131. wistful

　　(a.)渴望的;向往的;留戀的

　　A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.

　　小孩站在櫥窗前渴望地看著那些玩具。

　　132. amicable

　　(a.)友善的，友好的;溫和的

　　The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.

　　她友善地露齒一笑，給人很深刻的印象。

　　133. Every minute counts

　　一刻千金

　　A: How come you make good of your time?

　　B: It‘s quite obvious that every minute counts.

　　-為何你如何善用時(shí)間?

　　-很明顯，一刻千金啊

　　134. blizzard

　　(n.)大風(fēng)雪，暴風(fēng)雪

　　The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.

　　士兵們精疲力竭，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)诒╋L(fēng)雪中沒(méi)有休息地連續(xù)前進(jìn)。

　　135. cruise

　　(vi.)巡航;航游

　　If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.

　　假如我有錢的話，我要乘私人游艇在南太平洋上航行六個(gè)月。

　　136. All have ended in smoke

　　一事無(wú)成

　　A: How about his business, studies and marital status?

　　B: Regretfully, all have ended in smoke.

　　-他的事業(yè)、學(xué)業(yè)和婚姻如何?

　　-說(shuō)來(lái)遺憾，一事無(wú)成。

　　137. eradicate

　　(vt.)根除;消滅

　　Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.

　　黃熱病在美國(guó)已經(jīng)根除絕跡，但在一些國(guó)家卻依然存在。

　　138. glimmer

　　(n.)微光

　　The doctor's report gave us only a glimmer of hope.

　　醫(yī)生的報(bào)告僅給我們一絲的希望。

　　139. bite the dust

　　一敗涂地

　　A: What was the outcome of the election about the candidate?

　　B: It bit the dust.

　　-該候選人的選舉結(jié)果怎樣?

　　-一敗涂地。

　　140. ransack

　　(vt.)徹底搜索，仔細(xì)搜查

　　The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.

　　那位女士仔細(xì)搜索房屋尋找遺失的珠寶。