生词学习
1. skeleton
英 /ˈskelɪtn/ 美 /ˈskelɪtn/
n. 骨架，骨骼；纲要；骨瘦如柴的人
adj. 骨骼的；骨瘦如柴的；概略的
•The human skeleton consists of 206 bones. 人的骨骼由206块骨头组成。
•a dinosaur skeleton 恐龙骨架
•Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained. 厂房只剩下混凝土骨架了。
•Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument. 通过例证使干巴巴的论点充实起来。
•There will only be a skeleton staff on duty over the holiday. 假期将只留必需的少数职员值班。
•We managed to operate a skeleton bus service during the strike. 罢工期间，我们设法保持最起码的公共汽车营运。
2. conceal
英 /kənˈsiːl/ 美 /kənˈsiːl/
vt. 隐藏；隐瞒
• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• For a long time his death was concealed from her. 他的死瞒了很长时间都没告诉她。
• Tim could barely conceal his disappointment. 蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。
• She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling. 她坐下来以不让人看出她在发抖。
3. possess
英 /pəˈzes/ 美 /pəˈzes/
vt. 控制；使掌握；持有；迷住；拥有，具备
•He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. 他被控无照拥有猎枪。
•The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works. 这座画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。
•I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour. 恐怕他没有什么幽默感。
•What possessed him to say such a thing? 他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？
4. vivid
英 /ˈvɪvɪd/ 美 /ˈvɪvɪd/
adj. 生动的；鲜明的；鲜艳的
•vivid memories 清晰的记忆
•He gave a vivid account of his life as a fighter pilot. 他生动地描述了他那战斗机飞行员的生活。
•vivid blue eyes 碧蓝的眼睛
•I vividly remember the day we first met. 我对我们第一次相见的那天记忆犹新。
•the vividness of my dream 我的梦境的清晰逼真
5. reputation
英 /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/ 美 /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/
n. 名声，名誉；声望
• to earn/establish/build a reputation 赢得╱确立╱树立声誉
• to have a good/bad reputation 有好╱坏名声
• She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook. 她不久就获得了顶级厨师的名声。
• I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late. 我知道马克迟到是出了名的。
• to damage/ruin sb's reputation 有损╱毁坏某人的名声
• The weather in England is living up to its reputation (= is exactly as expected) . 英格兰的天气真是名副其实。
6. ruin
英 /ˈruːɪn/ 美 /ˈruːɪn/
n. 毁坏；毁灭，灭亡；崩溃；破产，一无所有，丢掉工作；破产的根源，祸根；废墟；残存部分
v. 破坏，糟蹋；毁灭，对……有灾难性的影响；使破败，成为废墟；（使）破产；（诗文）头朝下跌落；堕落
n. (Ruin) （法、俄、意、瑞典）吕安（人名）
•The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
•That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. 正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
•My new shoes got ruined in the mud. 我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。
•If she loses the court case it will ruin her. 如果败诉，她就完了。
•The country was ruined by the war. 这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏
7. heroine
英 /ˈherəʊɪn/ 美 /ˈheroʊɪn/
n. 女主角；女英雄；女杰出人物
•the heroines of the revolution 那场革命中的各位女英雄
•The heroine is played by Demi Moore. 女主角由黛米•摩尔扮演。
•Madonna was her teenage heroine. 麦当娜是她十几岁时的偶像。
8. fiction
英 /ˈfɪkʃn/ 美 /ˈfɪkʃn/
n. 小说；虚构，编造；谎言
•a work of popular fiction 通俗小说作品
•historical/romantic fiction 历史╱言情小说
•For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married. 多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假象。
9. stake
英 /steɪk/ 美 /steɪk/
n. 桩，棍子；赌注；火刑；奖金
vt. 资助，支持；系…于桩上；把…押下打赌
vi. 打赌
n. (Stake)人名；(瑞典)斯塔克
•Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. 圣女贞德被处以火刑。
•a 20% stake in the business 那家公司20%的股份
•She has a personal stake in the success of the play. 这出戏成功与否对她个人有重大利害关系。
•Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society. 很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。
•How much was the stake (= how much did you bet) ? 下了多少注？
•They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money) . 他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。
•We cannot afford to take risks when peoples' lives are at stake. 现在人命交关，不容我们有闪失。
•The prize at stake is a place in the final. 这次如果获胜，便能进入决赛。
•John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes. 论人格魅力，约翰很一般。
10. petrified
英 /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ 美 /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
adj. 惊呆的；目瞪口呆的
v. 使石化；变僵硬；发呆（petrify的过去分词）
•a petrified expression 惶恐的表情
•I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。
•They were petrified with fear (= so frightened that they were unable to move or think) . 他们都吓呆了。
•a petrified forest 石化林
11. dangle
英 /ˈdæŋɡl/ 美 /ˈdæŋɡl/
v. （使）摇晃地悬挂着；提着；炫示；用……来诱惑（或激励）
n. (Dangle) （美、印、法）当格勒（人名）
•Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手镯上挂着许多金饰物。
•A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling. 天花板上孤零零地悬吊着一只灯泡。
•He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side. 他悬垂着双腿坐在边缘上。
•She dangled her car keys nervously as she spoke. 她说话时紧张地晃动着她那串汽车钥匙。
•She kept him dangling for a week before making her decision. 她让他忐忑不安了一个星期才作出决定。
12. unsympathetic
英 /ˌʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ 美 /ˌʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
adj. 不表同情的；不同情的
•I told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic. 我把麻烦事告诉了他，但他完全无动于衷。
•The government was unsympathetic to public opinion. 政府违背了民意。
•‘You've only got yourself to blame,’ she said unsympathetically. “你只能怪你自己。”她冷漠地说。
短语学习
1. a skeleton in the cupboard 不为人知的家丑
2. to varying degrees 在不同程度上
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