palatable /ˈpælətəb(ə)l/

adj. 美味的，可口的；愉快的；可接受的

英语释义：

1. [ADJ] If you describe food or drink as palatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant. 美味的

...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable.

…用来使食物看起来更美味的调味品和防腐剂。

2. [ADJ] If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it. 可接受的

...a palatable way of firing employees.

…一种可接受的解雇雇员的方式。

bland /blænd/

adj. （食品，饮料）未加调料的，清淡的；平淡的，枯燥乏味的；沉稳的，无动于衷的；（评论或话语）温和的，无关痛痒的

1. [ADJ] Food that is bland has very little flavour. (食物) 淡而无味的

It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.

它吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的卡纸板。

2. [ADJ] If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting. 没精打采的; 平淡乏味的

It sounds like a commercial: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.

它听起来像句广告语：顺耳却平淡易忘。

concentrate /ˈkɑːns(ə)ntreɪt/

n. 浓缩物，浓缩液

v. 集中注意力，聚精会神；使集中，聚集；浓缩

英语释义：

1. [V-N] Concentrate is a liquid or substance from which water has been removed in order to make it stronger, or to make it easier to store. 浓缩物，浓缩液

...orange juice made from concentrate. 

...由浓缩果汁制成的橙汁。

2. [V-T] If something is concentrated in an area, it is all there rather than being spread around. 集中

Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and northeastern regions.

意大利的工业区集中在该国中北部和东北部地区。

3. [V-T/V-I] If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it. 集中 (心思); 专心

It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself.

他能否专心学习并有所成就取决于他自己。

brew /bruː/

v. 沏（茶），冲（咖啡）；酿（啤酒）；酝酿，即将来临

n. 啤酒；茶，咖啡；交融，混合

英语释义：

1. [V-T] If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. 冲泡 (茶、咖啡等)

He brewed a pot of coffee.

他冲了一壶咖啡。

2. [N-COUNT] A brew is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee. (茶或咖啡的) 种类

She swallowed a mouthful of the hot strong brew, and wiped her eyes.

她咽下一大口热浓茶,然后擦了擦眼睛。

3. [V-T] If a person or company brews beer, they make it. 酿造 (啤酒)

I brew my own beer.

我酿造自己的啤酒。

4. [V-I] If a storm is brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm. (暴风雨) 酝酿

We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out in the boat.

我们乘船外出时看到了暴风雨正在酝酿之中。

5. [V-I] If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop. (危机、困境等) 酝酿

At home a crisis was brewing.

家里一场危机正在酝酿着。

6. [V] to devise or plan 筹划

to brew a plot

策划一个阴谋

draw /drɔː/

n. 抽彩，抽签；平局；有吸引力的人（或事物）；吸烟；拔枪；（高尔夫）偏球

v. 画，绘画；草拟，制定；吸引，使注意；引起（反应）；获得，得到；推断出；抽出，吸出；（从银行账户）取出；拉，拖；利用，动用；抽（烟），吸（气）；放（血），抽（血）；拔出，掏出；以平局结束；抽签，抓阄；（向特定方向）移动；使说出，使吐露；作（比较或对比）；（船）吃（水）；（帆）吃饱风；（滚木球）使（球）朝预定的目标作弧线运动；（茶）被泡开

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] Draw is also a noun. 抽奖; 抽签

...the final draw for all prize winners takes place on March 17.

…最后一轮所有获奖者的抽签在3月17日举行。

2. [V-T] To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery. 抽 (奖); 抽 (签)

He put the pile of chips in the centre of the table and drew a card.

他把一堆筹码放在桌子中央，抽了一张牌。

3. [N-UNCOUNT] 画画

I like dancing, singing, and drawing.

我喜欢跳舞、唱歌和画画。

4. [V-I] If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly. 缓慢移动

She drew away and did not smile.

她慢步走开，面无笑容。

5. [V-T] If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently. 轻拖; 轻拉

He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him.

他把手臂搂在卡罗琳的肩膀上并且把她轻轻拉近自己。

6. [V-T] When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it. 拉 (窗帘等)

After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle.

拉上窗帘后，她点了一根蜡烛。

7. [V-T] If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it. 拔出 (武器)

He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers.

他拔出匕首并且转过身去面对追他的人。

8. [V-I] When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily. 平稳地前进

Claire had seen the taxi drawing away.

克莱尔看着出租车缓缓驶走。

9. [V-T] If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once. 吸入

He paused, drawing a deep breath.

他停下，深吸了一口气。

10. [V-I] If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs. 吸烟

He drew on an American cigarette.

他吸了一口美国香烟。

11. [V-T] To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source. 汲取 (水、能源等); 提取 (水、能源等)

Villagers still have to draw their water from wells.

村民仍然要从井里打水。

12. [V-T] If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds. 抽 (血)

Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus.

任何形式抽血都能增加感染病毒的危险。

13. [V-T] If you draw money out of a bank account, you get it from the account so that you can use it. 提取 (钱款)

She was drawing out cash from an ATM.

她那时正在从自动取款机上取钱。

14. [V-T/V-I] When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram. 画

She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub.

她会坐在那儿用铅笔头画画。

15. [V-T] To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place. 取得

I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully.

我从许许多多成功面对这种挑战的妇女身上获得了力量。

16. [V-T] If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it. 吸引

The game is currently drawing huge crowds.

这项比赛目前正吸引着大批群众。

17. [V-T] If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly. 强烈吸引

In no sense did he draw and enthral her as Alex had done.

他远不如亚历克斯那么强烈地吸引她，让她着迷。

18. [V-T] If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true. 得出 (结论)

He draws two conclusions from this.

他由此得出两个结论。

19. [V-T] If you draw a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things. 作出 (比较); 加以 (区别)

...literary critics drawing comparisons between George Sand and George Eliot.

…把乔治·桑和乔治·艾略特进行比较的文学评论家。

20. [V-T] If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it. 使注意

He was waving his arms to draw their attention.

他正挥动手臂吸引他们的注意力。

21. [V-T] If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way. 引起 (某种反应)

Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers.

这样的政策将不可避免地引起农民的激烈抵制。

22. [V-RECIP] In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game. (在游戏或竞赛中) 打平

Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one.

荷兰队与爱尔兰队一比一平。

We drew with Ireland in the first game.

我们同爱尔兰队在第一局打成平局。

23. [N-COUNT] Draw is also a noun. 平局

24. [PHRASE] When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes. 结束

Another celebration had drawn to its close.

另一个庆典已经结束了。

25. [PHRASE] If an event or period of time is drawing closer or is drawing nearer, it is approaching. 来临; 临近

Next spring's elections are drawing closer.

下一个春季选举即将来临。

loyalty card /ˈlɔɪəlti kɑːd/

会员卡

英语释义：

[N-COUNT] A loyalty card is a plastic card that some shops give to regular customers. Each time the customer buys something from the shop, points are electronically stored on their card and can be exchanged later for goods or services. 会员卡

Shoppers connect their loyalty card to a computer attached to the trolley. 

购物者把他们的会员卡连接到手推车带的电脑上。

loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/

n. 忠诚，忠贞；忠于……的强烈情感

英语释义：

1. [N-UNCOUNT] Loyalty is the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for someone or something. 忠诚

I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.

我已经发誓效忠君主制。

2. [N-COUNT] Loyalties are feelings of friendship, support, or duty toward someone or something. 效忠的义务

She had developed strong loyalties to the Manet family.

她深深感到对马奈一家有效忠的义务。

toot horn

吹嘘

相似短语：

blow one's own horn

吹嘘；自吹自擂

英语释义：

[PHRASE] If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself.吹嘘

toot /tuːt/

vi. 吹喇叭

vt. 吹奏出；使发嘟嘟声

n. 嘟嘟声；痛饮

英语释义：

1. [V-T/V-I] If someone toots their car horn or if a car horn toots, it produces a short sound or series of sounds. 按响(喇叭); (喇叭)响

People set off fireworks and tooted their car horns.

人们放起烟火并按响汽车喇叭。

Car horns toot as cyclists dart precariously through the traffic.

当骑车人冒失地穿过车流时，汽车喇叭响个不停。

2. [N-SING] Toot is also a noun. 鸣喇叭

The driver gave me a wave and a toot.

这个司机冲我挥手并鸣喇叭。

horn /hɔːrn/

n. 角；角质；号角；喇叭；角状物

v.（动物）用角抵撞（或顶撞）；对（丈夫或妻子）不忠诚；装角于

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning. (汽车等的) 喇叭

He sounded the car horn.

他按响了汽车喇叭。

2. [N-COUNT] The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the hard pointed things that grow from its head. (牛、鹿等动物头上的) 角

A mature cow has horns.

成年母牛头上长有角。

3. [N-COUNT] A horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is a long circular metal tube, wide at one end, which you play by blowing. 号 (铜管乐器)

He started playing the horn when he was eight.

他8岁时就开始吹号。

4. [N-COUNT] A horn is a simple musical instrument consisting of a metal tube that is wide at one end and narrow at the other. You play it by blowing into it. 号 (一种以一头宽一头窄的金属管制成的简单的吹奏乐器)

...a hunting horn.

…猎号。

5. [PHRASE] If two people lock horns, they argue about something. 争论

During his six years in office, Seidman has often locked horns with lawmakers.

在任的6年里，塞德曼经常与立法者进行争论。

tell /tel/

v. 判断；看出，确切地判断；辨别，区别；告诉，告知；说，讲述；吐露，显示；命令，吩咐；告诉自己，暗自叮嘱；表明，说明；（不快的或令人疲倦的经历）产生效果，产生影响；泄密；数，计算；（通常指小孩）告状；警告，告诫；（某种因素）影响，起作用

英语释义：

1. [V-T] If you can tell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true. 判断

It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered.

已经不可能判断子弹是从哪里射进来的。

2. [V-T] If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things. 辨别

I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours.

我真地看不出他们的政策和我们的政策有什么区别。

How do you tell one from another?

你怎么把它们区分开来？

3. [V-T] If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it. 命令; 建议 (某人做某事)

He said officers told him to get out of his car and lean against it.

他说警官们命令他从他的车里出来并靠在车上。

4. [V-T] If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something. 叮嘱 (自己)

"Come on," she told herself.

“加油，”她叮嘱自己。

5. [V-T] If you tell someone something, you give them information. 告诉 (某人某事)

In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis I got the job.

晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我得到了那份工作。

6. [V-T] If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech. 讲述 (笑话、故事、个人经历等)

He told his story to The L.A. Times and produced photographs.

他向《洛杉机时报》叙述了自己的故事，并提供了一些照片。

7. [V-I] If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret. 泄密

Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.

许多孩子知道他们是谁，但不愿泄露秘密。

8. [V-T] If facts or events tell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech. (事实、事件) 告诉 (某人某事)

The facts tell us that this is not true.

事实告诉我们这不是真的。

9. [V-I] If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins to tell, it begins to have a serious effect. (让人不愉快或疲倦的经历) 产生严重影响

It wasn't long before the strain began to tell on our relationship.

很快，这种极度的紧张就开始对我们的关系产生严重影响。

prop up

支撑：通过在下方或侧面放置物体来防止（某物）倒塌或滑动。

支持：给予（某人）帮助、鼓励或支持。

英语释义：

[PHRASAL VERB] To prop up something means to support it or help it to survive. 支撑; 维持

Investments in the U.S. money market have propped up the American dollar.

对美国货币市场的投资一直在支撑着美元。

prop /prɑːp/

n. 支柱，支撑物；（戏剧或电影中的）道具；<旧，非正式> 道具管理员（props）；

支持者，后盾；<非正式> 螺旋桨，推进器；（英式橄榄球运动的）前排边锋；（本

身没有具体意义但能使句法完整的）结构词；（马快跑时的）骤停

v. 支撑，倚靠；<澳>（尤指马等挺直前腿）骤停；用……撑住（某物）

英语释义：

1. [V-T] If you prop an object on or against something, you support it by putting something underneath

it or by resting it somewhere. 架; 搁

He rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk.

他往椅背上一靠，将双脚搁在了桌子上。

2. [PHRASAL VERB] Prop up means the same as . 支撑; 维持

Sam slouched back and propped his elbows up on the bench behind him.

萨姆懒懒地往后一靠，将他的两胳膊肘撑在了他背后的长凳上。

3. [N-COUNT] A prop is a stick or other object that you use to support something. 支撑物

Using the table as a prop, he dragged himself to his feet.

他用桌子作支撑，缓慢费力地站了起来。

4. [N-COUNT] To be a prop for a system, institution, or person means to be the main thing that keeps

them strong or helps them survive. 支柱

The army is one of the main props of the government.

军队是政府的主要支柱之一。

5. [N-COUNT] The props in a play or movie are all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in it.

(戏剧、电影中的) 道具

...the backdrop and props for a stage show.

…一场舞台剧的背景幕和道具

relic /ˈrelɪk/

n. 遗物，遗迹，遗风；圣物，圣骨；（事物存在或发生的）证据，痕记；残留物，废墟（relics）

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance. 纪念物

...a museum of war relics.

…一个战争纪念物博物馆。

2. [N-COUNT] If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present. 遗物; 遗迹

Germany's asylum law is a relic of an era in European history that has passed.

德国的避难法是欧洲历史上一个逝去时代的遗留物。

blab /blæb/

vi. 胡扯

vt. 泄漏

n. 泄密者；多嘴的人

英语释义：

[V-T/V-I] If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it. 泄露

Her mistake was to blab about their affair.

她的错误在于泄露了他们的风流韵事。

She'll blab it all over the school.

她会在全校大肆宣扬这件事。

geezer /ˈɡiːzər/

n. 古怪的人；老头儿

英语释义：

[N-COUNT] Some people use geezer to refer to an old or eccentric man. 老头; 不同寻常的人

...an old geezer with thinning grey hair.

...一位白发稀疏的老头。

lyceum /laɪˈsiːəm/

n. 学会；演讲厅；文化团体

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] a public building for concerts, lectures, etc 演讲厅；剧场

2. [N-COUNT] a cultural organization responsible for presenting concerts, lectures, etc 文化团体

3. another word for lycée

mod 即 moderator /ˈmɑːdəreɪtər/

n. 留言板版主，聊天室版主；仲裁人，调解人；<英>（试卷）审核员，监考人；（会议或讨论的）主持人；长老会教长；慢化剂，缓和剂； 长老会教长

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] In debates and negotiations, the moderator is the person who is in charge of the discussion and makes sure that it is conducted in a fair and organized way. (争论和谈判的) 主持人

2. [N-COUNT] In some Protestant churches, a moderator is a senior member of the clergy who is in charge at large and important meetings. (基督教的) 会议主席

...a former moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

…一位前基督教长老会大会主席。

trial /ˈtraɪəl/

n. （对人的忍耐、自制力的）考验，磨练；审判，审理；试验，试用；烦人的事，惹麻烦的人；预赛，选拔赛；（检验车手技能的）摩托车障碍检验赛；（动物的）比赛，表演

v. 测试，试验；（马、狗等动物）参加比赛

adj. 试验性的

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it. 磨难

...the trials of adolescence.

…青春期的磨难。

2. [N-VAR] A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way. 试验

They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials.

他们在临床试验中一直接受这种药物的治疗。

3. [N-VAR] A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. 审判

I have the right to a trial with a jury of my peers.

我有权要求由和我一样的平民组成的陪审团参加审判。

4. [V] to test or make experimental use of (something) 试验

the idea has been trialled in several schools

该方法已经在几所学校进行了试验

5. [N] a grammatical number occurring in some languages for words in contexts where exactly three of their referents are described or referred to (某些语言中正好描述或提到三个指示物的)试验语法数字

6. [PHRASE] If you do something by trial and error, you try several different methods of doing it until you find the method that works best. 反复试验

Many drugs were found by trial and error.

许多药物都是经过反复试验后才被发现的。

7. [PHRASE] If someone is on trial, they are being tried in a court of law. 在受审

He is currently on trial for drunk driving.

他目前因酒后驾车而受审。

8. [PHRASE] If you say that someone or something is on trial, you mean that they are in a situation where people are observing them to see whether they succeed or fail. 在试验中; 在考验中

The president will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial.

总统将被拖入一场破坏性的斗争，他正陷入信任危机。

9. [PHRASE] If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of. 受审判

He was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial.

发现他精神状况不适合接受审判。

perish /ˈperɪʃ/

v. 湮灭，毁灭；（人或动物）惨死，猝死；（木头、橡胶、食物等）腐烂，腐败；<英，非正式> 经受酷寒

英语释义：

[V-I] If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident. (因恶劣条件或事故) 死亡

Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.

大多数蝴蝶在秋季初霜来临时死亡。

yore /jɔːr/

n.（诗、文）昔时；从前（用于表示怀旧）

英语释义：

[PHRASE] Of yore is used to refer to a period of time in the past. 往昔; 过去

The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore.

这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的深深怀念。

distill /dɪˈstɪl/ 同 distil

v. 蒸馏，用蒸馏法提取；提炼，升华；散发

英语释义：

1. [V-T] If a liquid such as whisky or water is distilled, it is heated until it changes into steam or vapour and then cooled until it becomes liquid again. This is usually done in order to make it pure. 蒸馏

The whisky had been distilled in 1926 and sat quietly maturing until 1987.

这瓶威士忌是1926年被蒸馏的，存放至1987年酿造成熟。

2. [V-T] If a thought or idea is distilled from previous thoughts, ideas, or experiences, it comes from them. If it is distilled into something, it becomes part of that thing. 萃取…的精华; 将精华融入

…Reviews are distilled from articles previously published in the main column.

评论文章荟萃了发表于各大专栏文章的精华。

Eventually passion was distilled into the natural beauty of a balmy night.

激情最终融入了芬芳夜晚的自然美之中。

3. [V-T] If an oil or liquid is distilled from a plant, it is produced by a process which extracts the most essential part of the plant. To distil a plant means to produce an oil or liquid from it by this process. 提炼

The oil is distilled from the berries of this small tree.

这种油是从这种小树的浆果中提炼的。

相关词：

distillation

4. [N-UNCOUNT] 蒸馏

Any faults in the original cider stood out sharply after distillation.

苹果酒原浆中的任何瑕疵蒸馏后就会突现出来。

5. [N-UNCOUNT] 提炼

The distillation of rose petals to produce rosewater almost certainly originated in Ancient Persia.

用玫瑰花瓣提炼制造玫瑰水几乎可以肯定是起源于古波斯。

6. [N-SING] 精萃

The material below is a distillation of his work.

下面的材料是他著作的精萃。

frugality /fruːˈɡæləti/

n. 节俭，俭省

英语释义：

1. [N-UNCOUNT] the quality or practice of being economical and living without waste 节俭

We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.

我们必须奉行最严格意义上的俭朴和节约。

2. the quality of being inexpensive 俭省

By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

凭着俭省，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

filial  /ˈfɪliəl/

adj. 子女的，孝顺的；（生物）子代的，杂交后代的

英语释义：

[ADJ] You can use filial to describe the duties, feelings, or relationships which exist between a son or daughter and his or her parents. 子女辈的; 孝顺的

His father would accuse him of neglecting his filial duties.

他父亲会指控他没有尽孝。

dissipate /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/

v.（使某事物）消散，消失；挥霍，耗费；放荡

英语释义：

1. [V-T/V-I]When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. 消散; 驱散

The tension in the room had dissipated.

房间里的紧张气氛已经消散了。

2. [V-T]When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way. 浪费 (金钱、时间、努力等)

He needs someone who can keep him from dissipating his time and energy on too many different things.

他需要有人来阻止他浪费时间和精力做太多不同的事情。

billow /ˈbɪloʊ/

n. 巨浪

vi. 翻腾

vt. 使翻腾

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] A billow of smoke or dust is a large mass of it rising slowly into the air. 缓缓升起的大团 (烟、灰尘)

...smoke stacks belching billows of almost solid black smoke.

…喷吐着滚滚黑色浓烟的大烟囱。

2. [V-I] When smoke or cloud billows, it moves slowly upward or across the sky. (烟、云等) 升腾

Steam billowed out from under the hood.

蒸汽从机罩下冒了出来。

3. [V-I] When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. 在风中鼓胀着飘动

The curtains billowed in the breeze.

窗帘在微风中鼓胀着飘动。

tumble /ˈtʌmb(ə)l/

v. （水）快速移动；跌倒，滚落；倒塌，坍塌；（价值）暴跌；跌跌撞撞地走；（兴奋或伤心地）快速说；翻跟头；（头发）垂落；用滚筒甩干；弄乱，弄皱；<非正式>**；用滚筒把（宝石等）弄干净；

n. 跌倒，滚落，暴跌；混乱，杂乱；翻跟头；<美，非正式>示好；<非正式>**

英语释义：

1. [V-I] If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. (水流) 翻滚

Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.

瀑布在岩石上撞击翻滚。

2. [N-COUNT] Tumble is also a noun. 摔

He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.

他从马上摔下来伤了肋骨。

3. [V-I] If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. (价格或水平) 暴跌

Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.

东京股市今天的股票价格继续暴跌。

4. [N-COUNT] Tumble is also a noun. (价格或水平的) 暴跌

Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.

石油价格昨天一阵暴跌。

5. [V-I] If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. 摔倒

A small boy tumbled off the porch.

一个小男孩从门廊上摔了下去。

creek /kriːk/

n. 小溪；小湾

英语释义：

[N-COUNT] A creek is a small stream or river. 小溪; 小河

Follow Austin Creek for a few miles.

沿着奥斯汀河走上几英里。

forsake /fərˈseɪk/

v. 抛弃，离开（尤指不履行责任)；摒弃，离开（尤指喜爱的事物）；离开，告别（某地）

英语释义：

1. [V-T] If you forsake someone, you leave them when you should have stayed, or you stop helping them or looking after them. 离弃

I still love him and I would never forsake him.

我仍然爱他，我永远不会离弃他。

2. [V-T] If you forsake something, you stop doing it, using it, or having it. 放弃

He doubted their claim to have forsaken military solutions to the civil war.

他对他们声称已经放弃以军事手段解决内战的说法有怀疑。

unsightly /ʌnˈsaɪtli/

adj. 难看的；不雅观的

英语释义：

[ADJ] If you describe something as unsightly, you mean that it is ugly. 难看的

...an unsightly pile of rubbish right in front of the restaurant.

…就在餐馆前面的一堆很不雅观的垃圾。

slander /ˈslændər/

n. 诽谤，诋毁；诽谤罪

v. （口头）诽谤，诋毁

英语释义：

1. [N-VAR] Slander is an untrue spoken statement about someone which is intended to damage their reputation. Compare . 诽谤

Dr. Bach is now suing the company for slander.

巴赫博士现在正在控告该公司犯诽谤罪。

2. [V-T] To slander someone means to say untrue things about them in order to damage their reputation. 诋毁; 诽谤

He accused me of slandering him and trying to undermine his position.

他指控我诽谤他并想削弱他的地位。

scamper /ˈskæmpər/

vi. 蹦蹦跳跳；奔跑，惊惶奔跑

n. 蹦跳；奔跑

英语释义：

[V-I] When people or small animals scamper somewhere, they move there quickly with small, light steps. (轻快地) 奔跑; 疾走

Children scampered off the yellow school bus and into the playground.

孩子们跑下黄颜色的校车，奔跑进了操场。

fellow /ˈfeloʊ/

n. 小伙子，家伙；同伴，同事，同学；研究员；男朋友；（研究期间领取津贴的）研究生；<英>（大学的）董事；（学术或专业团体）会员；对等者，对手

adj. 同类的，同伴的

英语释义：

1. [N-COUNT] A fellow is a man or boy. 家伙; 小伙儿

By all accounts, Rodger would appear to be a fine fellow.

根据大家的说法，罗杰应该是个好小伙儿。

2. [ADJ] You use fellow to describe people who are in the same situation as you, or people you feel you have something in common with. 同种情况的; 同类的

She discovered to her pleasure, a talent for making her fellow guests laugh.

她高兴地发现一个把她同来的客人逗笑的本事。

3. [N-COUNT] A fellow of an academic or professional association is someone who is a specially elected member of it, usually because of their work or achievements or as a mark of honour. 特别会员

...the fellows of the Zoological Society.

…动物协会的特别会员们。

4. [N-PLURAL] Your fellows are the people who you work with, do things with, or who are like you in some way. 同事; 同伴

He stood out in terms of competence from all his fellows.

他在能力方面比他所有同事都突出。