读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 – 20

Part One: August - Lunch

bump

to hit sb/sth by accident
（无意地）碰，撞

In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。

lunchroom

a large room in a school or office where people can eat
（学校或办公场所的）餐厅，食堂

stampede

a group of people or large animals such as horses suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are frightened or excited
（人群的）奔逃，蜂拥；（兽群的）惊跑，狂奔

Children came stampeding out of the school doors.
孩子们争先恐后地冲出校门。

tray

tray

a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food
盘；托盘；碟

counter

counter

a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.
（商店、银行等的）柜台

graham cracker

/ˈɡreɪəm krækər/

graham cracker

a slightly sweet rectangular biscuit/cookie made with wholemeal flour
全麦饼干

aluminum

/əˈluːmɪnəm/

a silver-white metal that is very light and is used to make cans, cooking pans, window frames etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Al
铝（一种化学元素，符号为Al）

foil

/fɔɪl/

metal made into very thin sheets that is used for covering or wrapping things, especially food
（尤指包装食物等用的）箔

aluminum foil
铝箔

aluminum foil

nudge

to push sb gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention
（用肘）轻推，轻触

He nudged me and whispered, 'Look who's just come in.'
他用胳膊肘碰了我一下，低声说：“瞧谁进来了。”

chew

/tʃuː/
to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
咀嚼；嚼碎

This meat’s so tough I can hardly chew it!

这肉太老了，我几乎嚼不动！

messy

/ˈmesi/

dirty or untidy
脏的；不整洁的，凌乱的

Sorry the place is so messy, I haven’t had time to clear up.
对不起，这地方又脏又乱，我一直没时间打扫。

crumb

/krʌm/

bread crumb

a very small piece of food, especially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece
食物碎屑；（尤指）面包屑，糕饼屑

mean

adj.
unkind, for example by not letting sb have or do sth
不善良；刻薄

Don't be so mean to your little brother!
别对你弟弟那么刻薄！

saltine

/sɔːlˈtiːn/

saltine

saltine = saltine cracker
a thin dry biscuit with salt on top of it 苏打饼干；盐饼干

tortoise

/ˈtɔːrtəs/

tortoise

prehistoric

connected with the time in history before information was written down
史前的；有文字记载以前的；远古的

swamp

an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing
沼泽（地）