grease
n. 油脂,脂肪;润滑油
vt. 涂油脂于…
greed
n. 贪婪,贪心
[同]avarice
grief
n. 悲痛,悲哀
[同]sorrow
n. 令人悲伤的事
[难点]
bring sb. to grief 使某人不幸,使某人遭受失败
grim
adj. 严厉的,残忍的
a grim struggle 生死之争
[同] severe
adj. 可憎的,讨厌的
a grim smile 狞笑
grin
v. 露齿而笑
grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑
grind
v. 折磨
The old man was ground ( down ) by poverty. 这位老人饱受了贫困的折磨。
[难点]
be ground by … 受…的折磨
groove
n. 沟,槽;唱片上的纹路
vt. 开槽于
grope
v. 摸索,搜寻
[难点]
grope fro … 摸着找…
grope the light switch 摸索着找电灯开关
grope one’s way 摸着走
We groped our way along the dark corrider. 我们在黑暗的走廊上摸着走。
grove
n. 树丛,小树林
growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣
We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处隆隆的雷声。
v. 咆哮着说
She growled ( out ) her answer. 他咆哮着回答。
n. 轰鸣,嗥叫,咆哮
The dog gave a low growl. 那狗发出低沉的咆哮声。
grumble
v. 抱怨,鸣不平
He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨他的报酬太低。
v. 抱怨地说出
grumble ( out ) a reply 抱怨地回答
n. 怨言,不平
That fellow is full of grumble. 那家伙满腹牢骚。
[难点]
grumble at / over / about sth. 抱怨…
grumble (out) sth. 抱怨地说出…
grunt
v.(猪等)打呼噜,(人)发出哼声(表示不满、厌烦等);咕哝地说出
grunt (out)an answer 咕哝着回答
guilt
n. 犯罪,罪状,有罪
The guilt of the accused man was in doubt. 被告的罪名有疑问。
guitar
n. 吉他,六弦琴
gust
n. 突然一阵狂风
The wind was blowing in gusts. 狂风阵阵吹来。
n. 突然一阵(雨、烟、火等)
[同]burst
n.(感情的)迸发
[同]eruption
[难点]
a gust of .. 一阵…
gutter
n. 沟,阴沟,街沟;水槽,檐槽;(加the)贫民区
He was bred in the gutter. 他生长在贫民区里。
Hail
v. 招呼
Let’s hail a taxi,shall we ? 我们叫一辆出租车好吗?
v. 欢迎,向…欢呼
The people hailed the hero. 人们向英雄欢呼。
[同]greet
[难点]
hail from 来自
Where does the ship hail from ? 这艘船来自何处?
halve
vt. 平分,分成两半
halve an apple 将苹果分成两半
vt. 减半
The newest planes have halved the time needed for crossing the Atlantic.
最新式的飞机使横越大西洋所需的时间减少了一半。
ham
n. 火腿
hams hanging on hooks 挂在钩子上的火腿
n. 火腿肉
a ham sandwich 火腿三明治
hamper
vt. 阻碍,妨碍
His overcoat hampered his running. 他的外套妨碍他跑步。
[同]hinder
handbook
n. 手册,指南
[同]guide
handicap
n. 障碍,不利条件
Lack of education is a handicap to him. 缺乏教育是他的不利因素。
[同]disadvantage
vt. 妨碍,使不利
Though handicapped by poor health,he persisted in studying.
他虽然身体不好,还是坚持学习。
handout
n. 散发的传单,(免费的)印刷品;施舍物;(给报界的)声明
hardy
adj. 强壮的,能吃苦的;勇敢的,用于面对危险的;(植物)耐寒的
harmonious
adj. 协调的
a harmonious group of buildings 一片排列协调的建筑物
adj. 和谐的,和睦的
harmonious families 和睦的家庭
adj. 悦耳的
harp
n. 竖琴
play the harp 弹竖琴