英語六級(jí)詞匯天天記:看對(duì)話記單詞(23)
A: There are hoof prints in the garden!
B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.
hoof?n.?(馬,牛等的)蹄
A: Shall we take a taxi?
B: No, let’s just hop on a bus, it is only a short journey.
hop?vi. 1.?(人)單足跳躍,單足跳行;2. (鳥,昆蟲等)齊足跳躍,齊足跳行
vt.?跳上(汽車,火車,飛機(jī)等)
n. 1.?蹦跳;2. (飛機(jī)的)短程航行
A: I was horrified by the tragic events.
B: Me too, they were shocking.
horrify?vt.?使震驚,使毛骨悚然
A: There has been an increase in hostility between the two fighting nations.
B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.
hostility?n. 1.?敵對(duì),敵意,對(duì)抗;2. 抵制,反對(duì);3.[pl.]交戰(zhàn),戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)
A: What type of dog is that ?
B: It is a hound.
hound?n.?獵犬
vt.?追逼,煩擾,糾纏
A: The airplane hovered above the airport for ten minutes.
B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.
hover?vi. 1.?(鳥等)翱翔,盤旋;2. 逗留在近旁,徘徊;3. 彷徨,猶豫
A: I heard a lot of howling last night.
B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.
howl?vi. / n. 1.?(狼,狗等)嗥叫,(風(fēng)等)呼嘯;2. (因憤怒,痛苦等)吼叫,哀號(hào)
A: Ah, look at those chicks all huddling together.
B: Aren’t they sweet?
huddle?vi. 1.?聚集在一起,擠作一團(tuán);2. 把身子蜷成一團(tuán),蜷縮
vt.?使聚集在一起
n.?擠在一起的人,一堆雜亂的東西
A: I’m hoarse, I can’t speak.
B: How did you lose your voice?
hoarse?a.(聲音)嘶啞的,粗啞的
A: I’m going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?
B: I won’t play, but I’ll watch.
hockey?n. 1.?曲棍球;2. 冰上曲棍球,冰球
A: Have you seen the hoe?
B: Not since the last time you were gardening.
hoe?n.?鋤
v.?用鋤整(地),用鋤除草
A: They hoisted a flag in honour of our victory.
B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.
hoist?vt.?舉起,升起,吊起
n. 1.?起重器械;2. 舉起,升起,吊起
A: Stop! What is that under your coat?
B: My gun and its holder.
holder?n. 1.?持有者,占有者;2. 支托物,夾具
A: I’ve come to pay homage to you.
B: Why, I did nothing special.
homage?n.?尊敬,敬意,崇敬
A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country.
B: Yes, I agree, it is far too homogeneous.
homogeneous?a.?同種類的,同性質(zhì)的,有相同特征的
A: Put up your hood , it is raining.
B: I don’t have one , but I do have a umbrella.
hood?n. 1.?風(fēng)帽,兜帽;2. 罩,排風(fēng)罩;3. 車蓋,(折疊式)車篷