7. pest n. 有害生物,害蟲;討厭的人
Eg:
The flowers were attacked by garden pests.
這些花遭到花園里害蟲的侵蝕。
The man was a pest of society to them.
這個人對他們來說是個害群之馬。
派:
Pesticide n. 殺蟲劑
8. bug n. 蟲子;小病,(機器等)故障;竊聽器 vt. 煩擾;在......裝竊聽器
短語:
Bug off 停止打擾;走開
Bug out 匆忙離開;逃避
Put a bug in (someone’s) ear
事先給某人暗示
Eg:
It bugs me when the car behind me drives too close.
當我后面的車開得離我很近的時候就會使我很煩。
The police had bugged his apartment.
警方在他的公寓里裝了竊聽器。
9. buzz vi. 發出嗡嗡聲;忙亂;發出嘈雜的談話聲 n. 嗡嗡聲;嘈雜的談話聲
短語:
Buzz in/out 匆匆進來/出去
Buzz around/about 忙亂,急行
Buzz off 走開
Eg:
The crowd buzzed with excitement.
人群發出一片興奮的說話聲。
I told them to buzz off quickly.
我告訴他們迅速離開。
10. buck n. (一)美元,(一)澳元;雄鹿,雄兔 vi. (馬等)猛然弓背躍起
星巴克的英文名:Starbuck
短語:
Buck up 振奮;打起精神
Buck up one's idea 變得更認真,更有活力,更努力
Eg:
My friend tried to buck me up after I lost the contest.
我在競賽中失敗后,我的朋友們盡量使我打起精神來。
11. ivory n. 象牙;象牙色,乳白色
Eg:
My shirt is more ivory color than white.
我的襯衣與其說是白色的,不如說的乳白色的。
12. grease n. 油脂;潤滑油 vt. 用油脂涂,給......加潤滑油
短語:
Grease sb's palm/hand
向某人行賄
Eg:
Jim greased his boss’s palm to be promoted.
吉姆向老板行賄希望被提升。
派:
Greasy a. 多脂的;油滑的
13. howl vi./n. 嚎叫;呼嘯;吼叫,哀號
短語:
Howl in pain 痛得嚎啕大哭
Eg:
The dogs howled all night.
狗叫了一晚上。
Someone was howling in pain when the accident happened.
事故發生的時候有個人痛得嚎啕大哭。