1.crumpled 弯曲的

crumple up: 打垮；揉皱；使崩溃

原文：Steam was billowing from under the crumpled hood

造句：NPR News 2014年11月合集

and then he said he would just crumple up his executive orders like a wad of paper and throw them in the waste basket  

他说如果国会通过法案，他会把行政令揉成一团然后扔进垃圾桶

例句：He crumpled up the money,and  lashed out at her.

2.shriek

vt. & vi. 尖叫

n. 尖叫声

原文：Hedwig was shrieking in terror.

例句：Her shriek was dulled by the loud crash of thunder.

她的尖叫声在震耳的雷声中变得低沉了。

造句：She shrieked at the sight of horrible accident.

3.dangling limply 无力地摇晃

limply  adv. 柔软地；四肢无力地，软绵绵地

原文：It had snapped, almost in two; the tip was dangling limply, held on by a few splinters.

例句：All this helps to explain why Mr Gingrich is polling rather limply, despite his high name-recognition.

这一切有助于解释为什么金瑞奇先生获得的民意支持较弱，尽管他有着较高的声望。

造句：She walked limply after she finished a gruelling marathon.

4.dent

make a dent: 产生印象；引起注意

dent resistance: 耐冲击性

make a dent in: v. 削弱；[口]取得有效进展

原文：“Aaargh!” said Ron as another twisted limb punched a large dent into his door;

例句：He then told Loughner "you may have put a bullet through her head, but you have not put a dent in her spirit."

然后，他对洛克纳说，"你对她开枪使子弹穿过她的头部，但是你并不能摧毁她的精神。"

造句：You have made a dent in her ability to be independent.

5.brandish

vt. 挥舞；炫耀   n. 挥舞

原文：“Come back!” Ron yelled after it, brandishing his broken wand.

“Dad'll kill me!”

例句：Swords brandished and banners waved.

刀剑挥舞, 旌旗飘扬。

造句：She always brandishes her boyfriend.