H

abbr

缩写 = (of lead used in pencils) hard （指铅笔中的铅心）硬的

    an H/an HH/a 2H pencil 硬度为H[HH/2H]的铅笔. Cf 参看 B, HB.

tranquillize

(US also tranquilize), tranquilise , v [Tn]

make (a person or an animal) calmer or sleepy, esp by means of a drug 使（人或动物）安静或入睡（尤指用药物）

    The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来.

dry-clean

v [Tn] clean (clothes, etc) without water, using a solvent which evaporates quickly 乾洗（衣服等）. dry-cleaner n

    The blankets are at the dry-cleaner´s. 毛毯都在乾洗店里. dry-cleaning n [U].

aspect

n

1 [C] particular part or feature of sth being considered 方面

    look at every aspect of the problem 看这问题的各个方面.

roughcast

n [U] coarse plaster containing gravel, used for covering the outside walls of buildings （含沙石的）粗灰泥（用以抹建筑物的外墙）.

handle

n

1 part of a tool, cup, bucket, door, drawer, etc, by which it may be held, carried or controlled （工具、 杯、 桶、 门、 抽屉等的）柄, 把, 把手, 拉手.

2 fact that may be taken advantage of 可能被利用的事实; 把柄; 可乘之机

astigmatic

adj.

embarrassingly

adv.

Pte

abbr 缩写 = (Brit) (US Pvt) Private (soldier)

    Pte (Jim) Hill 二等兵（吉姆?）希尔.

thug

n

violent criminal or hooligan 暴徒; 流氓; 恶棍.

safe deposit

(US ,safe deposit), building containingstrong-rooms and safes which people may rent separatelyfor storing valuables 贵重物品保管处（其保险箱可供人租用）. safe-deposit box small safe in such a building （贵重物品保管处的）保险箱.

pattern-shop

n room in a factory where patterns (pattern 2b) are made 制模车间.

misuse

v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]

1 use (sth) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose 误用, 滥用（某事物）

    misuse a word, expression, etc 误用一词、 词组等

druggist

n

(esp US) = chemist1.

epair

v[Tn]

1 restore (sth damaged or badly worn) to good condition 修理或修补（某物）

    repair a road, puncture, watch, shirt 修路、 补洞、 修表、 补衬衣.

Indo-European

adj

of the family of languages spoken originally in Europe and parts of western Asia (including eg English, French, German, Latin, Greek, Swedish, Hindi, etc) 印欧语系的（最初在欧洲和西亚部分地区说的语言, 包括英语、 法语、 德语、 拉丁语、 希腊语、 瑞典语、 印地语等）

scarper

v[I]

(Brit sl 俚) run away; leave 逃跑; 溜走

    Scarper! The cops are coming! 快跑! 警察来了!

the fair sex

(dated or joc 旧或谑) women 妇女.

wryly

adv.

atom bomb

= atomic bomb (atomic).