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大学英语四级精读词汇U7
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Part6:
LanguagePoints
●mood:
●n.thewaysb.isfeelingataparticulartime
●Thegovernmentseemstobeoutoftouchwiththepublicmood.
●Badmoodmaydeterioratetheconditionofdisease.
●Thegoodweatherputhiminanexcellentmoodforbreakfast.
●Heisamanofmoods.
●Collocation:
●inagood/badmood
●inafoulmood
●inaconfident/optimisticmood
inaholiday/partymood
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Compare:
mood,temper&humor
●Thesenounsrefertoatemporarystateofmindorfeeling.
●Moodisthemostinclusiveterm.
●Tempermostoftenreferstoastateofmindmarkedbyirritabilityorintenseanger.
Humoroftenimpliesastateofmindresultingfromone'scharacteristicdispositionortemperament;itsometimessuggestsfitfulnessorvariability.
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Compare:
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1.Royisamanofcheerful___..
2.Thismorningtheyfliedintoa___andhadfistfights.
3.Toprolonglife,oldpeopleshouldknowhowtokeepthemselvesinamerry___everyday.
4.Don'tloseyour___evenifyouareveryangrywithsomeone.
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Compare:
mood,temper&humor
1.Royisamanofcheerful(humor)..
2.Thismorningtheyfliedintoa(temper)andhadfistfights.
3.Toprolonglife,oldpeopleshouldknowhowtokeepthemselvesinamerry(mood)everyday.
4.Don'tloseyour(temper)evenifyouareveryangrywithsomeone.
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2.illusion
●n.afalseidea,belieforimpression
●disillusion(vt.),disillusionment(n.)
●Thegirlhastheillusionthataprincewillcomeandmarryher.
●Noonereallyhasanyillusionsaboutwinningthewar.
ThesunappearstogoroundtheEarth,butit’sanillusion.
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3.shatter
●v.1)destroycompletely,esp.sb’shopesorbeliefs;(+dreams,hopes,beliefs)
●Thefailureshaveshatteredherconfidence.
●Theviolentmurdershatteredthepeaceoftheholidayseason.
●Wewereshatteredtohearofhersuddendeath.
●2)break(sth.)intopieces
●Themirrorshatteredintotinypieces.
Thestoneshatteredthewindowoftherestaurant.
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4.blotout
●coverorhidecompletely
●Darkcloudsoverheadhadblottedoutthesun.
●Thehumantendencyistoblotoutbadmemories.
Thickwhitesmokeblottedoutthesun.
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5.chaos
●astateofcompletedisorderandconfusion
●a.chaotic
●Thecountry’shealthsystemisinastateofchaos.
●TwodaysofheavysnowfallcausedchaosacrosstheUK.
●Theroomwasinastateofchaoswhentheburglarshadleft.
Collocation:
political/economic/financial/socialchaos
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6.revenge
●1.n.actiontakeninreturnforaninjuryoroffense
●Finallyshehadachanceforrevengeagainsttheevilman.
●ThemovieisaboutaJewishwomanwhoplottedherrevengeagainsttheNazis.
●2.vt.takeactioninreturnforaninjuryoroffense(avenge,hitback,repay)
●Shewasplanningtorevengetheinjusticedonetohermother.
●Herevengedhisbrother’smurder.
Revengethedead
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revenge
●Pattern:
take/have/getrevengeon
●Thewomantookrevengeonhercheatinghusband.
Iwillnevertakerevengeonanyone,becauseitissostupidandimmature.
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7.denounce
●vt.criticizeseverelyandpublicly(condemn,accuse)
●Hedenouncedmytellinglies.
●Thebookhasbeendenouncedbecauseofitscontroversialstatementsaboutrace.
ProfessorJacksondenouncedthosestudentswhohadcheatedontheexam.
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8.vibrate
●v.(causesth.to)moverapidlyandcontinuouslybackwardsandforwards;shake)
●Tom’sheavyfootstepsupstairsmadetheoldhousevibrate.
●Thehammersstrikethepianostringsandvibratethem.
Thebusvibratedwhenthedriverstarteduptheengine.
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9.thinkbackon/to
●thinkaboutthingsthathappenedinthepast(lookback,recall,remember)
●EveryDecemberIthinkbackonthepastyear,allthegoodtimesandbadones.
NowthatIhavechildrenofmyown,thinkingbackonmyownchildhoodChristmaseshasnewmeaning.
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10.crystal
●1.adj.transparent
●Theadventurersbreatheairuntaintedbythemodernworldanddrinkpuresweetwaterfromacrystallake.
●Mikeexpressedhisthoughtswithcrystalclarity.。
●2.crystalclear
●Themessageiscrystalclear—ifyouloseweight,youwillhaveahealthier,happierlife.
●3.n.transparentnaturalsubstancelikequartzorpieceofthisasanornament
salt-,ice-;-glasses,-beads
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10.crystal
●Pattern:
in(great/crystal)detail:
includingmany/clearfactsoraspectsofasituation
●Timpresentedhisargumentingreatdetail.
●Theoldmancouldrememberincrystaldetailthedaysofhischildhood..
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11.intheaftermathof
●following(anevent,esp.aharmfulorcatastrophicone)
●Wemustensurefoodsafetyintheaftermathofnaturaldisasters.
●Intheaftermathofthewarthepolitical,cultural,andsocialorderoftheworldwaschanged.
Manypeoplewerehomelessintheaftermathoftheearthquake.
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12.wreckage
●n.whensth.suchasaplane,carorbuildinghasbeendestroyed,youcanrefertowhatremainsaswreckageorthewreckage.
●Therescueworkerssearchedthewreckageforsignsofsurvivors.
●AteamofFrenchandAmericanscientistsfoundthewreckageoftheTitanic.
Tendaysaftertheaccident,piecesofthewreckagewerewashedashore.
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13.debris
●n.piecesfromsth.thathasbeendestroyedorpiecesofrubbishorunwantedmaterialsthatarespreadaround
●Debrisoftheaircraftcanbeseeninthephotosoftheaftermathofthecrash.
●DebrisfromthetwoaircraftkilledtwochildreninaschoolplaygroundinasuburbofPhiladelphia.
Scientistsaretrackingthedebrisfromasatellitecollision.
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14.resemble
●vt.looklikeorbelike
●Manycollegegraduatesdiscoverthatsocietydoesnotatallresemblethewayitisintheirimagination.
●LeoTolstoyoncesaidallhappyfamiliesresembleoneanother,buteachunhappyfamilyisunhappyinitsownway.
●Sheresembleshermotherinlooks.
Pattern:
resemblesb./sth.(insth.)
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15.ally
●n.afriendlynation;onewhosupportsanotherindifficulty(supporter,friendsvs.enemy)
●CanadaandtheUnitedStateswerealliesinWorldWarII.
BulgariahadbeenanallyofGermanyinWorldWarI.
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16.solidarity
●n.unityandagreementresultingfromsharedinterests,feelings,etc.(showsupportforeachotherorforanothergroup,especiallyinpoliticalorinternationalaffairs)(unity)==solidify,solid
●Weneedaleadertospeedupthedecision-makingprogressandenhancethesolidarityamongthemembercountries.
●Wearecallingonsupporterstoshowsolidaritywiththeworkersonstrike.
Hevoicedhissolidaritywiththeweakanddefenseless.
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16.solidarity
●Collocation:
●racialsolidarity
●nationalsolidarity
●familysolidarity
●socialsolidarity
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17.accomplice
●n.onewhohelpsanotherpersondosth.illegalorwrong(ally,assistant)
●Relatedwords:
criminal,culprit,convict,suspect
●AnaccomplicemayhavehelpedtheNigerianmanaccusedoftryingtoblowupaplane.
●Themanclaimedthathewasnotanaccomplicetothemurder.
Shewasherhusband’saccompliceinmurderingaricholdman.
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18.fanatic
●1.n.onewhohasverystrongreligiousorpoliticalbeliefsthatoftenmakehimbehaveinanunreasonableway(extremist,enthusiast;freak,nut)
●Iwillneverbeafitnessfanaticlikeher.
●Heisamoviefanaticandissaidtohaveacollectionofover5000films.
●2.adj.excessivelyenthusiastic;oforlikeafanatic
●Myhusbandisfanaticaboutpolitics.
Thecompanyisfanaticaboutexceedingcustomerexpectations.
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19.bringdown
●1)causetofall(overthrow,shoot,topple)
●Theythreatenedtobringdownthegovernmentbylaunchingacoup.
●ThePresidentdecidedtobringdownthesatellitebecausethechemicalsaboardcouldendangerpopulatedareas.
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19.bringdown
●2)reducetoalowerlevel
●Youshouldbringdownyourbloodpressuretoasafelevel.
●Thereductioninthepriceofcrudeoilhasbroughtdownthepriceofgasoline.
●Collocation:
bringabout;bringforward;bringup
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20.grief
●n.extremesadness(mourning,sorrow,distress)
●Katewritesofhergriefatthepassingofheronlychild.
MillionsoffansallovertheworldexpressedgreatgriefonthedeathofMichaelJackson,KingofPop.
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21.revolve
●v.(causeto)turnaroundacentralpoint(rotate,goround,orbit)
●Thewheelsarerevolvingslowly.
●Shefeltasthoughhe’dstuckaknifeinherheartandstartedtorevolveit.
ThemoonrevolvesaroundtheEarthinaboutonemonth.
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22.mourn
●v.feelandshowsadness(for/oversb./sth.)becauseofthelossofsb./sth.
●Russiaisholdingadayofmourningforthe113peoplekilledinanightclubfire.
Thewholenationmournsthepassingofitsgreatestscientistandeducator.
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Compare:
grieve,mourn&sorrow
●都有“悲伤”、“悲痛”、“悲哀”之意。
●grieve通常指因死亡、损失或失败等所造成的内心痛苦。
可以是公开表达的,也可以是压抑于内心的。
●mourn含义与grieve很相近,但为正式用词,强调一段时间内特别是丧事期间的深切感情。
sorrow语气较弱,指对一般损失所表达的较为轻微的悲痛或遗憾。
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Compare:
grieve,mourn&sorrow
●Directions:
Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.
●1.Thewholenation____overthedeathoftheveteranstatesman.
●2.She____atthemistakeshehadmade.
●3.Ifeeldeeply____atyourmisfortune.
4.She____outwithtears.
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Compare:
grieve,mourn&sorrow
●1.Thewholenation(mourned)overthedeathoftheveteranstatesman.
●2.She(sorrowed)atthemistakeshehadmade.
●3.Ifeeldeeply(grieved)atyourmisfortune.
●4.She(sorrowed)outwithtears.
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23.perish
●perish:
vi.(fml)die,especiallyinasuddenviolentway
●Nearly70,000peopleperishedintheearthquakethathitSichu