Lesson 22

狂饮, 大口喝

Thirsty after the game, he proceeded to guzzle a whole bottle of water.

比赛后口渴，他开始大口喝一整瓶水。

惹恼, 烦扰

His persistent interruptions nettled the teacher during the lesson.

他持续不断的打断惹恼了上课的老师。

减少, 缩小

The water level in the reservoir began to dwindle during the dry season.

水库的水位在旱季开始下降。

纠缠, 缠绕

The vines grew rapidly and began to entangle, forming a dense, impenetrable thicket in the garden.

藤蔓迅速生长并开始缠绕，在花园中形成了一片茂密、无法穿透的灌木丛。

用于分离亚麻纤维的梳子, 亚麻梳

矮床, 滑动床

急匆匆地走, 用小而快的步子移动

The spy scuttled through the dimly lit alley, trying to avoid detection.

间谍匆匆穿过昏暗的小巷，试图避免被发现。

授予贵族头衔, 使高贵

弄湿并弄脏, 弄乱并弄脏

欺骗性地吸引, 诱骗

爱抚, 温柔地触摸

The couple walked hand in hand, occasionally fondling each other's fingers.

这对夫妇手牵着手走着，偶尔抚摸彼此的手指。

哄骗, 甜言蜜语说服

She tried to cajole her friend into joining her for the weekend getaway with promises of a relaxing time.

她试图用放松的时光的承诺哄骗她的朋友加入她的周末度假。

混乱, 糊涂

The new employee faced a muddle of instructions on their first day.

新员工在第一天就面临了一堆混乱的指示。

催促, 快速移动

Realizing the urgency, he hustled his friends out of the building before the authorities arrived.

意识到紧迫性，他在当局到达之前匆忙把他的朋友们赶出了大楼。

使成斑驳, 给...染上斑点

使困惑, 难住

The complex instructions on the assembly manual baffled the new employees.

组装手册上的复杂说明难倒了新员工。

用鼻子拱, 嗅探寻找

轻轻摇晃, 左右移动

刚毛, 硬毛

The boar's bristles were rough to the touch.

野猪的鬃毛摸起来很粗糙。

兜售, 叫卖

In the old days, merchants used to peddle their wares in marketplaces.

在过去，商人们常常在市场上兜售他们的商品。