大学生单词积累

tax arrears :欠税，滞纳税金

alimony :n.赡养费

glitch :n.缺失

progressive taxation :累进课税

component :n.零件

throw in :外加；额外赠送

to take a throw-in接界外发球

tie up loose ends :处理枝节问题

fire away :尽管说；尽管问吧

floor:n.[politics]发言权;[economy]最低限额trendsetter 引领创新的人

bellwether :n.指标证券；指标股

table:v.［America］搁

stay on the sidelines :退场观望

on the sidelines从旁观者的角度

wrap up :完成；结束

bailout :n.紧急援助

like gangbusters :狂销；热卖

sachet :n.试用包［盛薰衣草等的小香袋］itinerary :n.行程表

escort :v.陪同［military］护送部队stipend :n.津贴

switch flights :转机

vendor profile :卖家简介

consignment :n.寄售(货品卖出才付款) market capitalization :市价总值

counselor :n.顾问［school］辅导员

bulk order :大量订购

division :n.事业部

lead time:交货期(从订货到取货所需的时间) proceeds :n.净收入；净所得(此义恒作复数) probationary period :试用期

be directly affiliated to:直属

collateral:n.抵押品；担保品outstanding:a.未清偿的；未付清的

ledger :n.分类帐

expect :v.等待

line of work :行业

streak :n.刮痕；裸奔

toner :n.碳粉；（身体某个部位的）锻炼snorkeling :n.浮潜

valet ：［American］停车管理员

ballad :n.情歌民谣

wizard :n.高手；奇才on a roll :大为成功，连番上涨

overcast :a.阴暗的，阴天的

to throw or have a tantrum使性子

fixated 异常迷恋的

to become demented 发狂

to drive [somebody] demented 把某人逼疯acquiescence 默许

psychopath 精神变态者

blaspheme 亵渎

instigation 鼓动

kennel 狗窝

cogent中肯的有说服力的

altruistic无私的

slander 诽谤

alleviating减轻缓解

quarantine 检疫隔离

flinch 退缩

遇事要沉着，不要急躁。When things crop up, it’s important to keep a cool head and not to fly off the handle.

hepatitis憋着一肚子气

pomp盛况

intoxicate陶醉

come to blows 动粗

to stir things up挑起事端

blown out向外炸开喷发爆裂

bottle up one’s anger

agog兴奋期待的

spurn 嫌弃

forsake 抛弃

obliterate清除忘却

handsy 乱摸

penchant for

stifled扼杀克制窒息

brook formal 允许

be pack off 被打发去sp.

哼！我非找他算账不可！Damn! I must get even with him!

Humph, I’ll not count on you anymore! 哼，谁还会指望你！

to be hand in glove with [sb.] 与某人勾结gnat 叮人的小虫

paragon 典范

obscurity晦涩默默无闻

solicitous: I tended to be solicitous no further! Reclusiveness隐居

Shutters百叶窗卷帘门快门

prism 菱镜

toothpick牙签

quixotic 异想天开的

flub 把……搞糟

a jazz aficionado 爵士乐迷

ludicrous荒唐可笑的

gout痛风

suave 圆滑的

permissive 纵容的

pusillanimous 怯弱的

epicure gourmet 美食家

precocious 早熟的

insouciant 无忧无虑的

erudite 博学的

parvenu 暴发户

vapid 乏味的枯燥的愚蠢的

infantry 步兵

shoddy 劣质的卑劣的

scurry scuttle小步疾走

exasperated 是恼怒

tether 系绳

rut车辙发情期（be in heat ）rudimentary 早期的基本的

A la mode A scoop of ice cream added to pie PBJ A peanut butter and jelly sandwich.America's favorite!

Hero A long (a foot or more), overstuffed bread roll. (Alt. sub, short for submarine) Soda A generic term for any carbonated drink, such as Coke or 7-up

Sunny-side up A regular fried egg.

Once over easy An egg that is fried on both sides.

domineer over [somebody]对某人专横跋扈ebullient 热情洋溢的

scepter节杖

he is a pawn in the hands of the boss他受老板的摆布

pawn 卒典当concoction 调制

a racy description of [something]对某事物栩栩如生的描写

risqué有伤风化的

mavericks 持不同见解者

parry 挡开，躲开

crept 悄悄行进

rub up a wrong way

let's call it a day 今天就到此为止吧

Flares 火光照明灯

Percipient 有洞察力的

Precipitate引发加速抛出沉淀Authenticity 真实性可靠性

Mellow甘美的甜美的

Immure 监禁

Immutable 不可改变的

Incite煽动

Plight困境

flint 燧石

barn谷仓马厩

diorama 手办

Ostentatious ＝show off

Tenants 租赁

Terrace 梯田阶梯看台

Terra-cotta warriors and horses 赤土色的武士和马

Acrobat 杂技演员

Feat 功绩

Porcelain ware china

Peddle sell

Pottery earthenware

Bronze ware 青铜器

Indelible 不褪色的

Civility 礼貌

Lumber 吃力地前进

Fishery 渔业渔场

Ammunition 弹药

Inlet 水湾

manifest 明显的清楚显示

repugnant 令人憎恶的

Stay for a few more hours

offsets 越位

redemption 赎回救赎

dribble 运球

Affectation 做作

Imposition 施加征收过分的要求scriptures圣经

Moleskin 后毛头斜纹棉布

Molest 性骚扰

Cardinals 鲜红红衣主教

emphatic 坚决明确的坚定的

cloak 披风遮掩

monastery修道院

Premise 假定前提

what do you like about it 你喜欢他的那一部分

agnostic 不可知论者

contention争夺争论论点

saddle 马鞍车座

Apprehension 忧虑

Aptitude 天资

Submissive 顺从的

Martial 军事的武术

Avocation 消遣

bunny 兔子

sabotage 蓄意破坏

Instinct=inborn=tendency=natural=reaction =intuition

Repulsive=disgusting

Maxim=adage

Ferocity=ferocious

Felicity= appropriateness= happiness wildlife :should be preserve for the benefit of the posterity.

Sinister: suggestive of evil

to the best of my recollection=memory conceive a project/work of art

gratify= give satisfaction to

witty =verbal humor

meticulous =show great attention to detail ineffectual= lacking ability

indolent= lazy

alienate= estrange= separate

incisive= clear-thinking

grudge=a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past injury or insult

mortify =embarrassed

inflame=exacerbate provoke sb. to strong emotions

amply =enough or more than enough extravagance =prodigality =wastefulness imprudence= facile

defy= disobey

gullible =credulous

veracity=conformity to facts

swoon= be in ecstasies

poise =composure= dignity =calmness

poise and grace of the dancers舞蹈演员的优雅姿态

eminently =special

quintessential =typical

Crest 波峰

Emblem 徽章

Heraldry 纹章学

Tuft 一缕一簇一丝

Scant attention 一丁点的注意

Cactus 仙人掌

Hortatory 劝告的激励的

Hedge 树篱对冲避免正面回答问题Charisma 非凡的个人魅力

Overpowered＝overwhelm

Swindle＝fraud ＝cheat

Ornament ＝trinkets

Brim＝rim

A pair of Spectacles 一副眼镜

Prop up 撑起扶持

Tart 酸的馅饼妓女

Babbling brook 潺潺小溪

Drifting off 入睡

Unruffled 平静的

Unruly hair乱糟糟的头发

disruptive 引起混乱的

Abound 大量存在

Epicenter 震中

Epigrams 警句诙谐短诗

Whimsical 古怪的离奇的心血来潮的

Heed留心听从注意

Tact 圆通

おにぎり饭团

Cart

Yawn

Chant

Psalm

Beret

Betel stimulate

Beryl

Revulsion

Affinity

Slur

Slurp

Inertia

Gambit

Incongruous

Resonate

Moron

Morose

Dank

Shin pads splints

Cork

Muddled

Varnish

Mural 壁画

Tirade

Breeze

pneumatic [mechanics]

strainer

plumage

creed

meritocracy

rungs

egalitarianism

iron out 消除

levels the playing field (消除差别使平等) conformist 墨守成规

blazed new trails

slain

no strings attached 无牵无挂

the lion’s share

the lion’s den

to put one’s hand into the lion’s mouth

to twist lion’s tail

at the drop of a hat vox populi公共舆论

circumvent

fickle

time never frittered away

luddite

downtime

sacrilege

the apostle’s creed

affirmation action!= political correctness bombardment

the star-spangled banner

pledge of allegiance

predilection

jaded cynicism

meddle in

pit n. [sing.] 深坑[mining]矿井煤矿; fig. pockmark. the pit of the one’s stomach 心窝; pit 麻子[automobile] [finance] [history] pits —> the pits 检修加油站

vt. pit ——against sb. 与某人竞争pit one’s wit against sb. 与某人斗智; + [reflexive verb] pit oneself against sb.

wacky 古怪的

… the ratio of… can arrive at 5000:1

another reason for their choice is …

… offering insight into …(aspects)

it expresses ….

An increasing # of ….

cost us

extend my thanks to … you all for

all my way to my dorm.

….(topic)… turned into a heated issue.

in the limelight / to hog the limelight

lay a heavy burden on sb.

publicize the fire safety info.

…. conform to a singular method.

in recent years, … is gaining graving popularity with sb.

to appear accordingly, to emerge as needed / required

an aging of population society

to enlarge the scope of knowledge

to ward off the evils

to exert control after pollution

As to be seen from the line/bar/chart/table that … increased /rose/grow dramatically from …

It can be seen/ concluded from the table that … decreased/ dropped/fall/declined/ reduced slightly to …

the period from … to … saw … increase/drop in the #/percentage of…

this is a fluctuating during… / the # of … fluctuates between … and …

And the sunlight clasps the earth, And the moonbeams kiss the sea, what are all this kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?

nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, when in eternal lines to time thou grow’st.

waffle vi. 闲聊, 胡扯

Founder 沉没（ship）失败（on）摔倒缔造者铸造工

causation 因果关系＃associated dynamite 用炸药引爆boulder 巨跞

It is helpful to heed the advice of people who have more experience than we do. burrowed 地洞

excavators 挖掘者abrasive有碾磨作用的diehard 顽固分子

hack 表示稍感恼怒、吃惊等见鬼，糟糕what the heck are you doing there?Trove Ransom 赎金

keep rolling/ go ahead 继续说

cut some slack放某人一马

whining about 叽叽歪哇

stay put 呆着别动

reach out 去联系谁谁throw a party 轰趴

have a tie 势均力敌

boils down to 这个不知道怎么说呢

hate one's guts对……恨之入骨

hold off on doing sth. 迟迟不肯做某事

in a nutshell简而言之

catch sb off guard乘某人不备

cut me some slack放我一马

weigh sb. down压得…行动不便

stand a good chance of很有希望

pay one's dues 为做某件事缴学费

fall off the wagon故态萌发（尤指烟酒毒品）devil-may-care无所顾忌的;满不在乎的

be smitten被迷住的

in all fairness平心而论

get off one's back不再批评或烦扰某人

On the rebound结束恋爱关系之后的失意期get one's way为所欲为

huddle in a group（私下）开会;(暗中)碰头jersey针织套头毛衣

be out on a limb指一个人的想法与社会既有的道德观念不同，常用于I might be out on a limb,....来表达自己的观点

you're just saying that.当别人明显奉承你时，用来表示轻微的反对eg. You look fantastic. You are just saying that.

go commando穿裤子但不穿内裤

out of the woods脱离险境

lunge弓箭步（就是我们每次跑步前热身的那个动作）

catch on to something明白;认识到

drift off逐渐入睡；

cold turkey（吸毒成瘾者）突然戒毒时的不适

tick off惹恼;激怒

snug(衣服等)紧身的，贴身的

head rush头冲（蹲下后快速站立导致的头晕）

dresser化妆台

blast off（火箭）点火起飞，离地升空

playdate（家长与孩子之间的）出游约定

do not give a damn/shit= do not care 其实就是“关我鸟事”

you have my words=I promise

have a crush on sb 喜欢上某人

I'm good. 不用了（别人提供东西或服务时拒绝的说法，相当于No, thanks）

I'll get it/ I got it 让我来（开门，接电话等）sweep sb off one's feet 使某人对你神魂颠倒

After you.你先

where is John？不是问约翰在哪，是厕所在哪。

mother nature is calling me. 人有三急

I'm seeing someone. 不是说我正看着或者盯着誰，而是我在恋爱中。

copy that. 收到，明白。

It's your call . 你自己决定。

Are you taken？/ Are you spoken for ?

都是问你有没有男/女朋友

Get laid, 是嘿嘿嘿的意思

Horny 欲火焚身的意思

Thank you 之后比较普遍的回答是no worries不是you're welcome.

Cheers和Ta.在英国有谢谢的意思。

Hang out 是出去玩儿

Seeing someone 不是看某人，而是在和某人约会，但是还没有进行到男女朋友那一步。good for you的意思是Go fuck urself whatchaslang for what you/ what did you/ what do you/ what are you“whatcha gonna do?"" whatcha want"

lemmeSlang for Let me " just lemme know when"

chill outCalm down 但很少有人用calm down" chill out man"

going forward，表示以后，将来，感觉比in the future常用。

to make/lodge a deposition (with [somebody]) 为某人作证hail 招呼称颂（被动）

salvation (an essay written by Langston Hughes)

harden 使……变硬便严肃变冷酷无情leaps and bounds the membership of the church had grown by leaps and bounds

dire 可怕的

braided hair

work-gnarled hands

prayers and sounds swirled all around me congregation

wail of moans and voices

it was getting late now!

ecstatic

he swings his knickerbocker legs and grinning down at me.

if you are to win in the next week, you needs

to work on your fitness.

to sit at home all day 整日闲坐在家

sitting and writing 坐等

to sit on one’s hands 袖手旁观

to sit on one’s arse 屁都不干

to sit tight 静观其变

greatness sits lighting on him 他对名声地位看得很淡

alleviate to reduce the pain or trouble of sth constituent 成分有选举权的选民

sprout：to produce new buds, leaves etc. complementary：different from each other but make a great combination

throng around her 艳羡地围着她

it lit upon a spray 它歇在一根小小的枝条上mermaid 美人鱼

you must build it out of music by moonlight. hawthorn 山楂树bluebell 风信子

flurry a flurry of rain/ snow/ wind 阵lore 学问传说

slur 连唱连奏（音乐）含糊不清的说inertia 惯性

gambit 开头一招

incongruous 不协调不适宜resonant 发出回响产生共鸣

affinity resemblance,attracting relationship closely

slurp 滋滋声

moron stupid person

splint (medicine)夹板

come immediately once beckoned 招之即来repercussion 间接后果

artillery guns..people

wane 衰落亏缺（月亮）

muddle mess

incidence 发生率入射角度（物理??）lofty tall high-minded

to his chagrin 使他懊恼的是

emulate imitate 仿真（计算机）

groggy sleepy pliant 柔韧的易弯的

threshold 门槛开端

obsession

morbid 病态的（心理）

brilliant dialog and witty repartee 连篇妙语trespass on 擅自进入擅用某物

attend a workshop 参加研讨会confectionary 甜食店糖果店

chic 雅致的

state-of-the-art technology. 尖端技术

the road to hell is paved with good intentions 光想不练是不够的

kiln 窑

Pager 寻呼机stealthy 偷偷摸摸的

A bone of contention 争执所在

formidable 难克服的

aggravate 使恶化惹恼

the accumulation of knowledge is its own reward 知识的积累本身就是一种回报misinform 向人提供错误信息propaganda 宣传鼓动

lank adj. 瘦的, （树等）细长的, （草等）

稀疏的, （头发）平直的

resuscitate v. (使)复苏, (使)复兴

perturb v. 感到不安

stentorian adj. 声音洪亮的

retort v. 反驳, 反击, 回报

prolix adj. 冗长的, 说话罗嗦的

tamper贿赂, 损害, 削弱, 篡改

rile vt. 激怒, 使恼怒

roil vt. 煽动, 激怒

vituperative adj. 责骂的

whet vt. 磨, 磨快, 使兴奋

meddle v. 管闲事

obliterate vt. 涂去, 删除, 使湮没pugnacious好斗的

inculpable adj. 无罪的

wobble vt. 使摇摆, 使颤动

scrappy adj. 爱打架的, 斗志旺盛的, 细小的, 碎屑的, 杂凑的, 不连贯的

irresolute adj. 犹豫不决的

reckless adj. 不计后果的

temerity n. 卤莽, 蛮勇

protuberant adj. 突起的, 凸出的, 隆起的churlish adj. 粗野的，脾气坏的，无礼的choleric adj. 易怒的

reproof n. 谴责, 非难

dishevel vt. 使蓬乱, 使头发凌乱, 使衣服弄皱

quandary n. 困惑, 窘境, 进退两难rapport n. 和谐, 亲善

peremptory adj. 断然的, 专横的, 强制的pull off 完成某件有难度的事情

to fawn on [somebody] 讨好某人

trellis (for climbing plants)棚架

curry favour with one’s superiors 巴结上司get a suntan 被晒黑

hilarious 及其滑稽的

ranch 大牧场（尤指美国或加拿大的）drumstick 鸡腿鼓槌

unpalatable difficult to tolerate or accept ashtray recurrent

bon voyage 一路平安

make a round trip = go there and back

landslide 塌方（地理）压倒性胜利（政治）capricious 变化无常的

bargain hunter 淘便宜货的人

the seven virtues（或称the seven principal virtues ，七大美德），指的是faith, hope, Charity, justice, fortitude，prudence 和temperance

a good/bad sailor 不晕船/晕船的人

monetization of credit 信用货币化(由银行贷款而形成存款, 借款人可提取现金或签发支票, 从而使货币量增加)、

preacher 传道者

ecclesiastical relating to the Christian Church or its clergy

rendition 艺术演绎

allegory 寓言

alienate estranged separate sanctimonious 道貌岸然的

tacit consent/approval 默许/暗中支持

bean sprout 豆芽

ammonia

a brazen hussy 恬不知耻的荡妇

contour line 等高线

this stone commemorates the battle of Waterloo 这块石头是滑铁卢之战的纪念

for a fleeting moment刹那间

replete fully supplied

abase 在某人面前低声下气stouthearted 刚毅的

fragrant memories 甜美的回忆

lush 豪华的茂盛的葱翠的

cumbersome ponderous

transpire 蒸腾出现

finally see his true colours 终于看清了他的庐山真面目

herring 鲱鱼

guile 奸诈

to be stricken with or by [something] 受到…的折磨?fear, illness, poverty?

fitfully 断断续续的

the piers of a bridge 桥墩

I don't want to antagonize him我不想惹恼他when/if it comes to the crunch ... 等到了紧要关头

afflict 蒙受disaster poverty 患病

despotic 专横的impotent 无能的阳痿的poseidon 波赛冬

trident 三叉戟

predaceous =predatory 食肉的sarcasm 讽刺

tame 驯化的控制梳理

beauty pageant 选美比赛antagonist 对手

illustrious 著名的

barnacle 藤壶

molt moult 脱毛蜕皮sanctuary 庇护

meteor 流星

crater 陨石坑坑（爆炸）火山口wild-card 通配符

parse 句法分析

consolidate 加固整合合并whimper 啜泣

Grit 沙粒

Inception 开始奠基盗梦空间hyphenate 连字符

enamel 珐琅

lorn 荒凉的

loot 赃物战利品抢劫conspicuous 显眼的

ratepayer 地方税纳税人grumble 抱怨

forge 伪造建立稳步前进锻铁炉purge with 清除

blight 枯萎毁坏（社会）gourmet 美食家

shady 树荫靠不住的

dubious 可疑地拿不准

plight one's troth 发誓信守婚约pediatric 儿科

Contrive 设法做成出乎意料地做到hoe 锄

lament 挽歌哀诗感到悲痛constellations 星座一群人（文学）stillness 宁静平静

marijuana = cannabis 大麻

seep 渗出

vernacular 方言民间风格

vicious: brutal nasty

maul 抓伤撕咬粗暴地对待乱摸（性）crisps 松脆的清新的炸薯片（英国）

crunchy 脆的（蔬菜水果）咯吱作响的（雪）gutter 贫贱生活排水沟

cascade 小瀑布层叠（计算机）bootylicious 完美曲线（女性）

halo 光环荣光

freak 畸形人怪人怪事狂热爱好者gainsay 反驳否认

hale and hearty 精神矍铄的

to fend for oneself 照料自己

spacious 宽敞的（房间）Temperament 性情

five o'clock shadow 胡子茬儿consignment 委托

vicinity 临近地区

concourse 大厅广场（汽车站飞机场）

to braise in soy sauce

to meet up = to meet with

tangerine 橘子

to lean on = to lean against

cold blended cold tossed 凉拌

pleasantly cool 凉快

stifling 气闷的扼杀窒息

famous scenic spots and historic sites honorific 尊称

financial commitment 经济负担支付义务stagnant 萧条的

with flying colors 出色地

shape up or ship out 表现不好就滚蛋shape out 改善（状态身材）

a blessing in disguise 塞翁失马

to be at the bottom of a deep pit 情绪跌入低谷

Feeling a pit in my stomach 饥肠辘辘hanger 衣架

how is it = how does that sound? 怎么样？studious 勤奋的刻意的

water dispenser 饮水机

stereo system 音响

overcast day 阴天??

to assume erroneously 错以为

bon voyage 一路平安

that settles it = it is decided = it is a deal interjectory 插入（语言）

hibernation 冬眠

make a round trip 往返

msg 味精

fish in sweet and a sour sauce 糖醋鱼pedestrian overpass 天桥

salesclerk ＝shop assistant 售货员

hot and sour soup 酸辣汤

close but no cigar 功亏一篑

driving me bananas 让我发狂

get over it 忘记往日时光

get off track 忘记将来的目标

Have stumbled upon 意外发现某事物nick 凹痕

Haul 赃物大量非法物品旅程捕获量Take a chill pill 你要冷静

Royalty payments 版税 ??专利权费Moderates 有节度的适度的温和派Incorporation 吸收合并（商业）

plain 清淡的原味的白（开水）单色的~ and simple 显而易见

Frivolous 轻浮的lawsuits

swill vt. 涮, 冲洗, 痛饮, 倒出

revelry n. 狂欢

veracious诚实的, 准确的, 真实的Vicarious 了解感受到的

invective :n.恶言漫骂adj.漫骂的, 非难的, 恶言的

abrogate :vt.废除, 取消

excruciating :adj.极痛苦的, 折磨人的

unequivocable :adj.毫不含糊的, 清楚明白的, 明确的

predecessor :n.前辈, 前任,

pinnacle :n.小尖塔, 山顶, 顶点

precursor :n.先驱

derive from :v.得自, 由来, 衍生

Implications in 某坏事的牵连

flippant and impetuous 浮躁

gallant 献殷勤

I entreat you not to suppose that I 你千万别以为我是……

keep to the style of hard struggle and plain living 保持艰苦奋斗的作风

Whimsy 稀奇古怪的东西

What's that in your head?

indignation anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

a remnant of the past 遗迹