英语晨读精华 Wordlist.docVIP

1 seasonal delight: 季节性的喜悦　 mystery: something that is not fully understood 秘密，谜　 grace: a characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm 魅力，优雅　 rainbow: a graded display of colors 虹，彩虹 　 gleam: to emit a gleam; flash or glow 闪光；闪烁或发光；闪耀 2 doubter: 持怀疑态度的人　 athletics: activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill 体育运动　 academy: 学院 televise: to broadcast or be broadcast by television （电视）播放 pay off：还清，赢利 ranking: of the highest rank 排名 draft: a system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams （美国）职业运动的选秀 pick: the act of selecting or choosing; choice 挑选 rookie: a first-year player, especially in a professional sport 新秀选手 flashy: cheap and showy; gaudy 花哨的，华丽的 slam: to hit something with force; crash 灌篮 show off：炫耀　 pop in：投入 3 stretch ... a bit：夸大事实，言过其实　 horror film：恐怖电影　 doze off：打瞌睡　 cupboard: a closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils 橱柜 pounding: 跳动声，重击声　 captor: one that takes another as a captive 捕捉者　 terrified: deeply afraid 恐惧的　 sibling: one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister 兄弟，姐妹　 massive heart attack：严重的心脏病 4 nanotechnology: 纳米技术　 individual: of or relating to an individual, especially a single human being 个别的，单 独的，个人的　 atom: a part or particle considered to be an irreducible constituent of a specified system 原子 precisely: in a precise manner 准确地；明确地　 be composed of: 由……组成，由……构成　 construct: to form by assembling or combining parts; build 建造　 currently: belonging to the present time 目前　 crude: unripe or immature 未成熟的　 alter: to change or become different 改变　 property: a characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor 特性，属性　 durable: capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay 耐久的　 billion: 十亿(的)　 5 illustrate: 画插图　 illustrator: 插图画家 　 storyline: 故事情节，故事大纲　 paperback: a book having a flexible paper binding 平装本，纸面本　 drawing: the art of represe