胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇181

　　181. Preparing for the pyramids准备探索金字塔 purge¹-quilt
As an Egyptologist, I have been to Egypt many times. This time, I am going to quench² my thirst for adventure and try to solve the puzzle of the Pyramids. To undertake such a questionable³ task one must purge oneself of all inferiorities, purify one’s mind, quell⁴ and doubts, and be confident that one is uniquely qualified⁵ for such a quest.
In preparation for this journey, I gathered a couple of items: a newly invented quartz⁶ watch, whose quartz was taken from a particular quarry⁷ and had undergone a purification process to meet quantitative⁸ qualifications based on quantum theory electronics; and a purple quilt for those cold nights in the Pyramids.
My first stop in Egypt was in a quaint⁹, quiescent¹⁰ little town not far from the Pyramids. It may seem puzzling to some, but my quest began with a questionnaire. My first subject was a queer little man who just happened to be walking by. I said to him, “Excuse me, sir, do you eat quail¹¹?” My query¹² seemed to have bothered him, because he immediately began shaking his fists over his head and shouting at me unintelligibly¹³ in his native tongue. After quelling¹⁴ him with a chocolate bar and an unfulfilled promise of my purple quilt, he eventually, after much haranguing¹⁵, did answer my question. I then proceeded to ask several other passers-by the same question at random¹⁶, evoking¹⁷ similar responses from each. After quite a number of these unpleasant queries¹⁸, I found someone who could speak good English, who brought to my attention that the quail is an animal that is worshipped in the local religion and that asking this sort of question could put me in serious danger. With my hope in the questionnaire quailed¹⁹, I decided²⁰ to move on.
purge v.清除,清除政敌等
purification n.纯化,净化
purify vt.提纯,精炼,净化
purple n.紫色
puzzle n.难题,谜
puzzling adj.使迷惑的,使莫明其妙的
pyramid n.金字塔
quail n. 鹌鹑v.胆怯,畏缩
quaint adj.奇怪的,离奇有趣的
qualification n.资格,条件
qualified adj.合格的
quantitative adj.定量的,数量的
quantum theory(物)量子论
quarry n.采石场,露天矿场
quartz n.石英
queer adj.奇怪的,古怪的
quell v. 镇压,平息,消除,减轻
quench vt.淬火，熄灭，解渴
query n.淬火,熄灭,解渴
quest n.质问,询问
questionable adj可疑的.
questionnaire n.调查表,问卷
quiescent adj.静止的,寂静的
quilt n.棉被vt.制在棉被

1 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

2 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

3 questionable   

adj.可疑的，有问题的

参考例句：

• There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

4 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

5 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

6 quartz   

n.石英

参考例句：

• There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
• The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。

7 quarry   

n.采石场；v.采石；费力地找

参考例句：

• Michelangelo obtained his marble from a quarry.米开朗基罗从采石场获得他的大理石。
• This mountain was the site for a quarry.这座山曾经有一个采石场。

8 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

9 quaint   

adj.古雅的，离奇有趣的，奇怪的

参考例句：

• There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里，有很多小巷。
• They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

10 quiescent   

adj.静止的，不活动的，寂静的

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.这种过激的组织是不太可能长期沉默的。
• Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.时间和空间上的远距离有一种奇妙的力量，可以使人的心灵平静。

11 quail   

n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖

参考例句：

• Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
• Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。

12 query   

n.疑问，问号，质问；vt.询问，表示怀疑

参考例句：

• I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
• They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。

13 unintelligibly   

难以理解地

参考例句：

• The foreigners spoke unintelligibly. 那些外国人说的话令人无法听懂。

14 quelling   

v.（用武力）制止，结束，镇压( quell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Quelling her grief, she said 'Good-bye! 'again and went on. 她把悲痛压下去，二番说了一声再见，又转身走去了。 来自辞典例句
• The police succeeded in quelling the riot. 警方把暴乱镇压了下去。 来自辞典例句

15 haranguing   

v.高谈阔论( harangue的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He continued in his customary, haranguing style. 他继续以他一贯的夸夸其谈的手法讲下去。 来自辞典例句
• That lady was still haranguing the girl. 那位女士仍然对那女孩喋喋不休地训斥。 来自互联网

16 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

17 evoking   

产生，引起，唤起( evoke的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Some occur in organisms without evoking symptoms. 一些存在于生物体中，但不发生症状。
• Nowadays, the protection of traditional knowledge is evoking heat discussion worldwide. 目前，全球都掀起了保护传统知识的热潮。

18 queries   

n.问题( query的名词复数 )；疑问；询问；问号v.质疑，对…表示疑问( query的第三人称单数 )；询问

参考例句：

• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. 我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。
• Her queries were rhetorical,and best ignored. 她的质问只不过是说说而已，最好不予理睬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 quailed   

害怕，发抖，畏缩( quail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I quailed at the danger. 我一遇到危险，心里就发毛。
• His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape. 面对这金字塔般的庞然大物，他的心不由得一阵畏缩。 来自英汉文学

20 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。