《The Old Man and the Sea》——Vol.02

Day2:Page 11-20

"First you borrow. Then you beg."

crease  英  [kriːs]美  [kris]

n. 折痕；折缝

vi. 起皱

vt. 弄皱；使起折痕

Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded. 折痕

patch  英  [pætʃ]美  [pætʃ]

n. 眼罩；斑点；碎片；小块土地

vt. 修补；解决；掩饰

vi. 打补丁

A patch is a piece of material that you use to cover a hole in something. 补丁

stew  英  [stjuː]美  [stu, stju]

vt. 炖，炖汤；焖；忧虑；受闷热

n. 炖，炖汤；烦恼；闷热；鱼塘

vi. 炖，炖汤；焖；受闷热；忧虑

A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature. 炖煮的菜肴

belly  英  ['belɪ]美  ['bɛli]

n. 腹部；胃；食欲

vi. 涨满；鼓起

vt. 使鼓起

The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. 肚子; 腹部

timid  英  ['tɪmɪd]美  ['tɪmɪd]

adj. 胆小的；羞怯的

Timid people are shy, nervous, and lack courage or confidence in themselves. 羞怯的

rig  英  [rɪg]美  [rɪɡ]

n. 装备；钻探设备；服装；[船] 帆装

vt. 操纵；装配；装扮；装上索具

If someone rigs an election, a job appointment, or a game, they dishonestly arrange it to get the result they want or to give someone an unfair advantage. (欺骗性地) 幕后操纵

"Age is my alarm clock," the old man said. "Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?"

tar  英  [tɑː]美  [tɑr]

n. 焦油；柏油；水手

vt. 涂以焦油；玷污

Tar is a thick black sticky substance that is used especially for making roads. 沥青

oakum  英  ['əʊkəm]美  ['okəm]

n. 麻絮；填絮

loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships 麻絮

deck  英  [dek]美  [dɛk]

n. 甲板；行李仓；露天平台

vt. 装饰；装甲板；打扮

The deck of a ship is the top part of it that forms a floor in the open air which you can walk on. 甲板

urinate  英  ['jʊərɪneɪt]美  [ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt]

vi. 小便，撒尿

When someone urinates, they get rid of urine from their body. 排尿; 小便

shack  英  [ʃæk]美  [ʃæk]

n. 棚屋；小室

vi. 居住

A shack is a simple hut built from tin, wood, or other materials. 简易的棚屋

row  英  [rəʊ]美  [ro]

n. 行，排；划船；街道；吵闹

vt. 划船；使……成排

vi. 划船；争吵

cot  英  [kɒt]美  [kɑt]

n. 简易床；小屋；轻便小床

A cot is a narrow bed, usually made of canvas fitted over a frame which can be folded up. 折叠床

condense  英  [kən'dens]美  [kən'dɛns]

vi. 浓缩；凝结

vt. 使浓缩；使压缩

If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or a speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. 简缩 (尤指文章、演讲稿)