英文初级章节书Rainbow Magic 精读词汇

goblin
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
goblin /ˈɡɒblɪn/
n. 小妖精；顽皮的丑小鬼

tumble
fall down, as if collapsing
tumble /ˈtʌmbl/
vi. 摔倒；倒塌；滚动；打滚；仓惶地行动
vt. 使摔倒；使滚翻；弄乱
n. 跌倒；翻筋斗；跌跤

squeeze
press firmly
squeeze /skwiːz/
v. 挤；紧握；勒索；压榨；
n. 挤压；榨出的液体；压榨；紧握；

bounce
spring back; spring away from an impact
bounce /baʊns/
基本翻译
v. 弹起；反弹；蹦跳；
n. 弹跳；弹力；活力；

flail
an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
flail /fleɪl/
v. 乱动；（用棍棒）猛击；（使）大幅波动；踉跄；用连枷打（谷）

squelch
suppress or crush completely
squelch /skweltʃ/
n. 噪声控制；嘎吱声；压倒对方的反驳；压碎的一堆
vi. 嘎吱作响
vt. 消除；镇压；压碎；使…咯吱咯吱的响

plunge
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
plunge /plʌndʒ/
v. 使突然地下落；猛插；骤降；陡峭地向下倾斜；颠簸；跳进；（使）陷入；栽种
n. 突然跌落；（价格、数量等）骤降；投入；跳进；跳水，快速游泳

chortle
a soft partly suppressed laugh
chortle /ˈtʃɔːtl/
n. 得意的高笑
vi. 咯咯笑

leap
move forward by bounds
leap /liːp/
n. 飞跃；跳跃，跳高；骤变；剧增；（用于地名）跃过或起跳处
v. 跳，跳跃；急速移动，猛冲；突然做（某事）；剧增，猛涨；（车辆）突然移动

gasp
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
gasp /ɡɑːsp/
n. 喘气
vi. 喘气；喘息；渴望
vt. 气喘吁吁地说；喘着气说话

dashing
lively and spirited
dashing /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
adj. （尤指男子）风度翩翩的，浪漫迷人的；时髦的，流行的
v. 猛冲（dash 的现在分词）

gnarled
old and twisted and covered in lines
gnarled /nɑːld/
adj. [木] 多节的；粗糙的；多瘤的
v. 把…扭曲；长木瘤（gnarl的过去分词）

shimmer
shine with a weak or fitful light
shimmer /ˈʃɪmər/
n. 闪光，闪烁；微光
v. （使）闪烁；发闪烁的微光

nasty
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
nasty /ˈnɑːsti/
n. 令人不快的人（或物）；可恶；恐怖录像或影片
adj. 极差的；恶心的；恶意的；有害的；严重的（伤、疾病）；粗鲁的，下流的；可恶的；难对付的

snatch
grasp hastily or eagerly
snatch /snætʃ/
v. 一把抓起；夺去；抓紧时间做；反败为胜；（非正式）偷；急切地接受（邀请或机会）
n. （歌曲或谈话的）片段；抢夺；（举重）抓举；片刻；（非正式）绑架；（女性的）阴部

groan
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
groan /ɡrəʊn/
n. 呻吟；叹息；吱嘎声
vt. 呻吟；抱怨
vi. 呻吟；抱怨；发吱嘎声

stream
a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
stream /striːm/
n. 溪流；流动；潮流；光线；（数据）流
vi. 流；涌进；飘扬
vt. 流出；涌出；使飘动

spill
flow, run or fall out and become lost
spill /spɪl/
n. 溢出液，溅出；溢出量；摔下；职位空缺；木片，碎纸；小塞子
v. （使）溢出，流

shrink
wither, as with a loss of moisture
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/
v. （使）缩小，（使）收缩；（尤指因恐惧而）退缩，畏缩，回避；（衣服、布料）缩水
n. 收缩；畏缩；（非正式）精神病医生，精神病学家，心理学家

stuffy
lacking fresh air
stuffy /ˈstʌfi/
adj. 闷热的；古板的；不通气的

glance
take a brief look at
glance /ɡlɑːns/
v. 瞥闪，瞥见，扫视，匆匆一看；浏览；斜击某物后斜弹开来；反光；轻擦（球）；（板球）斜击
n. 一瞥；一滑；闪光；（板球）斜击；辉金属

spotted
having spots or patches
spotted /ˈspɒtɪd/
v. 发现（spot的过去分词）；玷污；弄上污痕
adj. 有斑点的；斑纹的；弄污的

slam
close violently
slam /slæm/
n. 猛关（或摔、放、推等）；砰的一声；诗歌朗诵比赛；（桥牌）满贯
v. 砰地关上；用力一放（或摔、推）；

wail
a cry of sorrow and grief
wail /weɪl/
n. 哀号；悲叹；恸哭声
vt. 为某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀号着说
vi. 哀号；悲叹

tingle
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
tingle /ˈtɪŋɡl/
n. 刺痛感；激动；（用于支撑窗户玻璃或石板瓦的）S型金属固定夹片
v. 感到刺痛；使激动

grab
take or seize suddenly
grab /ɡræb/
n. 攫取；霸占；夺取之物
vt. 攫取；霸占；将…深深吸引
vi. 攫取；夺取

dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/
n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌
vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌

wedge
something solid that can be pushed between two things
dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/
n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌
vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌

anxious
causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
adj. 焦虑的；担忧的；渴望的；急切的

crumble
break or fall apart into fragments
crumble /ˈkrʌmbl/
n. 面包屑
vi. 崩溃；破碎，粉碎
vt. 崩溃；弄碎，粉碎

whisper
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
whisper /ˈwɪspər/
v. 耳语；私下说，密谈；飒飒地响；造谣
n. 耳语（声）；轻柔的声音；谣传；（诗、文）飒飒声；蛛丝马迹，暗示

flourish
grow vigorously
flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/
v. 繁荣，茂盛；茁壮成长，处于旺盛时期；挥舞；炫耀
n. 夸张动作；出色部分；华丽辞藻；花彩字；（管弦乐）花彩号声

stare
look at with fixed eyes
stare /steər/
n. 凝视；注视
vt. 凝视，盯着看
vi. 凝视，盯着看；显眼
n. (Stare)人名；(瑞典)斯塔勒

procession
the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
procession /prəˈseʃn/
n. 队伍，行列；一列，一排；列队行进
vt. 沿著……行进
vi. 列队行进

whiz
a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
whiz /hwɪz/
n. 飕飕声；奇才
vt. 使飕飕作声
vi. 飕飕作声

peer
look searchingly
peer /pɪər/
v. 凝视，盯着看；隐现；看见；匹配
n. 同等地位的人，同龄人；贵族

lick
pass the tongue over
peer /pɪər/
v. 凝视，盯着看；隐现；看见；匹配
n. 同等地位的人，同龄人；贵族

hiss
make a sharp, elongated "s" sound
hiss /hɪs/
n. 嘘声；嘶嘶声
vi. 发出嘘声；发嘘声
n. (Hiss)人名；(英、德)希斯；(法)伊斯

eager
having or showing keen interest or intense desire
eager /ˈiːɡər/
adj. 渴望的；热切的；热心的

peer
look searchingly
peer /pɪər/
v. 凝视，盯着看；隐现；看见；匹配
n. 同等地位的人，同龄人；贵族

measly
contemptibly small in amount
measly /ˈmiːzli/
adj. 极少的，少得可怜的（贬义）；患麻疹的

stubborn
tenaciously unwilling to yield
stubborn /ˈstʌbən/
adj. 顽固的；顽强的；难处理的

mumble
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
mumble /ˈmʌmbl/
n. 含糊的话；咕噜
vi. 含糊地说话
vt. 含糊地说；抿着嘴嚼

exclaim
utter aloud, often with surprise, horror, or joy
exclaim /ɪkˈskleɪm/
vt. 大声说出
vi. 呼喊，惊叫；大声叫嚷

wonder
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonder /ˈwʌndər/
v. 想知道；（用于询问时）不知道；感到疑惑；感到诧异；感到惊叹
n. 惊讶；奇迹；能人；有特效的东西
adj. 极好的，灵验的；神奇的

splash
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
splash /splæʃ/
v. 泼洒；把（水、泥等）泼在……上；
n. 落水声；拍水；

drip
flowing in drops
drip /drɪp/
v. 滴下，使滴下；（液体）滴下，漏下；充满；溢出，发出
n. 水滴；滴水声；滴注器，静脉滴注；滴水槽；

clump
a grouping of a number of similar things
clump /klʌmp/
n. 丛；笨重的脚步声；土块
vt. 使成一丛；使凝结成块
vi. 形成一丛；以沉重的步子行走

duckweed
any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
duckweed /ˈdʌkwiːd/
n. 浮萍；水萍

chuckle
a soft partly suppressed laugh
chuckle /ˈtʃʌkl/
v. 咯咯的笑，轻声地笑；（动物）咯咯叫
n. 轻笑，窃笑

flowery
of or relating to or suggestive of blossoms
flowery /ˈflaʊəri/
adj. 花的；华丽的；绚丽的；多花的

stomp
walk heavily
stomp /stɒmp/
n. 跺脚，重踩；顿足爵士舞
vt. 跺脚，重踩；践踏

soggy
(of soil) soft and watery
soggy /ˈsɒɡi/
adj. 浸水的；透湿的；沉闷的

frantically
in an uncontrolled manner
frantically /ˈfræntɪkli/
adv. 疯狂似地；狂暴地

mumble
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
mumble /ˈmʌmbl/
n. 含糊的话；咕噜
vi. 含糊地说话
vt. 含糊地说；抿着嘴嚼

vanish
become invisible or unnoticeable
vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/
n. 弱化音
vi. 消失；突然不见；成为零
vt. 使不见，使消失

gorgeous
dazzlingly beautiful
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/
adj. 华丽的，灿烂的；极好的

embroider
decorate with needlework
embroider /ɪmˈbrɔɪdər/
vt. 刺绣；装饰；镶边
vi. 绣花；刺绣

lilac
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
lilac /ˈlaɪlək/
n. 淡紫色；丁香花；[植] 紫丁香
adj. 淡紫色的

wrap
cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
wrap /ræp/
vt. 包；缠绕；隐藏；掩护
vi. 包起来；缠绕；穿外衣；<非正式>完成拍摄，杀青
n. 外套；围巾

mischief
reckless or malicious behavior causing annoyance in others
mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/
n. 恶作剧；伤害；顽皮；不和

nod
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
nod /nɒd/
v. 点头；点头表示；打盹；摆动；（英足）顶球
n. 点头；点头表示；打盹；摆动；同意，让步

icing
a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
icing /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
n. 结冰；糖衣；酥皮
v. 冰冻（ice的ing形式）

admire
feel high regard for
admire /ədˈmaɪər/
vt. 钦佩；赞美
vi. 钦佩；称赞

flutter
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
flutter /ˈflʌtər/
v. 飘动；（鸟或昆虫）鼓翼；飞来飞去；（心脏等）怦怦乱跳；（人）奔忙
n. 振动；（非正式）小赌注；紧张兴奋；（心脏的）怦怦乱跳；扑动；（重放录音的）颤振

crease
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crease /kriːs/
n. 折痕；折缝
vt. 弄皱；使起折痕
vi. 起皱

grin
to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
grin /ɡrɪn/
n. 露齿笑，咧着嘴笑
v. 露齿而笑，咧着嘴笑；龇牙咧嘴

scarlet
a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
scarlet /ˈskɑːlət/
n. 猩红色；红衣；绯红色；鲜红色布
adj. 深红的；鲜红色的；罪孽深重的；淫荡的

burst
come open suddenly and violently
burst /bɜːst/
n. (Burst) （美）布尔斯特（人名）
n. 爆炸；猝发；迸发；冲刺；一阵短促的射击
v. 爆炸；戳破；爆裂；

frown
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
frown /fraʊn/
n. 皱眉，蹙额
vt. 皱眉，蹙额
vi. 皱眉；不同意