gasp   v. 喘气;喘息;渴望   n. 喘气

【真题再现】There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum.

把数据输入在线大学学费计算器中,网页上会出现六位数的总数,会令你倒吸一口冷气。确实,没有什么在线活动比这更让人清醒的了。

                                                                                      【CET-6,2009.06,阅读】

【联想记单词】联想:gas (气体,煤气)+p→煤气中毒后喘不过气→喘气

【活学活用】-I need a century-long gasp!

                 -我喘不过气了!

 

gleam   v.(使)闪烁;(使)发激光   n. 激光;闪光

【真题再现】They couldn't see a gleam of hope that they would be saved by a passing ship.

他们不能看到一丝被路过船只搭救的希望。

                                                                                      【CET-6,2005.01,词汇】

【联想记单词】形近:glean (收集;拾穗)

【活学活用】-A gleam of sunshine wakes me up.

                 -一束阳光把我唤醒。

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