读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 111

Part Eight: August - Alien

shriek

/ʃriːk/

scream
to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain

He shrieked in agony.
他痛苦地尖叫起来。

sweatshirt

/ˈswetʃɜːrt/

a loose warm piece of clothing which covers the top part of your body and arms and is worn especially for sport or relaxation
长袖运动衫

sleeve

/sliːv/

the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
袖子

a dress with long sleeves
长袖连衣裙

cut off

to block or get in the way of something or someone

The new factory cuts off our view of the hills.
新建的工厂挡住了我们观山景的视线。

hysterical

/hɪˈsterɪkl/

unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc

Everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter.
演播室里的每个人都爆发出一阵狂笑。

Janet became hysterical and began screaming.
珍妮特歇斯底里起来，开始尖叫。

shove

/ʃʌv/

to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders

The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view.
人们挤来挤去，想看得清楚点儿。

mess with somebody/something

to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous

I wouldn't mess with him if I were you.
我要是你就会离他远点儿。

spin

/spɪn/

spin - spun - spun - spinning

to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this

The plane’s propellers were spinning.
飞机的螺旋桨在快速旋转。

a bunch of

a group of people

a friendly bunch of people
一群友好的人

We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really.
我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。

yank

/jæŋk/

to suddenly pull something quickly and with force

Nick yanked the door open.
尼克猛地拉开门。

elbow

/ˈelboʊ/

• n. 肘；肘部

• to push sb with your elbow, usually in order to get past them
  用肘推；用肘挤

  He elbowed his way through the crowd.
  他用手肘从人群中挤了过去。

ram into

/ræm/

to hit against sth or to make something hit against something with force

He lost control of his truck and rammed into a van.

monster truck

monster truck

an extremely large pickup truck with very large wheels, often used for racing

rip

to tear something or be torn quickly and violently
撕，扯；被撕裂，被扯开

The sails ripped under the force of the wind.
船帆被狂风撕碎了。

pitch-black

/ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/

completely black or dark
乌黑的；漆黑的

The lights were off and it was pitch-black.
灯灭了，一片漆黑。