Words and xpressions--- unit one.docVIP

Words and Expressions 1. lash vt. hit violently or suddenly e.g. The farmer lashed the mules with a stick. The waves lashed the shore. Collocation: lash out (at / against sb. / sth.) make a sudden violent attack with blows or words Synonym: whip, beat 2. scoff vi. laugh (at) e.g. All the students scoffed at the poor boy’s clothes. The disabled people are often scoffed. Derivation: scoffer n. Synonym: jeer, mock 3. sway vi. move or swing from side to side e.g. He swayed slightly, as if about to fall. 他身子一歪，像要倒下。 Synonym: swing, wave Translation: 1. 那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。 (The apple tree sways in the wind.) 2. She swayed her hands gracefully as she gave lectures. （她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。）4. illusion n. sth. that deceives a person by seeming to be real e.g. The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greater space. I have no illusions about my ability. 我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。 Derivation: illusive a. illusively ad. Collocation: be under the illusion that believe wrongly e.g. I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money. 他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人。Exercise: Fill in each blank with one of the following prepositions. under at out against to He lashed ____ ____ the opposition’s policies. (out against) Students are not allowed to scoff ___ others’ weaknesses. (at) The dancer swayed ___ the music. (to) People were _____ the illusion that the tomb was Caocao’s. (under) Paragraphs 2-5 5. devastating a. completely destructive e.g. It is the most devastating flood in 100 years. Derivation: devastate vt. devastation n. Synonym: disastrous, destructive 6. glance at look at sb. or sth. quickly, esp. by raising your eyes and then lowering them again e.g. The president glanced at the clock and announced that the meeting started. Comparison: gaze at, stare at, glare at, gape at gaze at look at sth. or sb. for a long time, for example, because they are beautiful or interesting, esp. without realizing that you are do