one.glossary
1.notorious声名狼籍。be notorious for因。。。。而出名
The company is notorious for paying it's bills late.
n.notoriety.
2.doze达盹儿，打瞌睡。to have a short sleep,especially during the day
adj.dozy
The offlce was so hot that i nearly dozed off at my desk .
3.alibis辩解，托辞。
He has the cast-iron alibis-he was in hospital the week of the murder.
4.stammer口吃，结巴 adv.stammeringly
stammer <out> a few words
He dailled 999 and stammered his name and address.
a person who stammers
5.estimate估计，估价n.verb
They estimated that the journey will take at least two weeks.
It was too difficult to estimate how many trees have been destroyed.
a conservative <low> estimate
6.nasty:bad or very unpleasant,unkind ,rude
She said some quite nasty things about him.
Don't be so nasty to your brother-he is four years young than you.
7.maid女仆，少女
maid of honour婚礼上的誓言the most important bridesmaid at a marriage ceremony.
old maid未婚的老女人
8.retort反驳v,n
"it's none of you buiness."she retorted.
"I am going to tell him,"said max"just you try"came the retort.
9,refute反驳，驳倒to say or to prove that sth,someone is wrong or false.
to refute a person
n.refutation
10.cushion垫子，椅垫
a cushion of moss 一层青苔
on the cushion <美国俚语》生活舒适的
a cushion of air 气垫
The soft grass cushioned his fall<make it hurt less>.
