The Platinum-Blond Man读书笔记

【单词】

foul：/ faʊl  ; faul  /in a very bad temper and likely to get angry BrE 情绪不好/脾气暴躁 【英】

glistening：闪亮的

tightrope n. [C] / 'taɪt-rəʊp  ; ˋtaɪt͵rop  /钢丝 tightrope walker走钢丝者

tight：tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable

rinse：染发剂；冲洗，漂洗

peroxide n. [U] / pə'rɒksaɪd  ; pəˋrɑksaɪd  /过氧化氢〔用于漂染头发或杀菌〕her waist-length peroxide blonde hair (= hair made light yellow using peroxide )

exceedingly：extremely

brainy：adj. / ˈbreɪni  ; ˋbrenɪ  /able to learn easily and think quickly AmE 聪明的，多智的，敏锐的 【美】

violet n. / 'vaɪəlɪt  'vaɪələt  ; ˋvaɪəlɪt  /1[C] a plant with small dark purple flowers, or sometimes white or yellow ones 紫罗兰；2[U] a bluish-purple colour 蓝紫色，紫罗兰色

tonic：[C] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin to improve it and make it more healthy 护发液；护肤液

vigorous adj. / 'vɪɡərəs  ; ˋvɪgərəs  /using a lot of energy and strength or determination 强有力的；积极的

masculine adj. / 'mæskjʊlɪn  'mæskjʊlən  'mæskjəlɪn  'mæskjələn  ; ˋmæskjəlɪn  /having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do 属于男性的；男人做的；男子气概的

grunt / ɡrʌnt  ; grʌnt  /a short low sound that a person or animal makes in their throat 呼噜声，嘟哝声，咕哝声

tip：[T always + adv/prep] to pour something from one place or container into another 倾倒，倒出

drain：下水管；排水孔

cornflake：玉米片

hunk：一大片，一大块[+ of ]a hunk of bread

smother：v. [T] / 'smʌðə  ; ˋsmʌðɚ  /to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant 完全覆盖，厚厚地覆盖smother sth with/in sth： noodles smothered in garlic sauce

immerdiately：able to be seen or understood very easily 能轻易看见的；很容易理解的

clatter：撞击声；嘈杂的谈笑声

slap：1[T] to hit someone with the flat part of your hand 用巴掌打，掴；2[T always + adv/prep] to put something down on a surface with force, especially when you are angry 〔尤指生气时〕啪的一声放下，重重地放下；3 slap sb on the back：to hit someone on the back in a friendly way, often as a way of praising them 拍拍某人的背

flog：to sell something informal 出售，卖 【非正式】

treasure：[singular 单数] someone who is very useful or important to you informal 很有用的人，得力帮手 【非正式】

stuff：to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way  stuff sth into/in/up sth；stuff sth with sth

dead：a part of your body that is dead has no feeling in it, especially because the blood supply to it has been stopped

horrendous：/hɒ'rendəs, hə-,hɔˋrɛndəs/ adj.frightening and terrible

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

compact：a small flat container with a mirror, containing powder for a woman’s face〔化妆用的有镜〕粉饼盒

spill：[I,T] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container（使）〔液体〕溢出[泼洒，溅出]

tweed：粗花呢

neat：a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added〔酒〕纯的〔指不加冰、水或其他酒的〕especially BrE 【尤英】

disinfect： /‚dɪsɪn'fekt,‚dɪsən'fekt,͵dɪsɪnˋfɛkt/ v. [T ] to clean something with a chemical that destroys bacteria

dilute /daɪˈluːt/：If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker.

wail： /weɪl,wel/ v.[T] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way

instant：[usually before noun,一般用于名词前] happening or produced immediately. this instant：spoken used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately

parlour:/'pɑːlə,ˋpɑrlɚ/ n. [C ]客厅，会客厅 beauty parlour 美容院

【短语】 

make up： If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people.

a fine crop of black hair：一头漂亮的黑发

part in the middle：中分头发

be in for：必将遭到，必有

sweep out：昂然离开

what the blazes/who the blazes etc：old-fashioned,spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed

spring into action：立马行动起来

boot sb ←→ outphr vto force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrong；boot sb off the list

now and again：时而