刘毅英语单词记忆丛书突破英语基础词汇Lesson 24 第五部分
Shut v.关上
同close反open
Shut the gate so that the dog can't get out.
关上门，以免狗出去。
Soak v .1.浸湿 2.吸收
同absorb
She soaked the clothes before washing them.
她在洗涤前，先将衣服浸在水里。
Use this cloth to soak up the spilled milk.
用这块布将泼出的牛奶吸干。
Spirit n.精神
Though he is dead, he is with us in spirit.
虽然他已经死了，可是他的精神与我们同在。
Stepmother n.继母
Mary didn't get along with her stepmother.
玛丽和她的继母处得不好。
Stupid adj.愚蠢的
It was stupid of you to run away from the accident.
他从意外事故中逃跑，真不聪明。
Swell v.膨胀
同expand
Wood often swells when it is wet.
木头浸湿时常会膨胀。
Theme n.题目
同topic, subject
The theme of his talk was The Need of Education，
他讲演的题目是《教育的需要》。
Tough adj.强壮的
Only tough breeds of sheep can live in the mountams.
只有强壮品种的羊才能住在山中。
Twist v.缠绕
She twisted her hair round her fingers to make it curl。
她将头发缠绕在手指上，使之卷曲。
Violence n.暴力
The policeman had to use violence to arrest the murderer.
警察不得不使用暴力来逮捕凶手。
Whirl n.旋转 v.回旋
The dancer suddenly made a whirl.
舞蹈演员突然转了一圈。
The leaves whirled in the wind.
树叶在风中打转。
单词练习及答案：从上面中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:
1 .He_____his eyes and tried to sleep.
2 .The_____is willing but the flesh is weak.
3 .john's real mother died last year, and now he lives with his_____
4.Her ankle_____up after she fell down.
5.Patriotisyn was his_____when he spoke at our school.
[答案]1.shut 2 .spirit 3 .stepmother 4 .swelled 5.theme