2017年专八阅读真题生词整理passage 1
第一段
balmy
(of weather) pleasantly warm （气候）温和宜人的
a balmy summer evening 宜人的夏夜
第二段
buzz
to be busy and full of energy 繁忙；充满活力
The place was buzzing (with excitement).
那个地方一派繁忙热闹的景象。
holidaymaker (US vacationer)
a person who is on holiday away from where they usually live 度假者
That brings me to the attitude of a few boarding-house owners towards holidaymakers.
trickle
a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere 三三两两，零星
We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings. 早上我们店里通常只有零星的顾客。
comatose
very tired or in a deep sleep because of extreme tiredness, hard work, or too much alcohol （因极度疲倦、劳累或酗酒而）极困倦的，昏睡的
By midnight I was virtually comatose.
到了午夜时分，我差不多昏睡过去了。
第三段
dub
to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her 称…为，将…冠以
She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".
她被报纸称为“死亡天使”。
cork
the light, soft bark (= outer covering) of a Mediterranean tree （产于地中海的）软木橡树皮
第四段
treacly
dark and sticky, like treacle 糖蜜似的，色泽深且黏的
He'd coated the shelves with a thick treacly varnish.
他给架子涂了厚厚一层糖蜜似的罩光漆。
unnerve
to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened 使紧张；使缺乏信心；使恐惧I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.
这么多人来面试我，让我很紧张。
in spades
in large amounts or to a very great degree 很多；极其
My dog has personality in spades.
我的狗有丰富的个性。
第六段
eucalyptus (also eucalyptus tree); (also gum tree)
any of several types of tree, found especially in Australia, that produce an oil with a strong smell. Eucalyptus oil is used in medicine and industry. （尤指产于澳大利亚的）桉树
eucalyptus oil 桉树油
第九段
panoramic
with a view of a wide area 全景的
a wonderful panoramic view of the countryside 美丽的乡村全景
第十一段
idyllic
An idyllic place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful. 田园诗般的，田园风光的，恬静的
an idyllic childhood/summer 恬静愉快的童年／诗情画意般的夏天
wetsuit
a piece of clothing, usually made from rubber, that covers the whole body closely and is designed to keep you warm when you are swimming, especially in the sea, for long periods（尤指在海中潜水时可以保温的）橡胶潜水服
divers in wetsuits 穿着潜水服的潜水员
turquoise
a bluish-green semi-precious stone that is often used in jewellery 绿松石
pristine
new or almost new, and in very good condition 崭新的；状态良好的
pristine new offices 崭新的办公室
地名
第二段
Alentejo 阿连特茹（葡萄牙东南部）
第三段
Provence 普罗旺斯（法国东南部一地区）
Tuscany 托斯卡纳（意大利中西部）
Evora 埃武拉(葡萄牙南部城镇)
第四段
Costa Vicentina 维森蒂娜海岸
Porto Covo 科武港
Algarve 阿尔加维（葡萄牙最南的一个大区）
第五段
Faro 法鲁（葡萄牙东南端城镇，法鲁区首府）
Lisbon Airport 里斯本机场（位于葡萄牙首都里斯本市的一座民用机场）
第六段
Zambujeira 赞布热拉
Azenha 阿泽尼亚
第十段
Farol beach 法鲁海滩
第十一段
Cervejaria餐厅
O Sacas餐厅 （赞布耶拉多马尔地区(Zambujeira do Mar)）
海洋生物
第九段
terrapin plural terrapin or terrapins
a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes （生活在北美洲温带地区的河流、湖泊中的）水龟，泥龟
第十段
bass plural bass also (sea bass)
a type of fish found in rivers or the sea 鲈鱼
barnacle
a small sea creature with a shell, that sticks very tightly and in large numbers to rocks and the bottom of boats （岩石、船底等处的）附着甲壳动物，藤壶
goose barnacle 鹅颈藤壶
clam
a type of sea creature with a shell in two parts that can close together tightly, and a soft body that can be eaten 蛤，蛤蜊
