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New Words and Expressions
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appreciation

n.

the feeling of being grateful for something 感激

beneath

prep.

below 在···下面

blast

v.

make or cause something to make a loud harsh noise 发出 巨响

brake  
n.
a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop 刹车
bundle  
n.
a number of articles tied, fastened, or held together 捆,束
cab  
n.
the part of a bus, railway engine, etc., in which the driver sits or stands 驾驶室
cluster  
n.
a number of things of the same kind growing or being close together in a group 丛
conductor  
n.
person in charge of passenger services on a train 乘务人员
crush  
v.
press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎
dead-end  
n.
an end of a street with no way out 死胡同;绝境
driveway  
n.
a road for vehicles that connects a private house or garage with the street 私用车道
everlasting  
adj.
lasting for ever; never ending 永久的
frantically  
adv.
in a wild and desperate way 发狂地
freight  
n.
goods carried by ship, train, plane, etc. 货物
giant  
adj.
extremely large 巨大的
gravel  
n.
small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads, etc. 碎石
grocery  
n.
(pl.) the foods sold by a grocer or in a supermarket 食品 杂货
gymnast  
n.
a person who is trained and skilled in gymnastics 体操运 动员
horn  
n.
the thing in a vehicle that is used to make a loud sound as a signal or warning 喇叭
incline  
n.
a slope 斜坡
instant  
n.
a moment of time 瞬间
kneel  
v.
go down onto or remain on one’s knee(s) 跪下
leap  
v.
jump so as to land in a different place 跳越
luckily  
adv.
as a result of good luck; fortunately 幸运地
nick  
n.
just before it is too late or just before something had happens 恰于其时
outrun  
v.
run faster or further 比...跑得快
overhead  
adj.
above one’s head 在...头顶上的
perch  
v.
sit or be situated on something or on the edge of 栖息,坐 落在...之上
pound  
v.
sound with unusually strong loud beats (心等) 剧跳
roar  
n.
a deep loud continuing sound 呼啸声
rung  
n.
any of the cross-bars that form the steps of a ladder 梯级
scoop  
v.
pick something up with your curved hand 急速地抱起
screech  
n.
an unpleasant high sharp noise 尖锐刺耳的声音
slam  
v.
push, move, place, etc., hurriedly and with great force 使 劲推
slight  
adj.
small in degree 微小的
steer  
v.
control the direction of 驾驶;掌舵
stitch  
n.
one turn of a special piece of thread that a doctor uses to join the edges of a deep cut together 一针
stride  
n.
a long step in walking 大步
throttle  
n.
a piece of equipment that controls the amount of petrol, oil, etc. going into the engine 节流阀,油门 (杆)
tuck  
v.
place in a private or almost hidden place 夹住
unload  
v.
remove from 卸下
veteran  
n.
someone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity 经验丰富的人;老兵
wander  
v.
move about or away from without a fixed course, aim, or purpose 漫步
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