Episode 15 Second Honeymoon ACT III 【单词列表】

exactly

/ɪɡˈzæktli/
You use exactly before an amount, number, or position to emphasize that it is no more, no less, or no different from what you are stating. 恰好

adverb [程度副词] 精确地，确切地；（用于强调）恰好，完全；（要求得到更多信息）究竟，到底；<非正式>正是如此，一点不错

You use not exactly to indicate that a meaning or situation is slightly different from what people think or expect. 不完全是

exactly

adv. 精确地；正确地；正是；恰好地

patchwork

🇬🇧/ˈpætʃwɜːk/ 🇺🇸/ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns. 拼缝的

noun [集合/集体] 拼布工艺（品）；拼凑之物

For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts. 几个世纪以来，被褥绗缝和拼缝一直是流行的针线活。

adjective [原级] 拼缀的，拼缝的

...beds covered in patchwork quilts. …一些铺着百衲被子的床。

patchwork

n. 拼缝物，拼缀物；混杂物

quilt

/kwɪlt/
A quilt is a bed cover made by sewing layers of cloth together, usually with different colours sewn together to make a design. 被子

noun [专属名词] 被子，被褥；<英>羽绒被（=duvet）；编织床罩；绝缘层，绝缘垫；被状物

Maggie knows how to quilt. 玛吉知道怎样缝被子。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 缝被子；（为缝制床罩、保暖衣，或为装饰效果而）将（几层织物或衬料）按线条图案缝合；<澳，非正式>猛击（某人）

Quilting a bed cover can be laborious. 缝制一个床罩会很费力的。

quilt

n. 棉被；被子

great-grandmother

/'greɪt'grændˌmʌðə/
the mother of one's grandparent "My great-grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days."

noun [专属名词] 曾祖母；外曾祖母

"You became a great-great-great-grandmother last week, " shouted Sally. 莎丽喊道：“上周你成为曾曾曾祖母啦。”

great-grandmother

n.曾祖母

front office

/ˌfrʌnt ˈɒfɪs/
The front office of a company or other organization is the room or rooms where staff deal with the public. (公司或组织的)对外办公室; 也指高级行政人员

noun [专属名词] 前台：在公司、酒店或其他组织中，负责接待、处理客户问题和提供信息的部门。

Examples: Travel agency workstations, bank teller workstations, front office workstations. 示例：旅行代理工作站，银行出纳工作站，前端办公室工作站。

front office

n.全体决策人员

liberty

🇬🇧/ˈlɪbəti/ 🇺🇸/ˈlɪbərti/
Liberty is the freedom to live your life in the way that you want, without interference from other people or the authorities. 自由

noun [抽象名词] 自由，自由权；（某种）合法权利；冒犯行为（或言语），失礼；意志自由，选择自由；<非正式> 自以为是的言语，专断的行动；（水手的）上岸休假

He firmly believes liberty is inseparable from social justice. 他坚信自由与社会正义是不可分开的。

liberty

n. 自由；许可；冒失

compliment

🇬🇧/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/
A compliment is a polite remark that you make to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done. 恭维话

noun [具体名词] 赞扬，称赞；问候，祝贺

You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments. 对女人讲恭维话不会有什么害处。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 赞美，恭维

If you compliment someone, you give them a compliment. 恭维 They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me. 他们每次见到我都就我的外貌恭维我。

compliment

n. 恭维；问候；致意；称赞；道贺

hotcake

/ˈhɑːt.keɪk/
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

noun [专属名词] 薄煎饼；烤饼

The new game console is selling like hotcakes worldwide. 新款游戏机在全球卖得像热销品一样火爆。

hotcake

n. 薄煎饼; 烤饼

maple

/ˈmeɪp(ə)l/
A maple or a maple tree is a tree with five-pointed leaves which turn bright red or gold in the fall. 枫树

noun [专属名词] （生长在加拿大等北方国家的）槭树，枫树（=maple tree）；槭木，枫木

She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple. 她正在给炉子添枫树枝。

noun [专属名词] 淡棕色

He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born. 他在我出生时在埃杰顿大道我家的院子里挖了个坑，种了一棵枫树。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 （Maple）（英）梅普尔，（法）马普勒（人名）

The cores are hard maple , the bellies horn and the backs covered with sinew. 是典型的使用了角材和动物肌腱的木芯复合弓.

maple

n. 枫树；淡棕色

syrup

/ˈsɪrəp/
Syrup is a sweet liquid made by cooking sugar with water, and sometimes with fruit juice as well. 糖水

noun [物质名词] 糖浆；糖水（有时加果汁）；药用糖浆，糖浆剂；（风格，态度）过分甜蜜，过分多愁善感；<英，非正式>假发

After almost a month we get such syrup. 大概一个月后，我们会得到这样的糖浆。

syrup

n. 糖浆，果汁；含药糖浆

scrambled

🇬🇧/ˈskræmb(ə)ld/ 🇺🇸/ˈskræmbld/
make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet. "we scrambled over the wet boulders"

adjective [原级] 炒的；被扰频的

I like proper coffee, scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. 我喜欢正统咖啡、炒蛋和煎培根。

verb [vt. 及物动词] （迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登；不规则地生长；匆忙地移动（scramble 的过去式和过去分词）

Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 每个人都在足球场争夺足球。

scrambled

adj.炒的；被扰频的

clove

🇬🇧/kləʊv/ 🇺🇸/kloʊv/
Cloves are small dried flower buds which are used as a spice. (用作调料的) 干丁香花苞

noun [物质名词] [植][中医]丁香

The transdermal enhancing effect of 3% eucalyptus oil and 3% menthene was superior to that of 10% clove oil. 3％桉叶油和薄荷油对奥沙普秦渗透性的促进作用强于10％丁香油。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 劈开（cleave 的过去式）

Her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth. 她的舌头紧紧地贴着上腭。

clove

n. 丁香

homemade

🇬🇧/ˌhəʊmˈmeɪd/ 🇺🇸/ˌhoʊmˈmeɪd/
Something that is homemade has been made in someone's home, rather than in a shop or factory. 自家做的

adjective [原级] 自制的，家里做的；国产的

In 2013, China's first homemade aircraft was completed. 2013年，中国第一架国产飞机完成。

homemade

adj. 自制的；国产的；像家里做的

buttermilk

🇬🇧/ˈbʌtəmɪlk/ 🇺🇸/ˈbʌtərmɪlk/
Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking. 脱脂牛奶

noun [物质名词] 酪乳；白脱牛奶；脱脂乳

Buttermilk is a by-product of making butter. 酪乳是制作黄油时产生的副产品。

buttermilk

n.[食]酪乳,白脱牛奶

slice

/slaɪs/
A slice of bread, meat, fruit, or other food is a thin piece that has been cut from a larger piece. (切下的食物) 薄片

noun [集合/集体] （切下的食物）薄片，片；（蛋糕等的）小块 ；水果切块；部分，份；<非正式>例子；（体育运动中的）斜切球，削球，侧旋球；（切片用的）薄刀，（铲食物用的）铲子

Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day. 每天尽量吃至少4片面包。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 把……切成薄片；切，割，划；轻易快速穿过（空气或水等）；削（球），斜切打；（无意中）打出弧线球；减少（时间、钱等）

Helen sliced the cake. 海伦把蛋糕切成了薄片。

slice

n. 薄片；部分；菜刀，火铲

burnt

🇬🇧/bɜːnt/ 🇺🇸/bɜːrnt/
Burnt is a past tense and past participle of . (burn)的过去式和过去分词

adjective [原级] 烧坏的，烧伤的

Your hand looks badly burnt. 你的手似乎烧伤很重。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 烧，燃烧，消耗；烧坏，烧毁，烧焦；晒伤，烫伤（burn的过去式和过去分词形式）

Half the candle had burnt away. 那根蜡烛烧掉了一半。

burnt

adj. 烧焦的；烧伤的

check on

/tʃek ɔn/
to make a brief or casual inspection of "I'll just check on the stove to make sure it's off."

verb [vt. 及物动词] 查看或检查（某人或某物）是否存在问题

I'll just go and check on the children. 我正要去看看孩子们。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 寻找关于（某人或某物）的信息，通过获取信息来了解（某人或某物）的真相

He went to the reception to check on his reservation. 他走向前台去查看他的预订情况。

check on

上班,查对, 核实, 检查

operator

🇬🇧/ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːpəreɪtər/
An operator is a person who connects telephone calls at a telephone exchange or in a place such as an office or hotel. 电话接线员

noun [具体名词] （设备、机器的）操作员；经营者；精明圆滑的人，善于取巧的人；电话员，接线员；运算符号

He dialled the operator and put in a call to Rome. 他拨通了接线员，往罗马打了一个电话。

operator

n. 操作员；话务员；行家；经营者

heavenly

/ˈhev(ə)nli/
Heavenly things are things that are connected with the religious idea of heaven. 天国的

adjective [原级] 天国的；天空的；神圣的

The idea of spending two weeks with him may seem heavenly. 这个与他共度两周的主意似乎妙不可言。

adverb [方式副词] 无比；极其

It was so new and big and wonderful and such a heavenly color. 它是那样清新、那样辽阔，美好得仿佛天堂的色彩。

heavenly

adj. 神圣的；天上的；天国似的