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1、a word or phrase used in an imaginative way to describe sbsth else,in order to show that the two things have the same qualities to make the description more powerful.暗喻4. onomatopoeia: the fact of words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe .拟声,拟声法三 Words and Phrases重点词汇1. glare: shi

2、ning intensely, uncomfortably, and too strong; in a way unpleasant to the eyes vi.发强光 The sun glared on the sea.太阳在海上发出令人目眩的光芒n.强光 The glare of the headlights almost blinded us.汽车前灯耀眼的光使我们睁不开眼。怒视, 瞪眼 She looked at him with an angry glare. 她生气地瞪着他。shadowy: hard to see or know about clearly not distin

3、ct, dim adj.多阴影的 a shadowy path through the woods树林里幽暗的小径似影子的;模糊的 She saw a shadowy figure through the blind. 她透过帘子看到一个模糊的身影。2. harmoniously: in a pleasant and peaceful way和谐地;调和地 the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else与每个人尽可能和睦相处的必要4.harmonious： adj.和谐的,和睦的;协调的,调和的 a harmoni

4、ous group of friends一群和睦的朋友音调优美的;悦耳的 harmonious music 悦耳的乐曲5.throng （n.） :a great number of people gathered together；crowd 人群；群集 A patient throng was waiting in silence. 一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。6.conceivable 可想到的, 可相信的, 可想像的There is no conceivable reason why there should be any difficulty. 想不出有什么理由可以说明会遇到困难。I

5、t is conceivable that there will be a new economic crisis throughout the world, but we hope it wont happen.人们相信一场新的经济危机可能再次席卷全球, 但是我们希望它不要发生。7. din: loud, confused, continuous noise. The word often suggests unpleasant, disordered mixture of confusing and disturbing soundsn.喧闹声, 嘈杂声The bustle and din

6、 gradually faded to silence as night advanced. 随着夜越来越深, 喧闹声逐渐沉寂。辨析：din指连续不断的噪音，听了很使人心烦意乱；sound指人们感觉到的各种各样的声音，包括高亢的，轻柔的，悦耳的，难听的；noise指所有强烈的、混乱的或令人不快的sounds。8. would-be: likely, possible, which one wishes to be but is not a would-be musician / football player / her would-be husband9.vigorous: adj.有力的

7、She made a vigorous speech in defence of her boyfriend.她为她的男朋友做了有力的辩护。精力充沛的 The old man is still vigorous and lively.那老人依然精力充沛。10. bargain: to talk about the condition of a sale, agreement, or contract讨价还价; 商谈，商讨条件 In some shops you have to bargain. 在一些商店中买东西要讲价。bargain on/for指望；期待“I never bargained

8、 for this tearing feeling inside me”（ - Anne Tyler）“我从来没想到自己内心有如此激烈的感情”（ - 安妮泰勒）11. dizzy: feeling as if everything were turning round 头昏眼花的, 眩晕的 I was dizzy from lack of food.由于没吃东西我感到头晕目眩引起头晕的 He drove the car at dizzy speed.他以令人头晕的速度开车。The dizzy heights（非正式）重要的位置 He soon reached the dizzy heights

9、 ofhis own series.他很快在他这个系列身居高位。12 penetrate: to enter, pass, cut, or force a way into or through.穿过, 刺入, 渗入 The knife penetrated his finger.刀子刺入他的手指。 Water penetrated the room.水渗入房间里。看穿 He penetrated our thoughts. 他看穿了我们的心思。 The spys disguise was soon penetrated. 间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。13. fade: to lose stre

10、ngth, colour, freshness, etc.（使）褪去, （使）枯萎 Will the colour in this material fade? 这种料子褪色吗?逐渐消失 His hopes faded. 他的希望破灭了。fade away: go slowly out of hearing, gradually disappearing The sound of the footsteps faded away.14. mute: to reduce the sound of, to make a sound softer than usual缄默的;无声的 She gave

11、 me her hand with mute thanks.她向我伸手表示无言的谢意。 The class remained mute when the teacher asked a difficult question. 老师问到难题时, 全班都沉默无言.哑的, 不会说话的 The boy is mute and deaf. 这男孩既聋又哑。 The child has been mute since birth. 这孩子从生下来就不能讲话。 （字母）不发音的 The word “debt” contains a mute letter.在debt这个词中有一个不发音的字母。消除（声音）,

12、 减轻（声音）15. deaden: to cause to lose strength, force, feeling, and brightness抑制 （感情）;缓和 （疼痛） Alcohol was used to deaden the pain.减弱 （声音） Wood is used to deaden the noise.木头可以用来消音。16. measured: carefully controlled仔细斟酌的,慎重的 A policeman walked by with a slow, measured tread.一名警察迈着小心的步子慢慢走过。缓慢而又有节奏的 a m

13、easured rhythm 有节奏的韵律17. overwhelm: overcome, control completely and usu. suddenly覆盖, 淹没 A great wave overwhelmed the boat. 一个巨浪吞没了那只小船。（感情或感觉）充溢，难以禁受He was overwhelmed by the death of his father. 他为父亲的去世而悲痛至极。Sorrow overwhelmed the family. 悲伤情绪充满整个家庭。18. sepulchral: related to grave, gloomy, dismal

14、抑郁严肃的 He often speaks in a sepulchral tone.19. follow suit: to do the same as someone else has done, to play / to deal the cards of the same suits 跟着做，照着做When the others went swimming, I followed suit.He went to bed and I followed suit after a few minutes. 20. peculiarity:【pkju:li:rti:】 a special feature that is different from normal or usual, strangeness古怪, 怪癖On