →wild goose chase
creek
[krik]n. 小溪；小湾
be up the creek (without a paddle)
spoken to be in a very difficult situation
陷入严重困境，倒了邪霉
•
If I don’t get my passport by Friday, I’ll be up the creek. 如果到星期五我还拿不到护照的话，那就完了。
crouch
[kraʊtʃ]
vi. 蹲伏，蜷伏；卑躬屈膝vt. 低头；屈膝n. 蹲伏
俯身接近[+ over]
•a young girl crouched over a book 俯身看书的女孩
cub
[kʌb]
n. 〔狮、熊等的〕 幼兽；不懂规矩的年轻人
vi. 生育幼兽
detain
[dɪ’ten]
vt. 拘留；留住；耽搁
dim
adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲观的，怀疑的
vt. 使暗淡，使失去光泽；使变模糊
vi. 变模糊，变暗淡n. 笨蛋，傻子
•in the dim light of the early dawn 在微弱的晨曦里
•a dim glow 昏暗的微光
2.SHAPE 形状
a dim shape is one which is not easy to see because it is too far away, or there is not enough light
朦胧的，隐约的
•The dim outline of a building loomed up out of the mist. 一座建筑物巨大而朦胧的轮廓在雾霭中隐现。
3.take a dim view of sth
to disapprove of something
不赞同某事，对某事持否定态度
•Miss Watson took a dim view of Paul’s behaviour. 沃森小姐对保罗的行为颇为不齿。
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DERIVATIVE 派生词
dimly adv
•a dimly lit room 光线昏暗的房间
•She was only dimly aware of the risk. 她只是隐约意识到危险。
dimness n [U]
dim 2 v
pp: dimmed pt: dimmed pres part: dimming MEANINGS 义项
1.[I,T] if a light dims, or if you dim it, it becomes less bright
（使）变暗淡，（使）变昏暗
•The lights in the theatre began to dim. 剧院里的灯光开始暗下来。
2.[I,T] if a feeling, quality etc dims or is dimmed, it grows weaker or less
〔感觉〕变弱；〔品质〕下降
•Even the rain could not dim their enthusiasm. 甚至下雨都未能减弱他们的热情。
•Hopes of a peaceful settlement have dimmed. 和平解决的希望变得渺茫了。
3.dim your headlights/lights
to lower the angle of the front lights of your car, especially when someone is driving towards you
〔尤其当对面有车开来的时候〕把汽车前灯调为近光
doc
informal
MEANINGS 义项
a doctor
医生，大夫
drift
1.MOVE SLOWLY 缓慢移动
to move slowly on water or in the air
漂流；飘移
•Smoke drifted up from the jungle ahead of us. 我们前方的丛林里有烟升起。
[+ out/towards etc]
•The rubber raft drifted out to sea. 橡皮筏子漂向大海。
2.WITHOUT PLAN 无计划的
to move, change, or do something without any plan or purpose
随意移动，漂泊；摇摆不定；漫无目的地行动
[+ around/along etc]
•Jenni spent the year drifting around Europe. 珍妮这一年来一直在欧洲各地漂泊。
[+ into]
•I just drifted into teaching, really. 我只是碰巧入了教书这一行，不骗你。
[+ away]
•The others drifted away. Melanie stayed. 其他人都散去了，唯有梅拉妮留了下来。
drift from sth to sth
•The conversation drifted from one topic to another. 话题从一个跳到另一个。
let your gaze/eyes/thoughts/mind etc drift
•Idly she let her eyes drift over his desk. 她的目光百无聊赖地在他的书桌上游移。
3.CHANGE 改变
to gradually change from being in one condition, situation etc into another without realizing it
不知不觉地转变，无意间变成〔另一种状况〕
•He drifted in and out of consciousness . 他的神志时而清醒，时而迷糊。
[+ into]
•She was just drifting into sleep when the alarm went off. 她迷迷糊糊刚睡着，突然响起了警报。
PHRVB 短语动词
drift apartphr v
1.if people drift apart, their relationship gradually ends
〔关系〕逐渐疏远
•Over the years my college friends and I have drifted apart. 久而久之，我和大学时期的朋友们逐渐疏远了。
drift offphr v
1.to gradually fall asleep
慢慢入睡
•I was just drifting off when the phone rang. 我迷迷糊糊地刚要入睡，电话铃响了。
•He felt himself drifting off to sleep . 他感觉自己迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
drift 2 n.MEANINGS 义项
1.SNOW/SAND 雪/沙
[C] a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind
〔风吹积成的〕雪堆，沙堆
•a snow drift 雪堆
[+ of]
•The road is blocked with massive drifts of snow. 大堆大堆的积雪把路堵死了。
2.CHANGE 变化
[singular,单数] a slow change or development from one situation, opinion etc to another
〔情形、意见等的〕渐变，趋势
[+ towards/to]
•a drift towards longer working hours 工作时间不知不觉的变长
3.MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE 人口流动
[singular, U,单数] a slow movement of large numbers of people that has not been planned
〔大量人口缓慢、无计划的〕流动
[+ from/to/into]
•the drift from the countryside to the cities 大量人口从乡村往城市的流动
flake
[flek]vi. 剥落；成片状剥落
vt. 使…成薄片；将…剥落n. 小薄片；火花
[+ of]•flakes of snow 雪花
flake outphr v
to fall asleep because you are extremely tired
（累得）睡着
Phil’s flaked out on the sofa. 菲尔累得在沙发上睡着了。
to do something strange, or to not do what you said you would do
行为古怪；食言
•Kathy said she’d help but she flaked out on us.凯茜说过会帮忙的，但她对我们食言了
giant
n. 巨人；伟人；[动] 巨大的动物
adj. 巨大的；巨人般的
grasshopper
[‘ɡræshɑpɚ]
n. 蚱蜢；[植保] 蝗虫；小型侦察机
vi. 见异思迁；蚱蜢似地跳
howl
1.
[I] if a dog, wolf , or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound
〔狗、狼等〕嘷叫，长嚎
RELTD BARK
•The dogs howled all night. 那些狗整夜嘷叫。
2.[I] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited
〔因悲伤、愤怒、痛苦、激动等〕嚎哭，咆哮；〔因开心或兴奋〕大声叫喊
•Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (= cry ) . 楼上，双胞胎中的一个开始大哭起来。
•He makes audiences howl with laughter . 他令观众哈哈大笑。
[+ in/with]
•Somewhere, someone was howling in pain. 不知在哪里，有个人痛苦地叫喊着。
3.[I,T] to shout or demand something angrily
怒吼；怒声要求
[+ for]
•Republicans have been howling for military intervention. 共和党人一直愤怒地要求进行军事干预。
短语
howl sb/sth ←→ downphr v
to prevent someone or something from being heard by shouting loudly and angrily
大声怒吼以盖过…的声音
howl 2 n. [C ]
1.a long loud sound made by a dog, wolf , or other animal
〔狗、狼等的〕叫声，长嚎
RELTD BARK
2.a loud cry or shout showing pain, anger, unhappiness etc
〔痛苦、愤怒、悲伤等的〕嚎叫，咆哮
[+ of]
•He let out a howl of anguish. 他发出一声痛苦的嚎叫。
•There were howls of protest. 传出了阵阵抗议的吼声。
•This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter . 这个建议引起了阵阵大笑。
3.a loud high sound made by the wind blowing
〔狂风的〕怒号，呼啸
leap
1.JUMP 跳
[I always + adv/prep] to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place 跳，跳跃
•She leapt over the fence. 她跳过篱笆。
•The smaller animals can easily leap from tree to tree. 体形较小的动物可以在树丛间轻巧地跳来跳去。
[T] to jump over something 跳过，跃过
•Brenda leaped the gate and ran across the field. 布伦达跃过大门，跑过田野。
2.MOVE FAST 快速移动
[I always + adv/prep] to move very quickly and with a lot of energy
猛冲
•I leapt up the stairs three at a time. 我一步三级地冲上楼。
•He leapt out of bed. 他从床上一跃而起。
•She leapt to her feet (= stood up quickly ) and started shouting. 她立刻站起来开始大喊大叫。
3.INCREASE 增加
[I] to increase quickly and by a large amount
骤增，剧增
OPP TUMBLE
•He leapt 27 places to second spot. 他上升了27位，跃居第二名。
[+ to]
•Profits leapt to £376m. 利润骤增至3.76亿英镑。
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→at 见 look 1 →look before you leap at 见 look 1
PHRVB 短语动词
leap out at sbphr v
if a word or phrase in a piece of writing leaps out at you, you notice it particularly, because it is interesting, important etc
〔文章中的词语〕跃入…的眼帘
leap 2 n. [C ]
1.a big jump
跳跃SYN BOUND
•He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap. 他把一根枝条扔到河里，那条狗一个飞跃就追了过去。
2.a large increase or change
剧增，激增；剧变
quantum/great/huge etc leap
•a quantum leap (= very great increase or change ) in population levels 人口水平的巨大增长
[+ in]
•a 16% leap in pre-tax profits 税前利润激增16%
[+ forward]
•the huge leap forward that took place in the 1980s 发生在20世纪80年代的巨大飞跃
3.by/in leaps and bounds
if something increases, develops, grows etc by leaps and bounds, it does it very quickly
迅速地，突飞猛进地
•Lifeboat technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. 救生艇技术突飞猛进。
lick
1.TONGUE 舌头
[T] to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, wet it, clean it etc
舔；舔吃
•The dog jumped up and licked her face. 那只狗跳起来舔她的脸。
lick sth ←<var>→</var> up
•A cat licked up the drops spilt on the floor. 一只猫把溅在地板上的东西舔光了。
lick sth off sth
•He licked the drops off his upper lip. 他舔去上唇的液滴。
2.SPORT 体育运动
[T] informal to defeat an opponent
击败〔对手〕
•I bet we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 我敢打赌我们能打败佐治亚州最强的队。
3.FLAMES/WAVES 火焰/波浪
[I,T] literary if flames or waves lick something, they touch it again and again with quick movements
〔火焰〕燎着，卷烧；〔波浪〕轻拍
[+ at/against]
•Soon the flames were licking at the curtains. 火舌很快就吞卷窗帘。
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lick 2 n.
1.[C usually singular,一般用单数] when you move your tongue across the surface of something
舔
•Can I have a lick of your ice cream? 我可以舔一口你的冰激凌吗？
2.a lick of paint/colour etc
a small amount of paint etc put onto the surface of something to improve its appearance
薄薄一层油漆/颜料等
•It’ll be okay after a lick of paint. 刷上一点油漆就行了。
3.not a lick of sth
old-fashioned not even a small amount of something
一点…也没有
•Ann won’t do a lick of work around the house. 家里的事安一点也不做。
lower
[‘loɚ]
vt. 减弱，减少；放下，降下；贬低
vi. 降低；减弱；跌落adj. 下游的；下级的；下等的
在日常英语中，表示将温度或音量调低时，人们一般用turn down，而不用lower
•Can you turn the heating down ? 你把暖气开小点好吗？
mantle
n. 地幔；斗篷；覆盖物
vi. 覆盖；脸红vt. 覆盖
1.take on/assume/wear the mantle of sth
formal to accept or have an important duty or job
承担/负有…的责任[义务]
•It is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues. 在环境问题上欧洲应该担当起领导责任。
2.a mantle of snow/darkness etc
literary something such as snow or darkness that covers a surface or area
一层雪/一片黑暗等
•A mantle of snow lay on the trees. 树上银装素裹。
3.[C] a loose piece of outer clothing without sleeves, worn especially in former times
〔旧时穿的〕披风，斗篷
mantle 2 v. [T ]literaryMEANINGS 义项
to cover the surface of something覆盖
midway
1.between two places, and the same distance from each of them
在中途（的），在半路（的）；在中间（的）
SYN HALFWAY [+ between]
•The city is midway between Edinburgh and London. 这座城市位于爱丁堡和伦敦中间。
2.when half a period of time has passed
〔一段时间〕在中间（的），到一半（的）
SYN HALFWAY
[+ through]
•Leeds scored midway through the first half. 利兹队在上半场进行到一半时得分。
mischievous
1.someone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them
调皮的，淘气的；恶作剧的
•Their sons are noisy and mischievous. 他们的几个儿子又吵又淘气。
mischievous smile/look etc
•Gabby looked at him with a mischievous grin. 加比一脸坏笑地看着他。
•There was a mischievous gleam in her eyes. 她的眼里闪烁着调皮的神情。
2.causing trouble or quarrels deliberately
引起麻烦的；造成不和的
•a mischievous remark 挑拨离间的言论
DERIVATIVE 派生词
mischievously adv
•He grinned mischievously. 他调皮地咧嘴笑了。
mischievousness n [U]
[‘mɪstʃɪvəs]adj. 淘气的；（人、行为等）恶作剧的；有害的
muzzle
[‘mʌzl]
n. 枪口，炮口；口套，口络；动物的鼻口
vt. 使…缄默；给…戴口套；封锁…的言论
numb
[nʌm]
vt. 使麻木；使发愣；使失去感觉
adj. 麻木的；发愣的〔身体部位〕麻木的，失去感觉的
•My fingers were so numb I could hardly write. 我的手指麻木得几乎没法写字。
•The anaesthetic made his whole face go numb. 麻醉剂使他整个脸都失去了知觉。
2.unable to think, feel, or react in a normal way
〔思维、感觉或反应〕迟钝的，呆滞的
SYN PARALYSED
numb with shock/fear/terror etc
•I just sat there, numb with fear. 我呆坐在那里，吓得动弹不得。
paw
vt. 抓，扒；亲昵地抚摸
vi. 用爪子抓；翻找
n. 爪子；手
poke
1.
1.WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC 用手指/棒等
[I,T] to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone
戳，捅，刺
THESAURUS PUSH
poke sb/sth with sth
•Andy poked the fish with his finger to see if it was still alive. 安迪用手指戳了戳那条鱼，看它是否还活着。
poke sb in the eye/arm/ribs etc
•Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye. 小心你的伞，别戳到别人的眼睛。
[+ at]
•He was poking at the dust with a stick, making little patterns. 他用一根棍子在尘土上拨来划去，弄出各种小图案。
2.THROUGH A SPACE/HOLE 通过空隙/洞
[T always + adv/prep] to move or push something through a space or opening
插；伸出；探出
•One of the nurses poked her head around the door. 其中一名护士从门里探出头来。
poke sth in/into/through sth
•He poked a hand into one of his pockets. 他把一只手插进口袋。
3.BE SEEN 被看见
[I always + adv/prep] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
从…中露出[伸出，探出]
[+ out]
•Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket. 埃拉看着那张露在毛毯外面的小脸。
[+ through]
•Weeds had started poking through the cracks in the patio. 露台上已经有杂草开始从缝隙里钻出来。
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PHRVB 短语动词
poke alongphr vAmE
1.to move very slowly
缓慢移动
•He kept the car in the slow lane, poking along at about 40 miles an hour. 他把车开在慢车道上，以大约40英里的时速缓缓行驶。
poke aroundphr vBrE
1.to look for something, especially by moving a lot of things around
到处寻找，乱翻
•James began poking about in the cupboard, looking for the sugar.詹姆斯开始在柜子里乱翻着找糖。
2.to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
打听，刺探〔别人的私事〕
•Stop poking around in my business!别再打听我的事了！
3.poke around (sth) to spend time in shops, markets etc looking at nothing in particular
闲逛
•I spent Sunday afternoon poking around an old bookshop. 星期天下午我在一家老书店打发时间。
poke into sthphr v
1.to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
探听，打探〔别人的私事〕
poke 2 n. [C ]
1.give sb/sth a poke
to quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone
戳某人/某物一下
•Vanessa gave me a playful poke in the ribs. 瓦妮莎开玩笑地戳了一下我的肋骨。
2.informal a criticism of someone or something
批评
•Bennett took a poke at the President’s refusal to sign the bill. 本内特批评总统拒绝签署议案。
3.the act of showing someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
“捅”，“戳”〔在社交网站上表示想与某人交谈〕
poke around 闲逛到处寻找
puppy
n. 小狗，幼犬复数 puppies
this/that puppy
spoken,informal used instead of the name of a thing, especially when you do not know the name
这/那东西[玩意儿]〔尤指不知如何称呼时〕
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How do you turn this puppy off? 怎么把这东西关掉？
restless
1.unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or bored
〔尤指因紧张或厌烦而〕不安宁的，烦躁的，不耐烦的
SYN FIDGETY
become/grow/get restless
•The children had been indoors all day, and were getting restless. 孩子们在屋里待了一整天，开始不耐烦了。
2.unwilling to stay in one place, and always wanting new experiences
待不住的，求变的
•After a few weeks in Marseille, I grew restless and decided to move on. 在马赛住了几星期后，我开始待不住了，决定换个地方。
3.restless night
a night during which you cannot sleep or rest
不眠之夜
DERIVATIVE 派生词restlessly adv restlessness n [U]
rifle
n. 步枪；来复枪
vt. 用步枪射击；抢夺；偷走
rooster
[‘rustɚ]
n. 公鸡；狂妄自负的人
rumble
[‘rʌmbl]
vt. 使隆隆响；低沉地说vi. 隆隆作响n. 隆隆声；抱怨声
rumble onphr v
if a disagreement rumbles on, it continues for a long time
〔争论〕长久地持续
•The row about pay is still rumbling on. 关于工资的争论还在继续
[+ of]
•the low rumble of traffic in the distance 远处低沉的隆隆车流声
•the distant rumble of gunfire 远处隆隆的枪炮声
shack
a small building that has not been built very well
简陋的小屋，棚屋
•a tin shack 铁皮棚屋
shack 2 v.短语动词
shack up phr v
to start living with someone who you have sex with but are not married to – used to show disapproval
同居〔含贬义〕
•She had shacked up with some guy from Florida.她和一个佛罗里达人同居了。
be shacked up
•Is she shacked up with anyone?她是不是和谁同居了？
shiver
to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened
〔因寒冷或害怕而〕颤抖，哆嗦，发抖
SYN TREMBLE
•Jake stood shivering in the cold air. 大冷天里，杰克站着冻得瑟瑟发抖。
shiver with cold/fear/delight etc
•She shivered with fear and anger. 她又是害怕，又是气愤，身体直发抖。
shiver 2 n. [C ]
1.a slight shaking movement of your body caused by cold or fear
〔因寒冷或恐惧引起的〕颤抖，发抖
SYN TREMBLE
•A shiver ran through (= went through ) me. 我浑身一阵颤抖。
[+ of]•She felt a shiver of apprehension. 她感觉身体因为恐惧而抖了一下。
2.give you the shivers
informal to make you feel afraid
使人打寒战，使人害怕
→at 见 send →send shivers up (and down) your spine at 见 send10
slash
[slæʃ]vt. 猛砍；鞭打；严厉批评；大幅度裁减或削减
vi. 猛砍；严厉批评n. 削减；斜线；猛砍；砍痕；沼泽低地
[I,T always + adv/prep] to cut or try to cut something violently with a knife, sword etc
〔用刀、剑等〕猛削，劈，砍
THESAURUS CUT
•Someone had slashed the tires. 有人把轮胎割破了。
[+ at/through]
•The leopard’s claws slashed through soft flesh. 豹的爪子扎入柔软的肉里。
2.[T] to greatly reduce an amount, price etc – used especially in newspapers and advertising
大幅度削减 〔数量、价格等；尤用于报纸和广告〕
SYN CUT
THESAURUS REDUCE
•The workforce has been slashed by 50%. 劳动力已削减了 50%。
3.slash your wrists
to cut the vein s in your wrists with the intention of killing yourself
割腕（自杀）
slope
MEANINGS 义项
1.[C] a piece of ground or a surface that slopes
斜坡，斜面
•a steep slope 陡坡
•a gentle slope 缓坡
•She looked back up the grassy slope. 她回头望了一眼那绿草如茵的坡地。
2.an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ski down
滑雪斜坡
•We got to Tahoe on Friday, and hit the slopes (= skied on them ) the next day. 我们星期五到达塔霍，第二天就上坡滑雪了。
3.[singular,单数] the angle at which something slopes in relation to a flat surface
斜度，坡度
•a slope of 30 degrees 30˚ 的坡度
slope 2 v. [I ]
if the ground or a surface slopes, it is higher at one end than the other倾斜，成斜坡
[+ up/down/away etc]
•a pleasant garden that slopes down to the river 一座向河边倾斜的宜人花园
PHRVB 短语动词
slope off phr vBrE
to leave somewhere quietly and secretly, especially when you are avoiding work
〔尤指为了逃避工作〕悄悄离开，溜掉
•Mike sloped off early today. 迈克今天提早溜了。
smother
1.to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
完全覆盖，厚厚地覆盖
smother sth with/in sth
•noodles smothered in garlic sauce 盖了厚厚蒜蓉酱的面
2.to kill someone by putting something over their face to stop them breathing
使窒息，把…闷死
RELTD SUFFOCATE
•A teenage mother was accused of smothering her 3-month-old daughter. 一个少女妈妈被指控闷死自己三个月大的女儿。
3.to stop yourself from showing your feelings or from doing an action
压抑〔感情〕；克制〔行为〕
SYN STIFLE
•The girls tried to smother their giggles. 女孩们使劲忍住不笑出声来。
snarl
MEANINGS 义项
1.[I] if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth
〔动物龇牙咧嘴低声地〕咆哮，吼
RELTD GROWL
[+ at]
•The dog growled and snarled at me. 这条狗对着我龇牙咧嘴地狂嗥。
2.[I,T] to speak or say something in a nasty, angry way
咆哮着说（话），怒吼
THESAURUS SAY
•‘Shut up,’ he snarled. “住口。”他怒吼道。
3.[T usually passive,一般用被动态] to prevent traffic from moving
使〔交通〕堵塞
•Traffic snarled up on both sides of the road. 路上双向的交通都堵塞了。
DERIVATIVE 派生词
snarl n [C]
•an angry snarl 怒吼
soaked
1.very wet or wearing very wet clothes 很湿的；穿湿衣服的 SYN DRENCHED THESAURUS WET •I was soaked and very cold. 我浑身湿透了，很冷。 •It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (= completely wet ) . 雨下得很大，我们很快就湿透了。 •He came in from the barn, soaked to the skin . 他从谷仓回来，浑身湿透了。 •Her shoes got soaked as she walked through the wet grass. 她走过湿草地，鞋子全湿了。 blood-soaked/oil-soaked etc •his blood-soaked clothes 他那染满鲜血的衣服 2.be soaked in/with sth to be full of a particular quality 充满〔某种特质〕SYN BE STEEPED IN STH •a city soaked in history 历史悠久的城市
sob
[sɑb]
vi. 啜泣，呜咽；（风等）发出呜咽声
vt. 哭诉，啜泣
n. 啜泣，呜咽
