英语重要词汇总结

英语重要词汇总结

1.tycoon：One big deal made the young tycoon. 一笔大生意造就了这位年轻大亨。The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.

那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。

2.prime mover:

a person or thing that has great influence in the development of something important

3. exuberant

（1)of people and their behavior overflowing with life and cheerful excitement We can meet exuberant children everywhere in the Disneyland. 兴高采烈的，活跃的

His paintings were full of exuberant color．

We generally hold that children have an exuberant imagination. 丰富的[喻]

(2)(of plants) growing strongly and plentifully

the exuberant growth of a tropical rain forest

4. nothing short of

(used to add force to a statement) nothing less than，as good as 简直是

The closure of the factory will be nothing short of a disaster／of disastrous for the people in the area．

--- short of （某物）不够；缺乏（某物）

I cannot lend you any money, I am a bit

short of it myself.

5. glow (1) Give out heat and/or soft light without flames or smoke

The iron bar was heated until it glowed．

The cat’s eyes glowed in the darkness.

(2)(+with)to show redness and heat，especially in the face，e．g．，after hard work or because of strong feelings

She was glowing with health and happiness．

She glowed with pride at her son’s achievements

6. Flourish 1)a showy movement or manner that draws people’s attention to someone

He opened the door with a flourish.

She went away with a flourish of bonnet

她挥挥帽子走掉了。

2)Very few plants will flourish without water.

3)The firm is flourishing (prosper)

It has been a flourishing place here since ancient times.

这个地方自古就是个繁华之地。

4)Chaucer flourished at the end of the 14th century.

乔叟在14世纪末最享盛名。

5)ornamental curve in handwriting (手写花体字的) 花饰

7. elaborate 1) full of detail; carefully worked out and with a large number of parts (精心的、详尽的、煞费苦心的)

She made elaborate preparations for the party, and then no one came.

The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers.

2) complicated

an elaborate hairstyle

3) Please elaborate on your idea.

8. do justice to to treat in a fair or proper way；to get the best results from

1) She cooked a delicious dinner, but we couldn’t really do it justice (=eat enough of it) because we’d eaten too much already.

2) She didn’t do herself justice in the exam. (=did not answer the questions as well as she could have) 发挥出应有水平/自己的能力

Para：decorate the poem so as to draw my father’s attention

9. burst in: to enter (a room, etc.) suddenly

e.g. The police burst in (through the door) and arrested the gang.

10. thunderous: extremely loud

e.g. ~ applause

11. circle 1) to move in a circle, especially in the air (about／around／round) (over somebody／something)

vultures秃鹰circling (around) over a dead animal

2) to move in or form a circle round (somebody／something)

The plane circled the airport before landing.

The moon circles the earth every 28 days.

Para：He held a high glass of Scotch whisky and walked around the dining-room table. Meanwhile, he was cursing his employees: those good-looking actors and actresses.

12. oath (1)(words used in making) a solemn promise to do something or solemn declaration that something is true (usually appealing to God，etc．as a witness)

There is a standard form of oath used in law courts．

(2)casual and improper use of the name of God，etc．to express anger，surprise，etc; swear-word

He hurled投掷a few oaths at his wife and walked out，slamming the door．

call down scold 责骂

He was called down for his poor work.

--- call sth. down on sb.

call down sth on sb.:

to ask for sb. esp. a god, to make

sth. unpleasant happen to sb. /sth.

祈求；使…降临于某人

13. sentence somebody (to something):

to state that somebody is to have a certain punishment

He has been sentenced to three years in prison.

(figurative) a crippling disease which sentenced him to a lifetime in a wheelchair

moron (informal and derogative) very stupid person

e.g. They’re a load of morons.

14. rant: to speak loudly, violently or theatrically

e.g. He ranted (on) at me about my mistakes.

15. blank 1) without writing or print; unmarked

a blank sheet of paper; a blank page

2) without expression, understanding or interest: empty

a blank expression／face／gaze

e.g. He looked blank. (=He is puzzled.)

Her questions drew blank looks all around. (=No one seemed to know how to answer them)

3) (attributive) total; absolute

a blank denial／refusal

16. wheel (1)to push or pull (a vehicle with wheels)

wheel a barrow( along the street)

(2)to move in a curve or circle

birds wheeling about in the sky above us

Left／Right wheel 向左转／向右转

17. glare n·(1)strong unpleasant dazzling light

avoid the glare of the sun，of car headlights

(2)angry or fierce look；fixed look

give somebody a hostile glare

V·(1)to shine with a dazzling．unpleasant fight

The searchlight glared，illuminating the prison yard

(2)to stare angrily or fiercely at somebody／something)

He didn’t’shout or swear，but just glared silently at me.

18. hold one’s ground:

to maintain one’s claim, intention, argument, etc.; not to yield or give way

The speaker calmly held his ground in the face of angry opposition.

She held her ground in spite of all the counter-arguments.

19. work up 1) To develop or improve sth. gradually

work up a business.

They asked me to work up some sample

drawings.

2) increasesth in numbers or strength.

working up the support for the party.

3) Stir the feelings of ; excite 激发，激起

I am trying to work up enough courage

to go to the dentist.

20. crush (1)to press or squeeze (somebody／something) so hard that it breaks or is damaged

Several people were crushed to death by the falling rocks．

(2)to break something hard into small pieces or into powder by pressing

Huge hammers crush (up) the rocks．

(3)to defeat (somebody／something) completely：to subdue

The rebellion was crushed by government forces．

He felt completely crushed by her last remark．

21. dawn on gradually become clear to one’s mind;

become evident to sb. 渐悟，渐渐明白

被理解，被想到

It finally dawned on me that he had been lying.

The truth began to dawn on him.

--- dawn n.

22. counsel 1)to give professional advice to (sb. with a problem)

a psychiatrist who counsels alcoholics.

2) to give (the stated advice)

I would counsel caution in such a case.

3) to advice

He counseled them to give up the plan.

take/bring sb. down a peg to make (a proud or conceited person)

more humble 压制…傲气，挫挫…威风，

贬抑，泼冷水

The arrogant film star needs/wants taking down a peg or two.

We’d also like to see her taken down a peg, but not in this way.

---peg n. 圆木栓，木钉

on the crest of at the point of great happiness,

success, etc.

After its election victory, the party was on the crest of a wave

His business is on the crest of a wave.

--- on the crest of a wave

enjoying a period of great success or

popularity.

23. echo 1) ( of place) to send (sth.) back

The valley echoed back his song.

2) (figurative) (of people, places, etc.) to repeat sth.; to imitate; to recall

模仿，重复，附和

They echoed their leader’s every word

3）(of place) to repeat a sound ( to/with sth)

The hills echoed to the sound of laughter.

--- echo n.

24. navigate 1) find the position and plot the course of ship, an aircraft, a car, etc., using maps and instrument 导航定位

Which officer in the ship navigates？

He navigated for us in our lifetime

2) steer (a ship); to pilot (a aircraft)

navigate the tanker around the Cape

3)sail along, over or through (a sea, river, etc)

Who first navigated the Atlantic?