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flicker［ˈflikə］n. / vi. （火焰）闪烁，摇曳；摆动，晃动
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【记】联想记忆：flick（弹） + er→弹指神通的功夫让灯光闪烁→闪烁；摇曳
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【例】In the dark we saw a torch was flickering and moving towards us.
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doom［duːm］n. 命运；厄运；判决 vt. 注定；使…的失败（毁灭等）成为必然；判决
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【记】联想记忆：情绪（mood）决定命运（doom）
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【例】①We no longer regard natural phenomena as omens of doom but we may not be any more sensible.
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②This project was doomed to failure with so little preparation.
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【用】doom作动词常用在被动句式中，sth. be doomed to failure / defeat表示“某事注定失败”；还常用be doomed to do的形式，表示“注定要做”。
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haggle［ˈhægl］vi. 争论；讨价还价
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【例】①Norton and Pansy continued to haggle about doing or not doing.
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②Holly was always overcharged because she did not haggle.
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【用】haggle后可以接about, over, for, with等介词，表示“就…而讨价还价；就…而争论”。
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fumble［ˈfʌmbl］v. 瞎摸，摸索；笨手笨脚地做 n. 摸索；乱摸；笨拙地处理
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【例】①The worker fumbled with his tool pouch, and took out a pair of pliers.
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②The drunk man fumbled at the knob and entered the room.
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fetid［ˈfetid］adj. 恶臭的
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【例】I went across the street where, after the fetid air of the sewers, I breathed in the fresh air gratefully.
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persecute［ˈpəːsikjuːt］vt. （宗教方面）迫害；困扰，不断麻烦
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【记】词根记忆：per（自始至终） + secu（跟随） + te→一直跟踪→不断麻烦
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【例】Once the affair became public, the actress was persecuted by the press.
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sprawl［sprɔːl］vi. 四肢摊开着坐、卧或倒下，伸展（身体或四肢）；散乱地延伸 n. 四肢伸开的姿势或动作；杂乱的大片地方
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【记】和scrawl（v. 爬）一起记
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【例】The shop was very quiet. The proprietor sprawled on the counter reading the newspaper and yawning. （2000）
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holocaust［ˈhɔləkɔːst］n. 大规模的毁坏；大批的人死亡
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【记】词根记忆：holo（全部） + caust（烧）→全部烧掉→大规模的毁坏
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