Word List 7-5

1.compliment n.恭维，称赞 v．称赞

【例】Sophia was shy, and when complimented by others, she blushed.

索菲娅很害羞，被别人称赞时，她就会脸红。

Thanks for your comp Liments.

谢谢你的称赞。

2.crinkle n.皱纹 v.（使）起皱

【记】和wrinkle(n.皱纹)一起记

【例】The cnnkle shows that she is very old.

皱纹显示出她已经很老了。

【用】词组crinkle (up) one's nose是“皱起鼻子（表示困惑、不赞成时的表情）”的意思。

3.sprain vt.扭，扭伤

【记】联想记忆：sp+rain(雨)--雨天路滑，扭伤了脚--扭伤

【例】Tom fell down from the horse and lus ankle was sprained.

汤姆从马上摔了下来，脚踝也扭伤了。

4.swarm n.（昆虫等的）群，人群 v．拥挤，蜂拥而行

【例】Every time when the cocoa-nuts would be ripe for prcking, her cousins would swarm up the trees and throw down the big ripe nuts.

每当椰子成熟到可以采摘的时候，她的堂兄弟们就会一窝蜂地爬上椰子树扔下大个儿的、成熟的椰子。

5.celebrated adj.有名的，著名的

【记】来自celebrate(v．庆祝)

【例】In the party the celebnUed writer and his wife were conspicuous by their absence.

那位著名作家及其夫人未出席宴会，引起了人们的注意。

【派】celebrity(n．名誉，名声；名人，名流)

6.disintegrate v，粉碎，瓦解

【记】联想记忆：dis(不)+integrate(一体化，完整)一瓦解

【例】These forms of organic life do not disirUegrate till after death.

直到死亡，这些有机生命体的形态才会分解。

【派】disintegration(n．破裂，分裂，瓦解)

7.heal v.治愈（伤口等}，使恢复健康

【例】Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world,but its power to healgoes far beyond the usual aches and pains.

阿司匹林可能是世上最常见的药物，但它的治愈功效远不仅仅是对付常见的疼骗。(2003)

【辨】heal, cure

二者都有“治愈”的意思。cure指痊愈，强调治疗的效果；heal则强调花费长时间的休养来恢复健康状况，特指外伤或心灵的伤痛，如：heal the wound。

8.insane adj.疯狂的，精神失常的；荒唐的

【记】联想记忆：in(不)+湖(健康的)+e--不健康的一精神失常的

【例】We can’t beLieve that the insane scheme was authorized.

我们无法相信这个愚蠢的计划居然被批准了。