1、bleed
a.
to lose blood:
//Your arm is bleeding.
//He was bleeding heavily.
b.
to lose a lot of money, or to make this happen:(散失，榨取)
//The newspaper is bleeding money and is now almost €150 million in the red.
//bleed sth from sth :The energy crisis is estimated to be bleeding $1.4 billion a month from the region's economy.
2、confidential
a.
secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation:
//All information will be treated as strictly confidential
3、diabetes
a.
a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood(糖尿病)
4、doze
a.
to have a short sleep, especially during the day:
//My cat likes dozing in front of the fire.
5、dose
a.
a measured amount of something such as medicine:
//a high/low dose
//a dose of penicillin
//The label says to take one dose three times a day.
//20 or 30 of these pills would be a lethal dose (= enough to kill you).
b.
an amount or experience of something, often something bad or unpleasant:
//The government received a hefty dose of bad news this week.
//UK She's got a nasty dose of flu.
6、imperative
a.
extremely important or urgent:
//The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.
//It's imperative to act now before the problem gets really serious.
7、mug
a.
a large cup with straight sides used for hot drinks:
//I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed.
b.
a person who is stupid and easily deceived:
//He's such a mug, he believes everything she tells him.
c.
someone's face:
//his ugly mug
d.
to attack a person in a public place and steal their money:
He was mugged in broad daylight.
8、passive
a.
not acting to influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in control:
//He's very passive in the relationship.
//Traditionally in many professions women have been confined to more passive roles.
9、pitch
a.
an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football(场地)
//a football/hockey/cricket pitch
//Supporters invaded (= ran onto) the pitch.
b.
the level or degree of something:
//The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch (= note).
//If you teach children and adults in the same class, it's difficult to get the pitch (= level of difficulty or interest) right.
10、alert
a.
quick to see, understand, and act in a particular situation:
//I'm not feeling very alert today - not enough sleep last night!
//A couple of alert readers posted comments on the website pointing out the mistake.
//Parents should be alert to sudden changes in children's behaviour
b.
a message, for example on your mobile phone or on television or radio, that warns you or gives you information about something:
//You can set location-based alerts so your phone will remind you of something important when you are arriving at or leaving a location.
//I get text alerts when I have used 80% of my mobile data.
//Sign up to receive news alerts in your area
11、shutter
a.
the part of a camera that opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken
b.
a wooden cover on the outside of a window that prevents light or heat from going into a room or heat from leaving it:
//Shutters usually come in pairs and are hung like doors on hinges.
12、slipper
a.
a type of soft, comfortable shoe for wearing inside the house:
//a pair of slippers
//He put on his bathrobe and slippers.
13、tablet
a.
a small, solid piece of medicine:
//a sleeping tablet
//a vitamin tablet
b.
a thin, flat, often square piece of hard material such as wood, stone, or metal:
//The poem was engraved on a tablet of stone.
//a tablet of soap
c.
a small, flat computer that is controlled by touching the screen or by using //a special pen
14、timid
a.
shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened:
//Kieran is a timid child.
//My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs.
15、velvet
a. a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface:
//Her skin was as soft as velvet.
16、volatile
a.
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse:
//Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.
//The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol.
b.
likely to change emotional state very suddenly, especially by becoming angry:
//He had a volatile temper and couldn't have been easy to live with.
//She is volatile and unreliable.
17、whip
a.
a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people:
//She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip.
//The lion-tamer cracked his whip.
18、charcoal
a.
a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with:
//charcoal for the barbecue
//I prefer sketching in charcoal to pencil.
//a charcoal drawing
//The uniform is charcoal (grey) (= dark grey) and red.
19、Like will draw like
物以类聚
20、housekeeping
a.
the management of a home and the work that needs to be done in it, such as cleaning (家务)
//She had a relaxed attitude to housekeeping.
21、lessen
a.
If something lessens or is lessened, it becomes less strong:
//A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.
22、entreat sb. to do sth
恳求某人做某事
23、perpetually
a.
always or very often:
//She's perpetually asking me for money.
24、exhortation
a.
he act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something:
//Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike.
//The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance.
25、faggot
a.
a gay man. This word is considered offensive when it is used by people who are not gay.
b.
sticks of wood, tied together and used as fuel for a fire(柴捆)
c.
a ball of meat mixed with bread and herbs, fried or cooked in sauce(烤肉丸，炸肉丸)
26、in succession
连续地
27、Locusts（蝗虫）
a.
a large insect found in hot areas that flies in large groups and destroys plants and crops
28、sting
a.
If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin:
//Do all types of bee sting?
//I got stung by a wasp yesterday.
//I didn't see the nettles until I was stung by them.
29、Scorpion(蝎子)
a. a small creature similar to an insect that lives in hot, dry areas of the world and has a long body and a curved tail with a poisonous sting (= pointed part that can go through skin)
30、Cock
a.
an adult male chicken
31、hen
a.
an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs
32、barleycorn(大麦粒)
33、thee
a.
you; object form of thou; used when speaking to one person:
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