striken our colours
vbl.投降,屈服
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- chummy n. 密友 adj. 亲密的；合得来的
- trestle n. [交] 栈桥，高架桥；支架，搁凳
- dismaying n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌 vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌
- regally adv. 像帝王地；为王
- giggle n. 吃吃的笑 vt. 咯咯地笑着说 vi. 傻笑；咯咯地笑
- materialist n. 唯物主义者；实利主义者
- hcl abbr. high cost of living 高昂的生活费用
- stemwinder n. 用转柄上发条的表; 〈俚〉第一流人物[东西] ; 烟斗管
- Powis [人名] 波伊斯
- macdonald n. 麦克唐纳（姓氏）；麦当劳快餐店 n. (Macdonald)人名；(法)麦克唐纳
- boudoir n. 闺房；女人的会客室或化妆室
- politicised (politicise 的过去分词) vt. 使政治化, 使具有政治性; 使对政治有兴趣
- slaveholder n. 奴隶所有者
- bullfighter n. 斗牛士
- habitation n. 居住；住所
- irrepressible adj. 抑制不住的；压服不了的
- Rolfe 罗尔夫（英格兰人姓氏）
- quail n. 鹌鹑 vi. 畏缩，胆怯；感到恐惧 n. (Quail)人名；(英)奎尔
- matron n. 主妇；保姆；妇女；女舍监
- cork n. 软木橡树皮；瓶塞；软木塞 vt. 用瓶塞塞住
考试词汇表
- not make old bones
- not matter a straw
- not on any account
- not otherwise than
- not out of the way
- not put it past sb
- not quite the same
- not ready for data
- not see beyond sth
- not see eye to eye
- not see the use of
- not so much ... as
- not so much A as B
- not stir an eyelid
- not take kindly to
- not that I know of
- not the done thing
- not think straight
- not till next time
- not to care a toss
