英语六级(CET6)考试对话词汇冲刺记忆(16)

　　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