现代大学英语第五册第二课vocabulary.docVIP

现代大学英语第五册第二课vocabulary 1?heave起伏:to rise up and down with strong,regular movement.---Her shoulders heaved with laughter. ??2 nonchalantly漠不关心的:behaving in a calm and relaxed way;giving the impression that youre not feeling any anxiety.---to appear/look nonchalantly ??3?shut out: a. 使不能进入,挡住,遮住 ??shut me out of the room ?sunglasses that shut out 99% of the suns harmful rays b. 把某人排除在外;克制某种感情 ?She learned to shut out her angry feelings. ???? 4.curtsy?n. bend of the knees with one foot in front of the other,performed by women as a sign?of respect.(女子行的)屈膝礼 ????5.dawdle游手好闲?v.to be slow;to waste time ?????????---Stop dawdling and hurry up ;we are late. ??? 6.devastate毁坏，毁灭 v.1)to shock;to overwhelm ?????? ------I was devastated by the news of the crash. ??????????????????2)to completely destroy;to ruin ???????????????---War devastated the country. ??? 7.jumble?混乱1)n.(a jumble of sth)confused or untidy group of things;muddle ???????????? ----a jumble of books and papers on the table ??????????? 2)v.to jumble sth.(up): to mix things in a confused way ?????????????----Toys,books,shoes and clothes were jumbled (up) on the floor. ????8.sulk?愠怒v.to sulk about/over sth:to be silent or?unsociable as a result of bad temper?or resentment ???????? ----Hes been sulking for days about being left out of the team. 9.prodigy?n. 1)person with unusual or remarkable qualities or abilities ????2)amazing or wonderful things,esp. a natural phenomenon ????????? ----the prodigies of nature ?? 10.poke?v. push sb/sth sharply (with a stick, ones finger,etc)? poke fun at?sb/sth ????????? eg:He enjoys poking fun at others. ????11.mothproof?防蛀的 adj. treated chemically against damage by moths ?Motheaten (adj) eaten, damaged or destroyed by moths ????12.mesmerize迷住?v. to have such a strong effects on you that you cannot give your attention to anything else ??????????????????? mesmerizing? adj. charming,attracting ???????????????? e.g?: They were mesmerized by her beauty. ???? 13.entrance?使出神v. to mak