Unit 128

gallant / gall / gallop

gallant adj. 勇敢的 (very brave) /ˈɡal(ə)nt/

• The knight was rewarded with the maiden's hand in marriage after he gallantly rescued her from the fire-breathing dragon.

adj. 华丽的，雄伟的 (large and impressive)

• The navy fleet made a gallant display as they sailed victoriously into the harbor.

gall v. 使...生气 (to make (someone) feel annoyed or angry) / ɡɔːl/

• Tracey was deeply galled by the sound of her classmate incessantly tapping his pencil against his desk.

gallop v. 飞驰 (to run very fast) /ˈɡaləp/

• The horse galloped quickly across the meadow.

real / realm

real adj. 真实的 (actually existing or happening; not imaginary) / riːl/

• Everyone over the age of eight knows that Santa Claus is not a real person.

n. adj. 现实 (a real thing, especially a mathematically real quantity)

• When my father bought my mother a faux fur for her birthday, she was relieved that it was not the real thing.

realm n. 领域 (an area of activity, interest, or knowledge) / rɛlm/

• At first it seemed beyond the realm of possibility that Margo would graduate with her class, but with hard work and determination, she managed it.

draw / drawl

draw v. 吸引 (to cause (someone or something) to come; to attract (someone or something)) / drɔː/

• The sweet scent of honey draws the bear to the beehives.

drawl v. 拖长腔调慢慢地说 (to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual) / drɔːl/

• People from the southern United States can be difficult to understand because they speak with a protracted drawl.

drive / drivel

drive v. 驾驶 (to direct the movement of (a car, truck, bus, etc.)) / drʌɪv/

• Carson drove the car for the first half of the journey while his brother drove for the second half.

drivel v. 说傻话，胡说 (to talk in a very foolish or silly way) /ˈdrɪv(ə)l/

• The new grandmother cooed at the baby, driveling at it with an endless string of nonsense.