核心词汇
blow away *① to completely surprise sb., to affect intensely; overwhelm使大为惊讶;强烈影响,征服 例:That concert blew me away.音乐会震撼了我。 ② to defeat sb. completely, esp. in a game (尤指在比赛中)彻底战胜 例:Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.南希战胜了其他的滑冰运动员。
bully n. [C] 恃强凌弱者;流氓,暴徒
vt. ① to threaten to hurt or frighten sb. weaker 欺侮例:He was bullied by the older boys at school. 他在学校里受到大孩子的欺负。 ② to use your strength or power to make sb. do sht. 恐吓, 胁迫 例: The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal. 经理企图以解雇相威胁, 迫使职工更卖力气。
Contract n..[C] 契约;合同
vi. to become smaller or narrower缩小;收缩 例:Metal contracts as it becomes cool. 金属冷却时收缩。
*vt. to begin to have an illness患(病) 例:He contracted pneumonia.他得了肺炎。
flare vi. (也作flare up)① to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time 突然燃烧起来;(短暂地)烧旺 例:The match flared in the darkness.火柴在黑暗中突然着了一小会儿。 *②(感情等)突然爆发 例:Violence has flared up again in the Middle East. 中东又突然爆发了暴力事件。 ③(疾病)突然加剧 例:My asthma tends to flare up on smoggy days. 在烟雾天我的气喘往往会加剧。
n. [C] ① 闪光,瞬时的明亮火焰 ② 信号灯(弹)
resolve vt. * ① to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty解决 例:There weren?t enough beds, but the matter was resolved by George sleeping on the sofa.床不够用,但乔治睡到沙发上问题就解决了。 ② to make a definite decision to do sth.(某人)决心,决定 例:After the divorce she resolved never to marry again.离婚以后,她下决心永不再嫁。 ③(委员会、会议等通过投票)作出决议,表决 例:The Senate resolved to accept the President's budget proposals by 70 votes to 30.参议院以70票对30票通过决议,同意总统的预算草案。
vi. 下决心,决定 例:He resolved on/against (making) an early start. 他决定(不)早出发.
超纲词汇
itchy a. 使人发痒的
mediate *v. 斡旋,调停 a. 居中的,间接的
rant n./v. 怒吼,咆哮,大声抱怨
recrimination n. *① 反诘,互相指责 ② 反控告
tyrannize vt. ① 对……施行暴政 *②专横地对待