New Words10B
chilly a.cold enough to be unpleasant 寒冷的
emit vt.send out heat, light, sound, etc. 发出
strap n.[C] a narrow piece of leather or other strong material 带子;皮带
waist n.[C] the part of the human body below the chest 腰
routine n.[C, U] a regular and habitual way of doing things 常规;惯例
a.usual 例行的;惯例的
loop n.[C] a curved or circular shape 圈;环
dental a.relating to the teeth 牙齿的;牙科的
boom vi.1. make a loud deep sound 隆隆作响
2. be successful, esp. in economy 繁荣;迅速发展
telescope n.[C] a device for making distant objects look nearer and larger 望远镜
visible a.able to be seen 看得见的,可见的
certificate n.[C] a document stating that particular facts are true 证明;证书
darken v.(cause to) become dark (使)变黑
reassuringly ad.in a way to make sb. feel less worried, frightened or nervous 让人安心地
tear vt.(tore, torn)
1. remove sth. by pulling it away from sth. else with force 撕掉
2. damage sth. by pulling it apart or into pieces 撕;撕碎
suck v.1. take air or smoke into one's lungs 把(空气或烟)吸进肺部
2. pull liquid into one's mouth 吸;吮
stripe n.[C] a line of one color that is different from its background color 条纹
turbine n.[C] 涡轮机;叶轮机
install vt.put a piece of equipment somewhere so that it is ready to be used 安装
generator n.[C] a machine that produces electricity 发电机
horsepower n.[U] a unit for measuring the power of an engine 马力
fare vi.used for saying how well or how badly sb. does sth. 进展
n.the money one pays for a journey 车费;船费;交通费
prescribe vt.1. say what medicine or treatment a sick person should or must have 开处方
2. state what must happen or be done in certain conditions 规定;命令
pill n.[C] a small solid piece of medicine 药片
steamer n.[C] a boat or ship which moves by steam power 汽船
deduct vt.take away an amount from a total 扣除,减去
siege n.[C, U] a situation in which an army or the police surround a place and try to gain control of it or force sb. to come out of it 围攻;包围
output n.[C, U] an amount of goods or work produced by a person, factory, etc. 产品;产量
submerge vt.go below the surface of water 浸没,淹没
grocery a.食品杂货(店)的
simultaneous a.existing or occurring at the same time 同时的
simultaneously ad.at the same time 同时地
gaze vi.look at sb. or sth. for a long time 凝视,注视
microphone n.[C] a device that makes one's voice louder when they are speaking or singing 麦克风
twist vt.change the shape of sth. by bending or turning it 使弯曲;使扭曲;使变形
weapon n.[C] any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun or a bomb 武器
lousy a.very bad, unpleasant, useless, etc. 糟糕的;令人作呕的;无用的
Phrases and Expressions
on the beat(a police officer) walking around an area that he has responsibility for在巡逻
run into trouble/ difficulty/problemsbegin to have trouble/difficulty/problems遇到麻烦/困难/问题
let aloneused for showing that the thing mentioned next is even less likely or believable than the one mentioned before更不用说
make one's waygo to a place去;前往
tear downremove or pull down sth.拆毁
toy withkeep moving and touching sth.摆弄
lay siege tostart a siege in a place包围
Proper Names
Joe Brady乔·布雷迪(人名)
Jimmy Wells吉米·韦尔斯(人名)
Chicago芝加哥(美国伊利诺伊州东北部港市)