grease
n. 油脂,脂肪;潤滑油
vt. 涂油脂于…
greed
n. 貪婪,貪心
[同]avarice
grief
n. 悲痛,悲哀
[同]sorrow
n. 令人悲傷的事
[難點]
bring sb. to grief 使某人不幸,使某人遭受失敗
grim
adj. 嚴厲的,殘忍的
a grim struggle 生死之爭
[同] severe
adj. 可憎的,討厭的
a grim smile 獰笑
grin
v. 露齒而笑
grin from ear to ear 咧著嘴笑
grind
v. 折磨
The old man was ground ( down ) by poverty. 這位老人飽受了貧困的折磨。
[難點]
be ground by … 受…的折磨
groove
n. 溝,槽;唱片上的紋路
vt. 開槽于
grope
v. 摸索,搜尋
[難點]
grope fro … 摸著找…
grope the light switch 摸索著找電燈開關
grope one’s way 摸著走
We groped our way along the dark corrider. 我們在黑暗的走廊上摸著走。
grove
n. 樹叢,小樹林
growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轟鳴
We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我們聽見遠處隆隆的雷聲。
v. 咆哮著說
She growled ( out ) her answer. 他咆哮著回答。
n. 轟鳴,嗥叫,咆哮
The dog gave a low growl. 那狗發(fā)出低沉的咆哮聲。
grumble
v. 抱怨,鳴不平
He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨他的報酬太低。
v. 抱怨地說出
grumble ( out ) a reply 抱怨地回答
n. 怨言,不平
That fellow is full of grumble. 那家伙滿腹牢騷。
[難點]
grumble at / over / about sth. 抱怨…
grumble (out) sth. 抱怨地說出…
grunt
v.(豬等)打呼嚕,(人)發(fā)出哼聲(表示不滿、厭煩等);咕噥地說出
grunt (out)an answer 咕噥著回答
guilt
n. 犯罪,罪狀,有罪
The guilt of the accused man was in doubt. 被告的罪名有疑問。
guitar
n. 吉他,六弦琴
gust
n. 突然一陣狂風
The wind was blowing in gusts. 狂風陣陣吹來。
n. 突然一陣(雨、煙、火等)
[同]burst
n.(感情的)迸發(fā)
[同]eruption
[難點]
a gust of .. 一陣…
gutter
n. 溝,陰溝,街溝;水槽,檐槽;(加the)貧民區(qū)
He was bred in the gutter. 他生長在貧民區(qū)里。
Hail
v. 招呼
Let’s hail a taxi,shall we ? 我們叫一輛出租車好嗎?
v. 歡迎,向…歡呼
The people hailed the hero. 人們向英雄歡呼。
[同]greet
[難點]
hail from 來自
Where does the ship hail from ? 這艘船來自何處?
halve
vt. 平分,分成兩半
halve an apple 將蘋果分成兩半
vt. 減半
The newest planes have halved the time needed for crossing the Atlantic.
最新式的飛機使橫越大西洋所需的時間減少了一半。
ham
n. 火腿
hams hanging on hooks 掛在鉤子上的火腿
n. 火腿肉
a ham sandwich 火腿三明治
hamper
vt. 阻礙,妨礙
His overcoat hampered his running. 他的外套妨礙他跑步。
[同]hinder
handbook
n. 手冊,指南
[同]guide
handicap
n. 障礙,不利條件
Lack of education is a handicap to him. 缺乏教育是他的不利因素。
[同]disadvantage
vt. 妨礙,使不利
Though handicapped by poor health,he persisted in studying.
他雖然身體不好,還是堅持學習。
handout
n. 散發(fā)的傳單,(免費的)印刷品;施舍物;(給報界的)聲明
hardy
adj. 強壯的,能吃苦的;勇敢的,用于面對危險的;(植物)耐寒的
harmonious
adj. 協(xié)調的
a harmonious group of buildings 一片排列協(xié)調的建筑物
adj. 和諧的,和睦的
harmonious families 和睦的家庭
adj. 悅耳的
harp
n. 豎琴
play the harp 彈豎琴