大学英语综合教程全新版第四册第八单元单词.docVIP

1. admiration n. a feeling of respect and liking for sb./sth. 钦佩，羡慕 e.g. We have a great admiration for the peoples heroes. 2. anaconda n. 大水蟒 3. ant n. 蚂蚁 4. bamboo n. 竹（竿） 5. bankside n. the slope of a bank especially of a stream （尤指溪流的）岸坡 6. bare vt. expose, uncover 使露出，裸露 e.g. The dog bared its teeth. 7. be dying to do sth. /for sth. desire (to do) sth. eagerly 非常想做某事（或得到某物） e.g. She was dying to tell them the good news that she had won first prize in the speech contest. 8. blind n. a covering that can be pulled down over a window 窗帘 9. boa n. 大蟒蛇 10. bow n. 船头 11. braid n. a length of woven hair, rope, etc. 辫子；辫状编织物 12. bulb n. 电灯泡；球状物 13. butterfly n. 蝴蝶 14. cane n. 藤条 15. clatter vi. move quickly and noisily; (cause to) make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other 喧闹地移动；（使）咔嗒咔嗒地响 e.g. She dropped the bucket and it went clattering down the stairs. 16. cowl n. 僧侣穿戴的头巾（或带头巾的长袍） 17. crocodile n. 鳄鱼 18. cuckoo n. 布谷鸟，杜鹃 19. dangle vt. hang or swing loosely 摆动；悬垂 e.g. A kite is dangling from a telephone wire. 20. dart vi. move suddenly and rapidly 迅疾地飞（奔） e.g. The boy darted behind the sofa as his father stormed into the living room. 21. dazzling a. too bright to be seen easily 耀眼的 dazzle vt. blind with bright light 使眼花，使目眩 e.g. His second film has been a dazzling success. 22. decoration n. 装饰，装饰品 e.g. When will they finish the decoration of the bathroom? 23. dinghy n. a small open boat that one sails or rows 小帆船，划子 24. disembark vi. leave a ship or airplane after a voyage 上岸，登陆 e.g. I looked towards the plane. Six passengers had already disembarked. 25. dissolve v. fade away, disappear 消散，消失 e.g. The characteristics of gases vary widely. Some gases are transparent, some dissolve in water, and some have a strong smell. 26. downstream ad. 向下游；在下游 e.g. We drifted downstream. 27. dugout n. (also dugout canoe) 独木舟 28. Ecuadorian n. 厄瓜多尔人 a. 厄瓜多尔的 29. eel n. 鳗，鳝鱼 30. explorer n. one that exp