Vocab Flashcards
nausea
the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by sth 惡心;作嘔;反胃
alcove
noun
an area in a room that is formed by part of a wall being built farther back than the rest of the wall 壁凹,凹室,壁龕(房內牆壁凹進空間)
seethe
verb [intransitive]
to be extremely angry about sth but try not to show other people how angry you are 強壓怒火;生悶氣
troll
noun
(in Scandinavian stories) a creature that looks like an ugly person. Some trolls are very large and evil, others are small and friendly but like to trick people. (斯堪的納維亞傳說中的)山精,巨怪,友善頑皮的侏儒
shrug
verb [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you do not know or care about sth 聳肩(表示不知道或不在乎)
hackles
noun [plural]
the hairs on the back of the neck of a dog, cat, etc. that rise when the animal is afraid or angry (狗、貓等害怕或發怒時豎起的)後頸毛
avert
verb
~ sth to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening 防止,避免(危險、壞事)
~ your eyes/gaze/face (from sth) to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see 轉移目光;背過臉
dais
noun
a stage, especially at one end of a room, on which people stand to make speeches to an audience (尤指房間一端的)講台,高台
stiffen
verb
[intransitive, transitive] to make yourself or part of your body firm, straight and still, especially because you are angry or frightened (尤指因氣憤或害怕,使渾身或身體的一部份)變僵硬,變僵直,繃緊
[intransitive, transitive] (of part of the body 身體的一部份) to become, or to make sth become, difficult to bend or move (使)難以彎曲,難以活動,發僵
[transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to make an attitude or idea stronger or more powerful; to become stronger (使)變強硬,變堅定
[transitive] ~ sth (with sth) to make sth, such as cloth, firm and unable to bend 使硬挺
sacred
adjective
connected with God or a god; considered to be holy 上帝的;神的;神聖的
very important and treated with great respect 受尊重的;受崇敬的
furrow
verb
[transitive] ~ sth to make a furrow in the earth 犁
[intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (formal) if your brows or eyebrows furrow or are furrowed, you pull them together, usually because you are worried, and so produce lines on your face (使)皺(眉),蹙(額)
murmur
noun
[countable] a quietly spoken word or words 低語;喃喃聲
[countable] (also mur·mur·ings [plural] ) a quiet expression of feeling 嘟囔;咕噥
(also mur·mur·ing) [singular] a low continuous sound in the background 接連從遠處傳來的低沉的聲音
[countable] (medical 醫學) a faint sound in the chest, usually a sign of damage or disease in the heart (胸部的)雜音
falter
verb
[intransitive] to become weaker or less effective 衰弱;衰退;衰落
intransitive, transitive to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident (嗓音)顫抖;結巴地說;支吾其詞
[intransitive] to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are not confident 蹣跚;搖晃;猶豫;畏縮
gryphon
= griffin
noun
(in stories) a creature with a lion’s body and an eagle’s wings and head (神話故事中的)獅身鷹首獸
loot
verb [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth)
to steal things from shops/stores or buildings after a riot, fire, etc. (暴亂、火災等後)打劫,搶劫,劫掠