Unit1知识点整理

Vocabulary

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n. The whole building was soon in flames.

burst into flames

※

literary a sudden strong feeling

a flame of passion anger desire hope

◎

v. literary to become suddenly bright with

light or colour, especially red or orange:

Erica’s cheeks fla

med (with anger.)

---lace

◎

to

tie

something firmly to something else,

or

to

tie

two

things

together

firmly

using

a

rope

After lashing the boat to the bank, we ran for

shelter from the storm.

◎

to hit/attack sth. with violent force

The man lashed the horse to go faster.

Giant

waves

/wind/rain/sea

lashed

the

sea

wall.

◎

if

an

animal

lashes

its

tail,

or

if

its

tail

lashes, it moves its tail fast and violently from

side to side, often when it is angry

◎

to

criticize

someone

angrily

–

used

especially in newspapers:

Democrats

lashed

Republican

plans,

calling

them extreme.

Gallins lashed back at those who accused him

of corruption.

※

Olson lashed out at

the media.(critcize sb.

suddenly)

She

would

suddenly

lash

out

at

other

children.( to suddenly try to hit sb)

n. (

作为惩罚的

)

鞭打

,

抽打

:

They each received 20 lashes for stealing.

*eye

?

brow /?

?

bra

?

眉毛

lash/eyelash

睫毛

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If you scoff at something, you laugh at it in

a way that shows you think it is ridiculous

David scoffed at her fears.

Officials scoffed at the idea.

‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed.

It’s

easy

to

scoff

when

you

haven’t

tried

it

yourself.

◎

to move slowly from one side to another:

The trees swayed gently in the breeze.

※

to

influence

someone

so

that

they

change

their opinion:

Don’t

allow

yourself

t

o

be

swayed

by

his

promises.

on

◎

a

false

or

wrong

belief

or

idea

错误的观

念；幻想

illusion

that:

Many

people

still

have

the

illusion that full employment is possible.

create/give/maintain

the

illusion:

This

description

creates

the

illusion

that

we

can

solve all our environmental problems

be

under

no

illusion/illusions

(=not

have

a

false idea):

We are under no illusion that this

money will be enough.

have

no

illusions

(=realize

that

something

is

difficult

or

unpleasant):

I

had

no

illusions

about the task that lay ahead.

◎

an

appearance

or

effect

that

is

different

from the way that things really are

Glass bricks in the bathroom gave the illusion

of lightness and space.

For

some

time,

Yeltsin’s

rule

provided

an

illusion of stability.

c.f.

a

false

belief

about

yourself

or

the

situation you are in

under a delusion (that)

错觉

He

is

under

the

delusion

that

I

am

going

to

cheat him.

◎

CONTINUOUS

continuing

or

developing

gradually or without stopping, and not likely

to change:

Paul is making steady progress.

a steady rain

It

’s hard to find a steady, well

-paying job.

◎

NOT MOVING firmly held in a particular

position

?

stable

◎

sb. is reliable /sensible

理智的，可靠的

He was firm and steady unlike other men she

knew.

There

were

tears

in

her

eyes,

but

her

voice

was steady.

He could not me

et Connor’s steady gaze.

'va'stating

◎

badly

damaging < /p>

something

（比

damagin g

程度更深）

Acid

rain

has

a

devastating

effect/impact

on

the forest.

It

will

be

a

devastating

blow/result/consequence

for

the

town

if

the

factory closes.

◎

(

因破坏力之强而，贬

)

making

someone

feel extremely sad or shocked/impressive:

It

is

devastating

to

be

diagnosed

with

a

terminal illness.

The party suffered a devastating defeat in the

local election.

◎

(

强

调

威

力< /p>

之

大

，

褒

)

impressive

and

powerful

his devastating performance in the 100 metres

Her smile was devastating.

（

deep sound

）

◎

make a continuous deep sound

Thunder rumbled in the distance.

We

could

hear

thunder

rumbling

in

the

distance.

※

to

move

forwards

making

a

continuous

deep sound

Lorries rumble past their homes.

※

if a disagreement rumbles on, it continues

for a long time

Discussions

rumble

on

over

the

siting/location of the new airport.

◎

n. a series of long low sounds

I heard a rumble of thunder. | the low rumble

of a train approaching

◎

your stomach rumbles, it makes noises

because you are hungry

I'm so hungry my stomach's rumbling.

◎

v.(BrE,

informal)

to

discover

the

truth

about sb or what they are trying to hide

穿帮

They knew they had been rumbled.

◎

mainly

AM

主美

To

careen

somewhere

means

to

rush

forward

in

an

uncontrollable

way.

The

bus

careened

off

the

road

and

plunged

into a river.

※

to be in a situation that changes quickly in

an uncontrolled way

The

country

has

careened

from

one

crisis

to

another.

an

economic

system

careening

towards