ambush
　n. 伏兵 v. 埋伏
The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.
士兵布下伏兵，等待开火的信号。
The major ambushed his troops in the woods on both sides of the road.
少校把他的部队埋伏在马路两旁的树丛中。
brag
　v. 夸大；吹牛
His always bragging about what he can do with a car.
他总是吹牛说他对车子有多在行。
cleanse
　v. 使清洁
Be sure that ou cheanse the wound before bandaging it.
在你包扎好伤口之前，确定已消毒清洁好了。
discourse
　n. 演讲；论文
The professor will deliver a discourse on the poetic style of John Keats.
那位教授将发表有关济慈的诗风的演讲。
foxhole
　n. (军)散兵坑
In World War II the general made it a point of pride to dig his own foxhole.
第二次世界大战时，那将军骄傲地强调自己挖散兵坑。
inflammation
　n. 发炎；炎症
The in flammation of his knee made it difficult for him to walk.
他的膝盖发炎使他走路困难。
lever
　n. 杠杆
The huge stone is so heavy that we cannot move it without a lever.
那块巨石是如此重，我们如果不用杠杆就无法移动它。
notation
　n. 科学或艺术方面所使用的一套号
In arithmetic we use the Arabic noatation (1, 2, 3, and to on) or sometimes the Roman notation (I, II, III, and so on).
在算术方面我们用阿拉伯符号（1，2，3等），或有时用罗马符号（I，II，III，等）
ransom
　n. 赎金，赎回
A large ransom was asked for the safe return of the child.
一笔庞大的赎金被要求作为小孩安全归来的费用。
sop
　v, 浸于液体中
He sopped a piece of bread in milk; it was too crisp to eat.
他把一片面包浸于牛奶中；它太干了无法入口。
tingle
　v. 有刺痛之感
His cheek tingled from the slap she had given him.
她给他一个耳光令他的脸颊有刺痛之感。
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armament
　n. 兵力；军势
A large percentage of the budget is for armaments.
预算的一大部分是为国防。
brunch
　n. 早午餐
On Sunday she gets up late in the morning and has a brunch around 10:30.
星期天她起得很晚，在十点半左右吃早午餐。
coffin
　n. 棺；柩
His coffin was laid to rest in a deep grave.
他在棺柩被安放在一个深的墓穴中。
envision
　v. 预想；想象
The mother envisioned her little girl as a prima ballerina.
那母亲想象的小女儿是一个芭蕾舞团的首席女星。
gangster
　n. 歹徒；匪盗
The gangster who had taken part in the robbery was arrested by the police.
那参加抢劫的盗匪被警方逮捕了。
illegible
　adj. (字迹)难读
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.
黑水褪色了，所以许多词不易辩认了。
malcontent
　n. 不平者；不满者
The rebellion was started by some malcontents who had been dissatisfied with the policy.
叛变起于一些向来对政策不满的人。
pavilion
　n. (运动会的)休息处；天幕
We will take a rest in the pavilion until the game starts.
我们将在休息处休息一下，直到比赛开始。
shroud
　n. 幕衣；寿衣
The prisoners escaped out of the jail under the shroud of night.
囚犯在黑夜逃离监狱。
spurt
　v. 喷出；涌出
The room soon filled with the water spurting from the broken pipe.
水管破裂后房间内顿时充满了水。
varnish
　n. 油漆
He put varnish on the table top to protect it, but somebody has scratched it.
他把桌面漆油漆以保护它，但有人在上面乱画。
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ballad
　n. 民歌；民谣
Many old ballads are sung to new words.
许多古老的民歌代以新词来唱。
butt
　n. 粗大之一端 v.撞；以头或角撞
The butt of pipe stuck out from the wall where the sink had been removed.
水管粗大的一端；从水槽给移走了的那片墙突出来。
The goat butted the boy and knocked him down.
山羊用角撞那男孩，把他弄倒了。
consul
　n. 领事
You will have to call the consul before your passport is expired.
在你的护照期满之前得打电话给领事。
enshrine
　v. 铭记
Memories of happier days were enshrined in the old man's heart.
老人心中铭记着快乐时光。
gobble
　v. 狼吞虎咽
He gobbled the ice cream to fast that he got a headache.
他快速大口的吃冰淇淋所以头痛了。
harangue
　n. 热烈的演说
We had to listen to a long harangue about our own shortcomings.
我们必须去听一有关我们缺点的长篇大论。
mow
　v. 割
He spent the whole afternoon mowing the grass in the backyard.
他花整个下午的时间来割后院的草坪。
pilgrim
　n. 朝圣者
In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to other holy places in Europe.
中古时期许多人常到了耶路撒冷或其它欧洲宗教圣地去朝拜。
shear
　v. 修剪
The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep.
农夫从羊身上剪羊毛。
strangle
　v. 扼杀；勒死
He strangled her to death by a cord put around her neck.
他用细绳绕在她的脖子上，将她勒死。
walnut
　n. 核桃
The kernel of the walnut is eaten by itself or used in cakes or cookies.
核桃仁可以食用，或掺进蛋糕，饼干中食用。
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beaver
　n. 海狸
Beavers are noted for their skill in building dams across streams.
海狸以会在溪中筑水坝而闻名。
cavalry
　n. 骑兵
The cavalry is much superior in mobility to the infantry.
骑兵的机动性远优于步兵。
creak
　n. 作辗轧声
The floor creaked as he stepped on a loose board.
当他踩到一块松板子时，地板吱吱作响。
fir
　n. 枞树
The fir remains green all year and its needles are distributed evenly around the branch.
枞树终年常绿，它的针状叶均匀地长在树枝上。
hangar
　n. 飞机库
During the heavy storm, airplanes should be kept in the hangar.
暴风雨来临时，飞机应被保存在飞机库中。
kernel
　n. 中心；要点；核仁
The kernel of the argument is who discovered the islands first.
争执的要点是谁最先发现了那群岛。
Measles
　n. 麻疹
What seems to be a cold often turns out to be the beginning of measles.
看似感冒的症状，结果常是麻疹的开始。
puff
　n. 吹；喷
With huge puff the balloon was blown up and then suddenly burst.
猛烈的吹气后，汽球膨胀起来，突然又破掉了。
sleet
　n. 霰
Sleet forms when rain falls through a layer of cold air.
当雨穿过一层冷空气便成霰。
surname
　n. 姓
A woman, after marriage, usually drops her surname and takes that of her husband.
女人结婚后，经常省去原来的姓而冠上夫姓。
wig
　n. 假发
Woman often wear wigs over their real hair for beauty of fashion.
女人常为漂亮和赶流行而戴假发。
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bleach
　v. 去色；漂白
Bleached bones lay on the hot sands of the desert.
白骨躺在炎热的沙漠中。
chariot
　n. 两轮马车
Chariots were used in ancient times for fighting, racing, and in processions.
古时四轮马车常用于打仗，赛马和行进。
crutch
　n. 拐杖
He has been crippled since he broke his leg. Now he can't walk without a pair of crutches.
他断了脚后就跛了，现在走路一定要用拐杖。
flirt
　n. 调情；玩弄
She flirted with many men but loved only one.
她和许多男子调情，却只爱一个。
gull
　n. 鸥
They were very pleased to see some gulls flying in the sky, full of hope that they would soon get ashore.
他们很高兴能看到海欧在天空飞翔，因为这表示他们有希望要靠岸了。
kit
　n. 装备
When I bought a new car, a kit of tools came with it.
我买了一辆新车附带着一套工具箱。
morsel
　n. 一口，少量
The hungry children did not leave a morsel of food on their plates.
饥饿的孩子们把盘内的食物吃得精光。
prototype
　n. 原型
The strange mechanical device is the prototype of modern cars.
这奇怪的机械装置是现代汽车的原型。
snare
　n. 陷阱
They set a snare for rabbits on the hill, but unfortunately a wild cat was caught by it.
他们在小山上设了一个陷阱抓野兔，不幸地却抓住了只野猫。
trigger
n.扳机 v.引起；促使
When you squeeze the trigger, a round or rounds of ammunition are fired.
当你紧按扳机，一发或几发子弹就射出了。
When the burglar tripped the wire it triggered an alarm.
当窃贼绊到铁丝网，引起警铃大作。
weir
　n. 堰；水坝
The weir across the river stops or controls the flow of the river above it.
河上的坝可以制止或控制上面河水的流量。