Glossary
atmosphere
n. 大气;气氛
awful
adj. terrible, shocking; Here it functions as an adv. = very, terribly
bulb
n. 灯泡
chant
n. words that are repeated again and again by a group 齐声的不断质问
cherry
n. 樱桃
comic
adj. funny, humorous; ~ book (AmE): 儿童连环画杂志
concern
n. worry, anxiety 忧虑
conscious
adj. aware, knowing 意识到的;明白的
crash
n. a sudden, loud noise as made by a violent fall
criminal
n. a person who has committed a crime 罪犯
deal
n. treatment 对待
desperate
adj. ready for any wild act because of loss of hope 绝望的;不顾一切的
dial
v. to make a telephone call 拨电话号
electrical
adj. relating to electricity
exchange
v. 交换
fender
n. (车辆的)挡泥板
flash
n. a sudden burst of light
gossip
v. to talk about other people's behavior and private lives or about other things that do not concern you 东家长、西家短地闲聊
honey
n. (AmE) darling, sweetheart
horizon
n. 地平线
hush
n. a peaceful silence
impression
n. effect produced on the mind or feelings 印象
intently
adv. with fixed attention 专注地
jaw
n. 颚,颌
jerk
v. to move suddenly 猛然一扭;一抬
kneel
v. 下跪
laughter
n. the act of laughing or the sound of people laughing
lawn
n. an area that is covered with short grass (经过修剪的)草坪
lighten
v. to make more cheerful 使轻松
likely
adj. probable, expected 可能(发生)的
maple
n. 枫树
menace
v. to threaten 威胁
meteor
n. rock-like object hurtling through space 流星
mob
n. a large, noisy crowd especially one that is angry and violent
monster
n. 妖怪;恶魔
mower
n. a machine to cut down grass 割草机
murmur
n. a soft low sound
nope
adv. (informal) no
obviously
adv. clearly
oddball
n. a person who behaves in a strange or an unusual way
operator
n. a person who works on a telephone switchboard 电话接线员
optimistic
adj. hopeful about the future, believing that things will happen in the best way 乐观的
outer
adj. of the outside 外面的;~ space: 外屋空间
overhead
n. , adv. over the head
persistently
adv. continuing to do or say something although other people warn you not to 固执地;坚持地
plug
v. , n. 插;插座
polish
v. to make smooth and shiny by continual rubbing 擦亮
porch
n. a doorway or an entrance to a house, covered with a roof 门廊
portable
adj. easily carried or moved 手提式的
precisely
adv. exactly
quietness
n. silence
react
v. 反应
reaction
n. the act of reacting
reluctantly
adv. unwillingly
residential
adj. mainly of the part of the town or street where there are private houses and very few offices or factories 住宅的
roar
n. a continuous loud noise made by a machine or a strong wind
rooftop
n. the top of the roof
rub
v. 摩擦
screw
v. 拧紧
sense
n. a meaning 意义
sidewalk
n. pavement 人行道
space
n. 空间;太空
speechless
adj. unable to speak because of deep feeling 由于某种原因而说不出话的
spot
n. a small and round mark 点;斑点 black ~s (太阳)黑子
stool
n. a seat without a back, usually for one person
stove
n. 火炉
stuff
n. things
thunder
n. a loud noise following lightning 雷鸣
tone
n. 语调
tremendous
adj. very big or powerful 巨大的(数字、爆炸声等)
typical
adj. 典型的
upwards
adv. going up 向上
weird
adj. strange; difficult to explain, usually because one has not seen or experienced before
wet
v. to make wet
whirl
v. to turn around very quickly