现代大学英语精读3unite3

Phrase: skin flap 皮瓣 flap gate 铰链式闸门；翻转板 flap valve 瓣阀；片状阀
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geranium英 [dʒɪ'reɪnɪəm] 美 [dʒə'renɪəm]
n. any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae Phrase: rose geranium 香叶天竺葵 eg. 1. Yes, it had been a wonderful afternoon, full of geranium andmarigold and verbena, and–warm sunshine. 2. Relaxants: ylang ylang, geranium and rose.
barbarian 英 [bɑː'beərɪən] 美 [bɑr'bɛrɪən]
n. 1. a member of an uncivilized people 2. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement synonym: goth , hun adj. without civilizing influences synonym: brutal, wild eg. Consequently, education and religion working side by side can transform a barbarian into a civilized person.
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dill
英 [dɪl] 美 [dɪl]
n. a plant whose seeds and leaves are used in cooking eg. 1. A heavenly combination of salmon, dill, and capers, all in a juicy patty. 2. Add the prosciutto, spinach and dill to the pasta mixture and toss to combine.
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n.
bosom
英 ['bʊz(ə)m] 美 ['bʊzəm]
1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept. 2. a person's breast or chest. v. 1. hide in one's bosom 2. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness Phrase: bosom friend in the bosom of eg. 1. The child buried its face in its mother's bosom. 2. His bosom is clear. 3. The threat of death makes bosom buddies of us all.
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exasperate 英 [ɪg'zæsp(ə)reɪt; eg-] 美 [ɪɡ'zæspəret]
v. 1. to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem 2. make furious eg. The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. root: exasperate adj. exasperated 激怒的；恼火的 exasperating 激怒人的；气死人的 n. exasperation 恼怒；恶化； v. exasperated 使恼怒；激怒；恶化 eg. The important thing is that you do not panic, as this will only exasperate the negative experience.
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decorate
v. 1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc 2. be beautiful to look at synonym: vt. 装饰；布置；授勋给 paint , hang , make , post vi. 装饰；布置 set sth out , trick out root: decor adj. decorative decorated adv. decoratively n. decoration decor decorator
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flap 英[flæp] 美 [flæp]
v. ① to wave something, especially wings when or as if flying eg. 1.A small bird flapped its wings furiously and flew upwards. 2.Flags flapped in the breeze above their tents. ② to behave in a nervous and excited way eg. Don't flap, there's plenty of time to cook before they arrive. n. a state of nervous excitement eg. She's in a flap because her parents are coming to visit.
英 ['dekəreɪt] 美 ['dɛkəret]
Phrase: decorate with decorate the house eg. 1. We adore red. On big occasions, we like to decorate our homes in red. 2. I love your home, there so much potential here I know exactly how I would decorate it.
ashtray
英 ['æ ʃtreɪ] 美 ['æ ʃtre]
n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
eg. Drop your cigarette ashes into the ashtray.
synonym:
tobacco jar
◆root： barbaric
adj. barbarous barbaric adv. barbarously
n. barbarism barbarization
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beak
英 [biːk] 美 [bik]
n. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds root： beak adj. beaked ,beakless eg. 1. Ever since then, Raven has had a curved beak. 2.This is an actual monster, some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak.
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egoist 英 ['iːɡəʊɪst] 美 ['iɡoɪst]
n. a conceited and self-centered person
conjugate: root: ego adj. egoistic 自我中心的 egoistical 自我中心的 n. ego 自我,自负 egoism 利己主义,自我主义 eg. 1. John is such an egoist that he only cares about himself. 2. It is better to be temporarily an egoist than never to be just.
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haunting
英 ['hɔːntɪŋ] 美 ['hɔntɪŋ]
adj. beautiful, but in a sad way and often in a way which cannot be forgotten Phrase: 1.a haunting melody 2.the haunting beauty of Africa eg. 1. It seemed like they were haunting me. 2. I know from personal experience that this can be a haunting thing.
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dreamy
英 ['dri:mɪ] 美 ['drimi]
adj. dreamy in mood or nature conjugate: root: dream adj: dreaming dreamless dreamlike adv: dreamily n: dreamer dreaminess eg. 1. Man, therefore, is a curious, dreamy, humorous and wayward creature. 2. His face assumed a sort of dreamy expression.
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Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
hover
英 ['hɒvə] 美 ['hʌvɚ]
v. 1. to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly eg. I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead. 2. to stay at or near a particular level eg. Inflation is hovering at 3%. Phrase: hover over 停留于 eg. 1. Other usability features include hover information to provide data values, range names and values and targets. 2. Across the country, home prices either hover at record levels or are climbing, with declines in only a few cities.
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champagne
英 [ʃæm'peɪn] 美 [ʃæm'pen]
n. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
Phrase: pink champagne champagne bottle eg. 1. The champagne cork popped when he pulled it out. 2. We took supper and champagne and ate and drank on the grass. 3. No need to serve costly champagne.
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drum 英 [drʌm] 美 [drʌm]
n. the sound of a drum v. make a rhythmic sound phrase: 1. drum sb out of sth eg. The minister was drummed out of office when it was discovered that he had been taking bribes. 2. drum sth into sb eg. The importance of good manners was drummed into us at an early age. 3.drum up竭力争取 4.drum tower 鼓楼 5.drum for v. 招徕；鼓吹 6.brake drum 刹车鼓 7.boiler drum 锅炉汽包