Unit 40

fret / flat / flag

fret v. 烦恼 (to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex) / frɛt/

We always try to return home before our curfew because our mother frets with anxiety when we are late.

flat adj. 扁平的 (having a smooth, level, or even surface; not having curves or bumps) / flat/

flag v. 衰弱 (to lose vigor or strength; weaken or diminish) / flæɡ/

We stopped at a café where we ordered coffees to revive our flagging energy.

daunt v. 使气馁 (to make (someone) afraid or less confident) /dɔːnt/

Martin found the prospect of going into the allegedly haunted house quite daunting.

haunt v. （鬼魂等）常常出没于 (to visit or inhabit as a ghost) /hɔːnt/

There is a housing development on the outskirts of Bangkok that many people believe is haunted by the spirits of the dead.

vaunt v. 吹嘘 (to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments; brag) /vɔːnt/

Far from being modest, the winner attempted to vaunt himself by bragging about his achievement to everyone in earshot.

flaunt v. 炫耀 (to show (something) in a very open way so that other people will notice) /flɔːnt/

Jillian shamelessly flaunted her expensive new handbag by holding it in front of herself while she walked.

saunter v.漫步，闲逛 (to walk in a slow and relaxed manner) /ˈsôn(t)ər/

James Bond sauntered coolly into the room, leaned on the bar, and ordered a martini that was "shaken, not stirred."

gaunt adj. 憔悴的 (plain and unpleasant in appearance; desolate and gloomy) / ɡônt/

After years of mistreatment at the hands of drunken cowboys, the western bar had taken on a gaunt appearance, with peeling paint, stained carpets and broken ceiling lights.

jaunty adj. 快乐的，得意洋洋的 (lively in manner or appearance; having or suggesting a lively and confident quality) /ˈjôn(t)ē/

To ensure a jaunty appearance, the clown capped his costume with a scarlet top hat, stuck through with a bright yellow daisy.

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