Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost 【单词列表】

thirsty [ˈθəːsti] adj. 贪杯的

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A: He is really a thirsty soul.

B: Why do you say so?

A:他是个十足的酒徒。

B:你为什么这么说?

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ghost [ɡəust] n. 鬼魂

【例】He looked as if he had seen a host.

   他看上去就像见到了鬼似的。

【扩】wraith 鬼魂,幽灵

haunt [hɔːnt] v. (鬼)来访,闹鬼

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A: Why does he want to move?

B: He feared the soul of his deceased wife would haunt him.

A:他为什么想要搬家?

B:他害怕亡妻的鬼魂会来缠扰他。

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block [blɔk] v. 堵

furniture [ˈfəːnitʃə] n. 家具

【扩】furnishings 家具

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A: What floor is the furniture on?

B: It's on the sixth floor.

A:家具在哪层楼?

B:在六楼。

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whisky [ˈwiski] n. 威士忌酒

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A: Is there anything breakable in your bag?

B: Yes, there's a bottle of whisky.

A:您的袋子里有什么易碎的东西吗?

B:有,有一瓶威士忌。

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suggest [səˈdʒest] v. 暗示

【派】suggestion 建议

【搭】suggest sb. to do sth.

   建议某人做某事

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A: The number of customers suggests that it's not popular.

B: But I don't know why the customers don't like it.

A:顾客的数量暗示着它并不受欢迎。

B:但我不明白顾客为什么不喜欢它。

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shake [ʃeik] (shook [ʃuk], shaken [ˈʃeikən]) v. 摇动

【扩】sway 摇动

【搭】shake hands 握手

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A: My feet are asleep.

B: You'd better stand up and shake them.

A:我的脚都麻了。

B:你最好站起来抖抖脚。

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accept [əkˈsept] v. 接受

【派】acceptable 可接受的

【扩】accept one's suggestion 接受建议

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A: Is playing golf popular in your country?

B: Not so much. Golf hasn't been widely accepted in our country yet.

A:打高尔夫球在你们国家流行吗?

B:不是太流行。在我们国家,高尔夫球还没有被广泛接受。

 

thirsty

🇬🇧/ˈθɜːsti/ 🇺🇸/ˈθɜːrsti/adj. 贪杯的

adjective [原级]渴的,口渴的;渴望的,渴求的;(植物或土地)缺水的,干旱的;(引擎、植物或庄稼)耗油的,需水量大的;<非正式>(活动、天气或时段)使人口渴的 - . They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink.

be thirsty for = be hungry for 渴望得到(如饥似渴)

  • I am thirsty for the book.

ghost

🇬🇧/ɡəʊst/ 🇺🇸/ɡoʊst/n. 鬼魂
A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see or feel. 幽灵

noun [具体名词]鬼,幽灵;(尤指对可怕事物的)记忆,回忆;一丝,一点;(电视或计算机屏幕上的)重像,重影 - The ghost of something, especially of something bad that has happened, is the memory of it. 阴魂 (指对坏事的记忆)

verb [vi. 不及物动词]代人写作,为人代笔;(平稳不费力地)滑行;作祟于 - What did one ghost say to the other ghost? 这个鬼对另一个鬼说什么了?

ghost 强调魂,并不是邪恶的象征

‘Ghost’ --- 影片《人鬼情未了》的英文名

haunt

/hɔːnt/v. (鬼)来访,闹鬼
If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. (令人不愉快的事) 萦绕在心头

verb [vi. 不及物动词](鬼魂)出没;萦绕在…心头;(长期)困扰;常去(某地) - Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. 长期不断地纠缠

noun [抽象名词]常去的地方;栖息地 - A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. 常去之处

haunt = visit 但不能应用于人的拜访,只能用在 ghost 

  • the ghost haunt 闹鬼
  • The ghost haunted the house. 这个房子闹鬼

block *

🇬🇧/blɒk/ 🇺🇸/blɑːk/v. 堵
A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it. 大块

noun [具体名词]大块,一块(木料、石头等);(四面临街的)街段,街区;大楼,大厦;栋,座,幢;障碍物,阻碍(a block in the pipe / drain);(短时间的)思维停滞,思维中断;一组,一批,一叠;(连续的)一段时间;阻挡,拦截;积木;(古代斩首用的)垫头木;<美>一大片土地;(物体的)平面,纯色色块;滑轮,滑轮组;区块 - A block of apartments or offices is a large building containing them. 大楼 •  ...a white-painted apartment block.  …一幢漆成白色的公寓楼。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]阻塞,堵塞(道路、管道等);遮住(视线);封锁,挡住(去路);阻挠,阻止;阻截,拦截(对方的球);对…进行块操作;用模具使(帽等)成形 - To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it. 堵塞; 封锁

furniture

🇬🇧/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/n. 家具
Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in. 家具

noun [集合/集体]家具;装置;惯常的见解;贮藏物,内容;步枪底托;(排版用的)大空铅,填空材料 - Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house.  他们家的每件家具都与房子的风格相称。

  • a piece of furniture 一件家具
  • a set of furniture 一套家具

whisky

/ˈwɪski/n. 威士忌酒
Whisky is whisky that is made especially in Scotland and Canada. (尤指产于苏格兰和加拿大的) 威士忌酒

noun [专属名词]威士忌酒 - He smelled the reek of whisky. 他散发出威士忌酒味。

adjective [原级]威士忌酒的 - The factory distils and bottles whisky. 这家工厂用蒸馏法酿造瓶装威士忌酒。

suggest *

/səˈdʒest/v. 暗示
If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. 建议

verb [vt. 及物动词]提议,建议;推荐,举荐;显示,表明 - I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.  我建议你问问他有关他的过去的一些具体问题。

verb [vt. 及物动词]暗示,暗指;使人想到,使人联想到 - If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. 暗示•  Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday.

① vt.  暗示,(间接地)表明

  • His silence suggested that he knew something about the man.

② vt. 建议,提议

suggest +that 从句

  • I suggest that we meet at the restaurant.

suggest +doing sth.

  • I suggest meeting at the restaurant.

shake

/ʃeɪk/v. 摇动
If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backward and forward or up and down. 摇晃; 抖动; 甩动

verb [vi. 不及物动词]摇动,抖动;削弱,动摇;发抖,颤抖;握手;使震惊,使难以置信;(通过惊吓或干扰而使心情或态度)改变;摆脱,克服;(因愤怒而)挥动,舞动(拳头、棍子等) ;甩掉,摆脱(跟踪者);抖掉,抖出;使劲甩动,急剧晃动;(因发怒或为弄醒对方而)晃动,摇醒;摇头 - Her hands had started to shake.

noun [具体名词]摇动,摇晃;<非正式>地震;(摇动容器后的)撒出物;奶昔;<非正式>哆嗦,颤抖 - Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?

① vt.&vi. 摇,摇动,抖动

shook,shaken

  • Mr. Thompson shook his head.
  • His hands appear to be shaking. 他的手看上去在发抖。

② vt. 同……握手

  • Dan shook hands with him.=Dan shook him by the hand/shook his hand.

accept

/əkˈsept/v. 接受
If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it. 接受

verb [vi. 不及物动词]接受,收受;同意,赞成;相信,认为…正确;忍受,容忍;吸纳,招收;接纳;承担(责任等),承认;承兑,认付(单据等);不排斥;适配 - If you accept an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid. 相信 •  I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in American science.  我不相信美国科学有任何危机。