高级英语第一单元词汇表

Lesson 1 The Middle Eastern Bazaar

1. bazaar

in areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls. 集市；市场

2. particularly adv. especially 特别，尤其

3. Gothic adj. 哥特式建筑的

Of or in a style common in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries and characterized by pointed arches, arched roofs, tall thin pillars, etc.

4. arch n. 拱形

An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.

5. glare n. 炫目而令人不快的强光；怒视；恶狠狠的注视

Strong unpleasant dazzling light; angry or fierce look; fixed look

6. cavern n. 洞穴，大山洞

Cave, esp a large or dark one

7. as far as the eye can see 看不到尽头

8. lose oneself in the shadowy distance 消失在远处的阴影里

9. tinkle v.&n. （发出）叮铃声；叮当声；叮咚声

Series of short light ringing sounds

e.g. the tinkle of a bell, of breaking glass, of ice being stirred in a drink, of water

10. shadowy adj. shadow n. 有阴影的；模糊的；暗黑的，朦胧的

full of shadows, or difficult to see because of shadows

11. harmonious adj. harmony n.和谐、和睦的；音调优美的；悦耳的

free from disagreement or ill feeling; sweet-sounding; tuneful

12. thread one’s way through 小心地穿过或挤过

go/move carefully or with difficulty through (sth)

13. throng n. a large crown people 聚集的人群，一大群

14. narrow vt. (cause sth to)become narrower (使某物)变窄

The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.双方的隔阂已明显缩小

In order to widen the road they had to narrow the pavement.为了拓宽道路只好将人行道弄窄。

15. narrow down 缩小；限制

If you narrow down a range of things, you reduce the number of things included in it.

What’s happened is that the new results narrow down the possibilities. I’ve managed to narrow the list down to twenty-three.

16. conceivable adj. conceive vt. 能想到的；可想象的；可信的

able to be believed or imagined

“It is conceivable that there will be a new economic crisis throughout the world, but we hope it won’t happen.”

“人们相信一场新的经济危机可能再次席卷全球，但是我们希望它不要发生。”

“It is hardly conceivable (to me) that she should do such a thing.

简直难以想象她会干这种事。

17. din n. 持续的嘈杂声；不停的喧闹

a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time

18. stall n. 摊位；铺子；售货亭

table, stand or small open-fronted shop from which things are sold in a market, on a street, in a railway station, etc

19. donkey-boy 赶驴子的小伙子

20. porter n. 搬运工，脚夫

person whose job is carrying people’s luggage and other loads, eg in railway stations, airports, hotels, markets, etc

21. vigorous adj. vigor n. 有力的，用力的；精力充沛的

using a lot of energy and strength or determination; strong and heathy

22. would-be 想要成为的；可能的

23. bargaining ['bɑ:ɡiniŋ] n. 讨价还价

24. dizzy adj.

(of a person) feeling as if everything is spinning around; unable to balance; confused

After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy.

25. penetrate (into/through) penetrating adj. 进入；穿过

Our troops have penetrated (into) enemy territory.我部队已深入敌占区The mist penetrated (into) the room.雾已渗入室内The heavy rain had penetrated right through her coat.大雨湿透了她的大衣A shrill cry penetrated the silence.一声尖叫划破了寂静

26. entrance n.入口，进入

27. fade away = fade 逐渐消失；慢慢褪去

28. mute vt. muted adj. 使声音减弱，柔和

(formal) to make the sound of something quieter, or make it disappear