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n. 大破坏,大毁坏
play havoc with 毁坏,扰乱
A: That is a very large bird in the sky.
B: I think it is a type of hawk.
hawk
n. 1.鹰;2.(主战或主张强硬路线的)"鹰派"人物
vt. 叫卖,兜售
A: Did you enjoy your drive?
B: Not really. There was haze and I could not see much out of the window.
haze
n. 1.烟雾;2.懵懂,迷糊
vi. (over) 变模糊,变朦胧
A: Let’s sit around the hearth tonight and tell stories.
B: Great idea, I’ll light the fire.
hearth
n. 炉床,壁炉边
A: I just bought 100 hectares of land.
B: That is a lot of land. What are you going to do with it?
hectare
n. 公顷
A: The policewoman’s talk heightened my awareness of the dangers in the city.
B: Yes, she gave an informed speech.
heighten
v. (使)提高,加强
A: I am the sole heir to my father’s wealth.
B: Lucky you. It is shame that your father is not very wealthy!
heir
n. 继承人
A: Why are you wearing that helmet?
B: I am pretending to be a firefighter!
helmet
n. 头盔
A: Excuse me, but the hem on your skirt is showing.
B: Oh, thanks. I meant to sew it up this morning.
hem
n. 贴边,镶边
vt. 1.给...缝贴边;2.(in)包围,限制,约束
A: Have you been to the Southern Hemisphere?
B: No, I have never even traveled outside of Europe.
hemisphere
n. 1.地球的半球;2.大脑半球
A: Henceforth, I promise to work much harder.
B: You promise that every year!
henceforth
ad. 从今以后,从此以后
A: The trumpet blast heralded the news of the king’s arrival.
B: And did the crowds gather after hearing it?
herald
vt. 1.预示...的来临(或发生);2.宣布,欢呼
n. 1.传令官,信使;2.预兆,先兆
A: This meal is very tasty.
B: Oh, that must be the herbs that I put into it.
herb
n. 药草,(调味用的)香草,草本植物
A: Do you agree that the position of the King should be hereditary?
B: Well, I am not really a supporter of the monarchy, so no.
hereditary
a. 1.遗传的,遗传性的;2.可继承的,世袭的
A: The castle is an important site of our national heritage.
B: Then why is it in ruin?
heritage
n. 遗产,继承物,传统
A: I have not seen you for days.
B: I decided to become a hermit!
hermit
n. 隐士,遁世者
A: The heroine of this play I think has the strongest role.
B: And the actress did a wonderful job performing it.
heroine
n. 1.女主角;2.女英雄
A: My new hairstyle is hideous.
B: No, it is not, it is just a bit different, that’s all.
hideous
a. 极其丑陋的,难看的
A: I dislike the hierarchy in my workplace.
B: Yes, I agree. It is competitive and unfair.
hierarchy
n. 1.等级制度;2.统治集团,领导层
A: Did you hear that the place was hijacked by terrorists?
B: Gosh, was anyone injured?
hijack
v. / n. 劫持(尤指动机)
A: I’m going for a two-day hike over the weekend.
B: I’d love to join you if the weather is good.
hike
n. 1.徒步旅行;2.(数量,价格等)增加,上升
vi. 徒步旅行
vt. 提高(价格等)
A: May I help you in the kitchen, Dad?
B: No, you’ll hinder me, and I’ll be quicker by myself.
hinder
vt. 阻碍,妨碍
A: The door hinges are making a lot of noise.
B: Oh, could you oil them for me please?
hinge
n. 铰链
hinge on/ upon 依...而定,以...为转移
A: What is that noise in the grass?
B: I think it is a snake hissing, be careful.
hiss
vi. 1.发出嘶嘶声;2.发嘘声表示不满
vt. (因不满)对...发嘘声
A: I want to be a famous historian when I grow up.
B: What aspect of history do you want to focus on?
historian
n. 历史学家,史学工作者
A: May I hitch a ride?
B: Sure, hop in, where do you want to go?
hitch
vt. 1.免费搭(车旅行);2.(用绳,钩等)系住,栓住,钩住;3.(up) 急速提起(或拉起)
vi. 免费搭车旅行
n. 1.故障,障碍;2.急提,急拉
A: I just discovered a piece of information hitherto unknown.
B: Excellent, I hope it will help us solve the case.
hitherto
ad. 到目前为止,迄今
A: I think there is going to be a food shortage.
B: Don’t worry, I have a hoard in a secret location.
hoard
n. 贮藏,聚藏(物)
v. (up) 贮藏,囤积
A: I’m hoarse, I can’t speak.
B: How did you lose your voice?
hoarse
a. (声音)嘶哑的,粗哑的
A: I’m going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?
B: I won’t play, but I’ll watch.
hockey
n. 1.曲棍球;2.冰上曲棍球,冰球
A: Have you seen the hoe?
B: Not since the last time you were gardening.
hoe
n. 锄
v. 用锄整(地),用锄除草
A: They hoisted a flag in honour of our victory.
B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.
hoist
vt. 举起,升起,吊起
n. 1.起重器械;2.举起,升起,吊起
A: Stop! What is that under your coat?
B: My gun and its holder.
holder
n. 1.持有者,占有者;2.支托物,夹具
A: I’ve come to pay homage to you.
B: Why, I did nothing special.
homage
n. 尊敬,敬意,崇敬
A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country.
B: Yes, I agree, it is far too homogeneous.
homogeneous
a. 同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的
A: Put up your hood , it is raining.
B: I don’t have one , but I do have a umbrella.
hood
n. 1.风帽,兜帽;2.罩,排风罩;3.车盖,(折叠式)车篷
A: There are hoof prints in the garden!
B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.
hoof
n. (马,牛等的)蹄
A: Shall we take a taxi?
B: No, let’s just hop on a bus, it is only a short journey.
hop
vi. 1.(人)单足跳跃,单足跳行;2.(鸟,昆虫等)齐足跳跃,齐足跳行
vt. 跳上(汽车,火车,飞机等)
n. 1.蹦跳;2.(飞机的)短程航行
A: I was horrified by the tragic events.
B: Me too, they were shocking.
horrify
vt. 使震惊,使毛骨悚然
A: There has been an increase in hostility between the two fighting nations.
B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.
hostility
n. 1.敌对,敌意,对抗;2.抵制,反对;3.[pl.]交战,战争
A: What type of dog is that ?
B: It is a hound .
hound
n. 猎犬
vt. 追逼,烦扰,纠缠
A: The airplane hovered above the airport for ten minutes.
B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.
hover
vi. 1.(鸟等)翱翔,盘旋;2.逗留在近旁,徘徊;3.彷徨,犹豫
A: I heard a lot of howling last night.
B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.
howl
vi. / n. 1.(狼,狗等)嗥叫,(风等)呼啸;2.(因愤怒,痛苦等)吼叫,哀号
A: Ah, look at those chicks all huddling together.
B: Aren’t they sweet?
huddle
vi. 1.聚集在一起,挤作一团;2.把身子蜷成一团,蜷缩
vt. 使聚集在一起
n. 挤在一起的人,一堆杂乱的东西
A: The hue from the lights was golden.
B: Yes, they created a wonderful atmosphere in the room.
hue
n. 色彩,色调
hue and cry 1.大声抗议,呐喊;2.捉拿声
A: He hugged the teddy bear for a feeling of security.
B: Why didn’t he hug you?
hug
vt. 1.(热烈地)拥抱;2.紧抱,怀抱
vi. 紧抱在一起,互相拥抱
n. 紧抱,热烈拥抱
A: Can you hum along to this tune?
B: I would if I knew it, but I am afraid that I don’t .
hum
vi. 1.哼曲子;2.发嗡嗡声;3.(with)忙碌,活跃
vt. 哼(曲子)
n. 嗡嗡声,营营声,嘈杂声
A: What do you think is more beneficial to humanity, socks or shoes?
B: What type of a silly question is that!
humanity
n. 1.人类,[总称]人;2.人性;3.人道,博爱,仁慈;4.[pl.]人文学科
A: The humidity reached almost ninety five percent.
B: That is almost unbearable, you must have found it difficult.
humidity
n. 湿度,潮湿,湿气
A: You humiliated me in front of my friends.
B: Sorry, please forgive me, I didn’t intend it.
humiliate
vt. 使蒙羞,羞辱,使丢脸
A: Did you run in the race?
B: Yes, but I knocked down three hurdles and so came in last.
hurdle
n. 1.跳栏,栏架;2.障碍,困难
vi. 进行跨栏赛
A: Please do not hurl the rubbish across the room, children.
B: Sorry Miss, we won’t do it again.
hurl
vt. 1.猛投,力掷;2.大声叫骂
A: The winds were so strong that I thought it was a hurricane.
B: Was there any damage done?
hurricane
n. 飓风
A: I hushed the children up.
B: Good, they were making too much noise.
hush
v. (使)安静下来
n. 安静,寂静
bush up 防止...张扬出去,掩盖
A: Do you like going into the city on the train?
B: No, there is too much noise and hustle.
hustle
vt. 1.推搡,猛推;2.竭力兜售或获取
vi. 1.竭力兜售或获取;2.催促,催赶
n. 忙碌,奔忙
A: Universities are how hybrids of the academic and the business worlds.
B: I agree, and unfortunately the students often get neglected.
hybrid
n. 1.杂交生成的生物体,杂交植物(或动物);2.混合物,合成物
A: His hygiene standards are terrible.
B: Yeah, I don’t think that he has the chance to wash very often.
hygiene
n. 卫生,保健学
A: We will sing the hymn on page 100 of your books today.
B: Oh, but we sang that one last week.
hymn
n. 赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌
A: My surname is Bailey Smith.
B: Is there hyphen between Bailey and Smith?
hyphen
n. 连字符,连(字)号
A: His speech was utter hypocrisy.
B: I agree, it was very unreasonable.
hypocrisy
n. 伪善,虚伪
A: Before we do the experiment, we have to form an hypothesis.
B: Do you have any suggestions?
hypothesis
n. 假说,假设,前提
A: The comedy show was hysterical.
B: Oh, but I did not find it to be particularly funny.
hysterical
a. 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的
I
A: I need to see some identification before I can let you in.
B: But I’m not carrying any.
identification
n. 1.身份证明;2.鉴定,验明,认出;3.认同
A: My ideologies and ideas about life have changed over the years.
B: That is natural, it is called growing up!
ideology
n. 思想(体系),思想意识
A: I’m up the creek without a paddle.
B: Stop talking in idiom!
idiom
n. 1.习语,成语;2.(在艺术等方面所表现的)风格,特色
A: I lost your wallet, I’m sorry.
B: You idiot, you are always misplacing things.
idiot
n. 白痴,傻子,笨蛋
A: Madonna is my idol.
B: And you are mine!
idol
n. 1.偶像,受崇拜的人或物;2.神像
A: The fire was ignited by an accident.
B: Are you sure that it was not arson?
ignite
vt. 点燃,引发
vi. 着火
A: The new lights illuminate the room well.
B: Yes, I had them specially designed.
illuminate
vt. 1.照明,照亮;2.阐明,启发
A: Is that you Helen or are you an illusion?
B: Yes, it really is me and I haven’t seen you for years!
illusion
n. 1.幻想,错误的观念;2.错觉,幻觉,假象
A: Your essay was very imaginative but lacking detail>
B: But you did say, Sir, that you wanted us to be creative.
imaginative
a. 富有想象力的,爱想象的
A: Is that the real painting or just an imitation?
B: No, it is just a copy.
imitation
n. 1.模仿;2.仿制,仿制品;3.赝品
A: You are always immersed in a book.
B: I love reading, I can’t help it.
immerse
vt. 1.使沉浸;2.(in)使沉浸在,使专心于
A: My departure will be imminent.
B: Then why are you still standing here!
imminent
a. 即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
A: My grandfather is so old that he thinks that he in immortal.
B: Well, maybe he is!
immortal
a. 1.长生的,不死的;2.不朽的,流芳百世的
n. 1.神仙;2.不朽人物
A: Try not to get ill.
B: Don’t worry, I am immune to disease!
immune
a. 1,免疫的,有免疫力的;2.(to)不受影响的;3.(from)免除的,豁免的
A: Your sight will be impaired if you sit that close to the TV.
B: I think it is too late, why do you think I have to sit this close!
impair
vt. 损害,损伤,削弱
A: As a teacher it is my job to impart knowledge.
B: You have a very responsible job.
impart
vt. 1.告知,透露;2.赋予,给予
A: Now, it is imperative that you listen to my instructions.
B: What will happen if we don’t!
imperative
a. 1.必要的,紧急的,极重要的;2.命令的
n. 1.必要的事,必须完成的事;2.祈使语气(的动词)
A: The imperial ship set sail for
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