读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 91

Part Six: August - My Cave

make up / make it up

to become friendly with someone again after you have had an argument
和好，和解

Have you made up with Patty yet?
你跟 Patty 和好了吗？

retarded

/rɪˈtɑːrdɪd/

less mentally developed than other people of the same age. Many people think that this word is offensive.

slam

/slæm/

to shut, or to make sth shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise
（使…）砰地关上

She slammed the door and locked it behind her.
她砰的一下关上门，随手锁上了。

crumble

/ˈkrʌmbl/

if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it
碎裂，崩裂，坍塌

Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.
燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。

pile

to fill a place or container or cover a surface with a large amount of things
堆放；摞起

He piled bread and milk into his basket.
他把面包和牛奶往篮子里堆。

stuffed animal

/ˌstʌft ˈænɪml/

stuffed animal

a toy animal covered and filled with soft material
填充动物玩具

check on somebody/something

• to make sure that someone or something is safe, is in a satisfactory state, or is doing what they should be doing

  Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids?
  亲爱的，你去楼上看看孩子们行吗？

• to try to find out if something is true or correct

  He wanted to check on the girl’s story.
  他想要核实一下那女孩的说法。

picture

verb
to imagine something by making an image in your mind

I tried to picture what it would be like to live alone.
我努力设想一个人单独生活是什么情景。

peek

/piːk/

to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see

I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer.
我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。

She peeked at the audience from behind the curtain.
她从帷幕后面窥视了一下观众。