Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 【单词列表】

labourer [ˈleibərə] n. 劳动者(也做laboer)

【扩】toiler 劳动者

【搭】manual laborer 体力劳动者

overnight [ˈəuvənait] adv. 一夜期间

【搭】overnight journey 夜间行程

an overnight bag 过夜用的旅行袋

【例】All this cannot be achieved overnight.

   所有这一切都不是一夜之间可以实现的。

hay [hei] n. 干草

corn [kɔːn] n. 谷物

moonlight [ˈmuːnlait] n. 月光

【构】moon(月亮)+light(光)=moonlight(月光)

【搭】in the moonlight 借着月光

【例】The moonlight poured in through the windows.

   月光透过窗户照进了屋里。

conscientious [ˌkɔnʃiˈenʃəs] adj. 认真的

suspect [səˈspekt] v. 怀疑

【派】suspectable 可疑的

【反】trust 信任

【搭】suspect sb. of sth.

   怀疑某人做某事

【例】I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.

   我怀疑他和这件事有点儿牵连。

desert [diˈzəːt] v. (军队中)开小差

regiment [ˈredʒimənt] n. (军队)团

action [ˈækʃən] n. 战斗

【搭】out of action 不运转

【例】They all went into action.

   他们全都投入了战斗。

recluse [riˈkluːs] n. 隐士

 

labourer

🇬🇧/ˈleɪbərə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈleɪbərər/n. 劳动者
A labourer is a person who does a job which involves a lot of hard physical work. 体力劳动者

noun [专属名词]劳动者;劳工 - She still lives on the farm where he worked as a labourer.

overnight

🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/adv. 一夜期间
If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. 通宵地; 在夜间

adverb [时间副词]在夜间,在晚上;突然(He became famous overnight.),一夜之间 - You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly.

adjective [原级]夜间的(an overnight journey),只供一夜的;突然的(an overnight success 迅速的),一夜之间的 - Travel and overnight accommodation are included.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]过夜;<美>连夜快递(货物) - Tina: Oh god. I hope we don't have to overnight in London.

noun [抽象名词]一夜的逗留 - David decided to take the overnight express train to Rome.

hay

/heɪ/n. 干草
Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals. (作饲料用的) 干草

noun [专属名词](用作饲料的)干草;<美,非正式> 少量的钱 - EIf you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines.

verb [vt. 及物动词]割草晒干 - to cut, dry, and store (grass, clover, etc) as fodder

corn

🇬🇧/kɔːn/ 🇺🇸/kɔːrn/n. 谷物
Corn is a tall plant which produces long vegetables covered with yellow seeds. It can also be used to refer to the yellow seeds. 玉米; 玉米粒

noun [专属名词]谷物,谷粒;玉米;鸡眼;老一套,煽情的东西 - Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.

verb [vt. 及物动词]腌(肉类等);使成粒状 - The question corned him.

moonlight

/ˈmuːnlaɪt/n. 月光
Moonlight is the light that comes from the moon at night. 月光

noun [抽象名词]月光;半夜潜逃 - They walked along the road in the moonlight.

adjective [原级]有月光的 - A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](非正式)夜间秘密地兼职 - If someone moonlights, they have a second job in addition to their main job, often without informing their main employers or the tax office. (

conscientious

🇬🇧/ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ 🇺🇸/ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/adj. 认真的
Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly. 认真的

adjective [原级]认真的(a conscientious worker / attitude),勤勤恳恳的;凭良心的,与良心有关的 - We are generally very conscientious about our work.

suspect

/səˈspekt/v. 怀疑
You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order to make it sound less strong or direct. 觉得

verb [vt. 及物动词]猜想,认为(某事有可能);怀疑…有罪,认为…有嫌疑;不信任,怀疑…的真实性 - I suspect they were right.

noun [抽象名词]嫌疑犯,可疑分子;(某坏事物的)可能导致者 - Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city.

adjective [原级]不可靠的,不可信的;可疑的,可能有危险的;有问题的,运转不好的 - Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.

  • He suspected an ambush. 怀疑有埋伏(肯定句)
  • I suspected his honesty.怀疑他不诚实(否定句)

desert *

🇬🇧/ˈdezət/ 🇺🇸/ˈdezərt/v. (军队中)开小差
A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 沙漠

noun [专属名词]沙漠,荒漠;荒凉的地方;应得的赏罚 - It was a long time since she'd referred to her father's desertion.

verb [vt. 及物动词]离弃,舍弃(某地);抛弃,遗弃(某人);背弃,放弃;擅离,开小差;突然丧失 - If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty.

adjective [原级]无人居住的,荒凉的;像沙漠的 - She led them into a deserted sidestreet.

regiment

/ˈredʒɪmənt/n. (军队)团
A regiment is a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel. 团

noun [抽象名词](军队的)团;(尤指有组织的)大批,大群(人或物);<古>统治,管辖 - A regiment of people is a large number of them.

verb [vt. 及物动词]严格控制,管辖(人及其行为);把…编成团 - The two soldiers belonged to the same regiment.

action

/ˈækʃ(ə)n/n. 战斗
Action is doing something for a particular purpose. 行动

noun [抽象名词]行动;行为;战斗;诉讼;<非正式>令人激动的事;动作;情节;惊险刺激的活动(或事件);作用;开始(电影导演开拍的指令);赚钱的机会;性交;运转方式 - Take whatever action is needed.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]处理 - Fury propelled her into action.

adjective [原级]动作(片)的,动作片中的 - She finally prodded him into action.

recluse

🇬🇧/rɪˈkluːs/ 🇺🇸/ˈrekluːs/n. 隐士
A recluse is a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids other people. 隐居者

noun [专属名词]隐士;隐居者 - His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.

adjective [原级]隐居的 - His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.