week13(請假)
vocabulary
1.charge
to ask an amount of money for something, especiallya service or activity
The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques.
2.foe
an enemy
The two countries have united against their common foe.
3.formidable
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because they are large, powerful or difficult
4.frailty
weakness and lack of health or strength
Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her fromworking.
5.gaze
to look at something or someone for a long time, especiallyin surprise, admiration or because you are thinking about something else
Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.
6.grunt
(of a pig) to make a low rough noise
The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.
7.hold your own
to be as successful as otherpeople or things in a situation
Josie can hold her own in any argument.
8.majestic
beautiful, powerful or causing great admiration and respect
The white cliffs rise majestically from the sea.
10. season
one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer,autumn or winter
The British football season begins in August and ends in May.
11.menacing
making you think that someone is going to do somethingbad
12.nostril
either of the two openings in the nose through which airmoves when you breathe
The horses came to a halt, steam streaming from their nostrils.
13.retreat
to go away from a place or person inorder to escape from fighting or danger
Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).
14.sideways
in a direction to the left or right, not forwards or backwards
15.snarl
to make a deep rough sound whileshowing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speakor say something angrily and forcefully
The dogs started to snarl at each other so I had to separate them.
16.spine-chilling
very frightening
He told them a spine-chilling ghost story.
17.come clean
to tell the truth about something that you have beenkeeping secret
I thought it was time to come clean (with everybody) about what I'd been doing.
18.despair
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation
To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do.
19.fury
He could hardly contain his fury.
20.growl
to make a low rough sound, usually in anger
The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles.
21.intently
giving all your attention to something
The child stared intently at her.
22.outlast
to live or exist, or to stay energetic and determined, longerthan another person or thing
The queen outlasted all her children.
23.petrifying
to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they areunable to move or speak
I think you petrified poor Jeremy - he never said a word the whole timeyou were here.
24.rusty
covered with rust (= metal decay)
25.tame
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, eithernaturally or because of training or long involvement withhumans
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