大学英语词汇学习讲义Unit7答案.ppt

Keys to Vocabulary Handouts 1. mood in a good mood a mood of growing political despair 2. illusion an illusion of greater space 3. shatter shattered his illusions about city life 4. blot the most serious blot on his reputation blotted her driving record 5. plunge In the recession, the company’s profits plunged 60%. 6. chaos The typhoon left the city in great chaos. 7.revenge Terrorists bombed the police station in revenge for the arrests. 8. commentator The reviewer is chief economics commentator of the Financial Times. 9. tragic She passed out when she heard the tragic news. 10. denounce publicly denounced 11. dusk By dusk we had arrived. 12. think back (on/to/over) These photos made me think back on/to/over my school-days。 13. aftermath All the achievement and aftermath are the outcome of the whole effort we devoted before. 14. wreckage Firemen managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage. 15. pluck Please don’t pluck the flowers. 16. reminder serves as a reminder that investing is a form of gambling 17. debris She was hit by flying debris from the blast. 18. explosive the gas is highly explosive The old man had an explosive temper. 19. convoy We drove in convoy. 20. ally without its allies’ approval She felt she wanted an ally so badly. 21. accomplice He is the principal accomplice in the robbery. 22. fanatic I have been a basketball fanatic all my life. 23. bring down The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation. 24. grief share their common joys and griefs 25. revolve The restaurant slowly revolves, giving excellent views of the city. 26. mourn I mourn for what might have been. 27. perish Hundreds of people perished when the ship went down. 28. memorial This memorial commemorates those who died in the war. 29. in/within the space of The same kind of accident happened three times in (within) the space of time.