读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 96

Part Six: August - The Ending

give something away / give away something

to tell someone something that you should keep secret

It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away.
这原本想给人一个惊喜，可孩子们把计划泄露了。

lost it

to be unable to stop yourself from crying, laughing, etc.; to become crazy

She completely lost it with one of the kids in class.
她被班上的一个孩子气疯了。

Then she just lost it and started screaming.
然后她再也控制不住，尖叫起来。

get/jump/rise etc to your feet

to stand up after you have been sitting
直起身来/跳起来/站起身来等

He leapt to his feet and ran outside.
他跳起来，跑了出去。

bravo

/ˌbrɑːˈvoʊ/

people say Bravo! at the end of sth they have enjoyed, such as a play at the theatre
（喝彩声、叫好声）好哇

ovation

/oʊˈveɪʃn/

if a group of people give someone an ovation, they clap to show approval

Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation.
歌迷对这个摇滚乐队报以雷鸣般的掌声。

standing ovation

If a speaker or performer gets a standing ovation when they have finished speaking or performing, the audience stands up to clap in order to show its admiration or support.
(演讲或表演结束后观众的)起立鼓掌

go up

if lights go up, they become brighter

when the lights went up at the end of the performance
演出结束后灯光亮起的时候

backstage

in the part of a theatre where the actors and artists get ready and wait to perform

After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast.
表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员们见面。

performer

/pərˈfɔːrmər/

an actor, musician etc who performs to entertain people

circus performers
马戏演员

suffocate

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/

to feel uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air

Can you open a window? I’m suffocating.
你能开扇窗吗？ 我觉得很闷。

emotional

having strong feelings and showing them to other people, especially by crying
情绪激动的（尤指哭泣）

He became very emotional when we had to leave.
当我们不得不离开时，他非常伤感。

of out of breath

If you are out of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic.
喘不过气；上气不接下气

flub

/flʌb/

flub flubbed flubbed flubbing

to make a mistake or do something badly
犯（错误）；搞坏，搞糟

Several of the actors flubbed their lines.
有几个演员念错了台词。

dizzy

/ˈdɪzi/

feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down from a high place or because you are ill
头晕目眩的

She started to suffer from dizzy spells (=a short period when you feel dizzy).
她开始感到一阵阵的眩晕。

blur

to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear

The street lights were blurred by the fog.
街灯在迷雾的笼罩下十分昏暗。