Unit 137

lapse / relapse / collapse

lapse v. 停止 (to go out of existence) / laps/

• Edwin's automobile insurance lapsed after he forgot to pay his premiums.

relapse v. 旧病复发 (to become ill again after a period of improvement in health) / rɪˈlaps/

• Certain strains of malaria never leave the bloodstream, potentially causing relapses.

v. 故态复萌 (to return to a bad condition, form of behavior, etc.)

• After several years of sobriety, Geoff relapsed by going on a five-day drunk.

collapse v. 倒塌，瓦解 (to break apart and fall down suddenly) / kəˈlaps/

• The crew used a series of controlled explosions to collapse the skyscraper.

lull / loll

lull v. 使平静 (to cause to sleep or rest) / lʌl/

• The mother lulled her baby to sleep by singing to him in dulcet tones.

loll v. 懒洋洋地倚靠 (to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner) / lɒl/

• The pigs lolled about, happily luxuriating in their mud bath.

lurk / lurch

lurk v. 潜伏 (to wait in a secret or hidden place, especially in order to do something wrong or harmful) / ləːk/

• The purse snatcher lurked in the dark alley way, waiting for an unsuspecting person to walk by.

lurch v. 突然前倾 (to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or sideways) / ləːtʃ/

• The man was so inebriated that he could barely lurch halfway across the room before he passed out.

laudatory / adulatory

laudatory adj. 赞美的 (expressing or containing praise) /ˈlɔːdət(ə)ri/

• Esan was delighted when he read the laudatory remarks his teacher had written on his history paper.

adulatory adj. 阿谀的，奉承的 (excessive or slavish admiration or flattery) /ˌadʒʊˈleɪt(ə)ri/

• Irene cringed as she listened to her sister lavish adulatory praise on their teacher in hopes of getting a higher grade.