The Platinum-Blond Man读书笔记

【单词】

foul:/ faʊl  ; faul  /in a very bad temper and likely to get angry BrE 情绪不好/脾气暴躁 【英】

glistening:闪亮的

tightrope n. [C] / 'taɪt-rəʊp  ; ˋtaɪt͵rop  /钢丝 tightrope walker走钢丝者

tight:tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable

rinse:染发剂;冲洗,漂洗

peroxide n. [U] / pə'rɒksaɪd  ; pəˋrɑksaɪd  /过氧化氢〔用于漂染头发或杀菌〕her waist-length peroxide blonde hair (= hair made light yellow using peroxide )

exceedingly:extremely

brainy:adj. / ˈbreɪni  ; ˋbrenɪ  /able to learn easily and think quickly AmE 聪明的,多智的,敏锐的 【美】

violet n. / 'vaɪəlɪt  'vaɪələt  ; ˋvaɪəlɪt  /1[C] a plant with small dark purple flowers, or sometimes white or yellow ones 紫罗兰;2[U] a bluish-purple colour 蓝紫色,紫罗兰色

tonic:[C] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin to improve it and make it more healthy 护发液;护肤液

vigorous adj. / 'vɪɡərəs  ; ˋvɪgərəs  /using a lot of energy and strength or determination 强有力的;积极的

masculine adj. / 'mæskjʊlɪn  'mæskjʊlən  'mæskjəlɪn  'mæskjələn  ; ˋmæskjəlɪn  /having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do 属于男性的;男人做的;男子气概的

grunt / ɡrʌnt  ; grʌnt  /a short low sound that a person or animal makes in their throat 呼噜声,嘟哝声,咕哝声

tip:[T always + adv/prep] to pour something from one place or container into another 倾倒,倒出

drain:下水管;排水孔

cornflake:玉米片

hunk:一大片,一大块[+ of ]a hunk of bread

smother:v. [T] / 'smʌðə  ; ˋsmʌðɚ  /to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant 完全覆盖,厚厚地覆盖smother sth with/in sth: noodles smothered in garlic sauce

immerdiately:able to be seen or understood very easily 能轻易看见的;很容易理解的

clatter:撞击声;嘈杂的谈笑声

slap:1[T] to hit someone with the flat part of your hand 用巴掌打,掴;2[T always + adv/prep] to put something down on a surface with force, especially when you are angry 〔尤指生气时〕啪的一声放下,重重地放下;3 slap sb on the back:to hit someone on the back in a friendly way, often as a way of praising them 拍拍某人的背

flog:to sell something informal 出售,卖 【非正式】

treasure:[singular 单数] someone who is very useful or important to you informal 很有用的人,得力帮手 【非正式】

stuff:to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way  stuff sth into/in/up sth;stuff sth with sth

dead:a part of your body that is dead has no feeling in it, especially because the blood supply to it has been stopped

horrendous:/hɒ'rendəs, hə-,hɔˋrɛndəs/ adj.frightening and terrible

freak:someone who is considered to be very strange because of the way they look, behave, or think

compact:a small flat container with a mirror, containing powder for a woman’s face〔化妆用的有镜〕粉饼盒

spill:[I,T] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container(使)〔液体〕溢出[泼洒,溅出]

tweed:粗花呢

neat:a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added〔酒〕纯的〔指不加冰、水或其他酒的〕especially BrE 【尤英】

disinfect: /‚dɪsɪn'fekt,‚dɪsən'fekt,͵dɪsɪnˋfɛkt/ v. [T ] to clean something with a chemical that destroys bacteria

dilute /daɪˈluːt/:If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker.

wail: /weɪl,wel/ v.[T] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way

instant:[usually before noun,一般用于名词前] happening or produced immediately. this instant:spoken used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately

parlour:/'pɑːlə,ˋpɑrlɚ/ n. [C ]客厅,会客厅 beauty parlour 美容院


【短语】 

make up: If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people.

a fine crop of black hair:一头漂亮的黑发

part in the middle:中分头发

be in for:必将遭到,必有

sweep out:昂然离开

what the blazes/who the blazes etc:old-fashioned,spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed

spring into action:立马行动起来

boot sb ←→ outphr vto force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrong;boot sb off the list

now and again:时而

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