Vocabulary Worksheet #28-36

Vocabulary Worksheet #28-36 Worksheet #28

Abysmal: 深不可测的；极糟的；糟糕透了extremely bad; appalling Contract: 感染；收缩；订约d ecrease in size, number or range

Dengue: 登革热

Ruckus: 争吵；喧闹 a row or commotion

Suave: 文雅的；温和的(especially for a man) charming, confid ent and elegant

Evasive: 逃避的；推脱的；规避的tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

Disturb: 使不安；打扰；妨碍；弄乱making anxious

Sinister: 危险的，不吉祥的，凶兆的，险恶的giving the impression that sth harmful or evil is happening or will happen

Run up: 迅速成长，上涨，增长to all ow a bill, d ebt, etc. to reach a large total Unabridged: (书或章节)未删节的(of a text) not cut or shortened; compl ete Unbl emished: 完美无瑕的not damaged or marked in any way Congregation: (教堂里的)会众a group of peopl e assembled for religious worship

Spectator: 观众；旁观者a person who watches at a show, game or other event

Conducive: 导致……的making a certain situation or outcome likely or possibl e

Abusive: 毁谤的；攻击性的；被滥用的extremely offensive and insulting Persuasive: 能说服的；善于游说的good at persuading someone to d o or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation

Septic: 腐烂的(chiefly of a wound or a part of the body) infected with bacteria

Antiseptic:防腐preventing the growth of disease-causing microorganisms Infectious: 传染的，有传染性的(of a disease-causing organism) liabl e to be transmitted to peopl e, organisms, etc. through the environment

Shove: 推；猛推；乱推push (sb/sth) roughly

Duck: 躲避；闪避l ower the head or the body quickly to avoid a bl ow or missile or so as not to be seem Skid: slid e 刹车；打滑；滚滑Grudgingly: given or all owed only reluctantly or resentfully 勉强Congenially: 意气相投的(of a person) pl easing or liked on account of having qualities or interest that are similar to one’s own.

Passively: 顺从的，被动的accepting or all owing what happens or what others d o, without active response or resistance

Amuse: 使发笑；消遣；娱乐；使愉快cause (sb) to find sth funny

Goad: 刺激；煽动provoke or annoy sb so as to stimulate an action or reaction Consol e: 安慰，慰问comfort sb at a time of grief or disappointment Chastise: rebuke or reprimand severely 严惩(某人)(尤指责打) Worksheet #29

Bicker: 闪动；斗嘴；潺潺而流argue about petty and trivial matters Critical moment: 重要时刻turning point, especially important

Nip the bud: 防患于未然suppress or d estroy sth at an early stage

Entangl e: 使(某人某物)缠绕,纠缠于cause to become twisted together with or caught in

Stifl e: 使窒息；扼杀；藏匿make sb

unabl e to breathe properly; suffocate Smother: （用灰等）闷熄；忍住；抑制kill sb by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate Choke: 填塞(of a person/animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or lack of air

Hypocrite: 伪君子

Strangl e: 扼死squeeze constricts the neck of (a person/animal) especially so as to cause d eath

Contradict: 反驳, 否认…的真实性d eny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite

Execute: carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other ord er) Compl ement: 补充contribute extra feature to sth/sb in much a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities Beforehand: 预先，事先before an action or event; in advance Amateur: 业余爱好者a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis

Irk: 使烦恼；使厌倦irate; angry Ramble on: to talk about sb/sth in a confused way, especially for a l ong time

Have an axe to grind: have a private reason for d oing or being involved in sth

Bl ow hot and cold:忽冷忽热alternate inconsistently between two moods, attitud es or courses of action

Bark up the wrong tree: be pursuing or mistaken or misguid ed line of thought or course of action

Beat around the bush: 旁侧敲击take too l ong before saying what you want to say; avoid saying sth directly, benevol ent well meaning and kindly Turn d own: 拒绝reject and offer or application mad e by sb Toad: 蟾蜍

Exquisite: 精致的，精美的extremely beautiful and d elicate

Solitary: 单独的，唯一的，独居的，无伴的d one or existing d one Refine: 精炼，提纯；改善with impurities or unwanted el ement from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process

Rare: 稀有的not found in the large numbers and so of interest or value Hazard ous: 冒险的risky; dangerous Boundary: 分界线a dividing line Capsize: （使船）翻，倾覆(of a boat) be overturned in the air Somersaulted: 做滚翻；做空翻Worksheet #30

Annually: 一年一次once a year Perennially: 永久的lasting or existing for a long a apparently infinite time Biennially: 两年一次take place every other year

Pitch black: compl etely dark Gauge: 计量，度量estimate or d etermine the amount, level or volume of/ judge or assess

Gouge: 用圆凿刨make a rough hol e or ind entation in surface

Grope: 暗中摸索search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands Gorge:拼命吃；暴食eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food Gruesome: 可怕的，阴森的causing repulsion or horror; grisly Disgraceful:可耻的，丢脸的，不光彩shockingly unacceptabl e

Grisly:可怕causing horror or disgust Discreet: 小心谨慎的intentionally unobtrusive

Discerning: 有识别能力的，有眼力的having or showing good judgment Reserve: 寡言sl ow to revel emotion or opinion

Hypothetically: 假设的，假想的based on or serving as a hypothesis Conjecturally: 推测的based on or involving conjecture

Foretell: 预言predict

Quack: 骗人的，冒牌a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowl edge and skills in some field Afflict: 折磨；使痛苦；使苦恼(of a problem or illness) cause pain or troubl e to; affect adversely Orchestrate: 把(乐曲)编成管弦乐；精心策划arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance/ plan or coordinate the element of (a situation) to produce a d esired effect, especially surreptitiously

Keep sb back: 隐瞒，阻止，留下make a pupil repeat a year at school because of poor mark/ remain at a distance Detention: 拘留，扣押the punishment of being kept in school after hours Tol erate: 容忍；承认accept or endure (sb/sth unpl easant or disliked) with forbearance

Detain:拘留；留住；耽搁keep sb from proceeding by hol ding them back or making claims on their attention Upright: 正直的；诚实的strictly honorabl e or honest Demonstration: 表明；证明；示范a partial exhibition and explanation of how sth works or it performed Inept:不适当的clumsy/ incompetent Weariness: 困倦，困乏，消沉，厌倦mentally or physically tiring Fatigue: 疲劳，疲乏extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

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Meagerly: 瘦的，贫乏的(of sth provid ed or availabl e) lacking in quantity or quality Reverently: 恭敬的，虔诚的feeling or showing d eep and sol emn respect

Id eally:理想的most suitabl e Vigilantly: 警觉的keeping careful watch for possibl e danger or difficulties Graciously: 亲切的，和蔼的courteous, kind and pl easant, especially toward sb of l ower social status Harmoniously:和谐的，调和的tuneful; not discordant

Handsomely: 慷慨的(of a number, sum of money or margin) substantial Decently:合适的of an acceptabl e standard

Stylishly: 时髦的，新式的having or displaying a good sense of styl e Solitary: 单独d oing or existing alone Sol e: only

Agile: 灵巧的，机敏的，轻快的abl e to move quickly and easily

Astute: 机敏的，精明的，狡猾的having or showing an ability to accurately situations or peopl e and turn this to one’s advantages Astounding: 使人震惊的surprising by impressive or notabl e

Ad ept: 熟练的，擅长…的very skill ed or proficient at sth

Linger: 逗留，徘徊，缓慢消失stay in a place l onger than necessary because of a reluctance to l eave

Indulge in: 沉溺于，纵情于allow oneself to enjoy the pl easure of

Call on: 号召(约请，访问)pay a visit to somewhere

Frequent: 频繁的visit (a place) often Hound: 追猎；烦扰；激励harass, persecute or pursue relentlessly Crinkl e: 起皱，使沙沙作响form into small surface creases or wrinkl es Methodical: 有条理的；井然的d one according to a systematic or established procedure

Brat: 顽童a badly behaved child

Pester: 使烦恼；纠缠troubl e or annoy sb with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions

Sooth: 抚慰的；真实的to comfort Misconduct: 不当行为unacceptabl e or improper behavior, especially by an empl oyee or professional person Grim-faced: 严厉无情的表情very serious or gl oomy face

Al oofly:冷淡的，疏远的not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant Solicitously: 热切的characterized by or showing interest or concern Gravely: 严肃的seriously Worksheet #32

Lad d er: 梯子

Collapsed: 暴跌sudd enly fall d own or give away

Rung: 横木a horizontal support on a ladd er for a person’s foot Outcome:结果the way a thing turns out; a consequence

Grin: 咧嘴笑a broad smil e Hunch: 预感，直觉a feeling about sth is going to happen

Avant-gard e: 新的，开拓的，前卫的new and experimental id eas and methods in art, music or literature Atrium:天井前厅an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house

Stall: 摊；棚 a stand, booth or compartment for sale of goods in a market or large cover area Stamped e: 逃窜，蜂拥，惊跑a sudd en panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle or other animals

Iron out:消除；烫平solve or settle difficulties or problems

Rubbl e: 碎石，瓦砾d ebris from the d emolition of buildings

Crouch: 屈膝，蹲伏squat d own Trampl e:践踏treat on and crush Tumbl e: 突然摔倒fall sudd enly, clumsily or headl ong

Strangl e: 扼死squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause d eath Mutilate: 切断；使残缺不全inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on Amputate: 截肢cut off (a limb) by surgical operation

Maim: 使残废wound or injure or animal so that put of the body is permanently damaged

Menial: 卑贱的，不体面的(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige

Doabl e: 可做的within one’s powers; feasibl e

Abruptly: 突然的，意外的sud d enly and unexpectedly

Grudgingly: 不情愿的given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully Instantaneously: 突如其来的occurring or done instantly Spontaneously: 不由自主的performed or occurring as a result of a sudd en impulse or indication and without premeditation or extend stimulus.

Clinch: 解决；达成confirm the winning or achievement of (a match, competition or victory)

Piteous: 可怜的d eserving or arousing pity

Indicate: 表明，指出point out; show Snort: 喷鼻息an expl osive sound mad e by the sud d en forcing of through a person’s nose, used to express indignation, d erision or incredulity Purring: 喵呜(of a cat) make a l ow continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment Worksheet #33

Phase out: 逐步停止to stop using sth gradually in stages over a period of

time

Blatantly: 公然的(of a bad behaviour) d one openly and unashamedly Evict: 驱逐expel sb from a property, especially with the support of the law Expel: 开除officially make sb l eave a school or other organization

Snuggl e: 依偎settle or move into a warm, comfortabl e position Caress: 爱抚，抚摸touch or stoke gently or l ovingly

Grasp:抓住seize and hol d firmly Clutch:紧握grasp sth tightly Nudge: 轻推touch/push sth gently or gradually

Foyer: 门厅an entrance hall in a house or flat

Lobby: 前厅，厅堂

Quarry:采石场 a place, typically a large, d eep pit, from which stone or other material s are or have been extracted

Quadrangl e:四方院子 a four-sid ed plane figure, especially a square or rectangl e

Incision: 切开，切口surgical cut make in skin or fl esh

Scabbard: 鞘a sheath for the blad e of a sword or dagger

Holster:手枪皮套a holder for carrying a handgun or other firearm Quiver: 微颤tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

Narration:叙述give a spoken or written account of

Barrister: 大律师a lawyer in Britain who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law

Masseur: 按摩师 a person who provid es massage professionally Chauffeur: 私家司机 a person empl oyed to drive a private or hired car

Milliner:女帽制造及贩卖商a person who makes or sells women’s hats Steer cl ear of: 避开，绕开take care to avoid or keep away from

Tickl es:使高兴，使满足to amuse and interest sb

Whet: 引起(食欲，欲望，兴趣等)excite or stimulation (sb’s d esire, interest or appetite)

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Uncall ed for: 不适当的(of behaviour or remarks) not fair or appropriate Remark: 话语，评论to say or unite a comment about sb/sth

Remedy: 纠正方法，补救方法to correct or improve sth, solution Commendation: praise; approval Troupe: 巡回演出团体 a group of dancer, actors or other entertainers who tour to different venues Cluster:簇；群 a group of similar things or peopl e positioned or occurring cl osely together Enterprise: a business or company Jeer:嘲笑make rud e and mocking remarks, typically in a fond voice Tertiary education: 高等教育at university or coll ege level Procedure: 程序，步骤an established or official way of d oing sth Converge: 会于一点tend to meet at a point

Enrol:招收，入学officially register as a member of an institution or a stud ent on a course

Embroid ery: 刺绣the art or past time of embroid ering cloth

Brake: 刹车make a moving vehicle show d own or stop by using brake Acclaim: 称赞enthusiastic and public praise

Wid espread: 广泛的，普遍的found or distributed over a large area or number of peopl e

Pinnacl e: 顶峰the most successful point

Prominence: 杰出the state of being important, famous, or noticeabl e Measure: 测量ascertain the size, amount or d egree of sth by using an instrument or d evice marked in standard units

Fire away: 喋喋不休的讲used to give sb permission to beg in speaking Aka: 又叫做also known as

Durabl e:耐用的，持久的abl e to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing

Manufacture: 制造，捏造the process of producing goods in large quantities Worksheet #35

Charitabl e: 行善的relating to the assistance of those in need Decent: 得体的，相当好的satisfactory Be tied to one’s apron strings: too much und er sb’s influence and control Conceit: 自负excessive prid e in oneself

Prodigy: 天才神童 a young person with exceptional qualities or abilities Deceitful: 不诚实的，骗人的d eceiving or misl eading others

Dismantl e: 拆开，拆卸take to pieces Douse: 浇水在…上pour a liquid over; extinguish

Disarmed: 缴械take a weapon or weapon away from (a person, force or country)

Disdain: 鄙视consid er to be unworthy of one's consid eration

Scorn: 鄙视，轻视feel on express contempt or disdain for Disregard: 无视，漠视pay no attention to; ignore

Brush off: 丢弃，无视to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen to them Esteemed: 受人尊敬的be respected and admired

Practice what sb preaches: d o what one advises others to do

Be in hot soup: be in troubl e Verdict: 裁决a d ecision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest

Explanation:解释，说明a statement or account that makes sth cl ear Disperse: 散开，驱散distribute or spread over a wid e area

Lure: 引诱，诱惑tempt (a person or animal) to d o sth or go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward

Bait: 装饵于put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, met or fishing area) to entice fish or animals

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Eminent: 杰出的；有名的；明显的(of a positive quality) present to a particular sphere

Deem: 认为，视作；相信regard or consid er in a specifies way

Inferior: 下级的；下等的l ower in rank, status or quality

Pig out: to eat too much food Splash: (指液体)溅落cause (liquid) to strike or fall on sth in irregular drops Hop:单足跳；跳跃move by jumping on one foot

Shears: 大剪刀a cutting instrument in which two blad es move past each other, like scissors but typically larger Hedge: 树篱 a fence or boundary formed by cl osely growing bushes or shrubs

Plough: 耕；犁to dig and turn over a fiel d or other area of land with plough Hack: 劈；砍cut with rough or heavy bl ows

Rev: 使加速；增加increasing the running speed of (an engine) or the

engine speed

Swerve: 突然转向change or cause to change direction abruptly

Pram: 婴儿车

Dote: 溺爱be extremely and uncritically fond of

Dare-d evil: 蛮勇的人 a reckl ess person who enjoys d oing dangerous things

Happy-go-lucky gal: 乐天派的女孩a girl or young woman who cheerfully unconcerned about the future Crafty: 灵巧的；狡猾的cl ever at a achieving one’s aims by indirect or d eceitful methods

Preview: 预览；试映an opportunity to view sth before it is acquired or becomes generally availabl e

Halt: 使停止；踌躇；犹豫bring or come to an abrupt stop

Bl emish: 瑕疵；污点a small mark or flam which spoils the appearance of sth

Weighty: 严肃的；重大的important; serious

Coat: 为…涂抹thickly covered IDIOMATIC – NEW WORD: Candidate: 候选人a person who is trying to be el ected or is apply for a job

Scandal: 丑闻behaviour or an event that peopl e think is morally or l egally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger

Reputation: 名誉the opinion that peopl e have about what sb/sth is like, based on what was happened in the past

Serenity: 平静的calm and peaceful Preposterous: 荒谬的utterly absurd or ridicul ous

Indignant: 愤怒的feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment Opponent: 对手sb who competes with or opposes another in content, game or argument

Racist: 种族歧视

Confront: 遭遇；面对come face to face with sb with hostile

Foundation: 基础an und erlying basis Send off: a cel ebratory d emonstration of good will at a person’s d eparture Fathom: 彻底了解und erstand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought Procrastinate: 拖延put off doing sth Resorted to sth:采取…手段to making use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possibl e solution Prestigious:受尊敬的inspiring respect and admiration

Ball et: 芭蕾舞

Brag:吹嘘say sth in a boastful manner

Procedure:程序；步骤an established or official way of d oing sth Regime:管理体制a system or ord ered way of d oing things

Shed: get rid of

Persevere:坚持continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success Span: 一段时间a l ength of time for which sth lasts

Liberal: 慷慨的，自由主义的willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from ones own Get on one’s nerves: to annoy sb Abduction: 绑架the action of forcibly taking sb away against their will Inferiority: 自卑，劣势the condition of being l ower in status or quality than another or others Dysfunctional: 机能障碍not operating normally or properly

Delicate: easily upset or affected Introvert: a shy, reticent person Gallantry: 殷勤polite attention or respect given by men to women Fuss:小题大做anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose

Downhearted: 沮丧的；灰心丧气的discouraged; in l ow spirits

Have col d feet: 害怕；胆怯to sudd enly become nervous about d oing sth that you had planned to d o

Blatant: 公然的(of bad behaviour) d one openly and unashamedly Audacity: 大胆a willingness to take bol d risks/ rud e or disrespectful behaviour

Disqualified: 不合格的d eclared (sb) ineligibl e for an office activity or competition become of an offence or infringement

Trivial:琐碎的of little value or important

Overl ook: 忽视fail to notice Frugally:节约的sparing or economical as regard money or food

Swindl er: a man who cheats or tricks sb by means of a confid ence trick Embezzl e:盗用；挪用；贪污steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works) Ostentations: 炫耀，卖弄characterized by pretentious or showy display; d esigned to impress

Slum: 平民窟 a squalid and overcrowd ed urban street or district inhabited by very poor peopl e Acrimonious: 讥讽的(typically a speech or discussion) angry and bitter Hamster: 仓鼠

Intently: 专心的attentively occupied with

Procrastinate: 拖延，耽搁d elay or postpone action; put off d oing sth Rant: 大叫大嚷speak or shout at l ength in an angry, impassioned way Rave: 胡言乱语talk incoherently, as if one were d elirious or mad

Flair: 天资 a special or instinctive aptitud e or ability for d oing sth new Interior: 内部的situated on or relating to the insid e of sth; inner

Bell ow: 吼叫shout angrily in a l oud, d eep voice

Routine: 日常的usual series of things that you d o at the particular time Cred entials:资格a d ocument attesting to the truth of certain stated facts Habitual: 习惯的sb usually d oes or has, especially one that is consid ered to be typical or characteristic of them Fibber: 撒谎者someone who tells lies Imitate: 模仿to copy sb/sth Unscrupul ous: 不择手段的without moral principl es

At tend er age: used in connection with sb who is still young and d oes not have much experience

Cringe: 畏缩to move back and/or away from sb because you are afraid Top-notch: 第一流的excell ent/ of the highest quality

Commit: 犯错perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime or immoral act) Wayward: 任性的；刚愎的difficult to control or predict because of willful or perverse behaviour

Innermost:最深处的(of thoughts or feelings) most private and d eeply felt Obtain: 获得get, acquire or secure (sth)

Unethically:不道德的not morally correct