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GMAT重点动词英英解释（90）

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　　496. Afflict verb

　　[VN][often passive](formal) to affect sb/sth in an unpleasant or harmful way: About 40%

　　of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. ◆ Aid will be sent to the afflicted

　　areas. ◆ Severe drought has afflicted the region.

　　497. Smother verb[VN]

　　~ sb (with sth) to kill sb by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: He smothered

　　the baby with a pillow. ◆ to be smothered to death

　　~ sth/sb with / in sth to cover sth/sb thickly or with too much of sth: a rich dessert

　　smothered in cream ◆ She smothered him with kisses.

　　to prevent sth from developing or being expressed

　　Synonym: STIFLE

　　to smother a yawn / giggle / grin ◆ The voices of the opposition were effectively smothered.

　　to give sb too much love or protection so that they feel restricted: Her husband was very

　　loving, but she felt smothered.

　　to make a fire stop burning by covering it with sth: He tried to smother the flames with a

　　blanket.

　　498. Expire verb[V]

　　(of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time for

　　which it could be used has ended

　　Synonym: RUN OUT

　　When does your driving licence expire? ◆ Our lease on the house expires next month.

　　(of a period of time, especially one during which sb holds a position of authority) to end: His

　　term of office expires at the end of June.

　　(literary) to die

　　499. Grieve verb

　　~ (for / over sb/sth) to feel very sad, especially because sb has died: [V] They are still

　　grieving for their dead child. ◆ grieving relatives ◆ [VN] She grieved the death of her

　　husband.

　　(formal) to make you feel very sad: [VN that] It grieved him that he could do nothing to

　　help her. ◆ [VN] Their lack of interest grieved her. ◆ [VN to inf] It grieved her to leave.

　　500. Lament verb (formal) to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about

　　sb/sth: [VN] In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. ◆ She sat alone

　　weeping, lamenting her fate. [also V that, V speech]

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