1.frock n. 罩袍,僧衣,女上裝 vt. 穿罩衫,授以神職
Her frock came from Paris, but she wears them with a strong English accent.
她的罩袍來自巴黎,可是她簡直把它們穿成了英國式(的樣子)。
2.scorch v. (使)燒焦,變焦,(使)枯萎 n. 燒焦
The long drought scorched the grass.
久旱使青草枯萎。
3.beckon v. 召喚,(以點頭或打手勢)向 ... 示意,吩咐,引誘,吸引
He beckoned to me from across the street.
他在馬路對面向我招手致意。
4.sprain[sprein] n. 扭傷 vt. 扭傷
My sprained ankle has been acting up badly all week.
我的腳扭傷了,整整難受了一個星期。
5.wrench n. 扳鉗,猛扭,痛苦 vt. 猛扭,扭傷 vi. 猛扭,扭傷,曲解
He closed the door so hard that he wrenched the handle off.
他關門用力過猛,連門把手都擰了下來。
6.to and fro 往復,來來回回
The cat made little rushes to and fro after the ball.
貓追著球跑過來跑過去。