A: There are hoof prints in the garden!

B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.

hoof n. (马,牛等的)蹄

A: Shall we take a taxi?

B: No, let’s just hop on a bus, it is only a short journey.

hop vi. 1. (人)单足跳跃,单足跳行;2. (鸟,昆虫等)齐足跳跃,齐足跳行

vt. 跳上(汽车,火车,飞机等)

n. 1. 蹦跳;2. (飞机的)短程航行

A: I was horrified by the tragic events.

B: Me too, they were shocking.

horrify vt. 使震惊,使毛骨悚然

A: There has been an increase in hostility between the two fighting nations.

B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.

hostility n. 1. 敌对,敌意,对抗;2. 抵制,反对;3.[pl.]交战,战争

A: What type of dog is that ?

B: It is a hound.

hound n. 猎犬

vt. 追逼,烦扰,纠缠

A: The airplane hovered above the airport for ten minutes.

B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.

hover vi. 1. (鸟等)翱翔,盘旋;2. 逗留在近旁,徘徊;3. 彷徨,犹豫

A: I heard a lot of howling last night.

B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.

howl vi. / n. 1. (狼,狗等)嗥叫,(风等)呼啸;2. (因愤怒,痛苦等)吼叫,哀号

A: Ah, look at those chicks all huddling together.

B: Aren’t they sweet?

huddle vi. 1. 聚集在一起,挤作一团;2. 把身子蜷成一团,蜷缩

vt. 使聚集在一起

n. 挤在一起的人,一堆杂乱的东西

A: I’m hoarse, I can’t speak.

B: How did you lose your voice?

hoarse a.(声音)嘶哑的,粗哑的

A: I’m going to play a game of hockey this afternoon, want to join in?

B: I won’t play, but I’ll watch.

hockey n. 1. 曲棍球;2. 冰上曲棍球,冰球

A: Have you seen the hoe?

B: Not since the last time you were gardening.

hoe n. 

v. 用锄整(地),用锄除草

A: They hoisted a flag in honour of our victory.

B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.

hoist vt. 举起,升起,吊起

n. 1. 起重器械;2. 举起,升起,吊起

A: Stop! What is that under your coat?

B: My gun and its holder.

holder n. 1. 持有者,占有者;2. 支托物,夹具

A: I’ve come to pay homage to you.

B: Why, I did nothing special.

homage n. 尊敬,敬意,崇敬

A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country.

B: Yes, I agree, it is far too homogeneous.

homogeneous a. 同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的

A: Put up your hood , it is raining.

B: I don’t have one , but I do have a umbrella.

hood n. 1. 风帽,兜帽;2. 罩,排风罩;3. 车盖,(折叠式)车篷

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