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Unit 13 The Light of Depression
Words and Expressions
1. diagnose:
v.
1) find out
the nature of an illness by observing its symptoms
e.g.
The illness was
diagnosed as measles.
2) find out what
the cause of a fault is, after doing tests,
examinations, etc.
e.g.
The
book diagnoses our present economic ills,
explaining what is wrong with the economy.
Derivation:
diagnosis:
n.
Collocations:
diagnose sb.
as (having) sth.
e.g.
Joe
struggled in school before he was diagnosed as
dyslexic.
diagnose sth. as sth.
e.g.
The illness was
diagnosed as mumps.
diagnose sth.
e.g.
She was diagnosed with
breast cancer.
2. find
oneself doing sth
.: do a particular
thing, or realize that this is happening, esp.
when one
did not expect or intend it;
do sth. without intending to do so
e.g.
After wandering around, we found
ourselves coming back to the hotel.
When he left, Karen found herself
heaving a huge sigh of relief.
3. drift
:
v.
1) move slowly on water or in the air
e.g.
The rubber
raft drifted out to sea.
2) move,
change, or do sth. without any plan or purpose
e.g.
Jenny spent the year
drifting around Europe.
3) gradually
change from being in one condition, situation,
etc., into another without realizing it
e.g.
She was just drifting
into sleep when the alarm went off.
Collocations:
drift
out/towards
drift around/along
drift into
drift away
Derivation:
drift:
n.
4.
demonstrate
: v.
1) show sth. clearly by giving proof or
evidence
e.g.
The study demonstrates the link between
poverty and malnutrition.
2) show or be
an example of sth.
e.g
. They'll be
demonstrating how to handle modern, high
performance cars.
Derivations:
demonstration:
n.
demonstrative:
adj.
5. melancholic:
adj
.
characterized by or causing or
expressing sadness
e.g.
With
a melancholic nature, she often suffers from
depression.
That doctoral candidate
possessed a melancholic personality, which is
perhaps why he failed to
finish.
Derivation:
melancholy:
n.
6. rummage:
vt.
turn things over or disarrange them while
searching for sth. else
e.g.
When
I
entered
her
house,
she
was
rummaging
through
the
contents
of
a
drawer
for
something.
Mother was
rummaging around in the attic for an old family
album.
Collocations:
rummage
in/through
Derivation:
rummage:
n.
7.
numb:
adj.
without the power to feel or move; (fig)
emotionally incapable of thinking
e.g.
My fingers were so numb that I could
hardly write.
She was completely numb with terror.
Derivation:
numb:
v
.
8.
haze:
n.
thin mist; (fig)
mental confusion or uncertainty
e.g.
Things were covered with a haze on that
early spring morning.
She did not speak
clearly about it, because her mind was in a
complete haze.
Collocations:
a haze of
in a haze
Derivation:
haze:
vt.
9. settle
(up) on/over sth.:
come to rest on
sth.; stay on sth. for some time
e.g.
The bird settled on a branch.
Clouds have settled over the
mountaintops.
A tense silence has
settled over the waiting crowd.
10.
apathy:
n.
the
feeling
of
not
being
interested
in
sth.,
and
not
willing
to
make
any
effort
to
change or improve things;
lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
e.g.
The campaign failed
because of public apathy.