【单词】

interval：the period of time between two events, activities etc

study： a room in a house that is used for work or study

boom：[T] to say something in a loud deep voice

sinewy：/'sɪnjuːi,ˋsɪnjəwɪ/ adj.a sinewy person has a thin body and strong muscles

directory：a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order〔通常按字母顺序排列的〕姓名地址录，名录，电话簿

obstinate：/'ɒbstɪnɪt,'ɒbstənət,ˋɑbstənɪt/ adj.1.determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable固执的，顽固的，倔强的；2.[only before noun,仅用于名词前] difficult to deal with or get rid of难以对付的；难以去除的；难治的

arrogant：behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people傲慢的，趾高气扬的，目中无人的，妄自尊大的

smock：a long loose shirt or a loose dress宽松式长衬衫；宽松式连衣裙

pinch：[T] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts捏，掐，夹

thigh： /θaɪ,θaɪ/ n. [C ] 大腿

encase：to cover or surround something completely把…包住；把…围住；encase sth in sth

breeches：n. 马裤（裤脚束紧长及膝部的裤子）

bottle-green：深绿色的

coarse： /kɔːs,kɔrs/ adj.having a rough surface that feels slightly hard粗的，粗糙的

twill：斜纹织物

sport：v. to have or wear sth in a proud way

turn-up：(可)翻起的；(可)卷起的；翻折物，翘起物；卷起(或折起)的部分

calf： /kɑːf,kæf/ n. [C ] 小腿

brogue： /brəʊɡ,brog/ n. [C ] 粗革厚底皮鞋；拷花皮鞋

eccentric： /ɪk'sentrɪk,ɪkˋsɛntrɪk/ adj.behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people〔行为〕怪异的，古怪的

bloodthirsty：eager to kill and wound, or enjoying killing and violence嗜杀成性的；耽于暴力的

stag-hound：/ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd/ 猎犬；狩鹿用猎犬；猎鹿犬

scowling：adj. 愁眉不展的；闷闷不乐的

flushed：adj. excited because you have achieved something

flustered：adj. confused and nervous

spitball：a small piece of paper that children roll into a ball and then spit or throw at each other〔儿童互相投掷的〕唾沫湿纸团

jug：〔有柄带嘴的〕壶，罐

pillar：n. 柱子 pillar of society/the community/the church etc somebody who is an important and respected member of a group, and is involved in many public activities社会/社区/教会等的栋梁[中坚分子]

brat：a badly behaved child 顽劣儿童

wart： /wɔːt,wɔrt/ n. [C ] 肉赘；讨厌的人

darn：spoken,informal 【口，非正式】used to emphasize how bad, stupid, unfair etc someone or something is

stink-bomb：臭气弹（等于stench bomb）stink：to have a strong and very unpleasant smell散发恶臭，发臭味 pt: stank pp: stunk

sewer： /'sjuːə, 'suːə,ˋsuɚ/ n. [C ] 下水道；阴沟；污水管

bound：be bound to：to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing I’ll be bound 我敢肯定

squash：[T] informal to use your power or authority to stop something镇压，压制

bluebottle：绿头苍蝇

barmy：/ˈbɑːmi,ˋbɑrmɪ/ adj. informal slightly crazy

bedbug：臭虫

browbeat：v. 恐吓，威胁

brute： /bruːt,brut/ n. [C ] a man who is cruel, violent, and not sensitive；畜生；残暴的人

scorch：（使）烧焦，（使）烤焦

knickers： /'nɪkəz,ˋnɪkɚz/ n. [plural 复数]灯笼裤；女用灯笼裤型的扎口短裤

bullfrog：牛蛙

piffle： /'pɪf ə l,ˋpɪfḷ/ n. [U ]old-fashioned,informal nonsense废话，无聊话；胡说

twerp：/twɜːp,twɝp/ n. [C ] informal a person who you think is stupid or annoying蠢人；讨厌鬼

form：[C] a class in a school 年级

wretched：/'retʃɪd,'retʃəd,ˋrɛtʃɪd/ adj. someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them；if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad that you have done

plot：a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal密谋，阴谋，秘密计划

brigand：/ˈbrɪɡənd,ˋbrɪgənd/ n. [C ] a thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests

bellow：[I,T] to shout loudly in a deep voice咆哮，大声吼叫

viper：n. 毒蛇；毒如蛇蝎的人，阴险的人

birch：桦木；桦树；桦条

【短语】

take on：If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are. 与 (尤指强于自己的人) 较量

emerge from：自…出现；从…显露出来

be off your rocker：spoken,informal to be crazy =out of your mind

for once：只这一次

by no means：绝不

to say the least：至少可以说

have one’s say: 发表意见

Great Scott：天啊！