2016屆高考英語單詞及語言點總結(jié)2
there is steam bursting from that hole.
6. ruin 1. n. a) [u] the cause or state of destruction and decay
b) [c] a building that has been badly damaged or destroyed
2. vt. a) to spoil or completely destroy a person or thing
b) to cause someone to loss all their money
the temple has fallen into ruin.
we visited the ruins of the temple.
the heavy rain ruined our holiday.
the hurricane ruined all the houses here.
the flood ruined the crops.
if i lose my lawsuit(官司), the cost will ruin me.
7. injure vt. to cause physical harm to (a person or animal), especially in an accident; hurt seriously; to damage
i hope i didn't injure her feelings.
his back was injured.
two people were killed and seven were injured.
his reputation will be badly injured by the vicious rumour.
8. destroy vt. to damage sth so severely that it can not be repaired; put an end to the existence of; ruin
a fire destroyed the house.
what he said destroyed our last hope.
all hopes of peaceful settlement were destroyed by his speech.
9. brick n. [c,u] 1) a hard piece of baked clay used for building
2) sth. in the shape of a brick
they used yellow bricks to build the house.
the tower is made of bricks.
bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
10. useless adj. not of any use
this knife is so blunt. it’s useless.
i realized it was useless to reason with him.
i was useless at maths. = my maths is very poor.
11. shock 1) n. a) [c, u] a violent force from sth such as explosion, a crash or a hard blow
b) [c, u] the feeling you get after sth unexpected and usually very unpleasant has suddenly happened, or you have received an unexpected piece of news
c) the poor medical condition of someone who has an accident and whose heart and lungs are not working properly
2) v. to make someone feel very upset, angry, or unpleasant
earthquake shocks are often felt in japan.
the news of his death was a shock to us.
the traffic accident sent him into a state of shock.