unit1综英单词表.doc

Tuck Verb 1．draw together into folds or puckers Synonym: gather pucker 2. fit snugly into e.g. insert your ticket into the slot tuck your shirttail in Synonym: insert 3. make a tuck or several folds in e.g. tuck the fabric Verdant Adj characterized by abundance of verdure Spectacularly Adv 1. in a spectacular manner E.g. the area was spectacularly scenic Synonym: stunningly Awe-inspiring Adj 1. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder E.g. New York is an amazing city Synonym: Amazing awesome awful awing Lush Adj 1. Produced or growing in extreme abundance e.g. their riotous blooming 2. full of juice e.g. lush fruits 3. characterized by extravagance and profusion e.g. a lavish buffet Synonym: lavish Quintessentially Adv. representing a perfect or typical example of something. Compact Adj 1. Closely and firmly united or packed together e.g. compact soil compact clusters of flowers 2. briefly giving the gist of something e.g. a short and compendious book a compact style is brief and pithy 3. having a short and solid form or stature E.g. a wrestler of compact build Synonym: Heavyset Verb 1. Squeeze or press together E.g. she compressed her lips the spasm contracted the muscle 2. make more compact by or as if by pressing E.g. compress the data Synonym: Compress pack together 3. Compress into a wad E.g. wad paper into the box 4. Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily E.g. this powder compacts easily Such odd-shaped items do not pack well Synonym: pack Stride Verb 1. Cover or traverse by taking long steps E.g. She strode several miles towards the woods 2. Walk with long steps e.g. He strode confidently across the hall Idyllic Adj excellent and delightful in all respects 2. suggestive of an idyll, charmingly simple and serene Pedigree Noun ancestry of a purebred animal Synonym: bloodline line of descent of a purebred animal 3. The descendants of one individual e.g. His entire