Chapter 1（1）

1. la‧goon

n. [C] / lə'ɡuːn ; ləˋgun /英 / lə'ɡuːn /

a lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or coral 潟湖，环礁湖

2. trail

v. / treɪl ; trel /

[I,T] to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way 拖，拉；拖在后面

A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead.

一架飞机拖着横幅标语在上空盘旋。

3. clamber

v. [I always + adv/prep] / 'klæmbə ; ˋklæmbɚ /

to climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep 〔手脚并用费力地〕攀登，爬

4. creep‧er

n. [C] / 'kriːpə ; ˋkripɚ / 英 / 'kriːpə /

a plant that grows up trees or walls, or along the ground 攀缘[匍匐]植物

5. undergrowth

n. [U] / 'ʌndəɡrəʊθ ; ˋʌndɚ͵groθ /

英 / 'ʌndəɡrəʊθ /

bushes, small trees, and other plants growing around and under bigger trees 〔长在大树下或周边的〕下木层，下层灌木丛

6. pat‧ter

v. [I] / 'pætə ; ˋpætɚ /英 / 'pætə /

if something, especially water, patters, it makes quiet sounds as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly 发出急速的轻拍声

[+ on ]

rain pattering on the window panes

啪嗒啪嗒敲打窗玻璃的雨

7. mul‧ti‧tude

n. / 'mʌltɪtjuːd 'mʌltətjuːd ; ˋmʌltə͵tud /

英 / 'mʌltɪtjuːd /

a multitude of sb/sth

a very large number of people or things formal or literary 众多[大量]的人/事物 【正式或文】

8. jerk

v.[I,T] to pull something suddenly and roughly 急拉，猛抽

She jerked open the car door and got out.

她猛地打开车门下了车。

9. twig

/twɪɡ/  CET6+ TEM4

N-COUNT

A twig is a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush. 细枝

There is the bird, sitting on a twig halfway up the tree.

鸟儿在那里，栖息在树中段的一根细枝上。

10. wind‧break‧er

n. [C] ( wind‧cheat‧er ) / 'wɪnd‚breɪkə ; ˋwɪnd͵brekɚ / 【美】

a type of coat that protects you from the wind 风衣，防风上衣

11. thorn

n. / θɔːn ; θɔrn /

①[C] a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose 〔玫瑰等植物茎上的〕刺

②[C,U] a bush or tree that has thorns 带刺的灌木，荆棘

a long, low hedge of thorns

一长排矮矮的荆棘树篱

12. meg‧a‧phone

n. / 'meɡəfəʊn ; ˋmɛgə͵fon /

英 / 'meɡəfəʊn /

[C] a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd 扩音器，喇叭筒，传声筒

13.scar

n.CLIFF 悬崖

a cliff on the side of a mountain BrE 悬崖，峭壁，陡岩坡 【英】

14. reef

n. [C] / riːf ; rif /英 / riːf /

a line of sharp rocks, often made of coral , or a raised area of sand near the surface of the sea礁；礁脉

15. off‧hand

adj. / ‚ɒf'hænd ; ͵ɔfˋhænd /

英 / ‚ɒf'hænd /

not very friendly towards someone when you are talking to them BrE 〔说话〕漫不经心的，简慢的 【英】

She said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.

她说你今天下午对她有点敷衍。

16. stand on one's head

倒立

17. prof‧fer

v. [T] / 'prɒfə ; ˋprɑfɚ / formal 【正式】

英 / 'prɒfə /

①to offer something to someone, especially by holding it out in your hands 端给；递给

Sarah took the glass proffered by the attendant.

萨拉接过服务员递过来的玻璃杯。

proffer sb sth

Poirot proffered him a cigarette.

普瓦罗递给他一根烟。

②to give someone advice, an explanation etc 提出〔建议、解释等〕

18. vaguely

/ˈveɪglɪ/  TEM4

ADV Vaguely means to some degree but not to a very large degree. 有点儿

The voice on the line was vaguely familiar, but Crook couldn't place it at first.

电话中的声音有点儿熟悉，但一开始克鲁克却听不出是谁。

19. asth‧ma

n. [U] / ˈæsmə ; ˋæzmə /英 / ˈæsmə /

a medical condition that causes difficulties in breathing 气喘；哮喘（病)

20. grub‧by

adj. / 'ɡrʌbi ; ˋgrʌbɪ /

英 / 'ɡrʌbi /

fairly dirty 肮脏的，邋遢的

a grubby handkerchief

21.  con‧tour

n. [C] / 'kɒntʊə ; ˋkɑntur /英 / 'kɒntʊə /

the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or someone’s body 外形；轮廓

the contours of the hills

群山的轮廓

the contours of her face

她脸部的轮廓

22. smear

SPREAD 涂抹

[T always + adv/prep] to spread a liquid or soft substance over a surface, especially in a careless or untidy way 〔尤指粗心或胡乱地〕涂，抹〔液体或酱状物〕

23. wade

v. [I always + adv/prep, T] / weɪd ; wed /

英 / weɪd /

to walk through water that is not deep 蹚(水)，涉(水)

24. crouch

v. [I] / kraʊtʃ ; krautʃ /

英 / kraʊtʃ /

kneel 跪；crouch 蹲下；squat 蹲坐CROUCH 蹲下

( also 又作 crouch down )

to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely 蹲下；蹲伏

→ squat

He crouched in the shadows near the doorway.

他蹲在门道近旁的阴暗处。

25. tangle

/ˈtæŋɡəl/  CET6 TEM4

(tangling, tangled, tangles)

①N-COUNT

A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in a messy way. 乱糟糟的一团

A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems.

乱糟糟的一团电线是电脑和电话系统留下来的全部。

②V-T/V-I

If something is tangled or tangles, it becomes twisted together in a messy way. 使缠结; 缠结

Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown.

动物被缠在渔网里淹死了。

26. dis‧en‧tan‧gle

v. [T] / ‚dɪsɪn'tæŋɡ ə l ‚dɪsən'tæŋɡ ə l ; ͵dɪsɪnˋtæŋgḷ /

英 / ‚dɪsɪn'tæŋɡ ə l /

①to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together 理顺，分清〔混杂的不同观念或信息〕

It’s very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she’s saying.

很难分清她说的话哪些是真、哪些是假。

②disentangle yourself (from sb/sth)

to escape from a difficult situation that you are involved in 〔从困境中〕解脱出来

She had just disentangled herself from a long relationship.

她刚从一段长久的感情中解脱出来。

27. grunt

v. / ɡrʌnt ; grʌnt /

英 / ɡrʌnt /

①[I,T] to make short sounds or say a few words in a rough voice, when you do not want to talk 〔在不愿意讲话时〕发出哼声；嘟哝着说

He just grunted and carried on reading his book.

他只是哼了一声，继续看他的书。

②[I] if a person or animal grunts, they make short low sounds in their throat 发出咕噜声

Grunting with effort, she lifted me up.

她哼哧着费力地把我抱起来。