读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 105

Part Eight: August - Packing

spray

/spreɪ/

liquid which is forced out of a special container in a stream of very small drops
喷雾，喷剂

bug spray
驱虫喷雾，防虫液

compartment

/kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/

• a smaller enclosed space inside something larger
  隔层；分隔间

  She kept the money hidden in a secret compartment in her briefcase.
  她把钱藏在公文包的暗层里。

• one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided
  （飞机、轮船或火车上的）隔间，舱

  a first-class compartment
  头等舱

sunscreen

/ˈsʌnskriːn/

a cream or oil that you rub into your skin to stop the sun from burning you
防晒霜；防晒油

sunburn

red and painful skin that you can get from spending too much time in the sun
晒伤

electrocute

/ɪˈlektrəkjuːt/

verb
if someone is electrocuted, they are injured or killed by electricity passing through their body

in hot water

if someone is in hot water, they are in trouble because they have done something wrong

Hey. Don’t get into hot water by lying about your mistake.

fortune

a very large amount of money

The carpet must have cost a fortune.
这块地毯肯定花了不少钱吧。

poncho

/ˈpɑːntʃoʊ/

a type of coat consisting of one large piece of cloth, with a hole in the middle for your head
披风，斗篷

hood

a part of a coat, jacket etc that you can pull up to cover your head
（外套上的）风帽，兜帽

Why don’t you put your hood up if you’re cold?
你冷的话为什么不把风帽拉起来？

salute

/səˈluːt/

to move your right hand to your head, especially in order to show respect to an officer in the army, navy etc
敬礼

Chop chop.

something that you say in order to tell someone to hurry

squeeze

/skwiːz/

to press something firmly together with your fingers or hand
压；挤；捏；榨

She smiled as he squeezed her hand.
他捏了捏她的手，她笑了。

witch

a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things
（尤指邪恶的）女巫，巫婆

wardrobe

/ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in
衣柜，衣橱

dawn

/dɔːn/

daybreak
the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears
黎明，破晓

The boats set off at dawn.
天一亮船队就出发了。