《The Old Man and the Sea》——Vol.01

Day 1:10页 单词

skiff  [skɪf]

n. 小艇；小型帆船；轻舟

A skiff is a small light rowboat or sailboat, which usually has room for only one person.

coil [kɔɪl]

vt. 盘绕，把…卷成圈

n. 线圈；卷

vi. 成圈状

A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.

gaff  [gæf]

n. 鱼叉；斜桁；低级娱乐场所

vt. 用鱼叉捉；用鱼钩拖上来；欺骗

vi. 赌博

A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish. 大鱼叉

sail  [sel]

vi. 航行；启航，开船

n. 帆，篷；航行

vt. 航行

Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. 帆

furl  [fɜːl]

vt. 叠，卷收；收拢

vi. 收拢，卷起

n. 卷起，折叠；卷起之物

When you furl something made of fabric such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you roll or fold it up because it is not going to be used. 卷起; 叠起

mast  [mæst]

n. 桅杆；柱；橡树果实

vt. 在…上装桅杆

The masts of a boat are the tall, upright poles that support its sails. 桅杆

gaunt  [ɡɔ:nt]

adj. 憔悴的；荒凉的；枯瘦的

If someone looks gaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. 憔悴的

wrinkle  ['rɪŋkl]

n. 皱纹

vi. 起皱

vt. 使起皱纹

Wrinkles are lines that form on someone's face as they grow old. 皱纹

blotch  [blɑtʃ]

n. 斑点；污点；疙瘩

vt. 弄脏

A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example, on someone's skin. 色斑

benevolent  [bə'nɛvələnt]

adj. 仁慈的；慈善的；亲切的

If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair. 仁慈的

tropic  ['trɑpɪk]

n. 热带；回归线

adj. 热带的

either of the parallel lines of latitude at about 23°N (tropic of Cancer) and 23°S (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator 回归线

erosion  [ɪ'roʒən]

n. 侵蚀，腐蚀

Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather. 侵蚀

butcher  [ˈbʊtʃər]

vt. 屠杀

n. 屠夫

A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies. 屠夫; 肉商

stagger  ['stægɚ]

vt. 蹒跚；使交错；使犹豫

vi. 蹒跚；犹豫

n. 蹒跚；交错安排

adj. 交错的；错开的

If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. (因生病、醉酒等) 摇晃地走; 蹒跚

If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. 使震惊

To stagger things such as people's holiday or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. 错开 (假期或工作时间)

hoist  [hɔɪst]

n. 起重机；升起，吊起

vi. 升起；吊起

vt. （用绳索，起重机等）使升起

If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there. 提起; 拉起 (重物)

fin  [fɪn]

n. 鳍；鱼翅；鳍状物

vt. 切除鳍；装上翅

vi. 猛挥鳍；潜泳

A fish's fins are the flat parts which stick out of its body and help it to swim and keep its balance. 鳍

skin out 溜走 逃走

thwart  [θwɔrt]

vt. 挫败；反对；阻碍；横过

adj. 横放的；固执的

n. 划手座；独木舟的横梁

adv. 横过

prep. 横过

If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. 阻挠; 挫败

braid  英  [breɪd] 美  [bred]

vt. 编织

n. 辫子；穗带；发辫

Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains. 流穗

If you braid hair or a group of threads, you twist three or more lengths of the hair or threads over and under each other to make one thick length. 把…编成辫子

shaft  英  [ʃɑːft]美  [ʃæft]

n. 拍杆；[机] 轴；箭杆；杆状物

vt. 利用；在……上装杆

A shaft is a long thin piece of wood or metal that forms part of a spear, axe, golf club, or other object. 杆; 柄

subdue  英  [səb'djuː]美  [səb'du]

vt. 征服；抑制；减轻

If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. 制服

dew  英  ['djuː]美  [du]

n. 珠，滴；露水；清新

vt. （露水等）弄湿

vi. 结露水

Dew is small drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outdoors during the night. 露水

charcoal  英  ['tʃɑːkəʊl]美  ['tʃɑrkol]

n. 木炭；炭笔

vt. 用木炭画

Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing. 木炭

relics 英  ['rɛliks]美  ['rɛlɪk]

n. 遗迹；遗骸；纪念物（relic的复数）

If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present. 遗物; 遗迹

tint  英  [tɪnt]美  [tɪnt]

n. 色彩；浅色

vt. 染（发）；给…着色

A tint is a small amount of colour. 少许色彩

bodega  英  [bə'deɪgə]美  [bəu'di:ɡə]

n. 酒店；酒窖

a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country (尤指讲西班牙语的国家中卖酒的)小杂货店

sack  英  [sæk]美  [sæk]

n. 麻布袋；洗劫

vt. 解雇；把……装入袋；劫掠

A sack is a large bag made of thick paper or rough material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as food or groceries. 大麻袋; 大厚纸袋

marlin  英  ['mɑːlɪn]美  ['mɑrlɪn]

n. 枪鱼，青枪鱼；四鳃旗鱼

breeze  英  [briːz]美  [briz]

n. 微风；轻而易举的事；煤屑；焦炭渣；小风波

vi. 吹微风；逃走

A breeze is a gentle wind. 微风