高级英语第二册 生词

A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered by government agents.
刺杀总统的阴谋被政府特工人员发觉了。
2.(小说,戏剧等的)情节
The play has a very complicated plot.
这出戏的情节相当复杂。
他为何这么会妒忌?
.吃醋的
If other men spoke to her intimately he was immediately jealous.
一见到别的男人跟她亲热地交谈,他便会醋劲大发。
.小心守护的,惟恐失去的[(+of)]
We are jealous of our hard-won freedom.
.求上帝降祸于
.使遭难
.诅咒,咒骂
The old woman cursed her enemies.
那位老妇人诅咒她的敌人。
vi.
.诅咒,咒骂
名词 n. [C]
.咒语;诅咒[(+on)]
.咒骂,骂人的话
His curse made her blush.
他的咒骂使她脸红了。
她不屑答复那种指控。
不及物动词 vi.
.表示轻,表示鄙视
11 option['?p??n]n.
1.选择;选择权;选择自由[U]
She had no option but to quit her job in order to take care of her child.
为了照顾孩子,她别无选择,只好辞职。
我们珍惜得来不易的自由。
6 disguise[dis'gaiz]
名词 n. [C][U]
.假扮,伪装,用作伪装的东西
I had to get out of that house in disguise.
我不得不化了装离开那屋子。
.假装;掩饰
Her happy smile was only a disguise for her sadness.
她喜悦的微笑仅仅是为了掩饰她的忧伤。
及物动词 vt.
.把...假扮起来;把...乔装起来[(+as)]
She disguised herself as a man.
她将自己乔装成男人。
.掩饰,隐瞒
You needn't disguise your feelings.
你不必隐瞒你的感情。
He's humiliated her beyond endurance.
他把她羞辱得无地自容。
5 jealous['d?el?s]
形容词 a.
.妒忌的[(+of)]
He was jealous of his friend's reputation.
他妒忌朋友的声誉。
Why is he so jealous?
gall n. [U].胆汁
The medicine is as bitter as gall.
这药像胆汁一样苦。
.苦味;苦的东西
.怨恨;恶毒
dip the pen in gall
以恶毒笔调写
.【口】厚脸皮;厚颜无耻
They had the gall to attend our party without invitations.
那家伙受到全校的鄙视。
及物动词 vt.
.轻蔑;藐视
You've no right to scorn a poor girl.
你没有权利藐视一个穷女孩。
.拒绝;不屑做[+to-v][+v-ing]
He scorned begging for help.
他鄙视乞求援助。
She scorned to reply to the charge.
及物动词 vt.
.使毁灭;毁坏
The heavy rain ruined our holiday.
大雨把我们的假期彻底搞糟了。
The flood ruined the crops.
水灾毁坏了庄稼。
.使成废墟
The hurricane ruined all the houses here.
1.密谋,策划[+to-v]
The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.
犯罪分子正密谋抢劫银行。
2.标绘,绘制...的图
The nurse plotted a chart of the patient's temperature.
护士绘制了一份病人体温图。
她已取得那块土地的购置权。
14 dismiss[dis'mis]vt.
1.让...离开;把...打发走[(+from)]
He was dismissed from the hospital a week later.
他一周之后出了医院。
2.解散,遣散
The teacher dismissed the class on time.
.祸害;祸根[(+to)]
Loneliness in old age is the curse of modern society.
老年孤独是现代社会的不幸。
.【口】月经;月经期[the S]
9 plot[pl?t]
名词 n. [C]
1.阴谋;秘密计划[(+against)][+to-v]
教师按时下课。
3.免...的职;解雇;开除[(+from)]
He was dismissed from his job.
他被开除了。
4.(从头脑中)去除,不考虑,抛弃[(+from)]
She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.
她打消了去巴黎的念头。
3.【经】买卖的特权[C]
John was granted an option to purchase 3,000 shares at a purchase price of $7.00 per share.
约翰被授予三千股的股票购置权,每股七美元。
She has taken an option on that piece of land.
3.小块土地
I grow vegetables on my little plot of land.
我在我的一小块土地上种蔬菜。
4.【主美】(建筑物等的)平面图;标绘图
He made a plot of the route of the hike.
他为远足的路线画了一张图。
及物动词 vt.
5.【律】驳回,不受理
The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
法官因缺乏证据而拒不受理这宗案件。
15 imminent['imin?nt]a.
1.(危险等)逼近的;即将发生的
The soldier feared imminent death.
It is at your option to stay or leave.
去留随你的便。
2.可选择的东西;选修科目[C]
What options do I have?
有什么可以让我选择?
How many options are there open to us?
我们有几种选择的可能?
1 errand['er?nd]n.[C]1.差事,差使I've no time to run errands for you. 我没有时间为你跑腿。 .任务,使命
How many errands did you do in the trip? 你这次出行完成几项任务?
2 gall[g?:l]
他们竟有脸皮未经邀请就来参加我们的聚会。
及物动词 vt. .擦伤.使恼怒
Their unkind remarks galled her.
他们不友善的话语使她恼怒。
gall2n. [C]
.肿痛,擦伤;(马的)鞍伤
a saddle gall
鞍伤
.磨损处;瑕疵;弱点
.(田野或树丛的)光秃处
不及物动词 vi.
.(被)擦伤,(被)擦痛;(被)磨损
gall3 n. [C].虫瘿
3 ruin ['ruin] n.
.毁灭;崩溃;毁坏[U]
476AD saw the ruin of Roman Empire.
公元四七六年罗马帝国灭亡。
.(建筑物的)断垣残壁[C]
.废墟;遗迹[P]
3.测定(点,线)的位置
They plotted the new positions of each vessel.
他们测定了每一条船的新位置。
4.为(文学作品)设计情节
He is plotting a new novel.
他正在为一部新小说构思情节。
5.把...划成小块地;划分[(+out)]
7 rebuff [ri'b?f] n. [C]
.断然拒绝,回绝;冷落
.制止,抵制
及物动词 vt.
.断然拒绝,回绝;冷落
His suggestion was very sharply rebuffed.