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1. pebble: small stone made smooth and round by the action of water, eg in a stream or on the ashore
2. scrub: underdeveloped trees or shrubs
oak 橡树，栎树
scrub oak: short, stunted (short, not-fully-grown) oak tree
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cf:
bush: (large) low growing plant with veral or many woody stems coming out from the root (tree: with a single trunk)
shrub: (small) plant with woody stem, lower than a tree, & usu. with veral parate stems from the root
3. chokecherry: North American wild cherry tree
4. thicket: a thick growth of shrubs, underbrush or small trees
5. clearing: open space from which trees have been cleared in a forest
6. shack: a small roughly built hou, hut,
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7. dwelling n (fml) place of residence; hou, flat, etc
my humble dwelling
dwelling-hou(esp. law): hou ud as a residence, not as a place of work
. 8. cabin: small hut or shelter, usu made of wood
cabin class: cond highest standard of accommodation on a ship二等舱
9. poplar: 杨树
10. chink: clo the narrow openings with, plaster
11. Batoche：巴托什, a village at the centre of Saskatchewan Province, Canada.
The battle ground where the Canadian militia beat the rebellious army in 1885. It’s been established as the National Park of History now.(简明)
12. Métis: [mei’ti:s] half-breed, one of mixed blood, esp. (often cap.) half breed 混血儿，尤指法国人与印第安人的混血后裔，杂种动物
13. chaos: complete disorder or confusion
The burglars left the hou in (a state of) chaos.
The wintry weather has caud chaos on the roads.
chaotic: in a state of chaos; completely disorganized
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With no one to keep order the situation in the classroom was chaotic.
14. lean-to: small building or shed with its roof resting against the side of a larger building, wall or fence
They keep hens in a lean-to at the end of the garden.
a lean-to greenhou
15. warp: cau sth to become bent or twisted from the usual or natural shape, esp becau of uneven shrinkage or expansion The damp wood began to warp.
The hot sun had warped the cover of the book.
16. lumber: (esp Brit) unwanted pieces of furniture, etc that are stored away or take up space
(esp US) = timber
17. coop: cage for small creature
18. tangle: (cau sth to) become twisted into a confud mass
Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence.
19. strand: a single piece or thread
Many strands are twisted together to form a rope.
20. barb: the sharp point of a fish hook, arrow, etc, with a curved shape which prevents it from being easily pulled out
21. rust: the reddish brown surface that forms on iron when attacked by water and air
rusty: covered with rust
22. Patois a dialect other than the standard illiterate or provincial speech, jargon 洋泾浜英语
23. broken: (of a foreign language) spoken imperfectly; not fluent
speak in broken English
(of land) having an uneven surface; rough
an area of broken, rocky ground
(of a person) weakened and exhausted by illness or misfortune
He was broken-hearted when his wife died.
broken home: family in which the parents have divorced or parated
He comes from a broken home.
obscenity: offensive, repulsive remarks, cursing, vulgarity
laws against obscenity on the television
four letter words: fuck, shit, bull shit
24. belong: to be suitable or advantageous, be in the right place
I don't belong in a place like this.
He doesn't belong in the beginner's class.
I refu to go abroad: I belong here.
25. Cree: one of the Indian tribes in Canada
26. rervation: a piece of land t apart for N. American Indians
cf: resort: (a) popular holiday centre
aside, skiing, health, etc resorts
Beidaihe is a leading north coast resort.
(b) (US) hotel or guest-hou for holiday-makers
27. neither fish, flesh nor good red herring / neither flesh, fowl, nor good salt herring : difficult to identify or classify; vague; ambiguous 难以辨别或分类的，非驴非马的，不伦不类的
fowl: a. domestic cock or hen
We keep a few fowls and some goats.
b. flesh of certain types of birds, eaten for food
We had fish for the first cour, followed by roast fowl and fresh vegetables.
c. any bird: the fowls of the air
waterfowl barnyard fowl wildfowl
herring: Atlantic fish, usu swimming in very large shoals( 鱼群）, ud for food 鲱鱼
28. odd: not regular, occasional, casual, occasional, random
Life would be very dull without the odd adventure now and then.
29. ction hands / gang: a group of workmen keeping one ction of a railway line repaired
30. relief: aid in the form of goods, coupon or money given, as by a government agency, to persons unable to support themlves
on relief: receiving government aid becau of poverty, unemployment, etc.
a relief teacher
31. …with a face that emed totally unfamiliar with laughter, would knock at the doors of the town’s brick hous… This suggests that the Tonnerres had lived a very mirable life. They had never experienced happiness in their whole life. The “brick hous” indicates the wealthy people’s home.
32. lard: pig fat made pure by melting, ud in cookery
33. pail: a usu. round open vesl of metal or wood, with handles, ud for carrying liquids, bucket (just like the ones we u now)
34. brui: injury caud by a blow to the body or to a fruit, discolouring the skin but not breaking it He was covered in bruis after falling off his bicycle.
35. brawl: noisy quarrel or fight
名言谚语a drunken brawl in a bar
36. howl: long loud wailing cry of a dog, wolf, etc , loud cry of a person expressing pain, scorn, amument, etc let out a howl of laughter, agony, rage
howl: v.
wolves howling in the forest
to howl in agony
syn: bawl, moan, scream, wail, sob,
大雨英语37. Mountie: member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police加拿大皇家骑警mount: ~ sb (on sth) get onto or put (sb) onto a hor, etc for riding; provide (sb) with a hor for riding
我最闪亮歌词He quickly mounted (his hor) and rode away.
He mounted the boy on the hor.
The policemen were mounted on (ie rode) black hors.
a mounted policemen, ie on hors
38. cell: a small room in a prison
39. sporadic: happening or en only occasionally or in a few places; occurring irregularly
sporadic showers
sporadic raids, gunfire, fighting
syn: irregular infrequent, intermittent occasional
40. negligible: too slight or unimportant to be worth any attention, of little importance or size; not worth considering a negligible amount, error, effect
This year’s deficit in foreign trade is negligible.
'negligent: not taking or showing enough care
食物的图片He has been negligent in not locking the doors as he was told to.
41. She existed for me only as a vaguely embarrassing prence
As far as I am concerned, her prence would only make other people feel ill at ea / uncomfortable.
42. hoar: sounding or growling rough and harsh
He shouted himlf hoar.
43. limp: walk unevenly, as when one foot or leg is hurt or stiff
That dog must be hurt; he's limping.
The injured footballer limped slowly off the field.
Cf: shuffle: walk without lifting the feet completely clear of the ground
The prisoners shuffled along the corridor and into their cells.
totter and sway, lurch out, droopy hobble(n), stagger, stumble, floppy (The are words ud in Argentia Bay to describe Roovelt)
44. grimy: dirty, messy, filthy
grime: dirt, esp in a layer on a surface
45. peculiar: odd or strange, eccentric, strange in a troubling or displeasing way防校园欺凌知识
