高级英语lesson3词汇.docVIP

1)sociable: friendly, agreeable, 2.intricate:complex, complicated E.g.The plot of the novel is intricate and fascinating. 3. charm n. attractiveness e.g.: This town has a charm that you couldn’t find in a big city. charm: v. attract e.g.: We were charmed with the scenery. 4. indulge: to let yourself do or have sth. that you enjoy, especially sth, that is considered bad for you.沉迷，沉溺于 E.g. Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine. spoil E.g. He indulges his children too much. 5. meander[mi:??nd?] : to talk for a long time in a way that is unclear or moving from one topic to another without any order or purpose漫谈 6. glow：produce or reflect a soft steady light E.g.The rising sun casts a golden glow over the fields. 7. anecdote[??nikd?ut] :amusing story about a person轶事 8. upbringing:the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up养育，教育 E.g. A knowledge of her upbringing is basic to an understanding of her books. have a good upbringing and schooling家教好，教育好。 9. musketeer:/?m?sk??t??/a soldier in the past who used a musket. 10. delve: try to find more information about sb. or sth./make an investigation探究 delve into… E.g.We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter. We need to delve more deeply into these questions. 这些是我们想进一步了解的。 11. recess: a space in the wall of a room, esp. for shelves, cupboards, etc.隐秘处 委员会、法庭或政府等的）休会期间，休息期间 A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government 12. desultorily: adv. done without any particular plan or purpose desultory: adj. in a desultory or random manner e.g.: 1)talk desultorily 漫谈 2) The man continued talking, and she answered him desultorily. 13. commonplace : a. ordinary; neither new nor interesting 平凡的，普通的；陈腐的 e.g.: The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天流行的时髦话明天常常成为陈腐之言。 He is a commonplace person. What he has said is a mere commo