take sb out

escort or accompany sb to the theatre, a restaurant, etc 伴随或陪伴某人（去剧院、 饭店等）

    Have you taken her out yet? 你带她出去过吗?

    He took his wife out to dinner/for a meal on her birthday. 他在妻子过生日时请她出去吃晚饭. take sb/sth out (infml 口) kill sb or destroy sth; put sb/sth out of action 杀死某人; 毁坏某物; 使某人[某物]不能活动或失去作用

innuendo

n[C, U]

(pl ~es ) (derog 贬) indirect reference (usu suggesting sth bad or discreditable about sb) 影射; 暗射

    There have been too many unpleasant innuendoes in this debate and not enough facts. 在这?quot;缏壑芯菔刀呱? 含沙射影者多, 令人生厌.

remedy

n

~ (for sth)

1 [C] (fml 文) treatment, medicine, etc that cures or relieves a disease or pain 除或减轻病痛的治疗（法）、 药物等

mixed marriage

marriage between people of different races or religions （异族或异教的）通婚.

lion-hearted

adj very brave 勇猛的.

thereunder

adv

(fml or law 文或律) under that part (esp of a document, etc) 在那部分（尤指文件等的）之後; 在其下.

mistrustfully

adv.

tripping

adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]

(of movements, rhythms, etc) quick and light （指运动、 节奏等）快而轻的.

backwoods

n [pl]

1 uncleared forest land 未开拓的丛林地区.

2 remote or sparsely inhabited region 人烟稀少的边远地区.

arms

n[pl]

1 weapons, eg guns, rifles, explosives, etc 武器（如枪, 炮, 炸药等）

    arms and ammunition 武器和弹药

hardbitten

adj (of people) made tough by bitter experience （指人）经过磨练而变得坚强的.

cut at sb/sth

try to sever, open or wound sb/sth with a knife, etc 试图用刀等截断、 破开或伤害某人[某事物]

    His attacker cut at him with a razor. 袭击者用剃刀去割他.

    She cut at the rope in an attempt to free herself. 她割绳索以求脱身.

poly

n

(pl ~s) (infml 口) = polytechnic.

inert gas

gas (eg helium, neon) that does not react chemically with other substances 惰性气体.

weariness

n [U].

adoringly

adv.

driven

pp of drive1.

aroma

n

(esp pleasant) distinctive smell; fragrance 芳香; 香气

    the aroma of coffee, cigars, hot chestnuts 咖啡, 雪茄, 热栗子的香味.

lb

abbr 缩写 = (pl unchanged or lbs 复数或不变或作lbs) pound (weight) (Latin libra) （源自拉丁文libra）

    apples 20p (ie 20 pence) per lb 苹果每磅20便士

    Add 2lb sugar. 加两磅糖. Cf 参看 oz.

vernal

adj [attrib 作定语]

(fml or rhet 文或修辞) of, in or appropriate to the season of spring 春季的; 在春季的; 适合春季的

    vernal breezes, flowers 春风、 春天的花.