基础英语3 uint6-02.ppt

Swift He rose to his feet in one swift moment. 他动作敏捷, 一下子就站了起来. 白宫立刻对这些传言予以否认. The White House was swift to deny the rumours. grind 机器零件摩擦发出刺耳的声音. Parts of the machines were grinding together noisily. 她睡觉时磨牙. She grinds her teeth when she is asleep. quiver To make a slight movement 轻微颤动, 抖动, 抽动, 哆嗦 Synonym: Tremble/shake 她嘴唇微微一颤就哭了起来. Her lips quivered and then she started to cry. 一想到那天的事儿, 他就气得发抖. The memory of that day made him quiver with anger. fright A feeling of fear 惊恐, 恐怖 To cry out in fright 吓得大声叫唤 allow To make sure you have enough of sth for a particular purpose (为某目的)留出, 给出 这次旅行你打算花多少时间? How much time would you allow for the trip You need to allow three metres of fabric for the dress. 这身衣服你需要用三米布料. dramatic (of a change, an event, etc.) Sudden, very great and often surprising 突然的, 巨大的, 令人吃惊的 剧增/暴跌/剧变/巨大的改进 A dramatic increase/fall/change/improvement 出人意料的结果/突飞猛进的发展/令人吃惊的消息 ~ results/developments/news 巨大的影响 A ~ effect scar A mark that is left on the skin after a wound has healed 脸上的疤痕 A scar on his face 手术会不会留下疤呢? Will the operation leave a scar? Train sth at/on sb/sth To aim a gun, camera, light, etc. at sb/sth 把(枪口,照相机, 灯光等)瞄准, 对准 他小心地把枪口瞄准了嫌疑犯. He carefully tained his gun on the suspect. muffle To make a sound quieter or less clear 压抑(声音), 使(声音)降低, 使听不清 他把闹钟塞在枕头底下, 想减低声音. He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow. muffled (of sounds) not heard clearly because sth is in the way that stops the sound from traveling easily 沉闷的,压抑的, 模糊不清的 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音 Muffled voices from the next room Betray ~/yourself To tell sb or make them aware of a piece of information, a feeling, etc., usually without intention to (无意中)泄露信息, 流露情感 His voice betrayed the worry he was trying to hide. 他的声音掩盖不了内心的担忧. She was terrified of saying sth that would make her betray herself. 她害怕说话时漏了自己的底. batter 她用双拳不断地擂门. She battered at the door with her fists. 有人把他打死了. Someone battered him to death. Outraged outrage To make sb very shocked and angry 他对所遭受的待遇