高级英语 第二册Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane Camille词汇(Vocabulary)hurricane (n.): a violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour，often accompanied by torrential rains，and originating usually in the West Indian region飓风 lash (v.): move quickly or violently猛烈冲击；拍打 pummel (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，esp．with the fist(尤指用拳头)连续地打 course (n.): a way of behaving；mode of conduct行为；品行；做法 demolish (v.): pull down．tear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc．)，destroy：ruin拉倒；打碎；拆毁；破坏；毁灭motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually with direct access from each room to an area for cars汽车游客旅馆 gruff (adj.): rough or surly in manner or speech；harsh and throaty；hoarse粗暴的，粗鲁的；粗哑的。
嘶哑的 batten (n.): fasten with battens用压条钉住(或固定)methodically (adv.): [英] [mɪˈθɔdɪkəlɪ] [美] [mɪˈθɑdɪkəlɪ] orderly，systematically有秩序地；有条理地main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc(自来水，煤气，电等的)总管 bathtub (n.): a tub，now usually a bathroom fixture，in which to take a bath浴盆，浴缸 generator (n.): a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy；dynamo发电机，发动机 scud (v.): run or move swiftly；glide or skim along easily疾行，飞驰；掠过 mattress (n.): a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hair，foam rubber，etc．床垫；褥子pane (n.):a single division of a window，etc.，consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame；such a sheet of glass窗格；窗格玻璃 disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up；disunite分裂，分解，裂成碎块 blast (n.): a strong rush of(air or wind)一股(气流)；一阵(风)douse (n.): plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid；drench; pour liquid over把…浸入液体里；使浸透；泼液体在…上brigade (n.): a group of people organized to function。
unit in some work(组织起来执行某种任务的)队 scramble (v.): climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly爬行；攀(登) litter (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、猫等多产动物)一胎生下的小动物 shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extreme disgust震颤，战栗 ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty；ferociousness凶猛；凶恶，残忍；暴行swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow[口]猛击，重击 maroon (av.): leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless使处于孤立无援的处境 devastate (nv.): destroy；lay waste；make desolate毁坏,摧毁；使荒芜swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device刈幅(挥动镰刀所及的面积)huddle (v.): crowd，push，or nestle close together。
as cows do in a storm(如风暴中的牛群)挤成一团；拥挤；互相紧贴 slashing (a.): severe；merciless；violent严厉的；猛烈的 implore (v.): ask or beg earnestly; beseech恳求，哀求，乞 bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures；a measure小节线(五线谱上的纵线把五线谱分成小节); 小节trail (v.):grow gradually weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc．渐弱；渐小；渐暗 debri (复：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，glass，etc．，as after destruction：rubble碎片，瓦砾 sanctuary (n.): a place of refuge or protection：asylum 避难所，庇护所cedar (n.): any of a genus of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family，having clusters of needlelike leaves，cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance雪松(属)extinguish (v.): put out(a fire，etc．)；quench；smother熄灭(火等)，灭(火)；扑灭 waver v. swing or sway to and fro；flutter摇摆；摇晃；摇曳 topple (v.): fall top forward；lean forward as if on the point of falling向前倒；摇摇欲坠 lean—to (n.): a roof with a single slope，its upper edge abutting a wall or building；a shed with a one—slope roof单坡 屋顶；单坡屋顶的棚 prop (v.): hold up，support or hold in place with or as with a prop支撑；维持；支持 tilt (v.): aslope；incline；slant；tip倾斜；倾侧；翘起 cower (v.): crouch or huddle up，as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷缩；退缩slant (v.):incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level；slope(使)倾斜；(使)变歪 hinge (v.): equip with or attach by a hinge靠铰链转动(或附着) diminish (v.): reduce in size. degree，importance, etc.；lessen使变小；减少，缩减thrust (n.): a sudden，forceful push or shove猛推strew (v.): spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling：scatter．be scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布)；散播；被撒满(表面) festoon (v.): [adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc．饰以(或悬挂)花彩，结彩于 coil (v.): wind around and around成卷状；盘绕•卷 spaghetti (n.): paste in the form。
f long，thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce细条实心面 salvation (n.): a saving or being saved from danger, evil，difficulty，destructionetc．；rescue救助•拯救；援救canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress，as in a disaster area(在灾区给灾民分配熟食的)赈灾处 staffer (n.): a member of a staff职员 rake (v.): scrape or sweep；move forward swiftly掠过；急速穿过；迅速向前移动rampage (v.): rush violently or wildly about横冲直撞pitch (v.): [colloq] set to work energetically[口]拼命干起来，开始大干特干 wreckage (n.): the remains of something that has been wrecked残骸；漂浮物salvage (v.): save or rescue from shipwreck, fire，flood, etc．雷救•抢救；打捞 wrath (n.): intense anger；rage；fury愤怒；暴怒；勃然大怒 the blues: [colloq]a depressed．unhappy feeling[口]沮丧；忧郁afflict 。