读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 95

Part Six: August - Understudy

understudy

an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill
候补演员，替角

come in handy

to be useful

The extra money came in very handy.
这笔额外的钱正好派上了用场。

Don't throw that away—it might come in handy.
别把它扔了，它或许有用。

auditorium

/ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/

auditorium

a large building used for concerts or public meetings
音乐厅；礼堂，会堂

pocketbook

handbag

pocketbook

flaky

/ˈfleɪki/

a flaky person is slightly strange or often forgets things
古怪的；丢三落四的

squint

/skwɪnt/

to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better
眯起眼睛看

When he squinted his eyes, he could just make out a house in the distance.
他眯着眼睛，只能隐约看见远处有一所房子。

hold/keep your peace

to keep quiet even though you would like to say something

I didn't want to start another argument, so I held my peace.

run into somebody

to meet someone by chance
偶然遇见

Guess who I ran into in town today!
猜猜今天我在城里碰见了谁！

bump into somebody

to meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to
巧遇，碰见，偶然遇见

I bumped into Jean in town.
我在城里碰见了 Jean。

rickety

/ˈrɪkəti/

a rickety structure or piece of furniture is in very bad condition, and likely to break easily
（结构或家具）快要散架的，摇摇晃晃的

a rickety old wooden chair
一把摇摇晃晃的旧木椅

straw hat

/strɔː/

straw hat

latitude

/ˈlætɪtuːd/
纬度

the northern latitudes
北纬地区

longitude

/ˈlɑːndʒətuːd/
经度

program

/ˈproʊɡræm/

a small book or piece of paper that gives information about a play, concert etc and who the performers are
（戏剧、音乐会等演出的）说明书，节目单

a theatre programme
剧院节目单

lurch

/lɜːrtʃ/

to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way

Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward.
Sam 踩下油门，汽车猛地向前冲去。