bastard n. ruthless, insensitive person, illegitimate child 坏种,讨厌鬼,私生子
bumble v. speak without making much sense, or so that the words are hard to hear clearly 语无伦次,说话含糊
burglary n. the crime of entering a building by force with the intention of stealing 入室盗窃,夜盗行为
butchery the trade of killing, cutting and selling animals for food 屠宰业
cash n. money in coin or notes 现金
conviction n. finding (someone) guilty for a crime 发现有罪,证明有罪
credit n. belief of others that a person, business company can pay debt, or will keep a promise to pay 信用
dismember v. cut or tear (a body) apart, limb from limb 割下(动物的)肢,肢节
distressed a. suffering great pain, discomfort or sorrow 痛苦的,不舒服的,难受的,悲情的
dump v. drop carelessly 倾倒,把…砰地一扔
elope v. run away from home 私奔,出走
embark v. go on board a ship 上船
environ n. surrounding 周围,附近地区
epitaph n. words commemorating a dead person 纪念死者的诗文,墓志铭
indecent assault an attack with blows and some from of sexual violence 强迫猥亵,非礼
milk v. get money by clever of dishonest means 以巧妙或虚假方式取得金钱
monitor v. observe and watch by means of an electronic receiver (camera) 监视,监控
pose v. set oneself up as; claim to be 摆出,使自己成为,自称
schedule n. plan for a certain future time 计划表,程序表
scrap n. a small piece; bit 小块,少许,一点
scrawl n. sth. written awkwardly or fast or carelessly 潦草模糊的字迹
semi-literate a. partly able to read and write 半文盲的,能读而不能写的
serial a. of or forming a series (set) 连续的,一系列的
sinner n. one who has disobeyed God; wrongdoer (宗教,道德上的)罪人
squad n. small group of persons working or being trained together 小组,小队
traffic v. trade 交易,买卖
victim n. a person (or animal or thing) that suffers death (pain, harm, etc.) as a result of other people‘s actions 受害者,牺牲者,受骗者
vigil n. staying awake; remaining watchful for some purpose 彻底清醒,守夜,值夜
heroin n. 海洛因
quarry n. 采石场
UNIT 28 THE WORLD OF MICROBES
GLOSSARY
annoy v. cause trouble; make a little angry 打搅;使生气
arithmetic n. calculation by numbers; the science of numbers 算术,代数
bacteria n. very small living things, some of which cause diease 细菌
brook n. a small stream 小溪
complicated a. made up of many parts ;complex 复合的,复杂的
conquer v. defeat; be victorious over 征服
constant a. continuous; without break 持续不断的
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