上外版大学英语写作精选第三册(9)

    poison vt. 毒死，放毒n.  毒药

    farewell n.  goodbye

    appreciation n.  understanding of the qualities or worth of sth.； grateful feelings 欣赏；感激

    loyal a.  true to one's friends， group， country， etc. faithful 忠诚的

    instruct vt. give orders or directions to 命令；指示

    file n.  卷宗；档案

    word n.  order

    interpret vt. explain or tell the likely meaning of （sth.）

    interpretation n.

    private a.  personal； one's own 私人的；个人的

    mostly ad. chiefly； almost all

    associate n.  a person connected with another， esp. in work

    assemble vt. gather or collect together 集合

    inaudible a.  that can not be heard

    moisture n.  slight wetness； water or other liquid spread in small drops in the air or on a surface 潮湿，湿气

    retire vi. withdraw； go away 退出

    unendurable a.  unbearable

    canteen n.  a place in a military camp， factory， etc. where people may buy and eat food， meals， drinks， sweets， etc. 食堂

    weird a.  strange； unnatural

    request vt. Demand politely 请求

    meantime n. & ad. （in） the time between

    spell n.  a period of time

    strict a.  rigid 严厉的

    relief n.  the fact or state of lessening or freeing from anxiety， fear， or pain （忧虑等的）减轻，解除

    enormous a.  very large

    defensible a.  that can be defended

    doom vt. cause to suffer sth. unavoidable and unpleasant， such as death or destruction

    noon n.  midday

    apparently ad. evidently； it seems （that）

    apparent a.

    vegetarian a.  relating to a person who eats vegetables but no meat （有关）素食的

    chauffeur n.  a person employed to drive someone's car

    liter n.  （容量单位）升

    gasoline n.  汽油

    fuel n.  燃料

    intimate a.  close in relationship 亲密的

    collaborator n.  partner in an activity 协作者，同伙

    passageway n.  走廊

    revolver n.  左轮手枪

    decent a.  right and suitable 合宜的；得休的

    interval n.  time between two events 间隔

    sofa n.  沙发

    drip v.  fall or let fall in drops

    swallow vt. 吞咽

    chancellor n.  chief minister of state （in some countries e.g. Germany）总理（或首相）

    institute vt. set up for the first time 建立

    PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

    meet one's end die

    string up hang （sth.） high with strings； put to death by hanging 用绳吊起；吊死

    call in ask to come or go in

    break in enter a building by force （非法）强行进入

    build up increase， strengthen gradually

    in the meantime meanwhile

    in charge of responsible for

    round up collect， gather together 集拢

    have done with finish with； stop doing or using 结束；终止

    to a/ the day exactly （in time）

    PROPER NAMES

    Adolf Hitler阿道夫。希特勒

    Eva Braun爱娃。勃劳恩

    Benito Mussolini本尼托。墨索里尼

    Clara Petacci克拉拉。贝塔西

    Switzerland瑞士