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【例】My mind got a veritable feast by reading this book.
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flamboyant［flæmˈbɔiənt］adj. 华丽的，鲜艳的；炫耀的，浮华的
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【例】The man is a flamboyant entrepreneur and one of France’s fastest rising political stars. （1996）
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haywire［ˈheiwaiə］n. 捆干草用的铁丝 adj. 失去控制的，乱了套的
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【记】组合词：hay（干草） + wire（电线）→电线短路烧着干草，失去控制→失去控制的
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【例】①go haywire 发生故障 The machine just went haywire.
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②Since Jim came here, everything has gone completely haywire.
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【用】go haywire是固定搭配，表示“计划等变得混乱不堪，发生故障”。
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forlorn［fəˈlɔːn］adj. 孤独而凄凉的，无人照顾的，被离弃的
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【记】词根记忆：for（出去） + lorn（被弃的）→抛弃→无人照顾的
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【例】The kids without parents are quite forlorn and they need the care of the society.
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befall［biˈfɔːl］v. 发生，降临
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【记】联想记忆：be（使） + fall（落下）→降临
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【例】Despite the economic disaster that had befallen his country in the decade he had held power, Bernard was confident of victory.
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profiteer［ˌprɔfiˈtiə］n. 暴发户，发横财的人，投机商 v. 牟取暴利，投机倒把
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【记】联想记忆：profit（利润） + eer（表人）→只顾利益之人→投机商
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【例】①The profiteer intermingled the middlings with the quality ones to gain more profits.
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②The government has taken some measures to prevent profiteering.
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debilitate［diˈbiliteit］vt. 使衰弱（或虚弱）
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【例】The long headache debilitated me that I couldn’t go on researching into the subject.
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ebb［eb］n. / vi. 退潮，落潮
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【例】①at a low ebb 处于低潮期 People’s favor for classics is at a low ebb.
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②the ebb and flow 潮水涨落 The ebb and flow of tides could be a mystery in ancient times.
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③on the ebb 每况愈下 My luck is on the ebb these days.
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stretch［stretʃ］v. 伸展，张开，拉紧；伸展（四肢），直躺；滥用；曲解 n. 伸展，张开，拉紧；（陆地或水域的）一大片；连续的一段时间
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