rough [rʌf] adj. 崎岖不平的
【扩】bumpy 崎岖不平的
【搭】in rough 大略地
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A: The rough road made the car vibrate.
B: Yes, but we will arrive at the destination soon.
A:崎岖不平的山路使车颠得厉害。
B:是的,但我们很快就要到目的地了。
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boulder [ˈbəuldə] n. 大石块
【扩】cobble 圆石子
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A: He stepped out of the boulder.
B: Did he hear what you said?
A:他从大石头后面走了出来。
B:他听到你们说的话了吗?
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pit [pit] v. 使得坑坑洼洼
perturb [pəˈtəːb] v. 使不安
【派】perturbation 不安,忧虑
【扩】discompose 使不安
【例】I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way in which the situation is developing.
我对令人忧虑的形势发展深感不安。
underestimate [ˌʌndərˈestimeit] v. 低估
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A: It seems that we underestimated the costs.
B: Yes. According to the factory, it will cost about eight percent more than initially projected.
A:看样子是我们低估了成本。
B:是的,根据制造商的说法,成本会比原计划的高出8%。
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swerve [swəːv] v. 急转弯
【派】swerving 急转弯
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A: The car swerved to the left.
B: What happened then?
A:汽车突然向左转。
B:接着发生了什么事情?
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scoop [skuːp] v. 挖出
【扩】gouge 挖出 excavate 挖出
【搭】scoop...in... 从……中挣钱 make a scoop 捞了一大笔
【例】He scooped some concrete out of the pail.
他从桶中挖出了一些混凝土。
hammer [ˈhæmə] v. (用锤)击打,捶打
ominously [ˈɔminəsli] adv. 有预兆地,不祥地
rip [rip] v. 划破,撕,扯
【扩】tear 撕掉,扯下 claw 撕
【搭】rip sth. open 撕开某物
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A: The sail ripped under the force of the wind.
B: I think we should do something about it at once.
A:帆被强风给刮破了。
B:我想我们必须马上采取一些行动。
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zigzag [ˈziɡzæɡ] n. “之”字形
shallow [ˈʃæləu] adj. 浅的
【派】shallowness 浅,肤浅
【反】deep 深的
【搭】a shallow river 一条浅的河
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A: He got in at the shallow end of the swimming pool.
B: Does he often go swimming?
A:他在游泳池的浅水区下水。
B:他经常游泳吗?
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grind [ɡraind] v. 摩擦,磨
petrol [ˈpetrəl] n. 汽油
【扩】gasoline 汽油
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A: We've run out of petrol. What a bore!
B: Is there a gas station near here?
A:我们的汽油用完了,真麻烦!
B:这附近有加油站吗?
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stretch [stretʃ] n. 一大片(平地或水)
obstacle [ˈɔbstəkl] n. 障碍
【扩】impediment 障碍,阻碍 obstruction 障碍
【搭】throw obstacles in one's way 阻碍某人
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A: Her parents' opposition is an obstacle to her marriage.
B: What does she decide to do?
A:她父母的反对是她结婚的障碍。
B:那她准备怎么做呢?
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clump [klʌmp] n. 丛,簇
fissure [ˈfiʃə] n. (石,地的)深缝
【扩】crack 裂缝 crevice 裂缝
【例】We all got out to examine the fissure, but he remained in the car.
我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝,他却待在车上。
renew [riˈnjuː] v. 重复,更新
【构】re(表示重复的前缀)+new(新的)=renew(更新,重复)
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A: Can I keep it a little longer?
B: You can renew it if you can't finish it in due time.
A:我能多借一点儿时间吗?
B:如果你到期不能看完,可以续借。
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pleading [ˈpliːdiŋ] n. 恳求
gear [ɡiə] n. (汽车)排档
astride [əˈstraid] prep. 骑,跨
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A: He is sitting astride the horse.
B: Let me go there to take a picture for him.
A:他两腿叉开骑在马上。
B:让我过去给他照张相。
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crack [kræk] n. 缝隙
halt [hɔːlt] n. 停
dashboard [ˈdæʃbɔːd] n. (汽车上的)仪表板
【扩】meter panel 仪表盘
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A: We are convinced that the customer will accept this new dashboard.
B: What makes you so confident?
A:我们深信用户将会接受这种新的仪表板。
B:是什么让你们这么自信?
adjective [原级] (表面)粗糙的,不平的;(网球或软式墙网球拍)粗面的;粗暴的,猛烈的;(地方)多暴力的,犯罪盛行的;汹涌的,风浪很大的;粗制的,不完善的;粗俗的,不讲究的;粗略的,大致的;<非正式> 艰难的,不愉快的;<英,非正式> 身体不适的;(声音)粗哑的,不悦耳的;(酒)涩味的;未经加工的;(文具)用以打草稿的
You say that people or their actions are rough when they use too much force and not enough care or gentleness. 粗暴的; 粗野的• American football's a rough game at the best of times.
noun [具体名词] (高尔夫球场的)深草区(the rough);草稿,草图;<旧,非正式> 粗野的人,暴徒;未加工的宝石;高低不平的地面;粗糙的部分;艰苦,不愉快
She rested her cheek against the roughness of his jacket. 她把脸靠在了他粗糙的夹克上。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 粗制,对…粗加工;草拟,画…的轮廓;使不平,把…弄毛糙;<非正式> 因陋就简地生活;粗暴地对待;(在美式橄榄球、冰球等比赛中对对手)动粗
His daily work is to rough out the lenses for cameras. 他每天的工作是制作照相机镜片的毛坯。
adverb [方式副词] <非正式> 粗糙地,粗暴地;<英> 风餐露宿
They roughly pushed her forward. 他们粗暴地向前推她。
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noun [具体名词] (受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石,巨砾
It is thought that the train hit a boulder that had fallen down a cliff on to the track. 人们认为这列火车撞到了从悬崖滚到铁轨上的大圆石。
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noun [具体名词] 坑,洼;(表面上的)疤痕,凹陷;矿井;<非正式>异常凌乱的地方;乐池,乐队席;<非正式>糟糕的事物(the pits);<美>(水果或蔬菜的)核;<非正式>腋窝,心窝;(赛车道旁的)检修加油站;深渊,绝境;交易场所;斗兽场;<英,旧>(剧场)正厅后座;无底洞,巨库;<英,非正式>床
A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground. (挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的) 大坑
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使竞争,使对立;去除…的果核;(使)有疤痕,(使)凹陷;停车加油,停车检修;窖藏
If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict. 使对立
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verb [vt. 及物动词] 扰乱;使…混乱;使…心绪不宁
What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays. 让我不安的是现在杂志文章都短多了。
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underestimate
/ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/verb [vt. 及物动词] 低估,对…估计不足;轻视,小看(某人)
If you underestimate someone, you do not realize what they are capable of doing. 低估 (某人)• I think a lot of people still underestimate him. 我认为许多人仍然低估了他。
noun [抽象名词] 低估,对…估计不足
We often underestimate our potentialities. 我们常常低估自己的潜力。
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swerve
🇬🇧/swɜːv/ 🇺🇸/swɜːrv/verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)突然转向,(使)急转弯;改变,背离
Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the bodies. 从反方向过来的司机们突然转向以避开这些尸体。
noun [抽象名词] 突然转弯;(球,其他物体)突然转向(或作弧线运动);偏离的程度
He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life. 他把车猛转向左边,那一转救了马隆的命。
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scoop
🇬🇧/skuːp/ 🇺🇸/skuːp/noun [抽象名词] 勺,球形勺;铲,铲斗;<非正式>(抢先报道的)独家新闻;<美,非正式>(尤指私人的)最新内幕(the scoop);一勺,一铲斗(的量);舀的动作,铲的动作;(唱歌中)夸张的上滑音
A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour. 勺
verb [vt. 及物动词] 用勺舀,用铲子铲;挖出,挖空;(急速地)捡起,抱起;<非正式>抢先报道(新闻);<非正式>赢得(金钱、奖品或胜利纪念品);(唱歌)使用夸张的上滑音作为曲调的前奏
If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or around them and quickly move them there. (敏捷地) 抱住
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hammer
🇬🇧/ˈhæmə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈhæmər/noun [专属名词] 锤子,榔头;(拍卖用的)木槌;链球;击铁;音槌;锣锤
He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. 他用锤子和凿子将墙壁一点点凿掉。
verb [vt. 及物动词] (用锤子)敲击;用力敲打,猛踢;强行灌输,反复强调;(在体育比赛中)使惨败,大败;使(企业)受到打击;严厉批评,指责;(心脏)剧烈跳动;压低(某股票)的价格
To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. 为了避免毁坏这棵树,把一只木钉敲进那个洞里。
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ominously
🇬🇧/ˈɒmɪnəsli/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːmɪnəsli/adverb [疑问副词] 恶兆地;不吉利地;不祥地
The bar seemed ominously quiet. 那个酒吧似乎寂静得让人觉得不祥。I went into the kitchen and found him lying ominously still on the floor.
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rip
/rɪp/verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)撕裂,(使)划破;迅速扯开,猛力去除;(迅速)贯穿,穿过;划出(孔洞),击穿;抢掠,剥夺;严厉批评,训斥;利用程序将(光盘上的音序)复制到硬盘驱动器上
If you rip something away, you remove it quickly and forcefully. 撕; 扯 (掉)• He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button. 他把连接报警按钮的电线扯掉了。
noun [抽象名词] 裂口,裂缝;撕,撕破;<美,非正式>欺诈,剽窃;(在电脑上制作的光碟)复制本;(由海、河中不同水流相遇造成的)裂流(激浪)水域,离岸流;<非正式,旧>生活放荡的人(尤指男人),浪子;<非正式,旧>调皮的人,淘气鬼(尤指小孩);<非正式,旧>劣马,无用的马
A rip is a long cut or split in something made of cloth or paper. (布或纸上的) 裂口• Looking at the rip in her new dress, she flew into a rage. 看着新连衣裙上的裂口,她勃然大怒。
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noun [专属名词] <英>汽油(petrol tank);深蓝绿色
Petrol is a volatile substance. 汽油是挥发性物质。(petrol / service station)
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stretch
/stretʃ/verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)变大,拉长;(布料)可伸缩,有弹性;伸展肢体;伸出,伸长(胳膊或腿);拉紧,拽紧;(时间上)延续;(空间上)延伸,绵延;使竭尽所能,使施展本领;耗尽,竭尽(财力或物力);(使)延长使用,节俭地使用;(资金,资源)足够,够用;放宽,放松;夸大,夸张;涉及,囊括
If something stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends at the second, which is longer than expected. 持续
noun [抽象名词] (土地或水域的)一片,一段;(时间)连续的一段,持续;(肢体)伸展,伸开;弹性,伸缩性;服刑期;(终点前的)直线跑道;言过其实的话;困难的任务,苛求的任务;<非正式>加长轿车;抢风航行的距离
A stretch of road, water, or land is a length or area of it. 一段• It's a very dangerous stretch of road. 这是一段非常危险的路。
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obstacle
🇬🇧/ˈɒbstək(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːbstək(ə)l/noun [专属名词] 障碍,阻碍;障碍物
You can refer to anything that makes it difficult for you to do something as an obstacle. 障碍• Overcrowding remains a large obstacle to improving conditions. 过度拥挤仍然是改善条件的一大障碍。
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clump
/klʌmp/noun [物质名词] 丛;笨重的脚步声;土块
A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place. (金属丝或毛发的) 簇
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 形成一丛;以沉重的步子行走
Galaxies tend to clump together in clusters. 星系往往聚集形成星团。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使成一丛;使凝结成块
Lulin, like all comets, isa clump of frozen gases mixed with dust. 鹿林彗星和其他彗星一样,是一堆冰气体和尘埃组成。
fissure
🇬🇧/ˈfɪʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɪʃər/noun [抽象名词] 裂缝,(尤指岩石上的)裂沟;分歧
She blinked quickly, and then turned to the fissure. 她快速眨着眼,然后转向裂缝。
verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)裂开,分裂
Though we all got out to examine the fissure , he remained in the car. 尽管所有的人都下车去查看那条裂缝的状况,他仍留在车上。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 重新开始,中止后继续;恢复,重新建立(关系);使(受到损毁或丢失后)重获新生;更换,更新;重申,重复强调;延长(执照、合同等)的有效期,使续签
When you renew something such as a licence or a contract, you extend the period of time for which it is valid. 延长 (执照、合同的) 有效期
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pleading
🇬🇧/ˈpliːdɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˈpliːdɪŋ/noun [抽象名词] 恳求;答辩状
Pleading is asking someone for something you want very much, in an intense or emotional way. 恳求 He simply ignored my pleading.
adjective [原级] 恳求的
he pleading expression on her face. … 她脸上恳求的表情。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 恳求;辩护;引证;承认(有罪或无罪);以…为借口(plead 的现在分词)
He simply ignored Sid's pleading. 他完全不理会锡德的恳求。
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gear
🇬🇧/ɡɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ɡɪr/noun [具体名词] 排挡,齿轮;(用于特定目的的)装备,服装;(做事的)速度,努力;(特定用途的)器械,装置;<非正式>毒品;<非正式>所有物,财物
The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use. (用于特定活动的) 设备、服装
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使变速,使调挡
If someone or something is geared to or toward a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose. 使适合
astride
/əˈstraɪd/preposition [位置和方向] 跨(或骑)在…上;(跨越)在…上;在(河、路等的)两边
...three youths who stood astride their bicycles and stared. …3 个跨着自行车站着盯着看的年轻人。
adverb [方式副词] (人的两腿)分开地;跨着;骑着
The city lay astride the river. 城市横跨河的两岸。
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crack
/kræk/verb [vi. 不及物动词] 破裂,裂开;崩溃,垮掉;砸开,砸碎;破译,解决;重击,猛击;(使)发出爆裂声,劈啪作响;(嗓音)变嘶哑;说(笑话),开(玩笑);阻止,打击;开瓶,(尤指)开瓶饮酒;使(碳氢化合物)裂化
The ice started to crack. 冰开始破裂了。
noun [抽象名词] 裂缝,裂纹;缝隙,窄缝;瑕疵,缺点;爆裂声,噼啪声;尝试,试图;破解信息,破解码;俏皮话,粗鲁的话;重击,猛击;好时光,友好愉快的交谈;嗓音变哑;强效可卡因;<非正式>股沟
Water seeped from a crack in the pipe. 水从管道上的一个裂缝中渗了出来。
adjective [原级] 优秀的,训练有素的
a crack undercover police officer. 一名卧底警察被击毙。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Crack)(英、美、加)克拉克克(人名)
Tell Tracy you're sorry for that crack about her weight. 告诉特蕾西你对那个有关她体重的玩笑感到抱歉。
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zigzag
/ˈzɪɡzæɡ/noun [专属名词] 之字形,锯齿形线条;(之字形路线中的)急转弯;行动、计划或想法突然变来变去
They staggered in a zigzag across the road. 他们东倒西歪地踉踉跄跄穿过了公路。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 呈之字形移动,曲折行进;突然且彻底地变化,随后又突然变回原样
I zigzagged down a labyrinth of alleys. 我在如迷宫般的小巷里拐来拐去。
adjective [原级] 之字形的,曲折的
A zigzag metal roof, also incorporated into the Oppenheimer Park design, now acts as a unifying design element throughout the district. 一个之字形的金属屋顶也被纳入奥本海默公园的设计中,现在成为整个地区统一的设计元素。
adverb [方式副词] 之字形地,曲折地
The heaters have water-filled steel tubes that zigzag in front of a reflective surface, which concentrates the sun's rays on the tubes. 这种加热器装有充满水的钢管,在反射面前头曲折布置,反射面将太阳光聚焦在钢管上。
halt
/hɔːlt/verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)停止行进;阻止,中断;(口令)立定;跛行;(尤指逻辑或诗韵)有缺陷;踌躇,犹豫
They halted at a short distance from the house. 他们停在离房子不远处。
noun [抽象名词] 停止,中止;<英>乡间小火车站(只有站台);跛,瘸; 跛,瘸;(口令)立定
The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region. 俄罗斯政府已经决定停止在罗斯托夫地区的一个新工程的修建。
adjective [原级] 跛的,瘸的
The bus shuddered to a halt. 公共汽车剧烈地晃动着停了下来。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Halt)(美、德、英)哈尔特(人名)
The leading car came to a halt. 行驶在前面的车停了下来。
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shallow
🇬🇧/ˈʃæləʊ/ 🇺🇸/ˈʃæloʊ/adjective [原级] 浅的,不深的;肤浅的,浅薄的;(呼吸)浅的,微弱的;平缓的;靠近内线的
Put the milk in a shallow dish. 把牛奶倒进一个浅盘里。
noun [专属名词] (海、湖或河的)浅水处,浅滩(shallows)
They waded the river at a shallow point. 他们在水浅处蹚过河。
verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)变浅
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy. 我认为他浅薄、虚荣、不可信。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Shallow)(英)沙洛(人名)
Her shallow, barely audible breathing slowly became perceptible to her. 她渐渐察觉到了自己浅而几乎听不见的呼吸。
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dashboard
🇬🇧/ˈdæʃbɔːd/ 🇺🇸/ˈdæʃbɔːrd/noun [专属名词] (汽车的)仪表板;<史>(马车上木制或皮制的)挡泥板;总结性表格;网站主页
He twiddled a knob on the dashboard. 他转动着这块仪表板上的一个旋钮。
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grind
/ɡraɪnd/verb [vt. 及物动词] 磨碎,碾碎;使锋利;用力挤压;摩擦(发出刺耳声);<非正式>(跳舞者)扭摆臀部;摇动(碾磨机等机器的)手柄操作;用绞肉机绞(肉);(机器或车辆伴有噪音地)缓慢运转,费力移动
Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it. 将胡椒子储藏在密封容器里,当你需要的时候把它磨成粉。
noun [专属名词] 苦差事;摩擦(声),碾磨(声);<美,非正式>埋头苦读的学生;磨制级别; <爱尔兰>小型教学班;<非正式>(舞蹈中的)扭臀动作
The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves. 重型机器发出的嘎嘎磨擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Grind)(法、德)格林德(人名)
The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out. 坦克在行驶100码后由于燃料被抽走而轰隆隆地慢慢停了下来。