读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 – 38

Part Two: Via - High School

elementary

/ˌelɪˈmentri/

in or connected with the first stages of a course of study
初级的；基础的

elementary school = grade school

(in the US) a school for children between the ages of about 6 and 12
（美国）小学

babysit

to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out
代人临时照看小孩；当临时保姆

He's babysitting the neighbour's children.
他在帮邻居临时照看小孩。

bake sale

an event at which cakes, etc. are baked and sold to make money, usually for a school or charity
烤饼义卖（为学校或慈善事业等募集资金）

book fair

an event at which people or businesses show and sell their books

janitor

caretaker
someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building
（学校或大楼的）看门人，门房，管理员

deformed

something that is deformed has the wrong shape, especially because it has grown or developed wrongly
（尤指发育、生长不良而）畸形的

He was born with deformed hands.
他的双手天生畸形。

out of earshot

not near enough to hear what someone is saying
在听力所及范围之外

I waited for her to get out of earshot before laughing.
等她走远再也听不见我声音了，我才笑起来。

defect

/dɪˈfekt/

a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not perfect
缺点，缺陷，毛病

dress up / dress sb up

to put on special clothes, especially to pretend to be sb/sth different
装扮；乔装打扮

wig

artificial hair that you wear on your head
假发

be a dead ringer for sb

to look very like sb
酷似，极像（某人）；（和某人）一模一样

She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.
她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。