Vocabulary. Unit 10

1.board：

英 [bɔ:d] 美 [bɔrd]

n.板；董事会；甲板；膳食

vt.上（船、车或飞机）；收费供…膳宿；使搭伙，使寄宿；强行登（船）

vi.（火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客；搭伙，寄宿

Noun

1. a committee having supervisory powers;

"the board has seven members"

2. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose;

"he nailed boards across the windows"

3. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

4. a board on which information can be displayed to public view

5. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games;

"he got out the board and set up the pieces"

6. food or meals in general;

"she sets a fine table"

"room and board"

7. electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;

"he checked the instrument panel"

"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

8. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

9. a table at which meals are served;

"he helped her clear the dining table"

"a feast was spread upon the board"

Verb

1. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

2. live and take one's meals at or in;

"she rooms in an old boarding house"

3. lodge and take meals (at)

4. provide food and lodging (for);

"The old lady is boarding three men"

2.descend：

英 [dɪˈsend] 美 [dɪˈsɛnd]

v.下来，下降 ；下斜；降临；突然造访

Verb

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

"The temperature is going down"

"The barometer is falling"

"The curtain fell on the diva"

"Her hand went up and then fell again"

2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;

"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"

"he comes from humble origins"

3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

4. come as if by falling;

"Night fell"

"Silence fell"

3.intact：

英 [ɪnˈtækt] 美 [ɪn'tækt]

adj.完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的；原封不动的；完好无缺；完好无损

Adjective

1. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged;

"a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon

"was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"

"fought to keep the union intact"

2. not impaired or diminished in any way;

"emerged from the trial with his prestige intact"

"the blast left his hearint intact"

3. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken;

"she was intact, virginal"

4. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent;

"an entire horse"

5. undamaged in any way; whole;

"the vase remained intact despite rough handling"

4.overwhelm：

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelm]

v.使不知所措；使难以承受；征服，击败

Verb

1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

2. charge someone with too many tasks

3. cover completely or make imperceptible;

"I was drowned in work"

"The noise drowned out her speech"

4. overcome by superior force

5.perish：

英 [ˈperɪʃ] 美 [ˈpɛrɪʃ]

vi.死亡，丧生；毁灭；腐烂，枯萎；老化

vt.使麻木；使毁坏

Verb

1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

"She died from cancer"

"They children perished in the fire"

"The patient went peacefully

6.reverberate：

英 [rɪˈvɜ:bəreɪt] 美 [rɪˈvɜrbəreɪt]

vi.回响；弹回；反射

vt.使回响；使反射；使回弹

Verb

1. ring or echo with sound;

"the hall resounded with laughter"

2. have a long or continuing effect;

"The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

3. be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves;

"the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"

4. to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface);

"A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"

"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

5. spring back; spring away from an impact;

"The rubber ball bounced"

"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

6. treat, process, heatl, metl, or refine in a reverberating furnace;

"reverberate ore"

7.shimmer：

英 [ˈʃɪmə(r)] 美 [ˈʃɪmɚ]

vi.闪烁，发微光

n.微光；闪光

Noun

1. a weak and tremulous light;

"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"

"the play of light on the water"

Verb

1. shine with a weak or fitful light;

"Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

2. give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

8.shroud：

英 [ʃraʊd] 美 [ʃraʊd]

n.寿衣；覆盖物；船的横桅索；[电] 护罩

vt.覆盖；用裹尸布包

Noun

1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Verb

1. cover as if with a shroud;

"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

2. form a cover like a shroud;

"Mist shrouded the castle"

3. wrap in a shroud;

"shroud the corpses"

9.strike：

英 [straɪk] 美 [straɪk]

vt.罢（工、课等）；撞；攻击；来到

vi.罢工；打击；朝某一方向前进

n.攻击；罢工[课，市]；发现

Noun

1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions;

"the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective;

"the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"

3. a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit;

"this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"

4. a gentle blow

5. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball;

"he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"

6. a conspicuous success;

"that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"

"that new Broadway show is a real smasher"

"the party went with a bang"

Verb

1. hit against; come into sudden contact with;

"The car hit a tree"

"He struck the table with his elbow"

2. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;

"The teacher struck the child"

"the opponent refused to strike"

"The boxer struck the attacker dead"

3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"

"This behavior struck me as odd"

4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;

"The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"

"We must strike the enemy's oil fields"

"in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

5. indicate (a certain time) by striking;

"The clock struck midnight"

"Just when I entered, the clock struck"

6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;

"We were hit by really bad weather"

"He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"

"The earthquake struck at midnight"

7. stop work in order to press demands;

"The auto workers are striking for higher wages"

"The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

"Light fell on her face"

"The sun shone on the fields"

"The light struck the golden necklace"

"A strange sound struck my ears"

9. attain;

"The horse finally struck a pace"

10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;

"The pianist strikes a middle C"

"strike `z' on the keyboard"

"her comments struck a sour note"

11. cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;

"strike an arc"

12. find unexpectedly;

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"

"she struck a goldmine"

"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

13. produce by ignition or a blow;

"strike fire from the flintstone"

"strike a match"

14. remove by erasing or crossing out;

"Please strike this remark from the record"

15. cause to experience suddenly;

"Panic struck me"

"An interesting idea hit her"

"A thought came to me"

"The thought struck terror in our minds"

"They were struck with fear"

16. drive something violently into a location;

"he hit his fist on the table"

"she struck her head on the low ceiling"

17. occupy or take on;

"He assumes the lotus position"

"She took her seat on the stage"

"We took our seats in the orchestra"

"She took up her position behind the tree"

"strike a pose"

18. form by stamping, punching, or printing;

"strike coins"

"strike a medal"

19. smooth with a strickle;

"strickle the grain in the measure"

20. pierce with force;

"The bullet struck her thigh"

"The icy wind struck through our coats"

21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;

"strike a balance"

"strike a bargain"

10.stumble：

英 [ˈstʌmbl] 美 [ˈstʌmbəl]

vi.跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚；结巴；弄错，失足；偶然碰见

n.绊脚，失足；差错，失误；过失，失败

Noun

1. an unsteady uneven gait

2. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;

"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"

"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"

"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Verb

1. walk unsteadily;

"The drunk man stumbled about"

2. miss a step and fall or nearly fall;

"She stumbled over the tree root"

3. encounter by chance;

"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

4. make an error;

"She slipped up and revealed the name"

11.blow up：

英 [bləu ʌp] 美 [blo ʌp]

释义（使）爆炸；产生；爆发；发怒

12.branch out：

英 [brɑ:ntʃ aut] 美 [bræntʃ aʊt]

释义扩大活动范围；横生枝节；枝节横生

13.come to life：

英 [kʌm tu: laif] 美 [kʌm tu laɪf]

释义苏醒过来；表现生动；变得活跃；振作起来

14.die away：

英 [dai əˈwei] 美 [daɪ əˈwe]

释义（尤指声音、光、风）逐渐消失，停止；昏厥；自行消失

15.in place：

英 [in pleis] 美 [ɪn ples]

释义在对的位置；适当的； 在工作；准备就绪

16.in store for：

英 [in stɔ: fɔ:] 美 [ɪn stɔr fɔr]

释义即将发生；等待着

17.protect sb from：保护某人

18.restore sth to sth: 使某物恢复