smashing

DetailedStudyoftheText

:havingregularcurves

Awavylinehasariesofregularcurvesalongit.

Thewavylinesaremeanttoreprentwater.

Hereinthetexttheworddescribesthemarksinwavypatternsontheclay

groundleftbythebroom.

*image-1*(此处加一细曲线图)

:alongnarrowpathortrackmadeinasurface,ethe

movementofsth.

Agrooveisawide,deeplinecutintoasurface.

Thecupboarddoorslidesopenalongthegrooveitfitsinto.

:simple,notgrand,(ofpeople,faces,etc.,)notgood-looking,

ugly

Ifsomeoneishomely,theyarenotveryattractivetolookat;uadinAm.E.

:Aweisthefeelingofrespectandamazementthatyouhavewhen

ful,frighteningorcompletelyunknown.,wonder

Thechildstaredathiminsilentawe.

nt:tofaceboldlyorthreateningly,encounter

Ifaproblem,task,ordifficultyconfrontsyou,oryouareconfrontedwithit,itiss

ucannotavoidandmustdealwith

Iwasconfrontedwiththetaskofdesigningandbuildingthenewsystem.

:tomoveinanunsteadywayfromsidetosideasifabouttofall,to

walkwithweakunsteadysteps

Theoldladytottereddownthestairs.

ine:Alimousineisalargeandverycomfortablecar,h

inesareusuallydriven

byachauffeur[ou]

cf:

dan/saloonisacarwithatsforfourormorepeople,afixedroof,anda

boot(thespaceatthebackofthecar,coveredbyalid,inwhichyoucarry

thingssuchluggage,shoppingortools)thatisparatefromtheatingpartof

thecar

convertible:acarwithasoftroofthatcanbefoldeddownorremoved

sportscar:rwithroomforonly2peoplefortravelingwith

highpowerandspeed

coupe[‘ku:pei]acarwithafixedroof,aslopingback,twodoorsandatsfor

fourpeople

stationwagon(AmE)/estatecar(Br.E)acarwhichhasalongbodywitha

dooratthebackendandspacebehindthebackats

/grey:udtodescribethecolourofpeople’shairwhenitchanges

fromitsoriginalcolour,getoldandbeforeitbecomeswhite

:(Am.E,slang)shabby

ls:areasinglepieceofclothingthatcombinestroursanda

aroverallsoveryourclothesinordertoprotectthemfromdirt,

paint,ouareworking

Thebreastpocketofhisoverallswasfilledwithtools.(工装裤)

:

,eforeating

igthathasbeencastrated

person

swine:(old&tech)pig

boar[o:]:malepigonafarmthatiskeptforbreeding

sow[au]:fullygrownfemalepig

hammer:large,heavyhammerforswingingwithbothhands,a

largeheavyhammerwithalonghandle,udforsmashingconcrete

:大麦

e:athin,flatcircleofcookedbatter(糊状物)madeofmilk,flour

uporfoldedandeatenhotwithasweetorsavoryfilling

inside

:walkasifreadytoturnorgotheotherway

Ifyousidlesomewhere,youwalkthereuncertainlyorcautiously,asifyoudonot

wantanyonetonoticeyou

AmansidleduptomeandaskedifIwantedaticketforthematch..

e:slowdraggingwalk

Ifyoushuffle,youwalkwithoutliftingyourfeetproperlyofftheground

Heslippedonhisshoesandshuffledoutoftheroom.

Ifyoushuffle,youmoveyourfeetaboutwhilestandingormoveyourbottom

aboutwhilesitting,oftenbecauyoufeeluncomfortableorembarrasd.

Iwasshufflinginmyat.

cf:

totter(n.6),sidle(n.15),shuffle

:toburnwithabrightflame

Awoodfirewasblazing,buttherewasnootherlightintheroom.

densharpshootingupofaflame,averybrightfire

Thefireburnedslowlyatfirst,butsoonburstintoablaze.

umtree:alargeNorthAmericantreeofthewitchhazel(榛子)

family,withalternatemaplelikeleaves,spiny(多刺的)fruitballs,andflagrant

juice

美洲金缕梅,落叶灌木或小乔木.原产于北美和亚洲.其分叉小枝从前用为魔杖,

这寻找地下水,故俗称魔杖.

:dirtyandfaded

Abuildingorplacethatisdingyisratherdarkanddepressinganddoesnot

emtohavebeenwelllookedafter,.

Thisisthedingieststreetofthetown.

Clothes,curtains,edingyaredirtyorfaded.

:tocollecttogether

raianarmy/raienoughmoneyforaholiday

Hiswiferaidthemoneybyllingherjewellery.

We’retryingtoraifundstoestablishascholarship.

eath:(soastogo)under(sth..)

Theletterwaspushedunderneaththedoor.

Didyoufindverymuchgrowingunderneaththesnow?

(Hereitsuggestsarepressiveandimposingqualityinhervoice.)

-believe:astateofpretendingorthethingswhicharepretended

Shelivesinamake-believeworld/aworldofmake-believe.

Don’tbeafraidofmonster-thestory’sonlymake-believe.

Thelittlegirlmadebelieveshewasaprincess.

:topush,ghorcarelessway

Therewasalotofpushingandshovingtogetonthebus.

Helpmetoshovethisfurnitureaside.

.,youpushthemwithaquick,rather,violentmovement.

Hedraggedherouttothedoorandshovedherintothestreet.

:(infml)anignorantandstupidperson

dim:faint,notbright

wit:intelligence,wisdom

atone’swit’nd:attheendofone’stether

y:(die)veryfinetransparentmuslin(麦斯林纱,平纹

细布)withastifffinish(最后一层涂饰),veryfineratherstiffcottonmaterialud

en’sdress

(蝉翼纱,玻璃纱)

:lowshoethatgripsthefootchieflyatthetoeandtheheel

ownanydisasterinherefforts:faceupanddefeatanydisaster

withherefforts

staredown:twopeoplelookingateachotherpersistentlyuntiloneshiftshiye

r:tomovebackwardsandforwardsunsteadily

shadowsflickeredonthewall

flickeringeyelids

e:tostopand/ormakemistakesinspeakingorreadingaloud

tocatchthefootonthegroundwhilemovingalongandstarttofall

Shestumbleat/overthelongword

Hestumbledandstoppedreading.

cf:

stammer:tospeakorsaywithpausandrepeatedsounds,eitherhabituallyor

becauofexcitement,fear,etc.

stammerer

stutter:tospeakorsaywithdifficultyinproducingsounds,ally

holdingbackthefirstconsonant.

stutterer

-naturedly:naturallykind,readytohelp,toforgive,nottobe

angry

Apersonoranimalthatisgood-naturedisnaturallyfriendlyanddoesnoteasily

getangry.

agood-naturedpoliceman

:

moss:anyofveraltypesofasmallflatgreenoryellowflowerlessplantthat

growsinathickfurrymassonwetsoil,oronawetsurface

:tocatchwithorasifwithahook

tohookafish/arichhusband

hookno

Here:toattackwiththehornofthecow

:tomakelessangry,excitedoranxious,comfortorcalm,to

makelesspainful

soothingwords

sootheone’sfeelings

e:asmallthinpieceofbuildingmaterial(suchaswood)often

withoneendthickerthantheotherforlayinginoverlappingrowsasacovering

fortherooforsidesofbuilding

cf:tile;aflatorcurvedpieceoffiredclay,stone,

roofs,floors,orwallsandoftenforornamentalwork

le:alsoport,arwindoworopeninginashipfor

lightorair

r:tshuts

ecover(woodenpanelorironplate,hinged,orparateand

detachable)forawindowordoor,tokeepoutlightorburglars.

cf:Venetianblinds

Theshopfrontisfittedwithrollingshutters.

thatopenstoadmitlightthroughthelensofacamera

e:landwheregrassisgrownandwherecattlefeedonit

e:stealthy,ive,he/shebehavesasifhe/shewants

orhidden

TheysuddenlylookedfurtivewhenIgotintotheroom.

Iwatchedhimfurtivelypencilanoteandslipitbetweenthepages.

AwomanwithfurtivelooksidleduptomeandaskedfurtivelywhetherIhad/

wantedreceipts.

out:towaitorstaynearaplacewithoutpurpooractivity

y:alsowashingday,thedaywhenclothesarewashed

dwithher:impresdbyhermanner,

-turned:(ofaphra)carefullyformedandpleasantlyexpresd

awell-turnedphra:恰当的词语

:delightfullyprettyandoftensmall

youmeanthatyoufindthemattractive,oftenina

xualway

:toburnwithhotliquid

Hescaldedhistongueon/withthehotcoffee

scalding:boilingorashotasboiling

court:Ifamancourtsawoman,hepaysalotofattentiontoherbecauhe

wantstomarryher.

:over-ornamented,unpleasantlybig,bright,haps

notofgoodqualitySomethingthatisflashyissosmart,brightandexpensive

thatyoufinditunpleasantandperhapsvulgar

aflashysportscar/cheapflashyclothes

o:

compo:tomake(f)calm,quiet,etc.

Jeanwasnervousatfirstbutsooncompodherlf.

:()havingkinks

kink:abackwardturnortwistinhair,arope,chain,pipe,etc.

e:totwistfromsidetoside

:attractingattentionbybeingunpleasantlycolourful

:(of2ormoremountainclimbers)tobefastenedtogetherwiththe

samerope

(Ithinkthewordheremeanstheplaitsorthepigtailsarefastenedtogether

g:tomovenoilesslyinasmooth,continuousmanner,which

emasyandwithouteffort

glider:aplanewithoutanengine

ingofa(n)...:(infml)rathera(n),afairlygood

aythata

personorthinghassomethingofaparticularquality,feeling,etc.,youmean

thattheyhaveittosomeextent.

Ifyousaythatapersonissomethingofanactor,somethingofapoet,etc.,you

meanthatthepersoncanact,writepoetry,extent

,ascholarandsomethingofaphilosopher

Ifyousaythatasituationissomethingofamystery/asurpri,etc.,youmean

thatitisslightlymysterious,slightlysurprising

Heissomethingofabookcollector/aliar/amusician.

Iamsomethingofacarpentermylf,youknow.

elf:besuccessful

Heisacleverboy---Ihopehe'elf.

:(infml)y,eshouldnot

Theycaughthimpeekingthroughtheholeatwhatwasgoingonintheroom

peep:yandcretly

It’srudetopeepatotherpeople’swork.

Hetookapeepatthebackofthebooktofindouttheanswerstothequestions.

Peek&Peeparenotclearlydistinguishablewhendenotingtoewhatis

concealed,orhidden.

peer:tolookverycarefullyorhard,tabletoewell

Shepeeredthroughthemist,tryingtofindtherightpath.

Hepeeredatmeoverthetopofhisglass.

:tobendtheheadandshouldersforwardsanddown

:tobendlowanddrawbackasfromfear,pain,shame,coldetc.

ughmotionswithMaggie’shand:

Here“motions”refertotryingtoshakehandswithMaggie.

Ifyougothroughthemotions,expectedofyouwithout

ngthe

movementsassociatedwithaparticularaction.

Thedoctorwassurethatthemanwasn’till,buthewentthroughthemotionsof

examininghim.

Icangothroughthemotionsofputtingimaginaryfoodintomymouth.

:lackingstrengthorstiffness

walkingwithonefootdraggingunevenly

withanunevenstep,onefootorlegmovinglesswellthantheother

ouare:Itoldyouso.

’oucouldn’t

traceitfurtherback.

ThereIwasnot:Youarenotright.

cropup:ari,happenorappear,unexpectedly

SomedifficultieshavecroppedupatworksoI’llbelatecominghometonight.

Literallythentenceinthetextcouldpossiblyunderstoodasfollows:

Iwasnottherebeforethename“Dicie”appearedinourfamily,sowhy...

But“ThereIwasnot”isobviouslyaquick,shortcutanswerto“thereyouare”.

car:in1909HenryFordmass-produced15millionModelT

1928theModelTwas

discontinuedandreplacedbyanewdesign-theModelA-tomeettheneeds

forgrowingcompetitionincarmanufacturing.

Herehethinkssheisquaint,attractivebecauitisstrangeandsomething

ratheroldfashioned

:,spitit

heway:notblockingspacefortheforwardmovementof

(Heretheremustbeonemisunderstandingeitherbymeorbytheeditorwho

explainsthatas:

Weovercamethedifficultyandmanagedtopronounceitatlast)

Iwillmovethechairoutofyourway.

Heranthroughthecrowd,pushingpeopleoutofhisway.

Hersociallifegotinthewayofherstudies.

Wegotthenameoutoftheway:wefinishedtalkingaboutit,wettheproblem

aside.

WhenwegottopicAoutoftheway,wediscusstopicB.

:Ifyoutripoversomething,youknockyourfootagainstsomething

whenyouarewalkingandloyourbalancesothatyoufallornearlyfall.

Itrippedandfell...

Shetrippedoverastone...

Heputeachfootdowncarefullytoavoidtrippingup.

Here:tomakeamistakeasinastatementorbehaviour

Thislawyeralwaystriestotripwitnessupbyaskingconfusingquestions.

-lickshelters:shelterswhereblocksofrocksaltwerekeptforcattle

tolick

:Thestyleofaparticularpersonorgroupisallthegeneral

attitudes,likes,dislikes,andwaysofbehavingthatarecharacteristicofthem.

Purpleisnotmystyle.

Raisingcattleisnotmystyle:Iamnotinterestedinraisingcattle.

dmarried:colloq.

d:宽叶羽衣甘蓝

roughthechitlintc.

chitlins:alsochitlings,chitterlings:-prepared

asfood

:greenvegetables

luestreak:speakveryfastandverymuch

bluestreak:vesveryfast,aconstantstreamofworks

streak:thinlineorband,differentfromwhatsurroundsit

:

eatthispartofacowitiscalledarumpsteak(后腿部的牛排)

(humour)ofahumanbeingthepartofthebodyonesitson,bottom

dclodoverthebutterdish:Abutterdishisasmallrectangular

containerwhichyoucansimplyputyourhandcloover

ldhave:hereifmeanswhether

:acontainerinwhichmilkismovedaboutviolentlyuntilit

becomesbutter,emetalcontainerinwhichmilkisstoredorcarried

fromthefarm(搅乳器,盛奶罐)

r:(notfoundinLongmanorCollins)curdle---toforminto

curds,cautothicken

e:tocut(wood)toasmallersizebytakingoffsmallthingpieces

:adevihavingbladesforagitatingaliquidormisolid

piece:Thecenterpieceofatofthingsthatisgreatlyadmiredis

ushowasthebestexampleofthet

Thecenterpieceofthemodernnavyisthenuclearsubmarine.

:analcoveisasmallareainaroomwhichisformedbyonepart

allyenclod

extensionofaroom,oftenoccupiedbyabedorbyats,凹室()

ththedasher:ic

I’icwiththedasher

Idon’tknowwhattodowiththobooks,whattouthemfor,wheretoput

them

Someonewhoisartisticisabletocreateorappreciategoodpainting,

sculpture.

n,arrangement,

pattern,artisticisbeautifulorattractive

:adepression(partofasurfacelowerthantheotherparts)inthe

landsurface

(Theraincollectedinveraldepressionsontheground.)

:toarchthroughandstealeverythingvaluableoutofaplace

Thethievesrifledhispocketsofalltheircontents.

Theburglarrifledthesafe.

Thebadboyrifledtheappletree.

Hereinthetext,theword“rifle”meanstolookthoroughtoewhattotake,

notderve.

ck:beunwillingtoactormove

Thebridgelookedsounsafethatweallhungbackinfear.

:tomakebyjoiningpiecestogether

:tow,stitchinlayerswithpaddinginbetween

arandWalkAroundtheMountainpattern

:smallpiece,bit

ascrapofpaper

Scrapofbreadwerethrowntothebirds.

Therewasnotascrapoffoodleft,we’veeatenitall.

:teenyweeny:alsoteensyweensy(dren)very

small

:themostimportantorworthiestpartofanything

ess:ofgreatvalue

cf:invaluable,priceless,expensive,costly,dear,precious,sumptuous,

luxurious

valueless:worthless,uless

:particularstateorconditionofthemindwithregardtoanger,

anangry,impatientorbadstateofmindJohnisinatempertoday.

:tofaplant,()remainingattachedtothe

rootafterthetrunkiscut

nanswerablequestionto,puzzle,perplex

Ifsomethingstumpsyou,youcannotthinkofanysolutionoranswerforit

Thequestionhasstumpedphilosopherssincethebeginningoftime.

It’sunusualforJeremytobestumpedforananswer.

You’vegomestumpedthere.

:tobaccomadeintopoweredforbreathingintotheno,esp.

udinformertimes

:[‘doupi]showingdullnessofthemindorfeelingscaudoras

ifcaudbyalcoholoradrug,sleepyandunabletothinkclearly,stupid

g:(ofanexpressionontheface)ashamed,guilty,cowed

n:anindividual’slot,fate,orfortune,destiny,one’sshareof

goodandevil

Utterdisasterwasmyportion.

Whatwouldbemyportiononthedaytheenemyinvaded?

ge:propertythatdescendstoanheir,ittedbyor

acquiredfromapredecessor,dasaresultofone’snatural

situationorbirth

:like，characteristicof，orsuggestiveofwaves波状的；有起伏的

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:along，narrowfurroworhollowcutinasurfacewithatool纹(道)；纹槽

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:designatingafamily(Ulmaceae)oftreesgrowinglargelyintheN．Temperate

Zone[植]榆科的

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:beunsteadyonone'sfeet；stagger蹒跚而行

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:anylargeluxuriousdan，venbyachauffeur(配有司机的)高级轿

车

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:characteristicofasportorsportingman运动员似的

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:untidy；neglected；unrefined；vulgar劣等的；破旧的；粗俗的

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:asoft，lightweight，loolywovenwoolenclothwithaslightlynappedsurface

法兰绒

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:acerealgrass(Hordeumvulgareandrelatedspecies)withden，bearded

spikesofflowers，eachmadeupofthreesingle—ededspikelets大麦

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:crippled；disabled；aninjuredlegorfootthatmakesonelimp

瘸的；残废的

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:movesideways，orstealthymanner(羞怯或偷偷地)侧身行走

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:aslowdraggingwalk拖着脚走

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:thin，light，etc．1ikepaper(在厚薄、质地等方面)像纸的

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:dirty—colored；notbrightorclean；grimy昏暗的，不明亮的；不干净的；无光

泽的；弄脏了的

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:①；feigning假装；虚假②ded；feigned；sham假装的；

虚假的

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:[slang]astupidperson；simpleton[俚]蠢人，笨蛋，傻子

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:verysheer，crispcottonfabricudfordress，curtains，etc．蝉翼纱；玻

璃纱(一种细薄的透明布)

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:．alow—cutshoewithoutstrapsorties一种浅口无带皮鞋

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:movewithaquick，light，waveringmotion摇曳，摇动；晃动

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:fulloforcoveredwithmossoramosslikegrowth生了苔的；多苔的；苔状的

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:attackwiththehorns，asabull；gore(牛等以角)抵破，抵伤

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:athin，wedgeshapedpieceofwood，slate,etc．1aidwithothersinaries

ofoverlappingrowsasacoveringforroofsandthesidesofthehous屋顶板；

木瓦

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:anopeninginaship'sside，asforadmittinglightandair(船侧采光、通气的)

舷窗；舱口

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:doneoractinginastealthymanner，asiftohinderobrvation；surreptitious；

stealthy；sneaky；cret鬼鬼祟祟的，偷偷摸摸的；秘密的

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:[Am．colloq．]prettyorattractive，icateordaintyway[美口]漂

亮的，俏的，迷人的；逗人喜爱的

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:fierceinattackinginwords措辞尖锐的

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:anystronglyalkalinesubstance，usuallysodiumorpotassiumhydroxide，ud

incleaning，makingsoap，etc．碱液

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:restoretocomposure使恢复镇静

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:heavilybuilt；sturdy；shortandthickt矮胖的；结实的

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:fullofkinks；tightlycurled，esp．ofhair(尤指头发)绞缠的；纽结的；弯曲的

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:．twistfromsidetoside，eitherinoneplaceorwhenmovingalong蠕动；扭

动

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:[usu．p1.]anornamentwornontheear[常用复数]耳环，耳饰

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:anornamentalbandorchainwornaboutthewristorarm手镯

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:thehollowplaceunderthearmattheshoulder腋下，腋窝

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:anyofveraltypesof(usu．)smallcreatureswhicharereptiles。witharough

skin，4legs，andalongtail蜥蜴

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:asmallmarkorsunkenplaceinthemiddleofhestomach．1eftwhenthe

connectiontothemother(theumbilicalcord)wascutatbirth肚脐

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:hold(someone)tightlyinthearms搂抱；紧抱

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:theactoractionofsweating出汗；汗

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:glanceorlookquicklyandfurtively，hanopeningorfrombehind

something(尤指从缝隙或隐蔽处)偷看；窥视

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:[shortforPolaroidLandCamera]aportablecamerathatdevelopsthefilm

negativeinternallyandproducesaprintwithincondsaftertheprocessis

initiated(PolaroidLandCamera的缩略式)(一种即照即成相片的照相机)波拉罗伊

德照相机；“拍立来”照相机

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:bend(theheadandshoulders)forwardsanddown屈身；弯腰

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:takesmallbites(outofsomething)；eat(something)withsmallbites细咬，细

食；一点点地咬

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:takeasnapshotof抢拍；用快照拍摄

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:1ackingorhavingloststiffness；flaccid，drooping，wilted，etc．柔软的

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:(udincropup)ari，happen，orappear，unexpectedly(用于cropup)突然

出现；突然发生

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:口．(udin￡ripover)makeanawkwardmistakein(somethingsuchas

words)(用于tripover)(在语言上)出差错；卡壳，支吾

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:anumberofcattleorotherlargeanimalsfeeding，living，orbeingdriven

together牛群；畜群

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:akindofkale(Brassicaoleraceaacephala)whocoarleavesarebornein

tufts羽衣甘蓝

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:[p1.]thesmallintestinesofpigs，udforfood[复](猪等的)小肠(供食用)

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:streak[colloq．](udintalkabluestreak)talkmuchandrapidly[口]连珠炮

似地谈话；滔滔不绝地讲话

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:[humor](ofahumanbeing)thepartofthebodyonesitson[幽]臀部

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:．acontainerinwhichmilkismovedaboutviolentlyuntilitbecomesbutter

搅乳器(用以搅拌牛乳而制成黄油)

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:thicklycurdledsourmilk酸牛奶

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:cut(wood)toasmallersizebytakingoffsmallthinpieces削(木头)

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:arotatingdeviceforwhippingcream，asinachurn，etc．(奶油)搅拌器

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:anornament，abowlofflowers，etc．forthecenterofatable放在桌子中央

的装饰品(如花瓶等)

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:arecesdctionofaroom，asabreakfastnook凹室(如早餐座)

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:[geo1．]anareaofslightlysunkenland，hichwatercollectsor

disappearsbyevaporationorpercolationintotheground渗坑；洼地、

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:ransackandrob(aplace，buildingetc．)；pillage；plunder抢劫，掠夺(某地)

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:asmallpiece；bit；fragment；shred小片；碎片

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:[colloq．]variationoftheword“tiny”tiny的口语体

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:shutorallowtoshutwithforceandnoi使劲关(门等)；砰地(把门等)关上

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:pale—purple淡紫色的

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:[colloq．]puzzle，perplex；baffle[口]使困惑；使茫然不知所措

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:(cauto)rubroughly(使)磨擦

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:[Am．]theedible，red，berrylikefruitofthewintergreen[美]平铺白珠树的果

实

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:smell；scent气味，气息

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:[colloq．]mentallysloworconfud；stupid[口](感觉)迟钝的；迷迷糊糊的，

昏昏沉沉的；愚蠢的；呆傻的

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:ashamedandcringing羞愧的