西洋文學概論～單字筆記（week11)

1.  comrade(n.)

   -Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a

   difficult or dangerous situation with. 

   Ex: Unlike so many of his comrades he survived the war.

   - Socialists or communists sometimes call each other comrade,

   especially in meetings. 

       Ex: We can't remain indifferent when any comrade is in difficulty.

2.  rack(v.)

   -If someone is racked by something such as illness or anxiety, it

   causes them great suffering or pain.  

   Ex: His already infirm body was racked by high fever.

3. vengeance(n.)

   -Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone

   because they have harmed you. 

   Ex: He swore vengeance against the man who murdered his father.

4.  Grind(v.)(n.)

   -If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard

   surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. 

   Ex: Would you please grind a pound of coffee for me?

   - If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they

   are boring and take up a lot of time and effort.  

   Ex: Do you find learning Math a grind?

5.  court(n.)

   -The court of a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and

   carries out ceremonial or administrative duties.

   Ex: Their family was certainly well regarded at court.

6. brazen(adj.)

   - If you describe a person or their behavior as brazen, you mean that

   they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or 
   their behavior. 

   Ex: Her toleration of his brazen attitude is enough to show her great

   tolerance.

7.  indignation (n.)

   -Indignation is the feeling of shock and anger, which you have when

   you think that something is unjust or unfair. 

   Ex: The news roused discontent and indignation of the workers.

8. trim(v.)

   - If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small

   amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.  

   Ex: Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward

   places.

9.  swift(adj.)

   - A swift event or process happens very quickly or without delay. 

   Ex: He is swift to hear, but slow to speak.

10.  befall(v.)

- If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.  

     Ex: Jay fears bad luck may befall.

11.  kin(n.)

     - Your kin are your relatives.  

     Ex: Lilly has gone to live with her husband's kin.

12.  stealth(n.)

     - If you use stealth when you do something, you do it quietly and

     carefully so that no one will notice what you are doing.  

     Ex: Why do you slip away by stealth like this?

13.   murderous (adj.)

      - Someone who is murderous is likely to murder someone and may

     already have murdered someone.  

     Ex: This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second

     thought.

     -A murderous attack or other action is very violent and intended to

     result in someone's death.  

     Ex: He made a murderous attack on his wife that evening.

14.  heedful(adj.)

     -giving attention

     Ex: You should be more heedful of advice.

 

15.  keepsake(n.)

      -A keepsake is a small present that someone gives you so that you

     will not forget them. 

     Ex: My friend gave me his picture as a keepsake before going away.

16.  chafing(v.)

     - If you chafe at something such as a restriction, you feel annoyed

     about it.  

     Ex: He was chafing under the company's new ownership.

17.  glistening(v.)

     - If you say that someone's eyes glisten, you mean their eyes are

     shining.  

     Ex: Tim’s sunken eyes glistened with delight.

18.   column(n.)

     - A column is something that has a tall narrow shape

     Ex: The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the

     air.

19.  propped(v.)

    -If you prop an object on or against something, you support it by 
    putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere. 

    Ex: Jack propped his bike against the bus.

20. shroud(n.)

     - A shroud is a cloth, which is used for wrapping a dead body. 

     Ex: You will have no pockets in your shroud.

21. resound(v.)

     -If a place resounds with or to particular noises, it is filled with

     them.  

     Ex: The whole place resounded with music.

22.  poised(adj.)

     - If you are poised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.  

     Ex: Rachel appeared poised and calm.

23.throne(n.)

    -You can talk about the throne as a way of referring to the position of

    being king, queen, or emperor.

    Ex: When King George abdicated, his brother succeeded him on

    the throne.

24.  scot-free (adj.)

     -If you say that someone got away scot-free, you are emphasizing that

     they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should

     have been punished for.  

     Ex: They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence.

25.  counter(v.)

     - If you counter something that someone has said, you say something

     which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they

     are wrong.  

     Ex: The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims.