VOCABULARY王燕雯b2

contractingadj.收縮的締約的eg：Hehesitatedandadded,themusclesofhisfacecontractingwhitey.他一臉的肌肉在皺縮發白，一面吞吞吐吐地接下去說。contractn.1.契約合同2.婚約3.契約法合同法（法律上）v.1.使收縮使緊縮2.沾染感染(疾病等）expansionistn.擴張主義者膨脹主義者eg：Hewasaruthlessexpansionist.他是個殘酷的擴張主義者。expansionismn.擴張主義expansionn.擴大擴張擴張物expansionaryadj.擴張性的expansiveadj.廣袤的寬闊的expandv.使......變大擴張fidgetyadj.坐立擔憂的擔憂定的eg:Hefeltfidgetyandputhisheadinthecoldwater.他覺得很煩躁，把頭伸進了冷水里。ItmadeLilysofidgetyandsheaskedsuchimpossiblequestions.這弄得莉莉不安，她提出了一些使人尷尬的責問。foursomen.四人的一組雙打四人的對抗賽eg:Canyoumakeupafoursomefortennistomorrow?你們明天能湊足四人打網球嗎？genomen.基因組染色體eg:BothgroupshadannouncedlastJunethattheycompletedhumangenomesequencing.這兩個探討小組去年6月共同宣布了他們完成人類基因組的測序工作。quaintadj.古香古色的怪異的eg:Therestillkeepsomequaintoldcustoms.他們仍舊保留著一些稀奇怪異的舊風俗。HelovedMrs.Levies,withherunworldlinessandherquaintcynicism.他愛萊弗斯太太，她超脫世俗，離奇古雅，憤世嫉俗。relentlessadj.不間斷的無情的殘酷的eg：Shecouldnotbeartherelentlessmusicandturneddownthevolume.她受不了沒完沒了的音樂，就把音量調小了。relentv.動憐憫心發慈善心relentlesslyadv.無情地殘酷地routinelyadv.例行公事地老一套地eg：Alladultdogsareroutinelywormedatleasteverysixmonths.全部的成年狗至少每半年要例行打一次蟲。routinen.常規例行程序adj.常規的scribble:亂寫潦草的書寫Synonym:scrawle.g.Hescribbledanotetohissisterbeforeleaving.他在離開前給他姐姐寫了一張紙條。Shescribbleddownherphonenumberandpusheditintohishand.她胡亂的寫下她的電話號碼并遞到他手上。shrinkv.收縮縮水畏縮n.收縮畏縮eg：Therewasageneralacceptancethatthedefensebudgetwouldshrink.人們普遍信任國防預算將會縮減。shrinkagen.收縮皺縮shuffle:v.walkbydraggingone’sfeetalongorwithoutliftingthemfullyfromtheground慢吞吞的走拖腳而行e.g.Afatwomanwasshufflingalongwithapushchair.胖女人推著嬰兒車慢吞吞的走。

Collocations:shufflesth.off:avoidtalkingorthinkingaboutsth.becauseitisnotconsideredimportant脫掉擺脫推開e.g. Heshuffledthequestionoffandchangedthetopic.他推開問題并轉移了話題。shuffleoutofsth:trytoavoidsomeunpleasanttaskbyactingdishonestly推托e.g. Imistrustthewayinwhichtheyshuffleoutofsustainedefforts.我對他那拈輕怕重的方式提出質疑。sidlev.靜靜地走偷偷地走進eg：Hecannotsidleawayfrompersonalresponsibility.他不能躲避個人的責任。sidleup靜靜貼近AmansidleduptomeandaskedifIwantedaticketforthematch.Slinky:n.ASlinky(“機靈鬼”，一種用軟彈簧做成的會翻跟頭的玩具)isacoil-shapedspringinventedbymechanicalengineerRichardJamesinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Slinkyscomeinvarioussizesandshapes.Theycan“walk”downstairsasthecoilsstretchandreformasgravitymovesthemdowneachstep,thespring’smomentumcausingittospillendoverendfromonesteptothenext.souped-upadj.提高效率加強馬力的eg：Theengineofthecarhasbeensouped-up.這汽車的發動機加大了馬力。spreadn.范圍廣度分布范圍vt.伸展打開(使）傳播vi.景色的呈現人群的散開adj.張開的eg:Thespreadofthebulletholesisverylarge.彈孔的范圍很大。Thebirdspreaditswing.鳥綻開翅膀。Thediseasespreadseasily.這種疾病簡潔傳播。習語：spreadlikewildfire（消息等)向野火般擴散；快速傳開spreadyournet撒開網找尋；大面積排查spreadyourwings展翅高飛（更自信地嘗試新事物）spreadtheword散布消息spreadyourselftoothin樣樣都抓哪樣都抓不好stake(out)/a/yourclaim(to/for/onsth)公開宣布自己（對某物）的全部權eg:AdamsstakedhisclaimforaplaceintheOlympicteamwithhiseasywinyesterday.亞當斯昨天輕松獲勝，這無異于告知人們奧運代表隊中應有他的位置。Stake:n.1樁籬笆樁2股份3賭注v.1以....打賭拿...冒險2用樁支撐習語：atstake成敗難料；有風險gotothestakeover/forst為維護自己的觀點不惜赴湯蹈火tidal:adj.潮水的潮汐的eg:Itistheworld’slargesttidalmangroveforest.它是世界上最大的紅樹林沼澤地。tread:踩踏eg：Carefulyoudon’ttreadinthatpuddle.當心，別踩著那水坑。trespass：擅自進入非法侵入eg：HetoldmeIwastrespassingonprivateland.他說我在擅闖私人土地。Trespassonsth濫用，不公正地利用velvet:n.絲絨天鵝絨eg：Shewaswearingawhiteruffledblouseandabluevelvetskirt.她穿著一件有花邊的白色上衣和一條藍色天鵝絨裙子。velvetyadj.天鵝絨的軟綿綿的wager:v.(amoreformaltermfor)bet打賭擔保下賭注wager(sth.)(onsth.);打賭壓賭注wagersth./sb.that…:打賭壓賭注betmoneyonsth.打賭壓賭注e.g.Shewagered￡50onahorse.她在一匹立刻下了50英鎊的賭注。IhadwageredagreatdealofmoneythatIwouldbeathim.我下了大賭注打賭，賭這次競賽我會贏他的。wager(that):usedtosaythatyouaresoconfidentthatsth.istrueorwillhappenthatyouwouldbewillingtobetmoneyonit打賭；打包票e.g.I’llwagerthatsheknowsmoreaboutitthanshe’ssaying.我敢擔保她確定比她說的知道的多。wedge:v.forceintoanarrowspace;fixsth.inpositionbyusingawedgeorsth.Else將...擠進(或塞進插入）e.g.Thepeoplesittingclosetomewedgedmeintothecorner.緊鄰我的人將我擠進角落里。Wedgen.楔子三角木awedgeofcake 一角蛋糕zigzag:曲折前進e.g.Thenarrowpathzigzagsupthecliff.狹窄的小路曲曲折折地通向懸崖。n.alineorpatt