Ⅰ. infuriate 英[ɪn'fjʊərɪeɪt] 美[ɪn'fjʊrɪet]
infuriate---infuriated---infuriated (adj)infuriated infuriating (n)infuriation
(v)
1.to make someone extremely angry 使〔某人〕大怒
•Her actions infuriated her mother. 她的举动使她母亲极为生气。
Ⅱ. mockery 英['mɒk(ə)rɪ] 美['mɑkəri]
复数mockeries
(n)
1. make a mockery of sth
to make something such as a plan or system seem completely useless or ineffective
使某事物显得无用[无效]，是对某事物的嘲讽
•This building plan makes a mockery of the government’s environmental policy. 这个建筑规划是对政府环境政策的嘲讽。
2. [U]when someone laughs at someone or something or shows that they think they are stupid 嘲笑，嘲弄
•There was a hint of mockery in his voice. 他的话音里带着一丝嘲讽。
3. [singular,单数]something that is completely useless or ineffective 无用[无效]的东西，笑话
•She said that the trial had been a mockery. 她说那场审判很可笑。
Ⅲ. mourn 英[mɔːn] 美[mɔrn]
(n)mourner 哀悼者；悲伤者；送葬者；忏悔者 (adj)mournful 悲哀的；令人惋惜的
(v)
1. to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died 悼念，哀悼，为…哀痛
[+ for] •They mourned for their children, killed in the war. 他们悼念在战争中死去的孩子。
mourn sb’s death/loss/passing
•She still mourns the death of her husband. 她仍然为丈夫的死而哀伤。
2. to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be 对…感到痛心[遗憾]
•The old steam trains were much-loved, and we allmourntheirpassing. 老式的蒸汽火车曾经备受喜爱，我们都为它们的淘汰感到惋惜。
Ⅳ. plead 英[pliːd] 美[plid]
plead---pleaded---pled / plead (n) plea 恳求，请求；辩解，辩护；借口，托辞 (adj) pleading
(v)
1. plead with sb (to do sth) •Moira pleaded with him to stay. 莫伊拉恳求他留下。
2.[I,T not in passive,不用被动态]lawto state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of a crime〔在法庭上〕承认[否认]有罪，认〔罪〕
plead guilty/not guilty/innocent
•Henderson pled guilty to burglary. 亨德森承认犯有入室盗窃罪。
3. plead ignorance/illness/insanity etc 以不知情/生病/精神错乱等为理由[借口]
•She stayed home from work, pleading illness. 她告病在家不去上班。
4. [T]writtento give reasons why you think something is true or why something should be done 解释，论证
plead that •Managers pleaded that there was not enough time to make the changes. 经理们辩解说没有足够时间作出调整。
Ⅴ. haunt 英[hɔːnt] 美[hɔnt]
haunt---haunted---haunted (agj) haunted 闹鬼的；反复出现的；受到困扰的 haunting 不易忘怀的，萦绕于心头的；给人以强烈感受的
(v)
1. if the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often〔鬼魂〕经常出没于
•The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. 据说这个酒吧里经常有一位前任房主的鬼魂出没。
2.to make someone worry or make them sad 缠扰，烦扰；萦绕在…心头
•Clare was haunted by the fear that her husband was having an affair. 克莱尔总是担心丈夫有外遇。
3. to cause problems for someone over a long period of time 〔长期〕困扰
•an error that wouldcome back to hauntthem for years to come 会在今后几年不断缠扰他们的一个失误
(n)
1.a place that someone likes to go to often〔某人〕常去的地方
[+ of]
•The Café Vienna was afavourite hauntof journalists and actors. 维也纳咖啡馆是记者和演员最爱光顾的一个地方。
Ⅵ. loathe 英[ləʊð] 美[loð]
loathe---loathed---loathed
(v)
1.to hate someone or something very much 厌恶，憎恨
•He loathes their politics. 他讨厌他们那一套政治。
loathe doing sth
•I absolutely loathe shopping. 我极其讨厌购物。
Ⅶ. prick 英[prɪk] 美[prɪk]
(v)
1. [T]to make a small hole in something using something sharp 刺（破），戳（穿），扎（穿）
prick yourself/prick your finger(=accidentally make a hole in your skin)扎了自己/扎破手指
•She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn. 她被玫瑰花刺扎破了手指。
2. [I,T]if something pricks a part of your body, or if it pricks, you feel small sharp pains （使）〔身体的某个部位〕感到刺痛
•Angry tears pricked her eyes. 愤怒的泪水刺痛了她的双眼。
3. prick sb’s conscience
if something pricks someone’s conscience or their conscience pricks them, they feel guilty or ashamed
使某人的良心受到谴责，使某人的良心不安
•Her conscience pricked her as she told the lie. 她撒谎的时候良心很不安。
4. prick (up) its ears
if an animal pricks up its ears, it raises them to listen to a sound
〔动物〕竖起耳朵听
•The rabbit stopped suddenly, pricking up its ears. 那只兔子突然停下来，竖起耳朵听。
5. prick (up) your ears
if you prick up your ears or your ears prick up, you listen carefully because you have heard something interesting
〔人〕仔细倾听
•Jay pricked up his ears when I mentioned a vacation. 我提到假期时，杰伊竖起耳朵来仔细倾听。
(n)
1. spoken not politea very offensive word for a stupid unpleasant man 蠢材，笨蛋；讨厌的家伙
2. a slight pain you get when something sharp goes into your skin 刺痛
•I didn’t feel the prick of the needle. 我感觉不到针的刺痛。
an act of pricking something 刺，戳，扎
3. a sudden slight feeling you get when you are unhappy about something 一阵不快
[+ of]
•She felt a prick of resentment when she saw them together. 看到他们在一起，她心里一阵愤愤不平。
5. prick of conscience 良心不安
Ⅷ. scrape 英[skreɪp] 美[skrep]
scrap---escraped---scraped
(v)
1. [T]to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc 〔用小刀等〕刮除
scrape sth away/off
•The earth was scraped away to uncover a trapdoor. 把土刮掉后露出了活板门。
scrape sth off/into etc sth
•Teresa scraped the mud off her boots. 特雷莎把靴子上的泥巴刮掉。
2.[I,T always + adv/prep]to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damage or injury, or to make something do this
（使）摩擦；擦伤；刮坏
scrape sth against/on sth
•I scraped my knee painfully on the concrete. 我的膝盖蹭到混凝土上，很痛。
3. [I,T]to make a noise by rubbing roughly against a surface
（使）发出刺耳的刮擦声
•Chairs scraped loudly as they stood up. 他们站起来时椅子发出很响的刮擦声。
4. scrape by 勉强维持生活，勉强糊口
•We can scrape by, thanks to what we grow ourselves. 多亏了我们自己种的东西，我们还能勉强维持生活。
5. scrape in 勉强进入〔大学〕；勉强获得〔一份工作、政府职位等〕
•Labour scraped in by a small majority. 工党以微弱优势勉强当选。
•He just scraped into college. 他勉强进了大学。
(n)
1.[C]a mark or slight injury caused by rubbing against a rough surface 擦伤，擦痕
•I came away from the accident with only cuts and scrapes. 这次事故我只受了点皮外伤。
2. [C]informala situation in which you are in trouble or have difficulties困境，窘境；麻烦
•Hegot intoall sorts ofscrapesas a boy. 他小时候闯过各种各样的祸。