【熟词生义】

1.administer  v.

给以（一拳或一脚） If someone administers a punch or a kick, they punch or kick someone.

2.rap on

急拍；快敲 If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.

...rapping the glass with the knuckles ofhis right hand...

Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon'sdoor.

3.sole

脚掌;鞋底;袜底 The sole of your foot or of a shoe or sock is the underneath surface of it.

...shoes with rubber soles...

shoes with slippery soles

heavy boots with thick rubber soles

4.quarter

(军人、水手、仆人的)住处，宿舍，营房 The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters.

Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.

5.gut v.

损毁（建筑物）的内部 To gut a building means to destroy the inside of it so that only its outside walls remain.

Over the weekend, a firebomb gutted a building where 60 people lived...

A factory stands gutted and deserted.

【生词】

1.voracious  a. /vəˈreıʃəs/

having or showing a tendency to eat verylarge amounts of food

avoracious eater/predator

He has avoracious appetite.

—often used figuratively

I'm a voracious reader.

She has a voracious appetite for knowledge.

2.preempt v. [priˈempt]

抢先行动；预先制止；先发制人If youpre-emptan action, you prevent it from happening by doingsomething which makes it unnecessary or impossible.

You can pre-empt pain by taking apainkiller at the first warning sign...

The government pre-empted a threatenedstrike at the state-owned copper company.

3.whiny a. [ˈwaɪni]

awhiny child

I'm sick of his whiny complaints.

a whiny voice

4.engage v.

吸引（人）;引起（注意、兴趣）If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it.

They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.

He sure can engage an audience.

The story engaged my interest.

5.Black Cat firecracker 挂鞭

6.relentless

坚韧的;不屈不挠的 Someone who is relentless is determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.

Relentless in hispursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable...

He was the most relentlessenemy I have ever known.

The hunter was relentless in pursuit of his prey.

a relentless opponent of deregulation

7.devious [ˈdiːviəs]

奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的 If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.

Newman was devious,prepared tosay one thing in print and another in private...

a dishonest and devious politician

The company was accused of using devious [=dishonest, deceptive] methods/ways to get the contract.

8.nag v. [næɡ]

纠缠不休;唠叨 If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do.

The more Sarah naggedher, the more stubborn Cissie became...

My girlfriend naggedme to cut my hair...

She had stoppednagging him about never being home.

...children naggingtheir parents into buying things.

9.full-on a.

used to say that sthis done to the greatest possible degree

It was a full-on night out with the boys.

Her new album is full-on funk.

The coalition willface a full-on attack from the Government.

10.cottage-type

-type (in adjectives)having the qualities or features of the group, person or thing mentioned

•a police-typebadge

•acontinental-type café

11.dumbfounded a. [dʌmˈfaʊndɪd]

惊呆的;目瞪口呆的 If you are dumbfounded, you are extremely surprised by something.

The news left her dumbfounded.

We were dumbfounded at what we saw.

I was dumbfounded to hear that she resigned.

12.hilarious

引人捧腹大笑的;滑稽的;极有趣的 If something is hilarious, it is extremely funny and makes you laugh a lot.

We thought it was hilarious when we firstheard about it...

Some people don't like his comedy, but I think he's hilarious.

She gave us a hilarious account of her first days as a teacher.

【词组】

1.burn off

消耗；耗费 If someone burns off energy, they use it.

This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.

2.goof around

to spend time doing silly or playful things

The kids are goofing around, watching TV and hanging out.

They just goof around, roll around on the floor and fight.

3.the hell out of

— used for emphasis after words like scare,

frighten, and beat

That movie scared the hell out

ofme. [=scared me very badly]

The boxer beat the hell out of his opponent.

4.rein in

控制;约束 To rein in something means to control it.

Congressmustrein inspending.

You had betterreinthatkidinbefore she gets hurt.

Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late torein them in.

5.keep in line

doing what other people want or expect : in a state ofagreement or cooperation

He says he'llcooperate, but I don't know how much longer we can keep him in line.

6.sharp tongue

刀子嘴;说话刻薄;言辞尖刻 If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.

Despite her sharp tongue, she inspires loyalty from her friends.

7.with regard to

(formal) concerning sb/sth

a country's laws in regard to human rights

The company's position with regard to overtime is madeclear in their contracts.

a change in the laws with regard to food safety

With regard to the discussion about immigration, I’dlike to hear Ms. Masolo’s opinion.

8.buck the trend/system

抵抗；抵制；反抗 If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules.

While other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend...

He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system...

Scottish industry bucked the UK trend with a 5% risein exports.

The company believes it is bucking the recession andsays orders continue to be satisfactory.

The local decline in crime bucked a nationwide trend. [=crime declined locally but is increasing nationally]

He was always trying to buck the system. [=to oppose the rules of the system; to do things that were not allowed]

9.in part

partly; to some extent

•Her success wasdue in part to luck.

Thanks in part to her performance in that movie role,she became one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.

The projectfailed in part because of a lack of funds.

The city'sproblems are due, at least in part, to its geographical location.

10.launch into

积极投入；猛烈展开Ifyoulaunch intosomething such as a speech, task, or fight, youenthusiastically start it.

11. push sb too far

鼓励；督促；逼迫If you push someone to do something or push them into doing it, you encourage or force them to do it.

I knew he was pushing himself to the limit and feltrather anxious...

There is no point in pushing them unless they aretalented and they enjoy it.

12.get one’s licks in

To get your licks in' can have a physical meaning: to get your blows in, ie to hit the other person.

13.on the fly

quickly and often without preparation; When people rush, they’re working on the fly.

You'll have to make decisions on the fly.

14.if only

— used to talk about something that you want to happen or be true

If only she loved me in return!

If only it would stop raining.

• If only I were rich.

• If only I knew her name.

• If only he'd remembered to send that letter.

• If only I had gone by taxi.

15.make up for

弥补;补足To make up for a bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier.

Ask for an extra compensation payment tomake up for the stress you have been caused...

The semi-finalists had to play twice inthe day to make up for time lost to bad weather.

A conservatory would make up for the factthat we were refused planning permission for a roof terrace...

21.rat sb out (to sb)

to tell sb in authority about

sth wrong that sb else has done

Someone ratted us out to the police.

•The college was ratting out students formusic piracy.

16.lay into

痛打；攻击；抨击To lay into someone or something means to start attacking or criticizing them.

The coach really laid into us for playing so carelessly.

A mob of women laid into him with handbagsand pointed shoes...

She used to lay into Gareth about how muchhe spent.

17.the last/final/straw (theˌstraw that breaks the camel'sˈback)

the last of a series of events that causesan angry or violent reaction;

the last in a series of bad events, etc.that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer

When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw.

18.shape up

端正行为;好自为之;好好干 If you tell someone to shape up, you are telling them to start behaving in a sensible and responsible way.

It is no use simply to tell adolescents toshape up and do something useful.

You'd better shape up and start studying.

If he doesn't shape up,he's going to be fired.

19.rest on something

to be based on sth

•The whole argument rests on a falseassumption.

Histheoryrested upontwo important pieces of evidence.

20.hold up

（论点、理论等）经受得住检验If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination.

I'm not sure if the argument holds up, butit's stimulating.

21.backfire on sb

事与愿违；适得其反 If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.

The President's tactics could backfire...

It all backfired on me!

Our plans backfired (on us).

22.in (full) bloom

(of trees, plants, gardens, etc.) with theflowers fully open

The roses were in full bloom.

23.burn sth to the ground

烧为灰烬；夷为平地 Ifyou say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to

the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed byfire.

The town was razed to theground after the French Revolution.

24.be blessed with sth/sb

to have sth good such asability, great happiness, etc

•She's blessed with excellent health.

•We're blessed with five lovely grandchildren.

25.get up to (BRIT, mainly SPOKEN)

干（令人不快的事）If you say that someone gets up to something, you mean that they do it and you do not approve of it.

They get up to all sorts behind your back.

The children get up to all sorts

of mischief when I’m not here.

26.over the edge

into a mental or emotionalstate that makes someone completely lose control

His friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge.