UNIT 2

GLOSSARY

advantageous  a. profitable, helpful 有利的，有帮助的
breathtaking  a. very unusual and astonishing 惊奇的，令人吃惊的
bulk  n. great quantity   大批，大量
decent  a. right and suitable  适当的
equivalent  n. sth. that is equal to sth. else in value amount, etc. 等值物，相等物
extort  v. obtain by force or threats 敲诈，勒索
extravagant  a. uncontrolled  放肆的，越轨的
fade  v. decrease 消失，衰弱
greedy  a. filled with strong desire for sth. 贪婪的
impertinence  n. rudeness or being not respectful  不礼貌，傲慢，鲁莽
loo  n. water-closet 洗手间，厕所
market  v. send to market for sale  (在市场上)销售
novelty  n. newness, strangeness 新颖，新奇
orthodox  a. generally accepted or approved 正统的，传统的，习俗的
outrage  v. offend greatly 伤害，凌辱
pengo  n. 辩戈(匈牙利从前的货币单位，1941年为福林所代替)
pensioner  n. a person who is receiving money paid by a government because of old age or illness  领取抚恤金(或养老金等)者
plead  v. admit; declare in official language that one is ( in a state of) 承认，申明
resist  v. force oneself not to accept  抵制，抗拒
roller-skate  v. skate with small wheels for use on a smooth surface 穿四轮滑冰鞋滑冰
sane  a. healthy in mind 心智健全的，神志正常的
sticky  a. tending to stick to what is touched 粘性的，胶粘的
tastily  ad. pleasingly to the taste  美味的，可口地
tremendous  a. very great, enormous 极大的，巨大的
trifle  n. a thing of little value or importance  小事，琐事
utterly  ad. completely 完全地，彻底地
vaguely  ad. not clearly felt or understood  含糊的，模糊的，不明确的