flush v.①脸红②逐出

同1.blush, redden 2.eject, expel

When she smiled at him, his face flushed bright red.

当她对他微笑时，他的脸涨得通红。

gallant¹ adj.勇敢的

同brave, daring, courageous²

A gallant man jumpedsintosthe river to save the drowning child.

一名勇敢的男子跳进河里搭救那个溺水的小孩。

halt v.停止

同pull up, stop, pause

The soldiers at the border halted the travelers to check their passports.

驻守边界的士兵把游客拦下来，检查他们的护照。

idolize v.崇拜

同admire, worship, adore

Jackie idolizes her math teacher and wants to be just like her.杰姬崇拜她的数学老师，想成为和她一样的人。

incessant³ adj.不断的同continuous, constant, ceaseless, continual, everlasting⁴

The incessant barking of my neighbor's dog kept me awake at night.

邻居的狗不停地叫，使我整夜无法入睡。

inordinate⁵ adj.不节制的；过度的

同excessive, immoderate, intemperate⁶, exorbitant⁷

Doctors have reported an inordinate number of patients with the flu this winter.

医生们报告说今年冬天有很多人罹患流行性感冒。

jettison⁸ v.丢弃；放弃

同cast, throw, hurl⁹, abandon, give up

The ship's captain ordered that all extra cargo¹⁰ be jettisoned¹¹ to prevent the ship from sinking.

船长下令把所有多余的货物都扔掉，以免船只沉没。

lament¹² v.哀悼同deplore¹³, bemoan¹⁴, bewail

Everyone in the neighborhood lamented¹⁵ the death of my Uncle Robert.

附近的每个人都对罗伯特叔叔的死表示哀悼。

luminous¹⁶ adj.发光的

同bright, radiant, shining

We looked up in the night sky and saw something luminous, which we thought was a UFO.

我们仰望夜空，看见一个发光体，我们认为那是飞碟。