练口语记大学英语六级单词(15)
A: We rented a yacht for two weeks.
B: And to where did you sail?
yacht
n. 快艇，（竞赛用的）帆船，游艇
A: Why did you not finish knitting the blanket?
B: I ran out of yarn.
yarn
n. 1.纱，纱线，防线；2.奇闻漫谈，旅行逸事
A: I am yearning to see you again.
B: Yes, I can’t wait to see you either.
yearn
vi. (for) 渴望，切盼，向往
A: Stop making so much noise!
B: There is no need to yell at me.
yell
vi. / n. 号叫，叫喊
A: The animals were held together with a yoke .
B: And to what part of the body was it attached?
yoke
n. 1.牛轭；2.束缚，枷锁
vt. 结合，联合
A: Do you like to eat eggs?
B: I only eat the yolk .
yolk
n. 蛋黄
-A: You play sports with great zeal.
B: Yes, I am enthusiastic about all sports.
zeal
n. 热心，热忱，热情
A: Have you ever seen a zebra ?
B: Yes, but only in a zoo.
zebra
n. 斑马
A: Is your kitchen sink made out of steel?
B: No, I think that it is zinc .
zinc
n. 锌
A: The zip is broken on my coat.
B: You must be feeling the cold.
zip
n. 1.拉链；2.[口]精力，活力，元气
vt. 用拉链拉上或扣上
zip up 拉上拉链
A: We zoomed from city to city during our trip.
B: But we had a fantastic time nevertheless.
zoom
vi. 1.（飞机，汽车等）急速移动；2.（价格，费用等）急升，猛涨
n. 嗡嗡声，隆隆声
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A: Gavin unleashed some nasty comments at me.
B: Don’t mind him, he is always rude.
unleash
vt. 1。发泄，发出；2。解带子放开
A: Did you hear the latest news?
B: No, can you update me on the details?
update
vt. 更新，使现代化
n. 最新信息
A: You always stick to your word.
B: Yes, I like to uphold my principles.
uphold
vt. 支持，维护，赞成，认可
A: There was an uprising in my country in the 1920s.
B: Was that when you declared an independent nation?
uprising
n. 起义，暴动
A: There will be uproar if my homework is not submitted in time.
B: Oh, but you are usually such a good student.
uproar
n. 吵闹，喧嚣，骚乱
A: I heard that some toxic uranium was dumped into the sea.
B: Yes, it is shocking news.
uranium
n. 铀
A: There is a terrible smell of urine in this room.
B: I agree, but I don’t know where it is coming from.
urine
n. 尿
A: The usher directed me to the wrong seat.
B: Oh, I think that he has just started the job.
usher
n. 引座员，招待员，迎宾员
vt. 1。引，领，陪同；2。预报（……的来到），宣告；3，创始，开辟
A: Can we make this dish for dinner tonight?
B: No, I don’t have the right cooking utensils .
