Unit 9 A Song of Defiance
Words
1. defiance: [U]
behavior that shows you refu to do what someone tells you to do, especially becau you do not respect them 违抗; 反抗;
His defiance of the law cost him dearly.
蔑视法律使他付出沉重的代价。
.in defiance of sb/sth in spite of sb/sth; ignoring sb/sth
不顾某人[某事物]; 无视某人[某事物]:
act in defiance of orders 违抗命令的行动
She wanted him to stay, but he left in defiance of her wishes.
她要他留下来, 但他并不理会, 还是走了.
2. triumph:
[U] (joy or satisfaction at) being successful or victorious 成功或胜利（的喜悦或满足）:
shouts of triumph 胜利的欢呼声
The winning team returned home in triumph. 获胜的队奏凯而归.
[C]great achievement or success 巨大的成就或成功:
one of the triumphs of modern science 现代科学的一项重大成就
v [I, Ipr] ~ (over sb/sth) be successful or victorious 获得成功或胜利: Common n triumphed in the end. 人的理智终於战胜了一切.
triumph over one's difficulties 战胜困难
e book3. craft: [通常用於被动语态] make (sth) skilfully, esp by hand
精工制作（某物）（尤指用手工）:
a beautiful hand-crafted silver goblet
美观的手工精制的高脚银杯.
4. reality:
1）现实;真实[U]
He is out of touch with reality.
他脱离现实。
2）事实,实际存在的事物[C]
His dream has become a reality.
他的梦想已成为现实。
3）in reality :in actual fact; really 事实上; 实际上:
The hou looks very old, but in reality it's quite new.
这房子看起来很旧, 实际上很新.
5. stuff: fill sth tightly (with sth); cram sth (with sth)
（用某物）塞满某物:
stuff a pillow (with feathers) cric
（用羽毛）填充枕头
He stuffed the suitca with his clothes.
他把衣服塞满手提箱。
6. overflow: [I, Tn] flow over the edges or limits of (sth)
从（某物）中溢出:
Your bath is overflowing. 你澡盆里的水都溢出来了.
The river overflowed (its banks). 河水泛滥（溢过堤岸）了.
7. concessionstacked：[C]
thing granted or yielded, esp after discussion, an argument, etc
妥协, 让步（尤指经协商或辩论等）:
make concessions to
Employers made concessions to the workers in negotiations.
资方在与工人谈判中作出了让步.
起立英语8. scarcely:
1)No sooner… than=hardly…when=scarcely…when
He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door.
Scarcely had she entered the room when the phone rang.
她一进屋电话就响了.
2) only just; hardly 仅仅; 几乎不:
There were scarcely a hundred people prent. 出席的不足一百人.
I scarcely know him. 我不大认识他.
9. transport:
[U] (also esp US transportation) transporting or being transported
运送; 运输
road and rail transport
公路及铁路运输
the transport of goods by air 空运货物
[C] ship or aircraft for carrying troops or supplies
（运送部队或补给品的）运输船, 运输机.
v. ~ sth/sb () (to...) take sth/sb from one place to another in a vehicle 运送, 运输（
某物[某人]）:
transport goods by lorry 用卡车运载货物.
10. confess: v. ~ (to sth/doing sth); ~ (sth) (to sb)
1) say or admit, often formally (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc)
承认（错误﹑ 罪行等）; 供认; 坦白:
权力的游戏第八季第五集
The prisoner refud to confess (his crime).
该犯拒不招供（罪行）.
必修一化学方程式
She finally confesd (to having stolen the money).
她最後招认了（偷了那笔钱）.
He confesd that he had murdered her.
他供认他杀害了她.
绝望主妇第六季剧情2) acknowledge, often reluctantly 承认（常为不情愿地）:
She confesd to (having) a dread of spiders.
她承认她害怕蜘蛛.
He confesd himlf (to be) totally ignorant of their plans.
他承认自己对於他们的计划一无所知.
11. recruit: [I and T]
1) to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job
敌特
etc雇用,聘用
Most of the teachers there are recruited from abroad.
那里的大部分教师是从海外雇来的。
We're having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.
2) [I and T]
to get people to join the army, navy etc征募(新兵)
= conscript
Most of the men in the village were recruited that day.
12. passion:
[U, C] strong feeling, eg of hate, love or anger
强烈的情感（如恨﹑ 爱﹑ 怒）
She argued with great passion.
她争论时情绪很激动.
[sing] (a) ~ for sth strong liking or enthusiasm for sth 酷爱; 热爱:
a passion for chocolate, detective stories, tennis
很喜欢巧克力﹑ 侦探小说﹑ 网球.
13. handful: [C]
1) an amount that you can hold in your hand 一把,一握
handful of
I drew a handful of coins from my pocket.
我从口袋里摸出一把硬币。
T The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.
2) a very small number of people or things 少数,少量
a handful of
There were only a handful of people there.
14. upt: [not before noun]
unhappy and worried becau something unpleasant or disappointing has happened心烦的, 不高兴的
时尚的英文upt by/about/at/over
She was really upt about the way her father treated her.
upt that
Debbie was upt that he didn't spend more time with her.
15. former:
1) of an earlier period or time 以前的:
the former world champion 前世界冠军
in former times 以前南非世界杯最佳阵容
