流利阅读 DAY 43

Day 43

1.Apocalypse世界末日。大动乱

2.an awful lot

相当多

本身无贬义

3.two-hour-plus至少两小时

4.diversion消遣娱乐

5.ascendant/əˈsendənt/

adj. （权利，影响）越来越大的

6.seep/siːp/

v.（液体）渗出，渗漏

7.realm/relm/

n. 领域，范围，过度

e.g.

the realm of linguistics

8.Mostly放在开头要理解为generally

总体来说

9.chockablock/ˌtʃɑːk ə ˈblɑːk/

adj. 挤得满满的

e.g.

It was chock-a-block in town today.

is chockablock with 塞满…

10.titular/ˈtɪtʃələr/

adj. 名义上的；（人, 物）被用作标题（或剧名、片名、书名）的

e.g.

The queen is the titular head of state.

The titular character of a book or movie is the one mentioned in the title.

11.eye-catching/ˈaɪ kætʃɪŋ/

adj. 惹人注意的

eye-catching locations引人注目的取景地

12.flashback/ˈflæʃbæk/

n. 电影的闪回，倒叙

13.franchise/ˈfræntʃaɪz/

n. （制作或推广系列产品, 尤其是系列影片或电视节目所用的）特许经营品牌

14.promise官方机构宣布某事即将发生

15.centers on 把…当做中心

16.magizoologist魔法动物学家

17.nurse/nɜːrs/

v. 照料

18.scurry/ˈskɜːri/

v. 小步快跑

e.g.

The mice were scurrying about in the walls.

19.doing/ˈduːɪŋ/

n. 活动；所做的事

e.g.

the latest doings of stars

20.fascism法西斯主义

totalitarianism/toʊˌtæləˈteriənɪzəm/

n. 极权主义（totalitarian adj.）

e.g.

a totalitarian regime (adj.)

21.giving dark meaning给某事赋予黑暗的意义

22.ugly phrases 丑恶的说辞

23.On the page写小说时

24.trip sb. up

将...绊倒。灾在某时上

e.g.

Don't trip up on the stairs.

Examiners sometimes try to trip you up on purpose.

25.whirl/wɜːrl/

v.（使）回旋；发晕，（思维）变混乱

e.g.

Leaves whirled in the wind.

So many thoughts whirled around in her mind.

26.behind-the-scenes 不会出现在公众视野的工作

27.scatter/ˈskætər/

v. 散开

e.g.

At the first gunshot, the crowd scattered.

be ～with

散布着许多东西

28.upstage/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/

v. 抢...的镜头；使暗淡失色

e.g.

Lala was upstaged by Daniel in the party.

29.loose grip

放松控制

30.tantalizingly/ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋli/

adv. 撩人地；使可望不可及地（tantalize v.）

e.g.

She still tantalized him. (v.)

The question has long tantalized those thinkers. (v.)

31.promise保证，可能性