Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 【单词列表】

labourer [ˈleibərə] n. 劳动者(也做laboer)

【扩】toiler 劳动者

【搭】manual laborer 体力劳动者

overnight [ˈəuvənait] adv. 一夜期间

【搭】overnight journey 夜间行程

an overnight bag 过夜用的旅行袋

【例】All this cannot be achieved overnight.

   所有这一切都不是一夜之间可以实现的。

hay [hei] n. 干草

corn [kɔːn] n. 谷物

moonlight [ˈmuːnlait] n. 月光

【构】moon(月亮)+light(光)=moonlight(月光)

【搭】in the moonlight 借着月光

【例】The moonlight poured in through the windows.

   月光透过窗户照进了屋里。

conscientious [ˌkɔnʃiˈenʃəs] adj. 认真的

suspect [səˈspekt] v. 怀疑

【派】suspectable 可疑的

【反】trust 信任

【搭】suspect sb. of sth.

   怀疑某人做某事

【例】I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.

   我怀疑他和这件事有点儿牵连。

desert [diˈzəːt] v. (军队中)开小差

regiment [ˈredʒimənt] n. (军队)团

action [ˈækʃən] n. 战斗

【搭】out of action 不运转

【例】They all went into action.

   他们全都投入了战斗。

recluse [riˈkluːs] n. 隐士

 

labourer

🇬🇧/ˈleɪbərə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈleɪbərər/
A labourer is a person who does a job which involves a lot of hard physical work. 体力劳动者

noun [专属名词] 劳动者;劳工

She still lives on the farm where he worked as a labourer. 她还住在他当过工人的那个农场。

与 “labourer” 相关联的词汇

关联 neighbour /ˈneɪbə(r)/ n.邻居(美作:neighbor)
美式 laborer /ˈleɪbərə(r)/ n. 劳动者;工人
关联 labour /ˈleɪbə(r)/ n. 劳动力,人工(child labour);分娩

overnight

🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/
If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. 通宵地; 在夜间

adverb [时间副词] 在夜间,在晚上;突然(He became famous overnight.),一夜之间

You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly. 突然地 •  The rules are not going to change overnight.  这些规则是不会突然改变的。

adjective [原级] 夜间的(an overnight journey),只供一夜的;突然的(an overnight success 迅速的),一夜之间的

Travel and overnight accommodation are included. 旅行及夜间住宿是包含在内的。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 过夜;<美>连夜快递(货物)

Tina: Oh god. I hope we don't have to overnight in London. 蒂娜:噢,天啊。我希望我们不用在伦敦过上一夜。

noun [抽象名词] 一夜的逗留

David decided to take the overnight express train to Rome. 大卫决定乘通宵快车去罗马。

与 “overnight” 相关联的词汇

关联 over /ˈəʊvə(r)/ adv. 结束;越过;从头到尾
关联 night /naɪt/ n. 夜晚,晚上;黑暗,黑夜
关联 all-night /ˌɔːl ˈnaɪt/ adj.通宵的
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hay

/heɪ/
Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals. (作饲料用的) 干草

noun [专属名词] (用作饲料的)干草;<美,非正式> 少量的钱

EIf you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines. 晒草要趁好太阳; 抓紧时机  ...bales of hay.  …一捆捆的干草。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 割草晒干

to cut, dry, and store (grass, clover, etc) as fodder 把(青草、苜蓿等)制成干草

与 “hay” 相关联的词汇

关联 way /weɪ/ n. 道路;方法;方向;习惯;行业
关联 hey /heɪ/ int. 喂!(引起注意等);你好!(表示问候)
关联 bay /beɪ/ n. 海湾;狗吠声
关联 nay /neɪ/ adv. 不;甚至;不仅如此
关联 haystack /ˈheɪstæk/ n.干草堆
关联 haywire /ˈheɪwaɪə(r)/ n.<美>捆干草用的铁丝,取去干草后的杂乱缠绕的铁丝
关联 haycock /ˈheɪkɒk/ n.圆锥形的干草堆
关联 hayfield /ˈheɪˌfiːld/ n.种秣草地
关联 hayloft /ˈheɪlɒft/ n.干草棚,干草仓
关联 haymaker /ˈheɪˌmeɪkə(r)/ n.制作干草的,干草机,强击
关联 hayrack /ˈheɪˌræk/ n.(饲牛马用的)干草架,装有草架之货车
关联 hayrick /ˈheɪrɪk/ n.草垛
关联 hayseed /ˈheɪsiːd/ n.干草种子,干草屑

corn

🇬🇧/kɔːn/ 🇺🇸/kɔːrn/
Corn is a tall plant which produces long vegetables covered with yellow seeds. It can also be used to refer to the yellow seeds. 玉米; 玉米粒

noun [专属名词] 谷物,谷粒;玉米;鸡眼;老一套,煽情的东西

Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. 谷物 (指小麦、燕麦等); (小麦、燕麦等的) 谷粒 ...rows of corn in an Iowa field. …爱荷华州农田里成排的玉米。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 腌(肉类等);使成粒状

The question corned him. 问题难住了他。

与 “corn” 相关联的词汇

关联 corner /ˈkɔːnə(r)/ n. 角落,拐角处;困境,窘境;地区,偏僻处
关联 rice /raɪs/ n. 稻;米饭
关联 wheat /wiːt/ n. 小麦;小麦色
关联 popcorn /ˈpɒpkɔːn/ n. 爆米花,爆玉米花
关联 torn /tɔːn/ v. 扯裂,撕开( tear 的过去分词)
关联 scorn /skɔːn/ n. 轻蔑;嘲笑;藐视的对象
关联 corny /ˈkɔːni/ adj. 谷类的;粗野的;陈腐的;乡下味的
关联 corned /kɔːnd/ adj.弄成细粒的,盐腌的

moonlight

/ˈmuːnlaɪt/
Moonlight is the light that comes from the moon at night. 月光

noun [抽象名词] 月光;半夜潜逃

They walked along the road in the moonlight. 他们在月光下沿路散步。

adjective [原级] 有月光的

A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake. 一束月光照在湖面上。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] (非正式)夜间秘密地兼职

If someone moonlights, they have a second job in addition to their main job, often without informing their main employers or the tax office. (常指隐瞒雇主或税务机关的) 兼职

与 “moonlight” 相关联的词汇

来源于 moon /muːn/ n. 月亮;月球;月光;卫星
关联 moonlighter /ˈmuːnˌlaɪtə/ n. 参与夜袭之人;非法酿酒或贩酒的人;兼差之人;月光团员

conscientious

🇬🇧/ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ 🇺🇸/ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/
Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly. 认真的

adjective [原级] 认真的(a conscientious worker / attitude),勤勤恳恳的;凭良心的,与良心有关的

We are generally very conscientious about our work. 我们一般对工作都是很认真的。

与 “conscientious” 相关联的词汇

来源于 conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ n. 道德心,良心
关联 conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/ adj. 意识到的;故意的;神志清醒的
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suspect

/səˈspekt/
You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order to make it sound less strong or direct. 觉得

verb [vt. 及物动词] 猜想,认为(某事有可能);怀疑…有罪,认为…有嫌疑;不信任,怀疑…的真实性

I suspect they were right. 我觉得他们是正确的。

noun [抽象名词] 嫌疑犯,可疑分子;(某坏事物的)可能导致者

Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city. 警方逮捕了该城市一系列杀人强奸案件中的一名嫌疑犯。

adjective [原级] 不可靠的,不可信的;可疑的,可能有危险的;有问题的,运转不好的

Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found. 一个可疑包裹被发现后,代表们撤离了这栋大楼。

与 “suspect” 相关联的词汇

关联 expect /ɪkˈspekt/ vt. 预料;期望;指望; [ 口 ] 认为
关联 suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ adj. 可疑的;怀疑的;多疑的
关联 inspect /ɪnˈspekt/ vt. 检查;视察;检阅
关联 suspicion /səˈspɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 怀疑;疑心;一点儿;嫌疑
关联 suspected /səˈspektɪd/ adj. 有嫌疑的
关联 suspensive /səˈspensɪv/ adj.(使)挂心的,(产生)悬念的,未决定的,可疑的,暧昧的,暂停的,悬而不决的
源自 spect /spekt/ abbr.single photonemission-computed tomography 单光束发射计算机断层摄影术
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desert

🇬🇧/ˈdezət/ 🇺🇸/ˈdezərt/
A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 沙漠

noun [专属名词] 沙漠,荒漠;荒凉的地方;应得的赏罚

It was a long time since she'd referred to her father's desertion. 自从她谈到被父亲遗弃已经很长时间了。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 离弃,舍弃(某地);抛弃,遗弃(某人);背弃,放弃;擅离,开小差;突然丧失

If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty. 遗弃

adjective [原级] 无人居住的,荒凉的;像沙漠的

She led them into a deserted sidestreet. 她领他们来到一条废弃的小巷。

与 “desert” 相关联的词汇

关联 dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ n. 餐后甜点;甜点心
关联 sand /sænd/ n. 沙;沙子;沙滩;沙地;沙洲
关联 deserve /dɪˈzɜːv/ vi. 应受,应得
关联 cheat /tʃiːt/ vt. 欺骗;骗取
关联 camel /ˈkæm(ə)l/ n. 骆驼;打捞浮筒;工作作风官僚
关联 dune /djuːn/ n. (由风吹积而成的)沙丘
关联 deserted /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ adj. 荒芜的;被遗弃的
关联 desertion /dɪˈzɜːʃn/ n.丢掉,遗弃,逃亡,开小差
关联 deserter /dɪˈzɜːtə(r)/ n.背弃者,逃亡者,脱党者
关联 deserting /ˈdezətɪŋ/ v.舍弃( desert的现在分词 ),废弃,(在需要时刻)背离,擅离(职守、工作岗位、现役等)

regiment

/ˈredʒɪmənt/
A regiment is a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel. 团

noun [抽象名词] (军队的)团;(尤指有组织的)大批,大群(人或物);<古>统治,管辖

A regiment of people is a large number of them. 一大批 •  ...robust food, good enough to satisfy a regiment of hungry customers.  …足够让一大批饥饿的顾客吃饱的丰盛食物。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 严格控制,管辖(人及其行为);把…编成团

The two soldiers belonged to the same regiment. 这两个士兵的一个团的。

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action

/ˈækʃ(ə)n/
Action is doing something for a particular purpose. 行动

noun [抽象名词] 行动;行为;战斗;诉讼;<非正式>令人激动的事;动作;情节;惊险刺激的活动(或事件);作用;开始(电影导演开拍的指令);赚钱的机会;性交;运转方式

Take whatever action is needed. 采取任何必要的行动。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 处理

Fury propelled her into action. 怒火驱使她行动起来。

adjective [原级] 动作(片)的,动作片中的

She finally prodded him into action. 她终于促使他采取了行动。

与 “action” 相关联的词汇

源自 act /ækt/ vt. 扮演;装作,举动像
关联 movement /ˈmuːvmənt/ n. 运动;乐章;活动;运转
关联 motion /ˈməʊʃn/ n. 动作;请求;手势;移动;意向
关联 inaction /ɪnˈækʃn/ n. 不活动;迟钝

recluse

🇬🇧/rɪˈkluːs/ 🇺🇸/ˈrekluːs/
A recluse is a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids other people. 隐居者

noun [专属名词] 隐士;隐居者

His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life. 他的遗孀在其余生成了一名实际上的隐居者。

adjective [原级] 隐居的

His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life. 他的遗孀在其余生成了一名实际上的隐居者。