高英上册第六课单词

1. blackmail: the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group

2.suite: a set of rooms

3. cryptic: hidden, secret, mysterious

4. excessively frayed

excessive: derog. too much, too great, too large

fraya. a to cause rope, cloth etc. to become thin or worn by rubbing, so that loose threads develop

b to cause a person's temper, nerves, etc. to become worn out

5. eventually: in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or argument.

6. dispatch: (fml.) to send away / off with promptness for a particular reason or in order to carry out a particular task

7. errand: a short journey made to get sth. or to carry a message

8.terrier: any of several types of small active dogs, originally used for hunting (for pictures, see

Longman)

9.tension: (Here) anxiety, nervousness, worry

10.accompany: to go or come together with

11. pointedly: directly, in a noticeable and often unfriendly way,

12. offensive: causing unpleasant or hurting feelings

13. piggy eyes: small eyes lost in the mess of flesh

piggy: dirty, greedy

14. sardonically 讽刺地: disdainfully, showing a feeling of being too good or important to consider a matter or person seriously, scornfully, cynically

15. gross: unpleasantly fat, vulgar, not refined

gross weight / net weight

16. jowl: the lower part of the side of the face, esp. loose skin and flesh near the lower jaw.

17. gaze: steady fixed look

18. appoint: to provide with complete and elegant furnishings or equipment

19. encompass: to surround on all sides, to form a circle about, enclose

20. set-up: the arrangement of furniture

21. flip: to send sth. spinning, often into the air by striking with a light quick blow.

22. butt: large thick or bottom end of sth.

(slang) the part of the body on which a person sits

23. décor: the decorative furnishing and arranging of a room, house or stage

24. appreciative: showing admiration, pleasant, understanding

25. chuckle: laugh inwardly or quietly, quiet laugh with close mouth

26. incongruous falsetto voice:incongruous: not harmonious, absurd, inappropriate

27. emission: the act of sending out heat, light, smell, sound, etc

28. apparently: easily seen or understo（）od, obviously

29. disgusting: strong feeling of dislike caused by an unpleasant sight, sound or smell, or by bad behaviour, highly distasteful

30. ridiculous: silly, absurd

31. blandness: gentle or polite in manner or talk

32. adversary: a person or group to whom one is opposed, opponent or enemy.This word implies active hostility