英语泛读2Unit5

英语泛读2Unit5 Unit 5 (1) 1.sheet: a large moving mass of fire or water 一大片，一大堆，一大摊(移动的东西) 1. peer: to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly 仔细看;端详 2. gloomy: nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sad 黑暗的;阴暗的; 幽暗的 3. more than welcome 非常欢迎 4. drought: a long period of time when there is little or no rain 久旱;旱灾 5. weed: to take out weeds from the ground 除(地面的)杂草 6. tractor: a powerful motor vehicle with two large and two smaller wheels, used especially for pulling farm machinery 拖拉机;牵引机 7. barn: a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals in 谷仓;畜棚;仓房 8. shed: a small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in 简易房，棚(用于贮藏物品 9. blow up: to start suddenly and with force 爆发 10. fallow: of farm land not used for growing crops, especially so that the quality of the land will improve 休耕的;休闲的 11. stump: to walk in a noisy, heavy way, especially because you are angry or upset (尤 指愤怒或烦恼时)脚步重重地走 12. toil: to work very hard and/or for a long time (长时间)苦干，辛勤劳动 13. Trojan: /?tr??d??n/ a person from the ancient city of Troy in Asia Minor (小亚 细亚古城)特洛伊人 14. work like a Trojan: to work very hard 埋头苦干;卖力干活 15. relinquish: /r??l??kw??/ to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly (尤指不情愿地)放弃 16. surrender: to give up something/somebody when you are forced to (被迫)放弃， 交出 17. tip of the iceberg: 18. due: arranged or expected 预定;预期;预计 19. redundant: not needed or useful 多余的;不需要的 20. relic: an object, a tradition, etc. that has survived from a period of time that no longer exists 遗物;遗迹;遗风;遗俗 21. reconvert: 使再转变 22. lilac: a bush or small tree with purple or white flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely together in the shape of a cone 丁香 23. splash: of liquid 液体 to fall noisily onto a surface 泼洒;哗啦哗啦地溅;劈里啪 啦地落 24. puddle: a small amount of water or other liquid, especially rain, that has collected in one place on the ground 水洼;小水坑;(尤指)雨水坑 25. churn: to feel or to make somebody feel upset or emotionally confused (使)感到 不安，心烦意乱 26. suite: a set of rooms, especially in a hotel (尤指旅馆的)一套房间，套 间 27. pasture: land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on 牧场;牧草地 28. poplar: a tall straight tree with soft wood 杨，杨树(树干高，木质 较软) 29. grove: a small group of trees 树丛;小树林 30. creek: a small river or stream 小河;小溪 31. grunt: of people 人 to make a short low sound in your throat, especially to show that you are in pain, annoyed or not interested; to say something using this sound 发出哼声;咕哝;嘟哝 32. square:if you square yourself, or square your shoulders, you make your back and shoulders straight to show you are ready or determined to do something 挺直 身子;挺起胸膛 33. in the way: 妨碍的 34. abruptly: 突然地;意外地 35. gulp: an amount of something that you swallow or drink quickly 吞饮的量;一大口 ~ (of sth) 36. reign: of an idea, a feeling or an atmosphere to be the most obvious feature of a place or moment 盛行;成为最显著的 37. crabby: of people bad-tempered and unpleasant 脾气乖戾的;易怒的 38. resolutely: 坚决地;毅然地 39. trailer: (1) a truck, or a container with wheels, that is pulled by another vehicle 拖 车;挂车a vehicle without an engine, that can be pulled by a car or truck or used as a home or an office when it is parked (拖车式)活动房屋，活动工 作室 (2) a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it (电影或电视节目的)预告片 40. break in: 打断;搅扰 41. shrug: to raise your shoulders and then lower them to show that you do not know or care about something 耸肩( 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 示不知道或不在乎) 42. patter: the sound that is made by something repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly 吧嗒吧嗒的响声;急速的轻拍声 43. momentarily: /?m??m?ntr?li/ very soon; in a moment 立即;马上 44.lump:a piece of something hard or solid, usually without a particular shape (通常 为无定形的)块 45.moisture: very small drops of water that are present in the air, on a surface or in a substance 潮气;水汽;水分 46.track up: 43.gloom: almost total darkness 幽暗;黑暗;昏暗