擬聲是詞匯的三大來(lái)源之一，對(duì)擬聲詞的記憶，從其聲音特征入手，可使記憶變得容易與有趣。
babble
v. chatter idly.
The little girl babbled about her doll. also N.
bemoan
呻吟聲
v. lament; express disapproval of.
The widow bemoaned the death of her beloved husband.
Although critics bemoaned the serious flaws in the author’s novels, each year his latest book topped the best-seller list.
bomb
爆炸聲=炸彈
bombardment
N. attack (as with missiles).
The enemy bombardment demolished the town. Members of the opposition party bombarded the prime minister with questions about the enemy attack.
bombastic
ADJ. pompous; using inflated language.
Puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner that we longed to deflate him.
bombast, N.
canter
N. slow gallop.
Because the racehorse had outdistanced its competition so easily, the reporter wrote that the race was won in a canter, also v.
chortle
v. chuckle with delight.
When she heard that her rival had just been jailed for embezzlement, she chortled with joy. She was not a nice lady.
clangor
N. loud, resounding noise.
The blacksmith was accustomed to the clangor of hammers on steel.
clapper
N. striker (tongue) of a bell.
Wishing to be undisturbed by the bell, Dale wound his scarf around the clapper to muffle its striking.
din
N. continued loud noise.
The din of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer’s voice, also v.
drivel
N. nonsense; foolishness.
Why do I have to spend my days listening to such idiotic drivel?
Drivel is related to dribble: think of a dribbling, driveling idiot.
drone
N. idle person; male bee.
Content to let his wife support him, the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a drone.
drone
v. talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee.
On a gorgeous day, who wants to be stuck in a classroom listening to the teacher drone?
flippant
flip輕而快的拍打聲=響指, 輕打, 突然的抽動(dòng)
ADJ. lacking proper seriousness; frivolously shallow and disrespectful. 反: courteous, polite, earnest.
When Mark told Mona he loved her, she dismissed his earnest declaration with a flippant “Oh, you say that to all the girls!”
He was angered by her flippant reply.
flippancy, N.
gibberish
N. nonsense; babbling.
Did you hear that foolish boy spouting gibberish about monsters from outer space?
hew
v. cut to pieces with ax or sword.
The cavalry rushed into the melee and hewed the enemy with their swords, N.
heyday
=嘿
N. time of greatest success; prime.
In their heyday. the San Francisco Forty-Miners won the Super Bowl two years running.
hone
磨刀"霍霍"聲
v. sharpen.
To make shaving easier, he honed his razor with great care.
hubbub
吵鬧聲
N. confused uproar.
The marketplace was a scene of hubbub and excitement; in all the noise, we could not distinguish particular voices.
humdrum
ADJ. dull; monotonous.
After her years of adventure, she could not settle down to a humdrum existence.
icon
N. religious image; idol.
The icons on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century.
iconoclastic
=break=偶像破壞者. CL=磕碰聲
ADJ. attacking cherished traditions.
Deeply iconoclastic, Jean Genet deliberately set out to shock conventional theatergoers with his radical plays.
iconoclasm, N.
impinge
撞擊聲
v. infringe; touch; collide with.
How could they be married without impinging on one another’s freedom?
jabber
v. chatter rapidly or unintelligibly.
Why does the fellow insist on jabbering away in French when I can’t understand a word he says?
low
v. moo.
From the hitltop, they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle low.
quack
“夸口”
N. charlatan; impostor.
Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack: he cannot cure you.
scuffle
v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry.
The twins briefly scuffled, wrestling to see which of them would get the toy. When their big brother yelled, “Let go of my Gameboy!” they scuffled off down the hall.
spat
N. squabble; minor dispute.
What had started out as a mere spar escalated into a full-blown argument. GRE寫作部分將重點(diǎn)考察考生有針對(duì)性地對(duì)具體考題做出反應(yīng)的能力，而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。具體說(shuō)來(lái)，這些重點(diǎn)關(guān)注的能力包括：1、 清楚有效地闡明復(fù)雜觀點(diǎn)；2、 用貼切的事理和事例支撐觀點(diǎn)；3、考察/驗(yàn)證他人論點(diǎn)及其相關(guān)論證；4、支撐一個(gè)有針對(duì)性的連貫的討論；5、控制標(biāo)準(zhǔn)書面英語(yǔ)的各個(gè)要素。寫作部分將聯(lián)合考察邏輯推理和分析寫作兩種技能，并且將加大力度引進(jìn)那些需要考生做出有針對(duì)性的回應(yīng)的考題，降低考生依賴事前準(zhǔn)備（如背誦）的材料的可能性。
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