Unit 150

crash / clash / rash / splash

crash v. 毁坏，撞毁 (to damage by causing one thing to hit something else) / kraʃ /

• "Collision" refers to two moving objects crashing together.

clash v. 冲突，抵触 (to be in a situation in which you are fighting or disagreeing) / klaʃ /

• The bride-to-be clashed with the wedding planner over so many details of the ceremony that she eventually dispensed with his services.

rash adj. 轻率的，鲁莽的 (done or made quickly and without thought about what will happen as a result) / raʃ /

• Realizing that she had made a rash decision, Britney Spears annulled her marriage to Jason Alexander after only 55 hours of matrimony.

splash v. 泼，溅 (to cause water or liquid to move in a noisy or messy way) / splaʃ /

• The children threw water all over each other, splashing around happily in the wading pool.

ornate / orator

ornate adj. 华丽的，装饰的 (covered with fancy patterns and shapes) / ɔːˈneɪt /

• The dinner plates were decorated with an ornate pattern of fruits and flowers intertwined with a gilded leaf design.

orator n. 演讲者 (a person who is good at making speeches) / ˈɒrətə /

• Demosthenes, a statesman whose speeches molded and defined ancient Greek history, remains one of the world's best-known orators.

obedient / obesity

obedient adj. 顺从的 (willing to do what someone tells you to do or follow a law, rule, etc.) / əˈbiːdɪənt /

• After being asked to come, the child obediently stopped what he was doing and went to his mother.

obesity n. 肥胖，肥大 (a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body) / ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti /

• The doctor told Bob that his obesity would begin to affect his health unless he took steps to lose some weight.