高级英语下册第三课词汇.docVIP

第三课词汇(Vocabulary) intricate (adj) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts，details，or relationships错综复杂的；难以理解的，难懂的 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------indulge (v.) : give way to one’s own desire尽情享受；从事于 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble漫步；闲逛 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses；esp．，one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation交谈者；(尤指)健谈者 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------anecdote (n.) : a short，entertaining account of some happening，usually personal or biographical轶事，逸事 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------intimate (n.) : a close friend or companion密友，知己 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------on the rocks　[colloq．] : in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe (婚姻)破坏的；失败的 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------musketeer (n.) : (formerly)a soldier armed with a musket火枪手 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------delve (v.) : investigate for information；search发掘；调查(研究) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------recess (n.) : a secluded，withdrawn，or inner place幽深处 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly；at random随意地；无目的地 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry，whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold：a method or power of transmutation; esp. the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better炼金术；变化物质的方法或魔力 --------------------------------------------------------