单词 含义 例句
avoid 避开,避免 Matt spent the rest of the week trying to avoid Mrs. Menendez.
normally 通常,正常地 Normally he looked forward to music class, but now he was glad he only had it once a week.
praise 表扬,赞扬 He didn't want his friends to hear her praising his voice and pressuring him to join chorus.
pressure 1. 施加压力,(2. 压迫,精神压力) He didn't want his friends to hear her praising his voice and pressuring him to join chorus.
certainly 1. 无疑地,必定,确实地,(2. (用于回答)当然,可以,没问题) He liked to sing by himself, not with a group of kids, and certainly not where Tyler and Brian could hear him.
cafeteria 自助餐馆,自助食堂 Mrs. Menendez was in the cafeteria.
hallway 玄关,走廊 Mrs. Menendez was in the hallway.
panic 恐慌,惊慌,慌张,手忙脚乱 He panicked on Wednesday and came within an inch of walking into the girls' bathroom by mistake.
dodge (快速)躲闪,灵活地避开 By the time Friday came, he was exhausted from dodging her.
possibility 可能性,可能 Because the other possibility was so exciting, he could barely say the words.
barely 1. 几乎不,几乎没有,(2. 勉强,好不容易才) Because the other possibility was so exciting, he could barely say the words.
metropolitan 主要都市的,大都市的 Are we going to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City?
Met 纽约大都市艺术博物馆 (the Metropolitan Opera House = the Met) We're not going to the Met.
movie theater 电影院 We're going to see an opera at a movie theater.
spoonful 满满一匙,一匙的量 Matt made a face as he scooped up another spoonful of cereal.
series 连续,系列 The movie theater was showing a series of operas broadcast live from famous opera houses.
broadcast (在电视或收音机上)广播,播送 The movie theater was showing a series of operas broadcast live from famous opera houses.
live 1. 实况地,现场的,(2. 活的,有生命的) The movie theater was showing a series of operas broadcast live from famous opera houses.
opera house 歌剧院 The movie theater was showing a series of operas broadcast live from famous opera houses.
production 1. 生产,制造,(电影、戏剧等)制片,(2. 产品,产物,(电影、戏剧等)作品或节目) Today's opera is The Barber of Seville, and it'll be just like seeing the live production.
enthusiastically 热心地,非常热衷地 "Oh! That would be great!" Matt said enthusiastically.
definitely 肯定地,绝对地 We definitely can't go there.
online 联机地,在线地 I could try to get another ticket online.
invasion 侵入,侵犯 Zombie Invasion 4 is opening this weekend.
highly 非常,高度地 It was highly unlikely that Brian and Tyler would see the movie without him.
unlikely 不可能发生的,不大有希望的 It was highly unlikely that Brian and Tyler would see the movie without him.
screen (电脑、电视等的)萤幕,画面 That movie theater has a dozen screens!
odds 成功的可能性,机率 The odds we'll run into somebody I know in the lobby or parking lot are huge!
lobby (酒店、剧院等的)前厅,门厅 The odds we'll run into somebody I know in the lobby or parking lot are huge!
clip 1. (电影中一部分内容的)剪辑,片段,(2. 夹子,回纹针,3. 修剪) He'd seen clips of operas online before, but he'd never watched an entire production.
persuade 说服 Now all he had to do was persuade his mother to go to one of those other theaters.
highway 高速公路 I know you don't like driving on highways, and there's no other way to get to that theater.
browse 1. 上网搜索(信息),(2. 浏览,粗略地看) With a sigh, he went back online and browsed his favorite websites.
website 网站 With a sigh, he went back online and browsed his favorite websites.
disguise 变装,伪装 I'll go in disguise!
spare 1. 剩下的,备用的,(2. 饶恕,赦免,3. 分出,腾出(时间、金钱等)) I think we still have some of his old clothes in the spare bedroom.
bureau 衣橱,梳妆台 He went off to explore the bureau and closet.
dig 1. 翻找,发掘,(2. 掘(土),挖(地等)) He was so busy digging around that he almost didn't hear his mother.
cane 手杖,柺杖 He was also wearing his own sunglasses and carrying his grandfather's cane.
counter 1. 柜台,(2. (厨房的)料理台) At the theater Mrs. Whitman stopped to buy some snacks at the counter in the lobby.
intermission 幕间休息,中场休息 This opera lasts two and a half hours, and that doesn't include intermission.
overture 前奏曲,序幕 As the overture started, he settled back in his seat, ready to enjoy the show.