Flames flared as he broiled the meat at fire in the backyard.
当他在后院烤火时，火焰闪耀。
(2)(动)争斗.fight; quarrel
When I was left, two women were quarreling noisily; when I returned an hour later, they were still broiling.
我离开时，两个妇人吵得很大声;一个钟头后我回来时，她们还在争吵。
2.desolate: (1)(形)荒废的.not lived in; deserted; ruined
A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.
在早期的采矿小镇，立着些荒废的房屋。
(2)(形)孤独的.unhappy; miserable; lonely
She has led a desolate life since her husband’s death.
自从她的丈夫死后，她就过着孤独的生活。
3.gamble:(动)赌博 play games of chance for more money; bet; risk
A reckless young man gambled his fortune on a turn of cards in one night.
一个卤莽的年轻人一晚玩纸牌就输尽了所有的财产。
4.improve:(动)改进 make better; increase the value or usefulness of
I’ll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier to use.
我将改进这把手的形状，使它用起来更方便。
5.incense: (1)(动)激怒.make very angry; fill with rage
The official was incensed at the lack of respect shown to him.
这位将军因为没有受到尊敬而大感愤怒。
(2).(名)香 substance producing a sweet smell when burning
Incense is burnt in some religious services.
香在一些宗教仪式中所燃烧。
6.marine: (形)海的of the sea; formed in the sea
Many kinds of marine life are found in this ocean.
这海中有许多种类的海底生物。
7.nourish:(动)滋养 give food to; help to grow; support
There are hundreds of children in the slums who need to be nourished.
在贫民区有数以百计的小孩需要得到营养。
8.phase: (名)阶段a stage of development
The old man overcame the critical phase of his illness.
老人克服了生命中最痛苦的阶段。
9.spur:(名)马刺;激励 an instrument fitted to a rider’s heel to prick a horse to make it run faster
The horse leaped over the fence at the touch of the spur.
马一碰到马刺便跳跃过篱笆了。
10.thaw: (1)(动)溶解.melt; become liquid or soft
Expose to the warm air, the frozen meat thawed rapidly.
冷冻肉经曝露在温暖的空气中，解冻的很快。
(2)(动)变温和.become more friendly; become less stiff
At first the visitors were shy, but after drinking a glass of wine they thawed.
最初访客们感到不大自然，但一巡酒后，他们便自然了。
