本來是想說看英文小說增進閱讀速度的

沒想到對我來說生字太多  根本沒有速度可言      

下面是我看了穿了Prada的惡魔第一章  查的單字 

如果有需要　希望可以幫助到大家

（單字解釋內容來字於朗文字典、奇摩線上字典）

不過我想 這本書會被我先放到冷凍庫擺著 所以只有一章的單字

1.      clutch (vt.) 抓住;攫取 to grasp and hold tightly.

                  (vi.) 抓,攫[(+at)]  to attempt to grasp or seize

                   (n.) [C] 抓住;攫取[S1]; 【機】離合器;離合器踏板;起重機抓爪

    A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 快溺死的人連一根稻草也要抓

    Take your foot off the clutch after changing gear.   換檔之後,腳離離合器

    She clutched at the branch but could not reach it. 她想抓住樹枝,但抓不著

片  clutch pedal  (車輛的) 離合器踏板

片  clutch bag   女用無帶提包

片  clutch at   試圖抓住  try to hold or seize

類 grasp (vi 緊抓)、grab (vi ［尤指怱忙中或怱然］抓住、拿到)、                        grip (v 握牢、咬牢、夾牢)

2.      neutral (a) (1)中立的;中立國的;中立地帶的

                (2)【機】空檔的

                    (n)  (1) [C]中立者,中立國

                (2) [U]【機】空檔

   He remained neutral during the debate.  他在辯論中保持中立

   When you start the car, make sure it is in neutral.   確定在空檔才發動車子

   He pushed the handle into neutral.   他將手柄扳到空擋

3. mantra (n.) 真言; (印度教、大乘佛教中的)祈禱文

4. lurch (vi)  to move with irregular swinging or rolling movements 蹣跚,東倒西歪地 向前; 顛簸著行進; (船)突然傾斜     

       (N) [C] (船等的)突然傾斜;搖晃; 蹣跚,踉蹌

 類　stagger (v)、stumble ( v 踉蹌,蹣跚而行；絆腳,絆倒）

  leave someone in the lurch  infml　  to leave someone alone and without help in a place or time of difficulty; desert someone  臨危捨棄某人; 置某人於困難之中(而不顧)

The truck lurched sideways.  卡車突然歪向一邊

A wounded man lurched along the path.  

一個受傷的人沿著小路踉踉蹌蹌地走著

The lurches of the small boat made her sick to her stomach.

小船搖搖晃晃,顛得她想嘔吐

He walked with a lurch.  他步履蹣跚

The boat gave a lurch and I fell over board. 

那小船突然傾向一側,我則從船上掉進了水裡

5. flip-flop (vi) 啪嗒啪嗒地響(或動)

         　　  (n) 啪嗒啪嗒的響聲(或動作)

flip-flops (n) 塑膠(或橡膠)平底人字拖鞋(由其走路時的響聲而得名)

6. loom (vi.) [+up ] to come into sight wihhout a clear form, esp. so as to seem

                              very  large and threatening, causing fear 

                             隱約地出現(聳現); 陰森地逼近 

             (n.) 隱約呈現的形象

   片 loom large  to seem great and cause worry or other strong

                             feeling.     赫然聳現; 顯得嚴重

 The specter of war loomed ahead. 戰爭的陰影逼近了

  A ship loomed out of the fog  一艘船在霧中隱約出現

  A figure loomed (up) out of the mist.  一個人影在霧中隠隠出理

  Fear of failure loomed large in his mind.   失敗的擔憂沉重地壓在他的心頭

  The coming examination looms larger with every passing day.

  即將舉行的考試正一天一天地逼近

7. stall (v) [I; T](1) 使熄火;使拋錨;使失速; ( 引擎或機動車因動力或速力不足而)

                              熜火,停 止轉動;失速

                   [vi] (2) infml  to delay in order to gain time, avoiding taking a decision, 

                              etc.; intentionally take no action  拖延(以爭取時間,推遲[(+off)];

                             故意敷衍行動              stall off  (口)拖延

                        (3) infrml  to deal with by delaying; put off 搪塞;拖延

           (n) (1) (熄火,死火,停止轉動;(飛機的)失速

                 (2) [英] (常構成複合詞) 攤位     stallholder (n) 攤主

    a bookstall / a fruitstall 書攤/ 水果攤

    Every time I ask her to set the date, she stalls. 

    The bad weather stalled our holiday plans

    The police are coming. Stall him for a moment

    We were stalled in the mud.

    An inexperienced pilot can easily stall his plane.

 沒有經驗的飛行員很容易使他的飛機失速

   The plane went into a stall.