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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, let’s 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: Aren’t 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: I’m hoarse, I can’t speak.
B: How did you lose your voice?
hoarse a.(声音)嘶哑的,粗哑的
A: I’m going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?
B: I won’t play, but I’ll 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: I’ve 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 don’t 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
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