mean

v (pt, pp meant )

1 [Tn, Tn.pr,Tf]

~ sth (to sb) (intend to) convey sth; signify sth 意指某事; 意思是

hold together

(a) remain whole 保持完整: The car´s bodywork scarcely holds together. 这汽车的车身简直都要散架了.

(b) remain united 保持团结

    The Tory party always holds together in times of crisis. 保守党在紧要关头总是能团结一致. hold sth together cause sth to remain together; unite sth 使某事物不散开或团结一致

versatile

adj

(approv 褒)1 turning easily or readily from one subject, skill or occupation to another 有多种学问、 技能或职业的; 多才多艺的

    a versatile cook, writer, athlete 多才多艺的厨师、 作家、 运动员

oleander

n[C, U]

evergreen Mediterranean shrub with red, white or pink flowers and tough leaves 夹竹桃.

privileged

adj

1

(a) (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) having privilege(s) 享有特权的; 享受特殊待遇的; 获得优待的

publisher

n person or firm that publishes (publish 1a) books, newspapers, etc 出版者; 出版商; 出版社

    Several publishers are competing in the same market. 几家出版公司正在同一市场上进行竞争.

quarrel

n

1 ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) angry argument or disagreement 争吵; 吵架; 不和; 口角

    pick (ie provoke or seize the opportunity for) a quarrel with sb 向某人寻衅（找茬儿）

KO

abbr

缩写 = (infml 口) knock-out (esp in boxing) 击倒（尤为拳击用语）

    He was KO´d (ie knocked out) in the second round. 他在第二回合中被击倒.

thistle

n

any of various types of wild plant with prickly leaves and purple, white or yellow flowers (the national emblem of Scotland) 蓟（野生, 叶有刺, 花呈紫色、 白色或黄色, 为苏格兰的民族象徵）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii.

egret

n

type of heron with beautiful long white tail-feathers 白鹭.

reminiscence

n

1 [U] recalling of past events and experiences; reminiscing 回忆; 话旧; 怀旧.

2 reminiscences [pl]

land mass

large area of land 地块; 陆块

    several small islands separated from the main land mass by a deep channel 与大陆之间有一条很深的水道相隔的几个小岛.

low-level language

computer language using instructions that correspond closely to the operations which the computer will perform 低级语言（近於计算机作业指令的）.

gorse

n

(also furze, whin) [U]

yellow-flowered evergreen shrub with sharp thorns, growing on heaths and wasteland 荆豆（常绿灌木, 有刺、 开黄花, 生於荒野）.

extant

adj

(esp of documents, etc) still in existence （尤指文件等）仍然存在的, 现存的

    the earliest extant manuscript of this poem 此诗现存最早的原稿

involution

n[U, C].

the Antarctic Circle

the line of latitude 66 30S. 南极圈（南半球66 30的纬线所形成的圈）. =>illus at globe 见globe之插图.

stupid

adj

(-er, -est)

1

inconsistent

adj

1 [usu pred 通常作表语]

~ (with sth) not in harmony (with sth); containing parts that do not agree with one another 不和谐; 不一致; 不协调

oracular

adj

(fml or joc 文或谑) of or like an oracle; with hidden meaning （似）神谕的; 有隐意的

    oracular utterances from the headmaster校长的金口玉言.