Unit 135

forge / forage / gorge / disgorge

forge v. 伪造，造假 (to make or imitate falsely, especially with intent to defraud) / fɔːdʒ /

• Jason tried to forge a new driver's license, making himself several years older, in order to get into clubs.

forage v. 寻找（食物） (to search for something (such as food or supplies)) / ˈfɒrɪdʒ /

• The rat scrabbled around in the garbage, foraging for a meal.

gorge n. 咽喉；胃 (throat; stomach, belly) / ɡɔːdʒ /

• The crow opened his gorge wide and emitted a piercing caw.

v. 使吃饱 (to eat large amounts of food)

• The onlookers gasped with amazement over ability of the contestants in the pie-eating competition to gorge themselves on food.

disgorge v. 吐 (to empty whatever is in the stomach through the mouth) / dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ /

• Bulimia is an anxiety disorder that causes sufferers to disgorge themselves following meals.

flaccid / flappy / flippant

flaccid adj. 软弱的 (lacking strength or force) /ˈflasɪd/

• The man fell to the floor, his body flaccid and malleable in the moments immediately after death.

flappy adj. 飞扬的 (flapping or tending to flap) /flap/

• The dog had long flappy ears that bounced up and down when he ran.

flippant adj. 轻率无礼的, 不严肃的 (lacking proper respect or seriousness) /ˈflɪp(ə)nt/

• Irina's flippant back chat bought her a one-way ticket to the dean's office.