英语六级词汇天天记：看对话记单词（23）

A: There are hoof prints in the garden!

B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.

hoof n. （马，牛等的）蹄

A: Shall we take a taxi?

B: No, let’s just hop on a bus, it is only a short journey.

hop vi. 1. （人）单足跳跃，单足跳行；2. （鸟，昆虫等）齐足跳跃，齐足跳行

vt. 跳上（汽车，火车，飞机等）

n. 1. 蹦跳；2. （飞机的）短程航行

A: I was horrified by the tragic events.

B: Me too, they were shocking.

horrify vt. 使震惊，使毛骨悚然

A: There has been an increase in hostility between the two fighting nations.

B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.

hostility n. 1. 敌对，敌意，对抗；2. 抵制，反对；3.〔pl.〕交战，战争

A: What type of dog is that ?

B: It is a hound.

hound n. 猎犬

vt. 追逼，烦扰，纠缠

A: The airplane hovered above the airport for ten minutes.

B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.

hover vi. 1. （鸟等）翱翔，盘旋；2. 逗留在近旁，徘徊；3. 彷徨，犹豫

A: I heard a lot of howling last night.

B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.

howl vi. / n. 1. （狼，狗等）嗥叫，（风等）呼啸；2. （因愤怒，痛苦等）吼叫，哀号

A: Ah, look at those chicks all huddling together.

B: Aren’t they sweet?

huddle vi. 1. 聚集在一起，挤作一团；2. 把身子蜷成一团，蜷缩

vt. 使聚集在一起

n. 挤在一起的人，一堆杂乱的东西

A: I’m hoarse, I can’t speak.

B: How did you lose your voice?

hoarse a.（声音）嘶哑的，粗哑的

A: I’m going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?

B: I won’t play, but I’ll watch.

hockey n. 1. 曲棍球；2. 冰上曲棍球，冰球

A: Have you seen the hoe?

B: Not since the last time you were gardening.

hoe n. 锄

v. 用锄整（地），用锄除草

A: They hoisted a flag in honour of our victory.

B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.

hoist vt. 举起，升起，吊起

n. 1. 起重器械；2. 举起，升起，吊起

A: Stop! What is that under your coat?

B: My gun and its holder.

holder n. 1. 持有者，占有者；2. 支托物，夹具

A: I’ve come to pay homage to you.

B: Why, I did nothing special.

homage n. 尊敬，敬意，崇敬

A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country.

B: Yes, I agree, it is far too homogeneous.

homogeneous a. 同种类的，同性质的，有相同特征的

A: Put up your hood , it is raining.

B: I don’t have one , but I do have a umbrella.

hood n. 1. 风帽，兜帽；2. 罩，排风罩；3. 车盖，（折叠式）车篷