高英单词 lesson 14.docVIP

二战丘吉尔演讲片段 conviction n. 坚定的看法或信念 同义词：belief Conviction 更强调一种“毋庸置疑的信念“，我们可以将其理解为a belief that excludes doubt, 如：It’s my conviction that complacency is at the root of our troubles. Belief 仅仅是一种观念，不一定是人们极力相信的，如：There is nothing more natural than a child’s belief in his parents. horde n. （有时作贬义）一群，一伙 e.g. a horde of children ran over the office building 3. enlist v. 赢得……的支持或合作 E.g. I have enlisted the co-operation of most of my colleagues in my campaign. 4. croquet n. 槌球游戏 5. revert v. 回到（原话题或思路） e.g. The conversation kept reverting to the subject of money. 6. arch adj. 主要的，首要的 e.g. Their arch foe is the Chicago Bull. 10. folly n. 荒唐事，愚蠢的行为或事例 e.g. The old man regretted the follies of his youth. 7. regime n. 政体，政权制度 8. devoid adj. 完全缺乏的 e.g. This novel is devoid of wit and inventiveness. 9. ferocious adj. 极为野蛮的，残忍的 11. till v. 耕种，耕作 12. immemorial adj. 古老的，久远的，无法追忆的 e.g. The Chinese have been worshipping their ancestors since time immemorial. 13. wring v. 榨取，勒索，压榨 e.g. They wrung the truth out of her. 14. primordial adj. 原始的，基本的，主要的 e.g. The universe was created out of a primordial ball of matter. 15. clank v. 发出当朗声，使发出铿锵声 e.g. The prisoner’s ankle chains clanked as they walked. 16. click v. （使）发出咔哒声，发出轻而短的声音 e.g. The door clicked shut behind him. 17. dandify v. (使)打扮得像纨绔子弟，盛装 18. cow v. 恐吓，威胁 e.g. He cowed them with his hard eyes like a tamer among beasts. 19. docile adj. 听话的，容易教的，易驾驭的，易控制的 同义词：obedient, tractable, compliant Obedient指“对权威或控制自己的人的命令、指令顺从的”，如：an obedient child; Docile指“性格温顺而无意反抗的”，如：a docile wife; Tractable指“易控制或管理的”，如：a tractable horse; Compliant指“愿意顺从别人的”，如：A compliant person gives in easily to other people’s views. 20. Hun n. 用于对德国人的蔑称，尤指第一次世界大战中的德国士兵 21. plod v. 步履维艰地走，沉重缓慢地走 e.g. We plodded on through the rain for several hours. 22. smart v. 感到剧痛，感到痛心 e.g. No creature smarts so little as a fool. 23. villainous adj. 恶劣的，邪恶的 e.g. Such a villainous band of thieves broke into the store. 24. cataract n. 大瀑布，洪流 25. declare v. 宣布，宣告，声明 e.g. The United Sta