contract
vi. become shorter or smaller 收縮 n.合同
contraction
n.
slightly
ad. a little 稍微地
slight
a.
motion
vi. give a signal by moving the hand or head 打手勢(shì);點(diǎn)(或搖)頭示意
widen
v. make or become wider
bait
n. food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that they may be caught 誘餌
cobra
n. poisonous snake found in India and Africa 眼鏡蛇
likely
a. probable 可能的
impulse adj. impulsive
n. sudden wish to do sth. 沖動(dòng)
commotion =confusion=disorder
n. noisy confusion or excitement 混亂;騷動(dòng)
tone
n. quality of voice or music 語(yǔ)氣;音調(diào)
commanding v.command命令 commander指揮者
a. authoritative 威嚴(yán)的 authority n. 權(quán)威
forfeit
vt. suffer the loss of (sth.) as a punishment (作為懲罰而)失去
rupee
n. monetary unit of India, Pakistan, etc. 盧比
image
n. statue 雕像
emerge
vi. come or appear (from somewhere)
emergence
n.
slam
vt. shut loudly and with force 砰地關(guān)上
host
n. man who receives guests 男主人
faint
a. weak, indistinct 微弱的;不明顯的
crawl
vi move slowly by pulling the body along the ground 爬行