劉毅托福詞匯5000(六)

　　Flames flared as he broiled the meat at fire in the backyard.

　　當(dāng)他在后院烤火時，火焰閃耀。

　　(2)(動)爭斗.fight; quarrel

　　When I was left, two women were quarreling noisily; when I returned an hour later, they were still broiling.

　　我離開時，兩個婦人吵得很大聲;一個鐘頭后我回來時，她們還在爭吵。

　　2.desolate: (1)(形)荒廢的.not lived in; deserted; ruined

　　A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.

　　在早期的采礦小鎮(zhèn)，立著些荒廢的房屋。

　　(2)(形)孤獨(dú)的.unhappy; miserable; lonely

　　She has led a desolate life since her husband’s death.

　　自從她的丈夫死后，她就過著孤獨(dú)的生活。

　　3.gamble:(動)賭博 play games of chance for more money; bet; risk

　　A reckless young man gambled his fortune on a turn of cards in one night.

　　一個鹵莽的年輕人一晚玩紙牌就輸盡了所有的財產(chǎn)。

　　4.improve:(動)改進(jìn) make better; increase the value or usefulness of

　　I’ll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier to use.

　　我將改進(jìn)這把手的形狀，使它用起來更方便。

　　5.incense: (1)(動)激怒.make very angry; fill with rage

　　The official was incensed at the lack of respect shown to him.

　　這位將軍因為沒有受到尊敬而大感憤怒。

　　(2).(名)香 substance producing a sweet smell when burning

　　Incense is burnt in some religious services.

　　香在一些宗教儀式中所燃燒。

　　6.marine: (形)海的of the sea; formed in the sea

　　Many kinds of marine life are found in this ocean.

　　這海中有許多種類的海底生物。

　　7.nourish:(動)滋養(yǎng) give food to; help to grow; support

　　There are hundreds of children in the slums who need to be nourished.

　　在貧民區(qū)有數(shù)以百計的小孩需要得到營養(yǎng)。

　　8.phase: (名)階段a stage of development

　　The old man overcame the critical phase of his illness.

　　老人克服了生命中最痛苦的階段。

　　9.spur:(名)馬刺;激勵 an instrument fitted to a rider’s heel to prick a horse to make it run faster

　　The horse leaped over the fence at the touch of the spur.

　　馬一碰到馬刺便跳躍過籬笆了。

　　10.thaw: (1)(動)溶解.melt; become liquid or soft

　　Expose to the warm air, the frozen meat thawed rapidly.

　　冷凍肉經(jīng)曝露在溫暖的空氣中，解凍的很快。

　　(2)(動)變溫和.become more friendly; become less stiff

　　At first the visitors were shy, but after drinking a glass of wine they thawed.

　　最初訪客們感到不大自然，但一巡酒后，他們便自然了。