Word List
bos’n n. （boatswain的缩略式）
stern n. 船尾
drifting n. 漂流
at close quarters 非常接近
glare v. 用愤怒的目光看
gut n. （常用复数）内脏，肠子
mate n. 助手
harsh adj. 沙哑的；刺耳的
cracked adj. （嗓音）粗哑的
doze v. 瞌睡
instant n. 刹那，瞬息
canteen n. （士兵等用的）水壶
pint n. 品脱（容量单位，大体上等于半公升）
drop n. 水滴，一滴水
bloodshot adj. （眼睛）布满血丝的
wrecked adj. （船）失事的
crave v. 渴望得到
Atlantic adj. 大西洋的
swell n. 涌浪，滚滚浪潮；长浪
scorch v. 烘烤（皮肤）
gulp n. 一大口；吞饮
curse n. 诅咒，咒骂
oar n. 橹，桨
pack n. （蔑）人或事物的群；（猎狗或野兽）群
ragged adj. 衣衫褴褛的
half-naked adj. 半裸的
rest n. 其余的人；剩余部分
sprawl vi. （懒散地）伸开四肢躺（或坐）
gunwale n. 船沿
spring v. 跳；跃出
threat n. 威胁；危险
bald adj. 秃顶的
scarred adj. 有疤痕的
brutal adj. 残忍的；野蛮的
fight n. 战斗；打架
narrow adj. 小小的；狭窄的
jeer v. 嘲笑
hoarse adj. （声音）沙哑的，嘶哑的
quit v. 放弃；认输
ration vt. 定量分配；限制使用（食物、水等）
reasoning n. 理智；理性
thirst n. 口渴
calculating adj. 狡猾的，诡计多端的
grab v. 抓住
instinct v. 本能，直觉
badly adv. （口）很，非常地
command n. 命令；指挥
paralysis n. 瘫痪症；瘫痪
yield v. 放弃
whisper v. 低语
bottom n. 底部
share n. 份额，分得的一份
dizzy adj. （人）晕眩的，昏乱的
shadowy adj. 模糊的
overhead adv. 在头顶上
adrift adv. （一般指船）失去控制而随风浪漂流
tramp n. 不定期货船
mirage 幻影；海市蜃楼
grim adj. 严厉的；冷酷的
growl v. 咆哮着说；吼
ape n. 猿；（蔑）野人或粗人
boss-man n. 主管，主事人
responsible adj. 对……负责任的
sure adv. （美）肯定地
Proper Names
Oscar Schisgall 奥斯卡·希斯戈尔
Snyder 斯奈德
Jeff Barrett 杰夫·巴雷特
Montala 蒙塔拉
Ascension 阿森松岛（南大西洋）
Croton 克洛顿
Useful Expressions
take over 接管；兼并
hold out 坚持
look forward to 盼望
give in to 屈服于
on instinct 本能
run for 赶往，跑向
in command 领导
afford to （有条件）做
all the more 更加
hold off 使……难接近
Word Study
keep vt.
1.持有；保存；保留
V + N
The Andersen Museum keeps the wonderful papercuts he made.
Cory keeps her son’s best-loved pair of blue jeans.
Keep the fish in a cool place.
The keep all the important documents on line.
2.节省（劳力、时间、费用等）继续做
V + doing
His eyes wouldn’t close. They kept watching me.
“Free！Body and soul free!” She kept whispering.
Americans uses a lot of devices at home to save labour.
3.使……保持……状态；使……继续做；使……继续进行
V + N + adj./past participle/ N；V + N + doing
It’s getting late. I’m afraid that I’ll keep you late.
Keep your plan flexible.
Hour after hour I kept the gun pointed at the other nine men.
I could keep them all covered.
I would like you to keep my plan a secret at the moment.
Who kept the taps running all night?
4.阻止；控制住
V + N+ from + N/ doing；V + N + adv.+ from + N/ doing sth.
He wore sunglasses to keep his eyes from the sun.
When you forgive, you remove a major obstacle that keeps others from changing.
I was just a gun that kept them away from the water they craved.
5.link v. 保持……状况；远离
V+ adj./ adv./ prep. phrase
The villagers kept calm through the crisis.
Keep back. An ambulance is coming.
I’ve kept in touch with a few childhood friends all these years.
Young people should keep away from drugs.
6.Phrases:
keep in mind 牢记
keep up with 跟上，赶上
keep a promise 遵守诺言
keep a straight face 忍住不笑
keep house 管家
keep up with the Joneses 赶时髦；与他人攀比
look vt. & vi.
1.看，瞧
V；V + N；V + adv. / prep.phrase
“You have not looked very carefully; look again, look again!” the professor said.
When they weren’t looking at my face they looked at the canteen under my legs.
Quickly the man looked down.
The boy looked up at the large woman.
Her eyes looked from my face down to my foot.
I looked around at the faces that were turned towards me.
Occasionally, I got a straight man-to-man reply from someone who looked me in the eye.
2.link v. 看起来，显得；看起来像（look like）
V +adj.; V + as if /though clause
I probably looked as bad as the rest.
My body looks good, and my mind feels great!
This kind of attitude makes hesitancy look like stupidity.
It looked as though my relatives were right that I was and idiot and beyond help.
3. Phrase:
look after 照看
look ahead 考虑未来
look down on/upon 看不起
look for 寻找
look forward to 盼望，期盼
look into the future 展望未来
look on 旁观
look sb. in the eye/face 正眼看；正视
look upon …as 看成，看作
look up 查字典
look n. 看；脸色；容貌（looks）
look int. 喂，注意，听着
“Look,” he said, “I came here to be a pharmacist. Why do I have to read this stuff?”
I want to tell them , “Look, I am as clean as you are ,”but it wouldn’t help.
stop vt. & vi.
1.停止，使……停止
V；V+ to do ；V + N；V + doing.
He stopped before he reached the manager’s office.
My watch stopped during the night.
Often he stopped to pick some small berries and put them in his mouth.
She saw her freedom clearly and could not stop to think of smaller things.
She stopped a taxi and told the driver to take the injured man to nearest hospital.,
The men had stopped pulling on the oars long ago.
The club has stopped functioning.
2.结束，使……结束
V；V + N.
They set out as soon as the rain .
All the sight of her husband, Mrs. Mallard’s heart stopped
We decided to walk on until the road stopped.
We stopped work at five p.m.
3.阻止
V+N; V+N( +from) + doing
Once he makes up his mind to do a thing, nothing can stop him.
The couple tried to stop their daughter from going out with a man they disliked.
4.堵塞
V + N
My own tongue was thick enough to stop my throat.
The chimney is stopped up. We’ve got to get someone to fix it.
stop n. 停止；结束；车站
Phrase：
bring …to a stop 使……结束
come to a stop结束
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