二十六個(gè)A到Z奇葩英文單詞.doc

二十六個(gè)A到Z奇葩英文單詞Have you ever worn winklepickers or salopettes? Is the saying about French women and their oxters true? Do your friends complain that you bibble too much? Have you ever experienced zoanthropy and been convinced you were an elephant?你穿過(guò)尖頭皮鞋或高腰褲嗎？關(guān)于法國(guó)女人和她們的腋窩的說(shuō)法是真的嗎？你的朋友有抱怨過(guò)你吃喝時(shí)聲音太大嗎？你有經(jīng)歷過(guò)變獸妄想并認(rèn)為自己是一頭大象嗎？If youre confused as to how to answer any or all of these questions, never fear! Weve created this confusion, and were here to clear it up with this alphabetical list of 26 weird English words and their meanings.如果你已經(jīng)暈倒，表示不知道如何回答所有或部分上面的問(wèn)題，請(qǐng)不要害怕！我們就是故意制造這些混亂的，而且我們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好按英文字母順序排序的26個(gè)奇葩英文單詞為你答疑解惑。agastopia n. admiration of a particular part of someones body名詞指尤其迷戀某人身體的某一部分。bibble v. to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily動(dòng)詞經(jīng)常喝酒；吃東西或喝東西時(shí)噪音很大。cabotage n. coastal navigation; the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders名詞沿海貿(mào)易權(quán)；（尤指給外國(guó)運(yùn)輸工具的）在某個(gè)國(guó)家邊境航空運(yùn)輸范圍內(nèi)的沿海貿(mào)易權(quán)，沿海航行權(quán)doodle sack n. old English word for bagpipe名詞風(fēng)笛的古英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)法。erinaceous adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog形容詞猬的，似猬的，多髦毛的Although she wont know what it means, never, ever tell your date Erin that she is “l(fā)ooking quite erinaceous this evening.”盡管她不會(huì)知道是什么意思，但永遠(yuǎn)都不要告訴你的女朋友Erin“她今晚打扮的像個(gè)刺猬一樣。”firman n. in Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign名詞在土耳其和一些其它東方國(guó)家，由最高統(tǒng)治者（君主）所發(fā)出的法令或命令。gabelle n. a tax on salt名詞鹽稅halfpace n. a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight名詞站臺(tái)或樓梯間內(nèi)樓梯可以精準(zhǔn)的轉(zhuǎn)向相反方向更低一層樓梯。impignorate v. to pawn or mortgage something動(dòng)詞典當(dāng)、抵押某物。jentacular adj. pertaining to breakfast形容詞關(guān)于早餐的，附屬于早餐的。kakorrhaphiophobia n. fear of failure名詞失敗恐懼癥。This is the last word that someone with kakorrhaphiophobia would want to encounter in a spelling bee.在拼字比賽中“失敗恐懼癥”是人們最不愿看到的單詞。lamprophony n. loudness and clarity of enunciation名詞聲音的響亮和清晰。macrosmatic adj. having a good sense of smell形容詞嗅覺(jué)發(fā)達(dá)的。nudiustertian n. the day before yesterday名詞前天。oxter n. outdated word meaning “armpit”名詞過(guò)時(shí)的詞，指“腋下”。pauciloquent adj. uttering few words; brief in speech形容詞微言大義的、說(shuō)的很少；簡(jiǎn)短的演講。quire n. two dozen sheets of paper名詞兩打紙張。ratoon n. small shoot growing from the root of a plant名詞（農(nóng)作物，尤其指甘蔗的）截根苗。salopettes n. high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps名詞高腰帶吊褲帶的高腰褲。tittynope n. a small quantity of something left over名詞某物剩下的少量部分。ulotrichous adj. having wooly or crispy hair形容詞adj.鬈發(fā)人種的，鬈發(fā)的valetudinarian n. a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health名詞體弱多病的人，為健康過(guò)份擔(dān)憂(yōu)的人。winklepicker n. style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe名詞流行于19世紀(jì)50年代的尖頭皮鞋或尖頭皮靴。xertz v. to gulp down quickly and greedily動(dòng)詞狼吞虎咽地吃。yarborough n. h