A: There are hoof prints in the garden!
B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.
hoof n. (马，牛等的)蹄
A: Shall we take a taxi?
B: No, lets just hop on a bus, it is only a short journey.
hop vi. 1. (人)单足跳跃，单足跳行;2. (鸟，昆虫等)齐足跳跃，齐足跳行
vt. 跳上(汽车，火车，飞机等)
n. 1. 蹦跳;2. (飞机的)短程航行
A: I was horrified by the tragic events.
B: Me too, they were shocking.
horrify vt. 使震惊，使毛骨悚然
A: There has been an increase in hostility between the two fighting nations.
B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.
hostility n. 1. 敌对，敌意，对抗;2. 抵制，反对;3.[pl.]交战，战争
A: What type of dog is that ?
B: It is a hound.
hound n. 猎犬
vt. 追逼，烦扰，纠缠
A: The airplane hovered above the airport for ten minutes.
B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.
hover vi. 1. (鸟等)翱翔，盘旋;2. 逗留在近旁，徘徊;3. 彷徨，犹豫
A: I heard a lot of howling last night.
B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.
howl vi. / n. 1. (狼，狗等)嗥叫，(风等)呼啸;2. (因愤怒，痛苦等)吼叫，哀号
A: Ah, look at those chicks all huddling together.
B: Arent they sweet?
huddle vi. 1. 聚集在一起，挤作一团;2. 把身子蜷成一团，蜷缩
vt. 使聚集在一起
n. 挤在一起的人，一堆杂乱的东西
A: Im hoarse, I cant speak.
B: How did you lose your voice?
hoarse a.(声音)嘶哑的，粗哑的
A: Im going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?
B: I wont play, but Ill watch.
hockey n. 1. 曲棍球;2. 冰上曲棍球，冰球
A: Have you seen the hoe?
B: Not since the last time you were gardening.
hoe n. 锄
v. 用锄整(地)，用锄除草
A: They hoisted a flag in honour of our victory.
B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.
hoist vt. 举起，升起，吊起
n. 1. 起重器械;2. 举起，升起，吊起
A: Stop! What is that under your coat?
B: My gun and its holder.
holder n. 1. 持有者，占有者;2. 支托物，夹具
A: Ive come to pay homage to you.
B: Why, I did nothing special.
homage n. 尊敬，敬意，崇敬
A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country.
B: Yes, I agree, it is far too homogeneous.
homogeneous a. 同种类的，同性质的，有相同特征的
A: Put up your hood , it is raining.
B: I dont have one , but I do have a umbrella.
hood n. 1. 风帽，兜帽;2. 罩，排风罩;3. 车盖，(折叠式)车篷
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