现代大学英语lesson 2 word study.docVIP

Lesson 2 Word study 1.. vanish v. to disappear suddenly, esp. in a way that cannot easily be explained Examples: 1) I turned around again, the boy had vanished. 2) It is a bad idea to let Tom Cruise vanish for almost an hour in the middle of his picture. 3) Many species in South America have vanished completely. vanish from sight 消失不见 vanish into the void 化为乌有 vanish into thin air 从人间蒸发掉 vanish without 从人间蒸发掉 2. stain v.. a. to accidentally make a mark on sth. esp. one that cannot be removed b. to change the color of sth., especially sth.made of