[5分59秒] 英语听力初级篇：掌握常见颜色词汇

名词泥土; 污垢，污泥; 下流想法; 恶意中伤的话

1. 灰尘;尘土;污物
If there is dirt on something, there is dust, mud, or a stain on it.

e.g. I started to scrub off the dirt.
我开始擦洗上面的灰尘。

2. 泥土;尘土;松土
You can refer to the earth on the ground as dirt, especially when it is dusty.

e.g. They all sit on the dirt in the dappled shade of a tree.
他们全都坐在斑驳树阴下的泥土地上。

3. (路面、地面等)土的，泥的
A dirt road or track is made from hard earth. A dirt floor is made from earth without any cement, stone, or wood laid on it.

e.g. I drove along the dirt road...
我驱车沿那条土路行进。
e.g. The rooster chased me across the dirt floor of the barn.
公鸡追着我跑过谷仓的泥土地面。

4. 丑闻;丑事;流言蜚语
If you say that you have the dirt on someone, you mean that you have information that could harm their reputation or career.

e.g. Steve was keen to get all the dirt he could on her...
史蒂夫一心想要搜罗关于她的一切丑闻。
e.g. Both parties use computers to dig up dirt on their opponents.
双方都用电脑搜集对手的丑事。

5. 说闲话;散布流言蜚语
If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.

e.g. He dishes the dirt on his buddies.
他说自己伙伴的闲话。

6. 视…如草芥;瞧不起;轻视
If you say that someone treats you like dirt, you are angry with them because you think that they treat you unfairly and with no respect.

e.g. People think they can treat me like dirt!
人们以为可以视我为草芥！

名词旗; 旗帜; 信号旗; 菖蒲

及物动词标示

不及物动词疲乏，变弱，热情衰减

1. 旗;旗帜;(尤指)国旗
A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country.

e.g. The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag...
海军陆战队队员爬到使馆大楼顶上，升起了美国国旗。
e.g. They had raised the white flag in surrender.
他们已经举起白旗投降。

2. (在售旗募捐日出售或在某个位置上作标记用的)小旗，旗状物
A flag is a small piece of paper or cloth attached to a stick or pin which is sold on a flag day or used to mark a particular spot.

3. 旗帜(新闻用语，代指某个国家、组织或其价值观、权力)
Journalists sometimes refer to the flag of a particular country or organization as a way of referring to the country or organization itself and its values or power.

e.g. Joining John Whitaker will be his brother Michael also riding under the British flag...
约翰·惠特克将与他的兄弟迈克尔一起代表英国参加这场自行车赛。
e.g. The airport was opened by Canadian troops operating under the flag of the United Nations.
机场由加拿大军队以联合国的名义开放。

4. 松劲;泄气;疲乏
If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.

e.g. His enthusiasm was in no way flagging...
他的热情丝毫未减。
e.g. By 4,000m he was beginning to flag.
跑到4,000米时，他开始体力不支。

5. 同 flagstone
A flag is the same as a flagstone .

6. (在国外时)表示并号召拥护自己的国家;（为少数人支持的事业)摇旗呐喊
If you fly the flag, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.

e.g. Steve Crabb can fly the flag with distinction for Britain in Barcelona.
史蒂夫·克拉布在巴塞罗那可以旗帜鲜明地支持英国。

7. 挥手拦下，招手叫(尤指出租车)
If you flag down a vehicle, especially a taxi, you wave at it as a signal for the driver to stop.

e.g. Marlette was already out of the door, flagging down a taxi.
马利特已经出门了，正挥手招呼一辆出租车。

名词草，青草; 草地，草坪; 告密者; 〈俚〉龙须菜

及物动词用草覆盖; 使…长满草; 使…吃草

不及物动词渐渐被草覆盖; 放牧

1. 草；青草
Grass is a very common plant consisting of large numbers of thin, spiky, green leaves that cover the surface of the ground.

e.g. Small things stirred in the grass around the tent...
一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。
e.g. The lawn contained a mixture of grasses.
草坪上生长着各种青草。

2. 草地；草坪；草场
If you talk about the grass, you are referring to an area of ground that is covered with grass, for example in your garden.

e.g. In the old days, there were strict fines for walking on the grass or missing a study period...
过去，踩踏草坪或旷课都会被重金处罚。
e.g. I'm going to cut the grass.
我要去修剪草坪了。

3. 同marijuana
Grass is the same as marijuana .

e.g. I started smoking grass when I was about sixteen.
我大约16岁的时候开始吸大麻。

4. （向警方等）揭发，告发
If you say that one person grasses on another, the first person tells the police or other authorities about something criminal or wrong which the second person has done.

e.g. His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang...
妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。
e.g. He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing.
他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。

5. 告密者；揭发者
A grass is someone who tells the police or other authorities about criminal activities that they know about.

6. 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.

e.g. He was very happy with us but wanted to see if the grass was greener elsewhere.
他对我们感到十分满意，但还想看看是否有更合适的人选。

7. （因年老等）被辞退，遭解雇
If you say that someone is being put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.

e.g. The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No'.
首相拒绝被解除职务，当问到他是否会辞职时，他说，“我的回答是不。”

名词海洋; 洋; 大海; （地球上划分出的）洋

1. 海洋；大海
The ocean is the sea.

e.g. There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.
鲜有景致能与温暖夜色下风平浪静的大海媲美。

2. （五大洋之一的）洋
An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.

e.g. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
e.g. ...the Indian Ocean.
印度洋

3. 许多；大量
If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it.

e.g. I had cried oceans of tears...
我泪流成河。
e.g. APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon.
亚太经合组织似乎为一大堆空洞的胡言乱语所淹没。

4. 沧海一粟;九牛一毛
If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something.

e.g. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
同播出的实际开支相比较，他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。

名词橙色; 桔子，橙子; [植]桔树; 桔色

形容词橙色的; 橘色的; 桔红色的

1. 橙色；橙黄色
Something that is orange is of a colour between red and yellow.

e.g. ...men in bright orange uniforms.
身着亮橙色制服的人

2. 橙；甜橙
An orange is a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange coloured skin.

e.g. An orange a day will give you all the vitamin C you need.
每天吃一个橙子能充分摄取所需的维生素C。
e.g. ...orange trees.
橙树

3. 橙汁；橘子水
Orange is a drink that is made from or tastes of oranges.

e.g. ...vodka and orange.
橙汁伏特加酒

名词积雪; 雪，雪花; 雪季

及物动词下雪; 使纷纷落下; 使变白; 被雪覆盖，被雪阻挡

不及物动词降雪

1. 雪
Snow consists of a lot of soft white bits of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.

e.g. In Mid-Wales six inches of snow blocked roads...
在威尔士的中部地区，6英寸厚的大雪阻塞了道路。
e.g. They tramped through the falling snow.
他们在纷飞的大雪里艰难前行。

2. 降雪;雪季
You can refer to a great deal of snow in an area as the snows .

e.g. ...the first snows of winter...
冬天里的第一场雪
e.g. As the snows melt, the flood waters rise.
雪融化的时候，洪水会上涨。

3. 下雪
When it snows, snow falls from the sky.

e.g. It had been snowing all night.
整晚都在下雪。

4. 用花言巧语鼓动(或迷惑)
If someone snows you, they persuade you to do something or convince you of something by flattering or deceiving you.

e.g. I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas.
我真蠢，居然被他的胡乱吹嘘给蒙蔽了。

5. see also: snowed in;snowed under

名词太阳，阳光; 恒星; 中心人物

动词晒太阳

1. 太阳;日
The sun is the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth goes round, and that gives us heat and light.

e.g. The sun was now high in the southern sky...
太阳正高挂在南边的天空上。
e.g. The sun came out, briefly.
太阳短暂地露了露脸。

2. 太阳的光和热;日光;阳光
You refer to the light and heat that reach us from the sun as the sun .

e.g. Dena took them into the courtyard to sit in the sun...
德娜带他们到院子里晒太阳。
e.g. They were trying to soak up some sun.
他们想晒晒太阳。

3. 晒太阳
If you are sunning yourself, you are sitting or lying in a place where the sun is shining on you.

e.g. She was last seen sunning herself in a riverside park.
最后一次有人看见她时，她正在河边公园晒太阳。

4. 恒星
A sun is any star which has planets going around it.

5. 天下万物;世上一切;全世界
Everything under the sun means a very great number of things. Anything under the sun means anything at all.

e.g. We sat there for hours talking about everything under the sun...
我们在那儿坐了几个小时，谈天说地。
e.g. The fashion-conscious will go for anything under the sun!
流行意识将无所不在。

6. a place in the sun - see place

形容词振动的; 响亮的; 充满生气的

1. 充满生气的;精力充沛的;活跃的
Someone or something that is vibrant is full of life, energy, and enthusiasm.

e.g. Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality...
汤姆感觉自己被她充满朝气的个性所吸引。
e.g. ...Shakespeare's vibrant language...
莎士比亚鲜活的语言