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Lebanese adj. 黎巴嫩的 locust n. 蝗虫 maimed adj. seriously injured by violence 受伤的，残废的 marble-sized having the size of a marble outshout v. to shout louder than sb喊得比…响亮 She has a sharp voice, and nobody can outshout her.她的嗓音很尖，没人能喊得比她响亮。 panty n. a pair of women’s or children’s underpants女裤；童裤 piaster n.比索 ;raspy adj. (as of sb’s voice) having a rough harsh sound 刺耳的 ravine n. a small, deep, narrow valley沟壑；深谷 rumor n. a piece of information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not proven to be true传闻 shoo v. to tell an animal or person to go away, esp. by saying “shoo!” shun v. (fml) to avoid sb/sth回避；避免 She was stunned by her former friends after the incident.那个事件过后，从前的朋友都躲着她。 ;shun/avoid/evade逃避；避免 shun指怀着厌恶的心情或出于道德与谨慎的考虑而避开某人或某物. After she remarried, she was shunned by her family.她再婚后，家里人都躲着她。 avoid 指避开某种不愉快或有害的事物，大多数情况下是有意这样做的。 He tried hard to avoid the debtor.他努力避免与那个债主碰面。 evade 指用暗地欺骗的手法逃避责任或义务。 He is trying to evade all responsibility for his behavior.他在试图逃避应为自己的行为承担的所有责任。;sinewy adj. (of a person or an animal) having a thin body and strong muscles肌肉发达的；矫健的；强健的 sinew n. 肌腱；力量的来源；关键环节；要害之处 同义：wiry adj.瘦而结实的 sticky adj.(1)made of or covered in a substance that things stick to 黏黏的 sticky fingers covered in jam沾满果酱的黏乎乎的手指 (2)difficult or unpleasant难办的；棘手的；让人为难的 a sticky situation棘手的局面 stick v. 粘住；粘贴 sticker n.粘贴标签；贴纸;tag n. 儿童捉人游戏 terraced adj. having a series of flat areas created on the slope of a hill used for growing crops 梯形的；阶梯状的 terraced rice fields水稻梯田 terrace n.露天平台；阳台；梯田；阶地 timepiece n. (fml) a clock or watch钟；表 ;tingle v. (1) to feel as if many small sharp points are pushing into it (身体部位)感到刺痛 The cold air made my fingers tingle.冷空气冻得我手指发痛。 （2）to feel an emotion very strongly强烈地感到 tingle with sth.强烈地感到… We were still tingling with excitement.我们仍然兴奋不已。 n.(1)刺痛感 （2） an exciting or uncomfortable feeling of emotion激动感 ；兴奋感；震颤 feel a tingle of excitement感到一阵激动 tingly adj. 引起（或感到）轻微刺痛的 tingling n. 麻刺感 ;troubleshooter n. a person who