2019年专八阅读真题生词整理passage 1

第一段

mezzanine

a small extra floor between one floor of a building and the next floor up 夹楼，夹层楼面

You can look down from the mezzanine onto the ground floor lobby.

你可以从夹楼往下看到一楼大堂。

The shoe department is on the mezzanine floor.

鞋品部在夹层楼面。

in a way that is satisfactory but not excellent 尚可地，合格地

For the past six years, they have worked at least passably well: one could not put it much higher.

billow

to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger 波浪般起伏，汹涌向前；（尤指布制品因充气）鼓起

Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.

滚滚浓烟不断从着火的大楼里涌出。

the foreground

the people, objects, countryside, etc. in a picture or photograph that seem nearest to you and form its main part （图片或照片的）前景

In the foreground of the painting is a horse and cart.

油画的前景是一架马车。

drapes

heavy curtains made with thick cloth （厚布制成的）帷，幕，窗帘

marquee

a roof-like structure that sticks out over the entrance to a public building, especially a theatre, and on which there is usually a sign （尤指戏院入口处挂有招牌的）遮檐，遮篷

第二段

out of place

in the wrong place or looking wrong 错位，不协调

The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.

在大人们中间那个男孩显得很不自在，手足无错。

comparatively

as compared to something else 相对地，比较而言

We couldn't afford it and yet we're comparatively well off (= we are richer than most people).

我们买不起，不过我们还算比较富裕的

stooped

stooped shoulders are bent forwards 曲背的

presage

to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen 预示，预兆（尤指不祥之事）

But still the economy is not showing signs of any of the excesses that normally presage a recession.

但经济仍未显露出任何过剩的迹象，这些迹象通常预示经济衰退。

第四段

newsstand

a table or temporary structure used as a small as a small shop for selling newspapers and magazines outside in public places 报摊，报亭，报刊出售处

expression

the look on someone's face, showing what they feel or think 表情；神色

Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face.

马克脸上总是带着一副苦恼的神情。

lacy

made of or decorated with lace (= decorative cloth)用蕾丝制成的；装点有蕾丝花边的

furl

to fold and roll something such as a flag, sail, or umbrella into a tight tube shape 卷起，收拢（旗、帆、伞等）

fretwork

decorative open patterns especially cut out of wood or metal or made in embroidery （在木头或金属上刻出的）装饰浮雕细工；（刺绣上的）回纹饰

festoon

a decorative chain made of coloured paper, flowers, etc. hung in a curve between two points（彩纸、花等做成的）花彩

television antennae

He was up on a roof removing a television antenna when something went wrong.

他在屋顶上拆卸电视天线时出了问题。

cavernous

If something is cavernous, there is a very large open space inside it. 似洞穴般的；（内部）大而深的，宽广的

a cavernous 4,000-seat theatre

有4000个座位的宽敞的剧院。

第六段

puff

to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising 喘气

He came puffing up the stairs.

他气喘吁吁地上了楼。

beanie

a hat made from wool with a small round wool ball on top（顶部有小羊毛球的）羊毛帽子