读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 - 53

Part Three: Summer - November

had a crush on someone

If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them.

spread the word

to tell people about something

look sb in the eye/eyes/face

to look directly at someone when you are speaking to them, especially to show that you are not afraid of them or that you are telling the truth

Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying?
你能问心无愧地看着我说你没撒谎吗?

gross

very unpleasant to look at or think about
令人讨厌的,令人厌恶的

vibe / vibes

a mood or an atmosphere produced by a particular person, thing or place
情绪;气氛;氛围

The vibes weren't right.
这气氛不对头。

scrap

/skræp/
a small piece of sth, especially paper, cloth, etc.

He wrote his address on a scrap of paper.
他把住址写在一张小纸片上。

fishbowl

a glass bowl that you can keep fish in

assembly

/əˈsembli/
a regular meeting of all the teachers and students of a school

slip

a small or narrow piece of paper

a slip of paper
一张纸条

psych

/saɪk/
psych somebody up
if you psych yourself up or if someone psychs you up, you get mentally prepared before doing something so that you feel confident

I'd got myself all psyched up for the interview and then it was called off at the last minute.
我为这次面试做好了万全的心理准备,可最后它临时取消了。

afterlife

the life that some people believe people have after death

jackal

/ˈdʒækl/


jackal

a wild animal like a dog that lives in Asia and Africa and eats the remaining parts of dead animals
豺,胡狼

What does it mean when you cross your fingers while making a promise?

If someone promised to do something and then broke that promise, they could say that they had their fingers crossed — meaning they never intended to keep the promise in the first place. (Typically this is something children say if they’ve been caught in a lie.)

tights

a piece of women’s clothing made of very thin material that fits tightly over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist
女用连裤袜

accusing

an accusing look from someone shows that they think you have done something wrong
(目光)责备的,谴责的

bad-mouth

to criticize someone or something
说…的坏话,谩骂,批评

Her former colleagues accused her of bad-mouthing them in public.
她以前的同事指责她在公开场合说他们的坏话。

behind (one's) back

in one's absence; without someone's knowledge

I can't believe you were gossiping about me behind my back!
真不敢相信你在背后说我八卦!

pinky swear

pinky
/ˈpɪŋki/
the smallest finger of the hand
(手的)小指

To make a pinky promise, or pinky swear, is a traditional gesture most commonly practiced amongst children involving the locking of the pinkies of two people to signify that a promise has been made.

最后编辑于
©著作权归作者所有,转载或内容合作请联系作者
【社区内容提示】社区部分内容疑似由AI辅助生成,浏览时请结合常识与多方信息审慎甄别。
平台声明:文章内容(如有图片或视频亦包括在内)由作者上传并发布,文章内容仅代表作者本人观点,简书系信息发布平台,仅提供信息存储服务。

相关阅读更多精彩内容

友情链接更多精彩内容