英语六级词汇天天记：看对话记单词（21）

A: I heard that your house is haunted, how scary.

B: I’m not afraid of ghosts.

haunt vt. 1.（鬼魂等）长出没于；2. 使苦恼，使担忧；3. （思想，回忆等）萦绕在心头，缠绕

n. 常去的地方

A: The countryside offers me a welcome haven from city life.

B: Yes, it is necessary to get some clean and fresh air every once and a while.

haven n. 安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

A: There was havoc in the country when news of the war broke out.

B: I am not surprised.

havoc n. 大破坏，大毁坏

play havoc with 毁坏，扰乱

A: That is a very large bird in the sky.

B: I think it is a type of hawk.

hawk n. 1. 鹰；2. （主战或主张强硬路线的）”鹰派”人物

vt. 叫卖，兜售

A: Did you enjoy your drive?

B: Not really. There was haze and I could not see much out of the window.

haze n. 1. 烟雾；2. 懵懂，迷糊

vi. (over) 变模糊，变朦胧

A: Let’s sit around the hearth tonight and tell stories.

B: Great idea, I’ll light the fire.

hearth n. 炉床，壁炉边

A: I just bought 100 hectares of land.

B: That is a lot of land. What are you going to do with it?

hectare n. 公顷

A: The policewoman’s talk heightened my awareness of the dangers in the city.

B: Yes, she gave an informed speech.

heighten v. （使）提高，加强

 A: I am the sole heir to my father’s wealth.

B: Lucky you. It is shame that your father is not very wealthy!

heir n. 继承人

A: Why are you wearing that helmet?

B: I am pretending to be a firefighter!

helmet n. 头盔

A: Excuse me, but the hem on your skirt is showing.

B: Oh, thanks. I meant to sew it up this morning.

hem n. 贴边，镶边

vt. 1. 给．．．缝贴边；2. （in）包围，限制，约束

A: Have you been to the Southern Hemisphere?

B: No, I have never even traveled outside of Europe.

hemisphere n. 1. 地球的半球；2. 大脑半球

A: Henceforth, I promise to work much harder.

B: You promise that every year!

henceforth ad. 从今以后，从此以后

A: The trumpet blast heralded the news of the king’s arrival.

B: And did the crowds gather after hearing it?

herald vt. 1. 预示……的来临（或发生）；2. 宣布，欢呼

n. 1. 传令官，信使；2. 预兆，先兆

A: This meal is very tasty.

B: Oh, that must be the herbs that I put into it.

herb n. 药草，（调味用的）香草，草本植物。