Unit 11 The Story of an Eyewitness Words and Expressions综合教程四

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1、UNIT11THESTORYOFANEYEWITNESSWordsandExpressionsconflagration:n.anextensivefirewhichdestroysagreatdealoflandorpropertye.g.Aconflagrationin1947reduced90percentofthehousestoashes.Towardseveningtheconflagrationwasgotunder.wrought：beatenoutorshapedbyhammeringe.g.wroughtiron熟铁acarefullywroughtplan.一项精心制定的

2、计划wipeout:v.killinlargenumbersoreliminatecompletelyandwithoutatracee.g.Thelocaladministrationisdeterminedtowipeoutinsectpestsandplantdiseases.Theplagueoncecouldwipeoutavillage.鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。nabob:n.apersonofconspicuouswealth,statusandpowere.g.Theoldnaboblefttheworldwithnothinglikeanyoneelse.Syn

3、onym:bigboy,bigcheese,bigwheel,bigwig,fatcat,heavy,heavyhitter,heavyweight,high-muck-a-muck,kingfish,kingpin,bigshot,nawabfringe:n.(oftenthefringes)theouter,marginal,orextremepartofanarea,group,orsphereofactivitye.g.Theyhavetoliveinrural-urbanfringe.他们不得不住在城乡结合部。TheyliveonthewesternfringeofLondon.lu

4、rid:a.veryvividincolour,esp.soastocreateanunpleasantlyharshorunnaturaleffecte.g.luridcolours鲜明的色彩luriddetailsoftheaccident这次事故惊人的细节ghetto:n.apartofacity,esp.aslumarea,occupiedbyaminoritygrouporgroupse.g.Thisisarealisticnovelaboutghettolife.这是一部描写贫民窟生活的现实主义小说。Thedistrictisnowlargelyablackghetto.debri

5、s:n.[U]scatteredpiecesofrubbishorremainse.g.Theseatidedtheshipdebrisashore.Theblastsentflamingdebrisintotheair.爆炸产生的碎片四散。contrivance:v.athingwhichiscreatedskillfullyandinventivelytoserveaparticular4purposee.g.amechanicalcontrivance机械发明anautomaticcontrivance自动装置Derivation:contrivev.makeorworkoutaplan

6、for;devisee.g.Canyoucontrivetobetherebysix?Hecanalwayscontrivewaystoamusethechildren.dynamite:n.ahighexplosiveconsistingofnitroglycerinemixedwithanabsorbentmaterialandtypicallymouldedintostickse.g.Thebridgewasblownwithdynamite.v.blowupsth.withdynamitee.g.Rescuersarereadytodynamitethebarrierlake.lavi

7、sh:a.sumptuouslyrich,elaborate,orluxuriouse.g.Lavishpromiseisfollowedbypoorperformance.诺言过多，信守必少。v.expendprofuselye.g.Theyoungcouplelavishtoomuchcareontheironlychild.Derivation:lavishlyad.crumble:v.ca