张汉熙《高级英语(1)》(第3版重排版)学习指南-Lesson 3 Blackmail【圣才

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Lesson 3 Blackmail

一、词汇短语

1. blackmail

n.

extortion of money by threats to expose

discrediting information，：If someone tried to blackmail me I

would tell the police.如果有人企图我，我就向警察告发。

2. suite

n.

a series of connected rooms used as a living unit一套房间：They assembled in the chairman’s office suite.他们聚集在总统的办公室套间里。

3. cryptic

含义隐晦的话

4. fray

5. buzzer

adj.

secret or occult秘密的，不公开的：a cryptic remark vt.

to alarm; frighten使惊恐，使害怕

n.

an electric signaling device, such as a doorbell, that makes

a buzzing sound电铃，门铃

6. dispatch

vt.

to send someone or something somewhere for a

particular purpose分派，派遣：dispatch a messenger派遣使者

7. errand

n.

a short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for

another差事：I’ve got a few errands to do in the town.我有几件事要进城办。[搭配]run errand跑腿

8. piggy

9. sardonically

adj.

like a pig; greedy猪一般的；贪婪的

adv.

scornfully or cynically mocking讥讽 1 / 31

地，嘲笑地

10. gross

11. encompass

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adj.

overweight; heavy臃肿的，肥胖的

vt.

to form a circle or ring around; surround围绕，环绕：The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.课程将包括物理、化学和生物学。

12. flip

vt.

to move something with a quick sudden movement轻拍，轻弹：We flipped a coin to see who would go first.我们投硬币来决定谁先去。

13. décor

14. obese

n.

decoration装饰，装潢

adj.

extremely fat; grossly overweight肥胖的，过重的：Obese patients are advised to change their diet.肥胖病人被建议要改变他们的饮食。

15. appreciative

adj.

capable of or showing appreciation有鉴别力的，有欣赏力的：an appreciative audience有鉴赏力的听众

16. chuckle

自笑

17. incongruous

n.

A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.轻笑， adj.

lacking in harmony; incompatible不和谐的，不协调的：incongruous colors不协调的颜

18. falsetto

n.

a male singing voice with artificially high

tones in an upper register假声：in falsetto用假声

19. conceivable

20. disgusting

adj.

that can be imagined可能的，可想象的

adj.

extremely unpleasant and making one

feel sick令人厌恶的，令人作呕的：His very sight is quite disgusting.一见 2 / 31

21. savagery

22. blandness

23. adversary

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到他就让人恶心。

n.

an act of violent cruelty残暴行为，野蛮

n.

being mild温和，温柔；文雅

n.

an opponent; an enemy敌手，对手：Great

Britain and Germany were adversaries in the Second World War.英国与德国在第二次世界大战中曾互为敌国。

24. high-tail

vi.

to go as fast as possible, especially in retreating快跑，奔逃：He hightailed out of town.他快速逃离了市镇。

25. blink

26. inbred

v.

to close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly眨眼

adj.

innate or deeply instilled先天的，天生的：The man,

though poor, showed an inbred courtesy.那人虽穷，却表现出天生的谦虚有礼。

27. flicker

vi.

to move waveringly; flutter摇曳，晃动：The candle

flickered and then went out.蜡烛忽亮忽暗，接着就全熄了。

28. interject

v.

to interrupt what someone else is

saying with a sudden remark插嘴，突然插入：When I brought up the

question of fund, he quickly interjected that it had been settled.我刚提出筹集基金的问题，他就急忙插嘴说问题已经解决了。

29. clasp

v.

to grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp紧握，抓紧：to clasp

Buddha’s feet抱佛脚

30. conceal

v.

to keep from being seen, found, observed, or

discovered; hide掩盖，隐藏：He conceals the news from his mother.他对 3 / 31

31. puff

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母亲隐瞒这个消息。

v.

blow, drive, give forth, etc. in or with a puff or puffs喷出，一阵阵地吹：a puff of breeze一阵微风

32. leastways

adv.

at least至少，无论如何：There’s no pub

round here, leastways not that I know of.附近没有酒店，至少据我所知没有。

33. fussy

adj.

paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and

appearance; fastidious挑剔的，过于讲究的：be fussy about one’s personal

appearance过于讲究外表

34. smug

adj.

showing too much satisfaction with your own cleverness or

success自鸣得意的，沾沾自喜的：a look of smug satisfaction自鸣得意的表情

35. tuck

vt.

to put in an out-of-the-way, snug place使隐藏，置于偏远而隐蔽的地方：a cabin that was tucked among the pines隐藏在松树间的小屋

36. cluck

咯地说

37. reproving

n & vi.

to utter the characteristic sound of a hen作咯咯叫声；咯 adj.

expressing disapproval of指责的，责难的：a reproving glance/remark表示责备的一瞥/话语

38. basement

n.

a room or area in a building that is under the

level of the ground地下室

39. hunch

n.

an intuitive feeling or a premonition直觉，预感：I had a

hunch that he would lose.我预感到他会输。

40. jockeys

n. Slang one who operates a specified vehicle, machine,

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41. concede

让步

42. scout

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or device [俚语]驾驶员，操作者：a bus jockey公共汽车司机

v.

to admit that something is true or correct承认， vi.

to spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain

information; reconnoiter侦察：Three planes were sent out to scout.派出三架飞机侦察。

43. headlight

n.

a light with a reflector and lens in the front of an

automobile汽车前灯，车头灯

44. bust

v.

to smash or break, especially forcefully爆破，打破：I dropped

my camera on the pavement and bust it.我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。

45. twig

v.

to observe or notice, to understand理解，明白：I don’t quite

twig what you are driving at.我不太明白你什么意思。

46. discreet

adj.

showing prudence and wise self-restraint in

speech and behavior; circumspect慎重的，谨慎的；考虑周到的：He made

a discreet reply.他做了一个谨慎的回答。

47. emphatically

adv.

in a strong tone to emphasize强调地，有力地：He is emphatically a retiring and unassuming man.他的确是一个与世无争和谦虚纯朴的人。

48. holler

49. incriminate

crime控告，暗示……有罪

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v.

to yell or shout大喊，叫喊

v.

to make someone seem guilty of a

50. oafish

51. roadblock

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adj.

stupid痴呆的，笨拙的

n.

a blockade, often of patrol cars, set up by

police, for stopping a fugitive, inspecting vehicles, etc.路障，障碍物

52. conspicuous

adj.

easy to notice; obvious易见的，明显的：hang a picture in a conspicuous place把画挂在一个显眼的地方

53. grotesque

adj.

outlandish or bizarre, as in character or

appearance奇怪的，怪诞的；奇形怪状的：Grotesque faces are carved over

the doorway of the old building.那栋古老建筑的门廊上雕刻了奇形怪状的脸。

54. unequivocal

adj.

completely clear and without any

possibility of doubt毫不含糊的，明确的：an unequivocal refusal断然拒绝

55. bulbous

adj.

resembling a bulb in shape; rounded or swollen鳞茎状的，又肥又圆的：a bulbous nose圆鼻子

56. countenance

n.

appearance, especially the expression

of the face面容，脸：He looked so funny that I found it difficult to

keep my countenance.他的样子非常滑稽，我难以忍住不笑。

57. peremptory

adj.

not allowing contradiction or refusal;

imperative武断的，专横的：in a peremptory manner态度专横地

58. peremptorily

adv.

impolitely and in an unfriendly

way, showing that the person speaking expects to be obeyed at once独断地，断然地，蛮横地

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