读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 - 48

Part Two: Via - Trick or Treat

giddy

/ˈɡɪdi/
feeling silly, happy, and excited, or showing this feeling

Sheila felt giddy with excitement.
Sheila激动得忘乎所以。

ceiling

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

the inner surface of the top part of a room

drape sth around/round/over, etc. sth

to allow part of your body to rest on sth in a relaxed way

His arm was draped casually around her shoulders.
他随意地将手臂搭在她的双肩上。

crumpled

/ˈkrʌmpld/

crumpled up
crushed into a smaller bent shape
皱的；扭曲的

Tom flattened the crumpled paper against his knee.
汤姆把皱巴巴的纸放在膝盖上抚平。

nauseous

/ˈnɔːʃəs/
feeling that you are going to vomit
恶心的，想呕吐的

The taste made me nauseous.
那味道让我恶心。

nausea

/ˈnɔːsiə/
the feeling that you have when you think you are going to vomit (=bring food up from your stomach through your mouth)
恶心，呕吐感

parade

/pəˈreɪd/
a public celebration of a special day or event, usually with bands in the streets and decorated vehicles

straw

/strɔː/

straw

a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup

She sipped her lemonade through a straw.
她用吸管吸着柠檬水。

bitterly

in a way that produces or shows feelings of great sadness or anger

He complained bitterly about his exam grades.

overhear

to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard

We overheard the teacher say there would be a pop quiz today.
我们无意中听到老师说今天有突击测验。

bribe

/braɪb/
to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade them to do something

Sam wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with ice cream.
我用冰激凌哄萨姆，她才肯做家庭作业。

freak

/friːk/
someone who is considered to be very strange because of the way they look, behave, or think

These glasses make me look like a freak.
我戴这副眼镜看上去像个怪人。

in the first place

used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation before something happened
一开始，起初，当初

I should never have taken that job in the first place.
我当初就不该接受那份工作。

shriek

/ʃriːk/
to say something in a high loud voice because you are excited, afraid, or angry

at the top of one's lungs

as loudly as one can

fury

/ˈfjʊri/
a feeling of extreme anger

He flew into a fury when I refused.
我拒绝，他就勃然大怒。