especially between the ages of eleven and sixteen Collocations disrupt traffic 引起交通混乱 disrupt schedule 扰乱计划 disrupt public order扰乱治安 21)(L67)fracture: V(cause to) break or crack *the old lady fell down the stairs and her right leg fractured in two places.老妇人摔下楼梯,右腿两处骨折。 他被提名破坏了权利的微妙平衡。 (The nomination of him fractured the delicate balance of power.) cf. burst, crack, fracture smash 这些动词均含“打破、弄碎”之意。 burst指某物因内部或外部压力过大而出现严重破裂、爆开或胀破。例如: t seemed that his heart would burst with happiness.看上去他心 中的快乐快要爆发出来。 crack多指因长期使用或经受压力,物体表现呈现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开, 但一般没成碎片。例如: Seeing the ice crack, he quit the idea of skating on it看到冰裂开 了,他打消了溜冰的念头。 fracture比 crack的破裂程度更深更严重,常指断裂,医学上指骨折。例如: *He was x-rayed and was founded that he had fractured his skull 他照了X光,发现头骨破裂。 smash指突然而猛烈地重击某物,使之破碎或完全变形。例如: The car smashed into the wall, and was all ruined but luckily the drⅳ ver survived.汽车撞上了一堵墙,完全毁了,幸好驾驶员活了下 来 22)(L67) prominence: n the quality or condition of being prominent. *Some young writers born in 80s have recently come to prominence -t 生于80年代的青年作家们近来已经崭露头角。 (= The newspapers are giving the affair considerable prominence,各报都 以相当的重要性报道了那件事 23)( L69)gradual: a. happening or developing slowly and by degrees; not sudden10 especially between the ages of eleven and sixteen.) Collocations: disrupt traffic 引起交通混乱 disrupt schedule 扰乱计划 disrupt public order 扰乱治安 21) (L.67) fracture: v. (cause to) break or crack *The old lady fell down the stairs, and her right leg fractured in two places. 老妇人摔下楼梯，右腿两处骨折。 他被提名破坏了权利的微妙平衡。 (=The nomination of him fractured the delicate balance of power.) cf. burst, crack, fracture & smash 这些动词均含“打破、弄碎”之意。 burst 指某物因内部或外部压力过大而出现严重破裂、爆开或胀破。例如： *It seemed that his heart would burst with happiness. 看上去他心 中的快乐快要爆发出来。 crack 多指因长期使用或经受压力，物体表现呈现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开， 但一般没成碎片。例如： *Seeing the ice crack, he quit the idea of skating on it.看到冰裂开 了，他打消了溜冰的念头。 fracture 比 crack 的破裂程度更深更严重，常指断裂，医学上指骨折。例如： *He was X-rayed and was founded that he had fractured his skull. 他照了 X 光，发现头骨破裂。 smash 指突然而猛烈地重击某物，使之破碎或完全变形。例如： * The car smashed into the wall, and was all ruined, but luckily the driver survived. 汽车撞上了一堵墙，完全毁了，幸好驾驶员活了下 来。 22) (L.67) prominence: n. the quality or condition of being prominent. *Some young writers born in 80s have recently come to prominence.一些 生于 80 年代的青年作家们近来已经崭露头角。 (=The newspapers are giving the affair considerable prominence.) 各报都 以相当的重要性报道了那件事. 23) (L.69) gradual: a. happening or developing slowly and by degrees; not sudden