读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 124

Part Eight: August - Awards

zone out

to stop paying attention, for example because you are bored or tired
（因厌倦或疲倦而）走神

What? Oh, sorry – I was just zoning out there for a minute.
什么？哦，对不起——我刚才走神了一会儿。

tune in

If you tune in to something such as your own or other people's feelings, you become aware of them.

take a bow

to bow to the audience as they are applauding you

thrilled

/θrɪld/

very excited, happy, and pleased

I’m absolutely thrilled that you are coming.
你能来我真是太高兴了。

scholastic

/skəˈlæstɪk/

relating to schools or teaching

scholastic achievements
教学成绩

notable

/ˈnoʊtəbl/

important, interesting, excellent, or unusual enough to be noticed or mentioned
显要的；显著的；值得注意的

a notable success
显著的成功

exemplary

/ɪɡˈzempləri/

excellent and providing a good example for people to follow
模范的

Her behaviour was exemplary.
她的行为堪作楷模。

acknowledge

/əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ/

to publicly announce that you are grateful for the help that someone has given you
（公开）感谢

come upon somebody/something

to find or discover something or someone by chance

We came upon a cottage just on the edge of the wood.
我们无意中在树林边发现了一间小屋。

consistent

/kənˈsɪstənt/

• always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval

  She’s the team’s most consistent player.
  她是该队中表现最为稳定的选手。

• be consistent with something
  if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it
  与某事物相一致，与某事物相吻合

The results are consistent with earlier research.
结果与先前的研究相符合。

touch on/upon something

to mention a particular subject when talking or writing
谈及，提及

In his speech he was only able to touch on a few aspects of the problem.
他在演讲中只能涉及这个问题的几个方面。

ruminate

/ˈruːmɪneɪt/

to think carefully and deeply about something

She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.

choke up

to find it difficult to speak, because of the strong emotion that you are feeling
（因感情激动而）哽咽

She choked up when she began to talk about her mother.
她开始谈起母亲时，便哽咽着说不出话来。

propel

/prəˈpel/

• to move, drive, or push something forward
  推动；推进；驱动

  a boat propelled by a small motor
  由小马达驱动的小船

• to move someone into a new situation or make them do something
  使处于…的境况；驱使，迫使

The film propelled her to stardom.
那部电影让她成了明星。

on occasion

sometimes but not often

leaf through something

skim through
to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly

She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.
她拿起杂志快速翻阅。

out of the blue

if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected

The decision came out of the blue.
这个决定来得很突然。

Symptoms of the disease often appear out of the blue.

index finger

first finger
the finger next to your thumb
食指

without more/further ado

/əˈduː/

without delaying or wasting any time

So without further ado, I’ll now ask Mr Davis to open the debate.
不再多说了，现在我请戴维斯先生开始辩论。