Module3TheViolenceofNature-WordsandExpressionsSection3WordsandExpressionsfromModule3TheViolenceofNaturedisastern.1.astateofextreme(usuallyirremediable)ruinandmisfortune:Hispolicieswereadisaster.2.aneventresultingingreatlossandmisfortune:Theearthquakewasadisaster.floodn.1.theinwardflowofthetide:Atideintheaffairsofmenwhich,takenattheflood,leadsontofortune–Shakespeare.2.anoverwhelmingnumberoramount:afloodofrequestsv.1.coverwithliquid,usuallywater:Theswollenriverfloodedthevillage.2.supplywithanexcessof:Floodthemarketwithtennisshoes.3.becomefilledtooverflowing:Ourbasementfloodedduringtheheavyrains.4.fillquicklybeyondcapacity;aswithaliquid:Theimagesfloodedhismind.experiencen.1.theaccumulationofknowledgeorskillthatresultsfromdirectparticipationineventsoractivities:amanofexperience2.thecontentofdirectobservationorparticipationinanevent:Hehadareligiousexperience.3.aneventasapprehended:asurprisingexperiencev.1.tohaveaparticularsituationaffectyouorhappentoyou:Thecountryexperiencedaforeigncurrencyshortageforseveralmonths.Everyoneexperiencestheseproblemsatsometimeintheirlives.2.tohaveandbeawareofaparticularemotionorphysicalfeeling:toexperiencepain/pleasure/unhappinessIexperiencedamomentofpanicasIboardedtheplane.causen.1.ajustificationforsth.existingorhappening:Hehadnocausetocomplain.2.eventsthatprovidethegenerativeforcethatistheoriginofsth.:Theyaretryingtodeterminethecauseofthecrash.3.aseriesofactionsadvancingaprincipleortendingtowardaparticularend:用心爱心专心116号编辑Theyworkedinthecauseofworldpeace.v.tomakesth.happen,especiallysth.badorunpleasant:Dotheyknowwhatcausedthefire?Areyoucausingtroubleagain?Thebadweatheriscausingproblemsformanyfarmers.deathscausedbydangerousdriving,Thepoorharvestcausedpricestorisesharply.Theprojectisstillcausinghimalotofproblems.currentn.1.asteadyflow(usuallyfromnaturalcauses):Theraftfloateddownstreamonthecurrent.2.aflowofelectricitythroughaconductor:Thecurrentwasmeasuredinamperes.3.dominantcourse(suggestiveofrunningwater)ofsuccessiveeventsorideas:Thecurrentofhistory.adj.occurringinorbelongingtothepresenttime:Currentevents.buryv.1.toplaceadeadbodyinagrave:HewasburiedinHighgateCemetery.(figurative)Theirambitionswerefinallydeadandburied.2.(old-fashioned)tolosesb.bydeath:She’s85andhasburiedthreehusbands.3.tohidesthintheground:buriedtreasureThedoghadburieditsboneinthegarden.rotatev.1.causetoturnonanaxisorcenter:Rotatethehandle.2.plantorgrowinafixedcyclicorderofsuccession:Werotatethecropssoastomaximizetheuseofthesoil.3.exchangeonaregularbasis:Werotatetheleadsopranoeverynight.violentadj.1.(ofcolorsorsounds)intenselyvividorloud:aviolentclashofcolors2.effectedbyforceorinjuryratherthannaturalcauses:aviolentdeath.3.actingwithormarkedbyorresultingfromgreatforceorenergyoremotionalintensity:aviolentattack.striken.1.apitchthatisinthestrikezoneandthatthebatterdoesnothit:用心爱心专心116号编辑Thispitcherthrowsmorestrikesthanballs.2.ascoreintenpins:knockingdownalltenwiththefirstball:Hefinishedwiththreestrikesinthetenthframe.3.anattackthatisintendedtoseizeorinflictdamageonordestroyanobjective:Thestrikewasscheduledtobeginatdawn.v.1.arriveatafterreckoning,deliberating,andweighing:Strikeabalance.2.makeastrategic,offensive,assaultagainstanenemy,opponent,oratarget:Wemuststriketheenemy'soilfields.3.producebymanipulatingkeysorstringsofmusicalinstruments,alsometaphorically:Thepi...
