刘毅托福词汇5000(六)

　　Flames flared as he broiled the meat at fire in the backyard.

　　当他在后院烤火时，火焰闪耀。

　　(2)(动)争斗.fight; quarrel

　　When I was left, two women were quarreling noisily; when I returned an hour later, they were still broiling.

　　我离开时，两个妇人吵得很大声;一个钟头后我回来时，她们还在争吵。

　　2.desolate: (1)(形)荒废的.not lived in; deserted; ruined

　　A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.

　　在早期的采矿小镇，立着些荒废的房屋。

　　(2)(形)孤独的.unhappy; miserable; lonely

　　She has led a desolate life since her husband’s death.

　　自从她的丈夫死后，她就过着孤独的生活。

　　3.gamble:(动)赌博 play games of chance for more money; bet; risk

　　A reckless young man gambled his fortune on a turn of cards in one night.

　　一个卤莽的年轻人一晚玩纸牌就输尽了所有的财产。

　　4.improve:(动)改进 make better; increase the value or usefulness of

　　I’ll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier to use.

　　我将改进这把手的形状，使它用起来更方便。

　　5.incense: (1)(动)激怒.make very angry; fill with rage

　　The official was incensed at the lack of respect shown to him.

　　这位将军因为没有受到尊敬而大感愤怒。

　　(2).(名)香 substance producing a sweet smell when burning

　　Incense is burnt in some religious services.

　　香在一些宗教仪式中所燃烧。

　　6.marine: (形)海的of the sea; formed in the sea

　　Many kinds of marine life are found in this ocean.

　　这海中有许多种类的海底生物。

　　7.nourish:(动)滋养 give food to; help to grow; support

　　There are hundreds of children in the slums who need to be nourished.

　　在贫民区有数以百计的小孩需要得到营养。

　　8.phase: (名)阶段a stage of development

　　The old man overcame the critical phase of his illness.

　　老人克服了生命中最痛苦的阶段。

　　9.spur:(名)马刺;激励 an instrument fitted to a rider’s heel to prick a horse to make it run faster

　　The horse leaped over the fence at the touch of the spur.

　　马一碰到马刺便跳跃过篱笆了。

　　10.thaw: (1)(动)溶解.melt; become liquid or soft

　　Expose to the warm air, the frozen meat thawed rapidly.

　　冷冻肉经曝露在温暖的空气中，解冻的很快。

　　(2)(动)变温和.become more friendly; become less stiff

　　At first the visitors were shy, but after drinking a glass of wine they thawed.

　　最初访客们感到不大自然，但一巡酒后，他们便自然了。