读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 108

Part Eight: August - The Fairgrounds

fairground

/ˈferɡraʊnd/

an outdoor area where a fair with entertainments is held
露天游乐场

rappel

/ræˈpel/

to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet
绕绳下降

ginormous

/dʒaɪˈnɔːrməs/

huge
gigantic
enormous
extremely large

smudge

/smʌdʒ/

if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed

He had smudged his signature with his sleeve.
他用袖子把自己的签字擦得看不清了。

dome

/doʊm/

a round roof on a building
穹顶

unzip

• to unfasten the zip on a bag, piece of clothing etc

• to return a file to its original size after it has been compressed
  （文件）解压缩

concession stand

a small business that sells food, drinks, or other things at sports events, theatres etc

peanut

/ˈpiːnʌt/

peanut

cotton candy = candyfloss

cotton candy

stall

/stɔːl/

a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
（尤指户外的）货摊，摊位

hippo

/ˈhɪpoʊ/

hippo

a hippopotamus

gossip

/ˈɡɑːsɪp/

information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
流言蜚语，闲言碎语，传闻

go around

if news, a story, a joke etc is going around, a lot of people hear it and are talking about it

A rumour was going around that I was having an affair with my boss.

There was a lot of gossip going around the village.

stalk

a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers
（叶）柄；（花）梗；（果实的）柄；（植物的）茎，秆

smack

smack in the middle/in front of something etc
exactly or directly in the middle of something, in front of something etc
恰好，准确地，不偏不倚地

There was a hole smack in the middle of the floor.
地板正中央有个洞。

applaud

/əˈplɔːd/

to hit your open hands together, to show that you have enjoyed a play, concert, speaker etc

The audience applauded loudly.
观众掌声雷动。