新世纪高等院校英语专业综合教程2(何兆熊)Unit1核心词汇.docVIP

核心词汇 lash v.鞭打 突然摇动猛烈打击 n. 鞭子,鞭打The waves are lashing against the rocks. 波浪冲击着岩石。The cat lashed her tail. 这只猫急速摇动着尾巴。He lashed out at the oppositions policies. 他猛烈抨击反对派的政策He beat the prisoner with a lash. 他用鞭子抽打囚犯。v.鞭打，严厉批评whip n.鞭子， 车夫v.鞭打, 抽打, 突然移动 【易混】slash v.大量削减, 严历批评, 抽打n.猛砍, (大幅度)削减, 斜线 scoff n. 嘲弄的话，嘲笑v.嘲弄，嘲笑狼吞虎咽 【例句】He ignored the scoffs of the critics. 他没有理睬那些批评者的嘲笑。 I told them my ideas but they scoffed at them. 我把自己的想法告诉他们，但他们嗤之以鼻。people scoffed at the idea that that man would ever fly. 一百年前人们嘲笑人类有一天会飞上天的想法。 Who has scoffed all the pastries down? 谁把点心全吃完了？ n.嘲笑者 illusion n. 假象，错觉 【例句】He cherished the illusion that she loved him, but he was wrong.?? 他抱有她爱他的幻觉，但他错了。A mirage is an optical illusion. 海市蜃楼是一种视错觉.I have no illusion about his ability. 我对他的能力不抱任何幻想。 【搭配】cherish the illusion 抱有幻觉 be under an illusion有错觉，误以为 have no illusion about对…不抱幻想 【辨析】illusion 和delusion。illusion使人们可能有理由信以为真的事情，但实际上是虚假的； delusion是（可能只有一个人）信以为真的事，但很明显是假的，例如：The patient suffers from the delusion that he is Napoleon.（那个病人患有妄想症，总觉得自己是拿破仑。） 【派生】illusory ( or illusive ) a.产生幻觉的, 幻影的, 错觉的, 虚假的, 不牢靠的 devastate v. 毁坏Our Embassy was devastated by three bombs of NATO. ?? 我们的使馆被北约的三枚炸弹炸毁了。 devastated by the news of the wreck. 我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。She was devastated by his death. 她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。瞥视，匆匆一看闪光n.瞥视，一瞥 【例句】She glanced round the room before she left. ?? 她略微环视了一下房间才离开。The glasses glanced and twinkled in the firelight. 杯子在炉火照耀下闪闪发亮。’t look good, but on closer examination you’ll find they’re not bad at all. 乍一看，这些人像画得不怎么样，但再仔细看看，你就会发现它们画得还不错。 I could tell at a glance that he’d been crying. 我一看就知道她哭过。 【搭配】at a glance一看就 【辨析】glance和glimpse。glance意指“对某物迅速地看一眼”； glimpse或更通用的catch a glimpse of意指“一瞬间，偶然的一看”例如：I glimpsed/caught a glimpse of the Town Clock as we drove quickly past.（我们开车很快经过那里时，我猛然看到市政厅的时钟。） careen v.左右摇晃地行驶，摇摇摆摆向前冲 【例句】As the bus careened down the hill, the passengers were thrown roughly from side to side. 当汽车摇晃着从小山坡上疾驶而下时，乘客们被颠得东倒西歪。 The driv