Marrakech 单词整理

MarrakechAsthecorpsewentpasttheflieslefttherestauranttableinacloudandrushedafterit,buttheycamebackafewminuteslater.corpse:deadbodyinacloud:alargenumberofsmallthingsmovingthroughtheairasamass...andthecamels,wailingashortchantoverandoveragain.wail:makeaprolonged,usu.high-pitchedcryorcryingsoundsuggestinggrieforpainbier:frameonwhichacoffinoradeadbodyiscarriedorplacedbeforeburialTheburying-groundismerelyahugewasteof hummocky earth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.hummocky:fulloforlookinglikelow,roundedhillsderelict:desertedbytheowner,abandoned,forsakenDotheyevenhavenames?Oraretheymerelyakindof undifferentiated brownstuff,aboutasindividualasbeesor coralinsects? undifferentiated:withoutdistinctivecharacteristicsfade:tobecomelessdistinct;todisappearslowly;dieouthindquarter:thebackofananimal,includingthebacklegsnibble:toeat(food)withquickbites,takingonlyasmallamountatatime;takesmall,cautious,orgentlebitesbutt:tostrikeorpushwiththeheadorhornsAnArab navvy workingonthepathnearbyloweredhisheavyhoeand sidledslowlytowardsus.sidle:tomovesideways,esp.inashyorstealthymannerstow:toputorhideawayinasafeplacesore-eyed:havingeyescoveredwithsoresfrommalnutritionandlackofmedicalcareInthebazaarhugefamiliesofJews,alldressedinthelongblackrobeandlittleblackskull-cap,areworkingindarkfly-infestedboothsthatlooklikecaves.infest:(derogatory)spreadinoroverruninlargenumberssoastobeharmfulorunpleasantAcarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclatheprehistoric:1)relatingtothetimeinhistorybeforeanythingwaswrittendown2)(usedhumorously)veryold-fashionedturn:togiveacircularshapetobyrotatingagainstatool,asinalathe旋制andthankstoalifetimeofsittinginthispositionhisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape.thanksto:onaccountof;becauseofwarp:tobend,curve,ortwistoutofshapefrenzied:fullofuncontrolledexcitement;wildlyexcitedoragitated...oldgrandfatherswithflowinggreybeards,allclamouringforacigarette.clamour:todemandsomethingloudly;tomakealoudconfusednoiseorshout;cryoutEvenablindmansomewhereatthebackofoneoftheboothsheardarumourofcigarettesandcamecrawlingout,gropingintheairwithhishand.rumour:astoryorpieceofinformationthatmayormaynotbetrue,butthatpeoplearetalkingaboutcrawl:tomovealongonone’shandsandkneeswithone’sbodyclosetothegroundgrope:tofeelorsearchaboutblindly,hesitantly,oruncertainlyself-contained:self-sufficientshow:somethingyoudotopretendtootherpeoplethatsomethingistrue;pretensepooroldwomenusedtobeburnedforwitchcraftwhentheycouldnotevenworkenoughmagictogetthemselvesasquaremeal.witchcraft:theuseofsorceryormagic;communicationwiththedevil;blackmagicsquare:satisfying;solid;substantialrun:toarrangewring:1)totightlytwistawetclothorwetclothesinordertoremovewater把（湿布或湿衣服）拧干；绞出（水）2)tosucceedingettingsomethingfromsomeone,butonlyafteralotofeffort（从某人处）费力弄到（某物）erode:1)iftheweathererodesrockorsoil,orifrockorsoilerodes,itssurfaceisgraduallydestroyed（气候）侵蚀，腐蚀；（岩石、土壤）风化2)tograduallyreducesomethingsuchassomeone’spowerorconfidence逐步损害，渐渐削弱（权力或信心）eroded:wornawayasbywaterorwindoricedesolate:uninhabited;desertedfrightful:terrifying,alarming,terriblefodder:coarsefoodforcattle,horses,etc.ascornstalks,hayandstraw(牛、马等的)粗饲料；饲草Theploughisawretchedwoodenthing,sofrailthatonecaneasilycarryitonone'sshoulderwretched:poorinquality,veryinferiorspike:somethinglongandthinwithasharppoint,especiallyapointedpieceofmetal尖状物harrow:aheavyframewithspikesorsharp-edgeddisks,drawnbyahorseortractorandusedforbreakingupandlevelingplowedground,coveringseeds,rootingupweeds,etc.耙hoe:atoolwithalonghandle,usedforremovingweedsfromthesurfaceofthesoil锄头，（长柄）锄furrow:n.anarrowgroovemadeinthegroundbyaplow;alongnarrowcutmadeinthegroundbyaplough沟；犁沟hack:tocutsomethingroughlyorviolentlygetat:toreachtrickle:athinslowflowofliquidsubsoil:thelayerofsoilbetweenthesurfaceandthelowerlayerofhardrock底土层Allofthemaremummifiedwithageandthesun,andallofthemaretiny.mummified:thinandwithered,lookinglikeamummy;driedupSheansweredwithashrillwail,almostascream…surprise.shrill:adj.A shrill soundishigh-pitchedandunpleasant.Forseveralweeks,alwaysataboutthesametimeofday,thefileofoldwomenhadhobbledpastthehousewiththeirfirewoodhobble:togounsteadily,haltinglycrushing:1)veryhardtodealwith,andmakingyoulosehopeandconfidence惨重的；使人难以承受的2)acrushingremark,replyetccontainsaverystrongcriticism〔评论、回答等〕强烈批评的IsupposeIhadnotbeenfiveminutesonMoroccansoilbeforeInoticedtheoverloadingofthedonkeysandwasinfuriatedbyit.infuriate:tocausetobecomeextremelyangry;enragedamnably:outrageously,detestablypacksaddle:asaddlewithfasteningstosecureandbalancetheloadcarriedbyapackanimal驮鞍bridal:aheadharnessforguidingahorse马勒halter:arope,cord,strap,etc.,usuallywithaheadstall,fortyingorleadingananimal;abitlessheadstall,withorwithoutaleadrope缰绳；(马)笼头whereupon:afterwhich;andthentip:tooverturn,throworleavesomewheregut:thebowels内脏plight:abad,seriousorsadconditionorsituationgall:toinjureortomakesorebyrubbingscrew-gun:perhapsakindofsmallcannonbattery:armyunitconsistingofbigguns,withmenandvehicles炮兵连fourorfivethousandmeninall,windinguptheroadwithaclumpingofbootsandaclatterofironwheels.clump:towalkinthespecifieddirectionputtingthefeetdownheavily,plodclatter:continuousnoise(as)ofhardobjectsfallingorknockingagainsteachotherreach-me-down:second-handorready-made,nottailoredtofitclothingkhaki:clothofayellowbrowncolor,esp.aswornbysoldiersslump:tohaveadroopingpostureorgaitcontemptuous:showingnorespect,scornful,disdainful Nothostile,notcontemptuous,notsullen,noteveninquisitive.Itwastheshy,wide-eyedNegrolook,whichactuallyisalookofprofoundrespect.sullen:Someonewhois sullen is bad-temperedanddoesnotspeakmuch愠怒的inquisitive:inclinedtoaskmanyquestionsorseekinformation,especiallyimproperlycuriousabouttheaffairsofothers（过分）好奇的；爱打听的；scrub:cleansth.thoroughlybyrubbinghard,esp.withabrushandsoapandwatersyphilis:aninfectiousvenerealdisease梅毒garrison:troopsstationedinafortorfortifiedplace驻军;卫戍部队charger:ahorseriddeninbattleoronparade战马,军马AsthestorksflewnorthwardtheNegroesweremarchingsouthward--along,dustycolumn,infantry,screw-gunbatteries,column:agroupofpeopleoranimalswhichmovesinalongline;alongmovinglineofpeopleorthings