07--拟声词

巴朗词表速记（7）拟声词
愿达语言培训中心Mr GRE (from )
拟声是词汇的三大来源之一，对拟声词的记忆，从其声音特征入手，可使记忆变得容易与有趣。

babble
v. chatter idly.
The little girl babbled about her doll. also N.
bemoan
呻吟声
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
爆炸声=炸弹
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轻而快的拍打声=响指, 轻打, 突然的抽动
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"声
v. sharpen.
To make shaving easier, he honed his razor with great care.
hubbub
吵闹声
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=偶像破坏者. CL=磕碰声
ADJ. attacking cherished traditions.
Deeply iconoclastic, Jean Genet deliberately set out to shock conventional theatergoers with his radical plays.
iconoclasm, N.
impinge
撞击声
v. infringe; touch; collide with.
How could they be married wit hout 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.
squabble
N. minor quarrel; bickering.
Children invariably get involved in petty squabbles; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
titter
N. nervous laugh.
Her aunt’s constant titter nearly drove her mad. also v.
whinny
v. neigh like a horse.
When he laughed through his nose, it sounded as if he whinnied.
prate
v. speak foolishly; boast idly.
Let us not prate about our qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for themselves.
prattle
=prate
v. babble.
Baby John prattled on and on about the cats and his ball and the Cookie Monster, also N.
totter
v. move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall.
On unsteady feet, the drunk tottered down the hill to the nearest bar.
warble
v. sing; babble.
Every morning the birds warbled outside her window, also N.
pummel
v. beat or pound with fists.
Swinging wildly, Pammy pummeled her brother around the head and shoulders.。