carry-over n. sth. carried or left over 剩余物
realization n. being or becoming conscious
deaden v. (cause to) lose strength, feeling, brightness, etc.
disquiet vt. disturb
phon(e)y a. pretended; false
laughter n. laughing 笑声
desperately ad. with little hope of success 绝望地;拼命地
desperate a.
underneath prep. beneath; under
naked a. not covered by clothes; nude 裸体的
claw vt. tear, seize, pull with claws or hand 用爪抓
stairway n. 楼梯
destroy vt. break to pieces; put an end to 摧毁
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
in the midst of in the middle of
break up cease to be together 散开
grad/get/take hold of get possession of; grasp 抓住
break down destroy
fit in find space or room (for sth. or sb.)
draw lots use lots to decide sth. 抽签
make a / the difference have an effect or influence; matter 有关系,有影响
come up grow louder, stronger or brighter
head for move towards, go to
figure out work out; understand (sth. or sb.) by thinking 解决,算出;理解,弄清楚
or else otherwise; if not
mean business be ready to act ( not merely talk); be serous 是当真的
pile up heap up 堆起
get one's hands on find; get possession of
in the way of in the matter of; as regards 在……方面; 关于
go on be lit (灯)亮
go off stop, discontinue
call off stop or give the order to stop; cancel 停止;取消
blow one's top(sl.) explode with anger 在发脾气
hold……against allow(sth) to affect one's judgement of (sb.) 因(某事)而嫉恨(某人)
take up begin, undertake
born of owing existence to; deriving or resulting from
PROPER NAMES
Stockton斯道克顿(姓氏)
Henderson亨德森(姓氏)
Marty Weiss马蒂。韦斯
Jerry Harlowe杰雷。哈洛
Conelrad (short for Control of Electromagnetic radiation)
(美国)康纳雷民防广播体系(现已停止使用)
Yellow Alert空袭预备警报
Grace格雷斯(姓氏及女子名)
Paul保罗(男子名)
Bennett贝内特大街
Phil Kline菲尔。克兰