精读2-第三单元单词-the-rite-of-spring-Unit3-2(words).pptVIP

lettuce make-believe She told me her parents are millionaires, but it’s all just make-believe. 她告诉我他父母是百万富翁，但这一切都纯属子虚乌有。 maternal I didnt have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers... 我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。 mulch neurotic He was almost neurotic about being followed. 他对被跟踪几乎到了神经过敏的程度。 outspoken He was an outspoken critic of apartheid. 他公开抨击种族隔离制度. outspoken and truthful 心直口快的，实话实说的 pocket a small area different from the areas around it e.g. There are still some pockets of the city which are extremely poor. The country is back to normal except for a few small pockets of resistance against the government forces. regardless of in spite of; without being affected or influenced by, e.g. All people above 18 have the right to vote regardless of sex, race, education, religion or financial status. relatively adv. ---adj. relative true or false? relatively easier relatively easy F T resolve 她决定把这件事汇报给医院的护士长 She resolved to report the matter to the hospitals nursing manager. sparingly adv ---a. sparing ---v. spare squat 1.adj. If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. 蹲下 2. adj. If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way.矮胖的 3. v. People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so.? (对某空建筑、空地) 非法占据 squat Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair. 埃迪四十多岁，矮矮胖胖的，头发日渐稀疏。 We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down... 我们蹲在水池旁，看着潜水者慢慢沉下水 They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping. 他们靠擅自占用土地，按种地的收益分成为生 thrust If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force .猛推，猛塞 他们把他硬塞进吉普车后座。 They thrust him into the back of a jeep... waft through The scent of roses wafts through the window. 玫瑰的芳香飘进了窗户。 The music from the party wafts out to the room. 晚会的音乐飘到了屋外面。 worm one’s way through:to move