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Lesson 5

Part 1

admonish v. 警告

He admonished his friend not to be late for his work.

bide v. 等待

He seems to be doing nothing, but really he’s just biding his time.

condone v. 宽恕；赦免

A man who cheats on his income tax and on his expense account tends to condone these practices in his friends.

designate v. 指出；指示

I designate you to act for me while I am away.

fend v. 抵挡；抵御

Most animals let their young fend for themselves at an early age.

hardy adj. 强壮的

Only hardy plants will survive the severe cold in the Arctic area.

limber v. 使（自身）变柔软灵活

Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to limber themselves up.

philanthropy n. 慈善心

You must pay in humility of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of philanthropy.

recollect v. 记起；忆起

Can you recollect the name of the author of [Ivanhoe]?

smite v. 打；击

He was smitten with the view that he stopped and took out his camera.

testimony n. 证言；口供

According to the testimony of the medical profession, the health of the nation is improving.

Part 2

ale n.麦酒（一种啤酒）

He liked the bitter taste of the ale; beer is his favorite drink.

blend v. 混合；混杂

Blend the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredient of the cake.

carnivorous adj. 食肉的

Especially large, sharp canine characterizes the carnivorous animals.

denizen n. 公民；居民

The common English sparrow is a denizen of America; it was first brought from Europe to America about 1850.

frenzy n. 暴怒；狂乱

She was in a frenzy of grief when she heard that her child was missing.

incapacitate v. 使不能；使不适于

The player’s injury incapacitated him for participating in the football match.

massacre v. 大屠杀

The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.

ponder v. 考虑；沉思

When I asked his advice he ponder the matter and then told me not to go.

riddle n. 不可解之问题；迷

To the riddle “What walks on four legs in the mooring, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” the answer is “man.”

spank v. 打

The father spanked the naughty child for his bad manners.

totter v. 蹒跚

The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa.

Part 3

appease v. 使平静；使安静

He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.

catastrophe n. 异常的大灾祸

The war was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died and many buildings were destroyed.

daunt v. 恐嚇；使失去勇气或信心

He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.

gape v. 张嘴注视

The crowd gaped at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.

duration n. 持续的时间

He will be in the hospital for the duration of the school year.

implore v. 哀求；苦求

We implored him to act before it was too late.

muffle v. 围住；将…蒙起以使声音低沉

She muffled her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold.

prank n. 戏谑；恶作剧

On April Fool’s day people often play pranks on each other.

saunter v. 闲逛；漫步

Soapy took the umbrella and sauntered off with it slowly.

trickle n. 细流

There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.

Part 4

astound v. 使惊异

She was astounded by the news that she had won the speech contest.

clan n. 宗族；部落

The people living in that valley are all members of one clan.

distort v. 歪曲；扭曲

Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often distorted.

entrust v. 信托；交托

While traveling, they entrusted their children to the care of a baby sitter.

glutton n. 贪食者；贪多者

Sometimes the gets hungry and eats like a glutton.

invalid adj. 1.无效的

Unless a check is signed it is invalid.

2.有病的（人）

He became invalid as the result of ill health and lack of exercise.

overtone n. 寓意；弦外之音

His words were polite but there was an overtone of anger in his voice.

probe v. 探求；细察

They probed his past career to judge his qualifications.

shrine n. 圣地

There are many sacred shrines in the Near East.

statute n. 成文法；法规

The statute increased the taxes we must pay.

writhe v. 绕；转动

The wounded soldier writhed uncomfortably in pain.

Part 5

behold v. 看

Watching the first man land on the moon, we beheld a sight never seen before by man.

condescend v. 屈尊；降格

They should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased what is pleasing.

dike n. 1.堤

More than 5,000 years ago the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with dikes.

2.沟

The farmers dug a deep dike to carry water to the rice field.

flip v. （以子）弹投

He flipped a coin on the counter to decide whether to go to the theater or not.

grisly adj. 可怕的；狰狞的

My uncle who had traveled to many countries in the world told a grisly story about people who ate human flesh.

knave n. 骗子；诡计多端的人

The knave who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.

parley n. 谈判；商议

The general held a parley with the enemy’s leader about exchanging prisoners.

shred n 碎片；细条.

There is not a shred of evidence that missing money was stolen.

surmise v. 臆测；猜度

The judge surmised his guilt; there was no proof that he killed the man.

vicissitude n. 变迁；变化

The future is so uncertain that we cannot know all the vicissitudes of our fortunes.

warden n. 看守人；监护人

The fire warden told us not to light matches near the gas station.