高英(第三版)lesson9 Loons vocabulary.docVIP

词汇(Vocabulary) pebble ( n.) : a small stone worn smooth and round，as by the action of water卵石；细砾 scrub (adj. ) :short，stunted矮小的；瘦小的 --- Verb: to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc. or against a rough surface in washing.; Noun: low trees or shrubs collectively. chokecherry ( n.) :a North American wild cherry tree美洲稠李 thicket ( n.) :a thick growth of shrubs，underbrush or small trees灌木丛，植丛 --- thick?+ -et ?noun suffix shack ( n.) :[Am．]a small house or cabin that is crudely built and furnished；shanty[美]简陋的小屋；棚屋 chink ( v．) :close up the chinks in堵塞(裂缝、缝隙) ---Noun: crack , split thigh ( n.) :part of the leg in man and other vertebrates between the knee and the hip；region of the thighbone，or femur股，大腿 chaos ( n.) :extreme confusion or disorder纷乱，混乱(状态)，无秩序 lean—to ( n.) :a shed with a one—slope roof，the upper end of the rafters resting against an external support，such as trees or the wall of a building披屋， warp ( v.) :bend, curve，or twist out of shape；distort使翘 strand ( n.) :any of the bundles of thread，fiber，wire，etc．that are twisted together to form a length of string，rope，or cable(线、绳等的)股 barbed wire ( n.) : [Am.]strands of wire twisted together.with barbs at regular，close intervals, used for fencing or military barriers[美]带刺铁丝网 ramshackle (adj) [?r?m???k ? l ]: (esp of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict .[C17 ramshackled , from obsolete ransackle to ransack ] patois ( n.) [p?twɑ]:[Fr，]a form of language，differing from the accepted standard，as a provincial or local dialect[法语]方言；土语 obscenities ( n.) [?bs?n?ti] :[p1．]offensive，repulsive remarks or ideas[复]猥亵的话(或念头)；猥亵的动作 herring ( n.) :any of a family of bony fishes，including herring，shad，etc．鲱科鱼 Biological classification, or scientific classification in biology: kingdom (界)、phylum（门）、class (纲)、order (目)、family (科)、genus (属)、species (种)。subspecies，subsp.（亚种），plants: variety， var. (变种)。sub-（亚）.次（infra）。 lard ( n.) :the fat of hogs，melted down and clarified to become