20201224英语单词学习（仅供自己记录）

Vocabulary Lists：

• engage
• green-eyed
• prickle
• creep
• flask
• one catch
• perceived
• sperm
• ingrained
• suitor
• stake
• pirate
• shunning
• plummet
• penchant
• peril

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engage

vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定；攻击，与……开战；使啮合 vi. 从事；参与；答应，保证

He is currently engaged as a consultant. 他现在受雇为顾问。 It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. 这是一部令人赏心悦目的影片 She tried desperately to engage him in conversation . 她用尽办法要他跟她谈话。 Another class of subjects was now to engage his attention.

green-eyed

adj. 嫉妒的，绿眼的

The "green-eyed monster" is jealousy. “绿眼怪兽(green - eyed monster)”表示嫉妒。 She is green-eyed with his success. 她对他的成功感到眼红。

prickle

n. 刺；刺痛；植物的皮刺；针刺般的感觉 vt. 针一般地刺；戳；使感到刺痛 vi. 引起刺痛；感到刺痛

His moustache prickled when he kissed me. 他吻我的时候胡子扎人。 He prickled (= became angry) at the suggestion that it had been his fault. 一听说过错在他，他马上火儿了。 skin prickle Cool air made all the skin of her naked body prickle.

creep

vi. 爬行；蔓延；慢慢地移动；起鸡皮疙瘩 n. 爬行；毛骨悚然的感觉；谄媚者；非玩家控制的小兵（游戏术语）

Her arms crept around his neck. 她的双臂慢慢地搂住了他的脖子。 crept up the stairs 蹑手蹑脚上楼 House prices are creeping up again. 住房价格又在渐渐上涨。

flake

n. 小薄片，碎片；古怪的人；搁架；坚硬石片；（卷绳或盘索的）一圈 v. 剥落，将……剥落；使……成薄片；（非正式）入睡，筋疲力尽；把（绳子）松松挽好

Large flakes of snow 大片大片的雪花 flake on their other commitments 健忘的。。。 the paint had flaked off 油漆已经剥落

one catch

小条件，小陷阱，例外 “With one catch” means with one exception, that exception being something that might cause you to change your mind.

There's only one catch. 这有个小陷阱。 You can pre-order both on November 9 for shipments on November 16, with one catch: Microsoft’s 15-inch Cadillac of convertibles will ship only to US customers, at least initially.

perceived

v. 感知；认为（perceive的过去分词）；领会 adj. 感知到的；感观的

perceived risk 感知风险 认知风险 风险认知 I asked her if she perceived any hint of threat. She is perceived as vain, spoiled, and promiscuous. 她被认为是个虚荣、娇生惯养、YL的女人。

sperm

n. 精子；精液；鲸蜡油

I would insist the father be nothing but a sperm donor. 精子捐赠者

ingrained

adj. 根深蒂固的；彻头彻尾的；生染的 v. 使根深蒂固（ingrain的过去分词形式）；生染；就原料染色

ingrained prejudice 根深蒂固的偏见 一生的根深蒂固的习惯 ingrained notion 根深蒂固的观念

suitor

n. 求婚者；请愿者；[法] 起诉人

My mother had a suitor who adored her. 我的母亲曾有一位爱慕她的求婚者。 No one can be at once suitor and judge. 起诉者不得兼为法官。

stake

n. 桩，棍子；赌注；火刑；奖金 vt. 资助，支持；系…于桩上；把…押下打赌 vi. 打赌

at stake 危如累卵；处于危险中；在紧要关头 Controlling stake 控股权控制股权益大股东 How much was the stake (= how much did you bet) ? 下了多少注？ She has a personal stake in the success of the play. 这出戏成功与否对她个人有重大利害关系。

pirate

n. 海盗；盗版；侵犯专利权者 vt. 掠夺；翻印；剽窃 vi. 做海盗；从事劫掠

software pirates 软件盗版者

shunning

n. 回避

From that time forward everybody shunned him. 从那时起，人人都有意回避他。

plummet

v. 陡直落下，快速落下；（价值、数量等）骤然下跌 n. 骤降；铅垂，铅垂线

the man's attractiveness ratings plummeted I think we will see commodity prices plummet in the coming years. 商品价格将暴跌

penchant

n. 嗜好；倾向

The backpacker did not have a penchant for luxury travel.

peril

n. 危险；冒险 vt. 危及；置......于险境

imminent peril of his life. 他生命的危险迫在眉睫。 Keep off at your peril! 走开，否则发生危险自己负责！ The country's in peril. 国家处在危机之中。