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与“发明,创造”相关的词:breakthrough, invention, innovation, initiative
breakthrough
n.突破,突破性进展;重要的新发现
记 来自词组break through(突围,突破)
invention
n.发明,创造;捏造
记 词根记忆:in(使…)+vent(来)+ion(状态)→使出来→发明,创造
例 The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph.(2014.12)
innovation
n.革新,创新;新方法;新事物
记 词根记忆:in(进入)+nov(新的)+ation(性质)→革新,创新
initiative
n.首创精神;主动性;主动的行动;倡议;主动权
记 来自initial(adj.最初的)
breast, breath, breadth
breast
n.乳房,胸脯,胸膛
记 联想记忆:经常做深呼吸(breath)有利于胸部(breast)健美
breath
n.气息;呼吸;微风,(空气的)轻微流动
breadth
n.宽度;幅度
娶到美丽的bride,心情十分pride,要带她去glide,来个完美的slide
bride
n.新娘
pride
n.自豪
glide
n./v.滑行,滑动;滑翔
记 和slide(n./v.滑动)一起记
派 glider(n.滑翔机)
slide
v.滑;悄悄地移动 n.滑动;滑道;滑面;幻灯片
记 联想记忆:s+lid(盖子)+e→盖子太滑,从桌子上滑了下去→滑动
考 let slide 放任自流,听其自然;slide on… 在…上滑行
与“册子”相关的词:brochure, handbook, memorandum
brochure
n.小册子
记 发音记忆:“不用求”→有了小册子,就不用求别人了→小册子
handbook
n.手册;便览;指南
记 合成词:hand(手)+book(书)→手册
memorandum
n.备忘录;摘要
记 词根记忆:memor(记忆)+andum→(帮助)记忆的东西→备忘录
与“餐”相关的词:brunch, dine, buffet, luncheon
brunch
n.早午餐
dine
vi.吃饭,就餐,进餐
buffet
n.自助餐;餐饮部
luncheon
n.午宴;午餐
与“动物”相关的词: buck, calf, crab, crocodile, deer, dolphin, donkey, dove, eagle, frog, lamb, mule, pigeon, whale, beast, herd, habitat
buck
n.雄(鹿、兔等);(一)美元;(一)澳元 vi.(马等)猛然弓背跃起
记 和luck(n.好运)一起记
考 buck up (使)振奋,(使)打起精神
calf
n.牛犊
crab
n.螃蟹
crocodile
n.鳄鱼
deer
n.鹿
dolphin
n.海豚
donkey
n.驴;笨蛋
记 联想记忆:猴子(monkey)笑驴(donkey)是笨蛋(donkey)
dove
n.鸽子
eagle
n.鹰
记 联想记忆:他渴望(eager)能像雄鹰(eagle)一般翱翔天际
frog
n.青蛙;蛙类动物
记 联想记忆:我与青蛙(frog)王子的邂逅像雾(fog)像雨又像风
lamb
n.羔羊,小羊;羔羊肉
记 联想记忆:烤箱的灯(lamp)灭了,羔羊肉(lamb)烤好了
mule
n.骡子
pigeon
n.鸽子;少女;易受骗的人
记 发音记忆:“批准”→禽流感疫情蔓延期间,养鸽子也要经过批准→鸽子
whale
n.鲸
beast
n.兽,野兽;牲畜;凶残的人,令人厌憎的人
herd
n.兽群,牧群 vt.放牧
habitat
n.(动植物的)产地;栖息地
记 词根记忆:habit(居住)+at(在…地方)→栖息地
与“钱款;借贷,抵押”相关的词:budget, credit, loan, mortgage, saving, overdue
budget
n.预算;预算拨款 v.规划(花费),安排(费用);编预算 adj.低廉的,收费公道的
派 budgetary(adj.预算的)
credit
n.信贷;赊欠;赞扬,荣誉;学分;信任 vt.相信;把…归功于;把…记入贷方;存入
记 词根记忆:cred(相信)+it→信任
考 credit...to把…归功于;credit card 信用卡;have...to one's credit 在某人名下
loan
n.贷款;借款 vt.借出;借给
记 发音记忆:“漏”→账本有漏洞,因为把钱借出去了→借出
考 on loan 暂借的(地);approve a loan 批准贷款
mortgage
n.按揭,房屋抵押贷款 vt.抵押
记 联想记忆:mort(死)+gage(抵押品)→用抵押品抵销死账→抵押
saving
n.储蓄金,存款;节省,节约
记 来自save(v.节省)
例 The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.(2010.12)
overdue
adj.到期未付的;(图书等)逾期未还的;早该发生的
bulk, bulb, bull
bulk
n.大块;体积,容量;大多数,大部分;大批 vi.变得越来越大(或重要)
vt.使更大(或更厚)
考 in bulk 大量,大批
bulb
n.电灯泡;球状物
bull
n.公牛;雄兽;(对股市行情)看涨的人
记 联想记忆:芝加哥公牛队的英文名称:Chicago Bulls
与“汽车装载,汽车装置”相关的词:burden, bumper, brake, load, unload
burden
n.重担;精神负担 vt.加重压于;烦扰;负担,装载
记 联想记忆:burd(看作bird)+en→鸟负重就飞不动了→重担
例 I would do almost anything not to be a burden, and not require any help from anybody.(2011.12)
bumper
n.缓冲器;保险杠
brake
n.闸;刹车 v.制动;刹住(车);用闸放慢速度
load
v.装(货),装载
unload
v.卸,卸货;下客;退出(枪的)子弹;卸下(相机的)胶卷
记 词根记忆:un(不,无)+load(负荷,重担)→去掉负荷→卸下
后缀-(i)er表名词,指“人;物;机器”:bystander, cashier, leader, owner, carrier, cracker, receiver
bystander
n.旁观者
记 词根记忆:by(在旁边)+stand(站)+er(表人)→站在旁边看的人→旁观者
cashier
n.出纳
记 词根记忆:cash(现金)+ier(表人)→与现金打交道的人→出纳
leader
n.领袖,领导人,首领
记 词根记忆:lead(领导)+er(表人)→领导人
owner
n.物主,所有者
carrier
n.运输工具,运载工具;带菌者;载重架,置物架
记 来自carry(v.运送)
考 aircraft carrier 航空母舰
cracker
n.爆竹;饼干
receiver
n.接收者;(电话)听筒;接收器
与“食堂;礼堂”相关的词:cafeteria, canteen, hall
cafeteria
n.自助餐馆,自助食堂
记 来自cafe(咖啡馆,小餐馆)+teria→自助食堂
canteen
n.食堂;小卖部;(士兵或旅行者使用的)水壶
记 联想记忆:cant(看作can 罐)+een→拿着罐子去食堂接水→食堂;水壶
hall
n.门厅;礼堂,会堂;办公大楼
职业:career, occupation, profession
career
n.职业;生涯;经历
释 the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes
记 同音词:Korea(n.韩国)
例 I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal.(2010.12)
考 career women 职业女性
occupation
n.职业;占领,占据;(人)从事的活动;消遣
释 a job or profession
记 词根记忆:oc(加强)+cup(拿,抓住)+ation(状态)→占领,占据
profession
n.职业;公开表示
释 a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
记 词根记忆:pro(很多)+fess(说)+ion(状态)→当着许多人的面说→公开表示
表示“车”的词:carriage, cab, lorry, van, tractor
carriage
n.四轮马车;客车厢
记 联想记忆:carri(看作carry 运送)+age→用四轮马车运载→四轮马车
例 Looking around the carriage,I saw quite a few people like him, including a couple of fatty children with swollen cheeks pressing against their eyes.(2014.12)
cab
n.出租车
lorry
n.运货汽车,卡车
van
n.大篷车,运货车
记 联想记忆:运货车(van)像个大铁罐(can)
tractor
n.拖拉机,牵引车
记 词根记忆:tract(拉)+or(物)→拖拉机
例子,事例:case, instance, example
case
n.事例,实例;情况,事实;病例;案件;箱,盒,套;手提箱
释 a particular situation or a situation of a particular type
instance
n.例子,实例,事例
释 a particular example or case of something
记 联想记忆:in+stan(看作stand 站立)+ce→他被罚站就是最好的例子→例子
考 for instance/example 例如;in the first instance 首先,起初
example
n.例子,实例;榜样,楷模
释 something such as an object, a fact or a situation that shows, explains or supports what you say
投,掷:cast, fling, heave, throw, toss
cast
vt.投,扔,抛;浇铸 n.演员表,全体演员;石膏绷带;铸型,铸件;投,抛
释 to throw somebody/something somewhere, especially using force
例 Where once retirement was seen as a brief reward after a long struggle through some miserable job, it is now akin to being cast aside.(2013.12)
考 cast about/around for 寻求,寻找,想办法;cast aside/away 抛弃,丢掉;cast off 摆脱,抛弃;cast out 开除,赶走
fling
vt.(用力地)扔,掷,丢;使扑,使投身 n.尽情欢乐的一阵,一时的放纵
释 to throw somebody/something somewhere with force, especially because you are angry
记 联想记忆:fl(看作fly 飞)+ing→随手一扔,东西飞出去了→扔,掷
heave
vt.(用力)举起,提起,拉起,拖;扔;发出(沉重的叹息声、呻吟声等);
vi.(用力)举,提,拉,拖;(有节奏地)起伏,隆起;呕吐,恶心 n.举起;升降
释 to lift, pull or throw somebody/something very heavy with one great effort
记 联想记忆:董存瑞举起(heave)炸药包,直到爆炸也没离开(leave)
考 heave at/on 举起,拉,拖;heave up 恶心,呕吐
throw
vt.投,扔,抛;使突然陷入 n.投,掷,抛;投掷的距离
释 to send something from your hand through the air by moving your hand or arm quickly
toss
vt.扔,抛,掷;使摇摆 vi.动来动去 n.投掷
释 to throw something lightly or carelessly
castle, cattle, cater
castle
n.城堡
cattle
n.(总称)牛;家畜
cater
vi.投合,迎合,满足需要;提供饮食及服务
chain, chart, charter
chain
n.链子;束缚;枷锁 vt.束缚;囚禁
chart
n.图表;航图,海图 vt.用图表表示;绘制…的地图;记录,跟踪(进展)
charter
n.宪章,共同纲领;特许状,许可证;(飞机、汽车等的)包租 vt.包,租(飞机、汽车等) adj.包租的,租用的
记 和chapter(n.章,回)一起记
考 the UN Charter 联合国宪章
与“仁慈,宽容;福祉”相关的词: charity, mercy, kindness, goodness, well-being, bless
charity
n.救济金,施舍物;慈善团体;慈善事业;慈善,宽大,宽容
释 kindness and sympathy towards other people, especially when you are judging them
记 词根记忆:char(爱)+ity(状态)→有爱的→慈善,宽大
例 They live on charity and social welfare.(2009.12)
mercy
n.仁慈,宽容;恩惠;幸运
释 a kind or forgiving attitude towards somebody that you have the power to harm or right to punish
记 发音记忆:“摩西”→摩西给上帝的子民带去很多恩惠→仁慈;恩惠
考 at the mercy of 任凭…的摆布,完全受…支配;have no mercy to 对…毫不留情
kindness
n.仁慈,好意
释 the quality of being kind
goodness
n.善良;美德;好意 int.天哪
释 the quality of being good
well-being
n.福利;安宁;健康
bless
vt.保佑,赐福
chat, chip, chop
chat
n./vi.聊天,闲谈
例 She'd wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant-messaging programs—leaving her bed for only brief intervals.(2010.6)
chip
n.屑片,碎片;炸土豆条;集成电路片,集成块;缺口,豁口;瑕疵
记 大家对KFC的炸薯条(chip)一定不陌生
考 silicon chip 硅片
chop
vt.砍,劈;切细 n.排骨
记 联想记忆:到商店(shop)买排骨(chop)
快乐的,愉快的:cheerful, agreeable, delighted, joyful
cheerful
adj.快乐的,愉快的;使人感到愉快的
释 happy, and showing it by the way that you behave
记 来自cheer(n.欢快,愉悦)+ful(…的)→愉快的
agreeable
adj.令人愉快的,惬意的;(欣然)同意的,乐意的
释 pleasant and easy to like
记 来自agree(v.同意)
delighted
adj.高兴的,快乐的
释 very pleased
joyful
adj.欢喜的;令人高兴的
释 very happy;causing people to be happy
词根chem表示“化学”: chemical, chemistry, chemist, biochemical
chemical
adj.化学的 n.化学制品
记 词根记忆:chem(化学)+ical(…的)→化学的
例 Well,I understand that your company has a chemical processing plant.(2015.6)
chemistry
n.化学
记 词根记忆:chem(化学)+ist(表人)+ry(…学)→化学
chemist
n.化学家;药剂师
记 来自chemistry(n.化学)
biochemical
adj.生物化学的
记 词根记忆:bio(生物)+chem(化学)+ical(…的)→生物化学的
阻塞:choke, block, jam
choke
vt.使窒息;阻塞 vi.哽咽;窒息;塞满,塞住
释 to block or fill a passage, space, etc.so that movement is difficult
记 联想记忆:喝可乐(coke)给呛着(choke)了→使窒息
block
vt.堵塞;拦阻 n.大块(木料、冰等);阻碍(物);街区;大楼
释 to stop something from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc.by putting something in it or across it
jam
vt.用力推挤;使卡住;(人或车)挤满 vi.卡住;(人或车)挤满 n.果酱;阻塞;卡住
释 to fill something with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should
chord, chore, chorus
chord
n.和弦,和音;弦;心弦
记 联想记忆:绳索(cord)像琴弦(chord)一样直→弦
考 strike a chord 激起共鸣;触动心弦
chore
n.家庭杂务;困难的工作,令人厌烦的工作
chorus
n.合唱队;合唱;合唱曲;副歌,叠句;齐声,齐声说的话(或发出的喊声) v.齐声说,随声附和;齐唱
词根circ, cycl表示“圆,环”:circulate, circular, circuit, circus, recycle
circulate
v.(使)循环;(使)流通;(使)流传,散布,传播
记 词根记忆:circ(圆)+ulate(做)→绕圈走→循环
派 circulation(n.循环)
circular
adj.圆的;循环的;兜圈子的
记 词根记忆:circ(圆)+ular(…的)→圆的
circuit
n.电路;线路;环行,巡行
记 词根记忆:circ(环)+u+it(走)→环行;电路
例 Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime.(2010.12)
circus
n.马戏;马戏团;喧闹的场面;环形广场
记 词根记忆:circ(环)+us(表名词)→环形广场
recycle
vt.回收利用(废物等)
记 词根记忆:re(重新)+cycl(环)+e→循环→回收利用
派 recyclable(adj.可回收利用的)
与“环境;背景;状况”相关的词: circumstance, background, condition, environment, surroundings
circumstance
n.情况;条件;境遇,境况;经济情况
记 词根记忆:circum(周围)+stance(站)→周围的存在→境遇
例 Norms define how people“ought”to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.(2013.12)
考 under no circumstances 无论如何不,决不;in/under the circumstances 在这种情况下,(情况)既然如此
background
n.出身背景,经历;背景资料;(画等的)背景,底子
记 合成词:back(背面的)+ground(范围)→背景
condition
n.状况,状态;环境,条件
考 on condition (that) 如果;out of condition 健康状况不佳
environment
n.环境;外界;周围
记 词根记忆:en(进入)+viron(圆)+ment→围绕→周围状况→环境;周围
派 environmental(adj.环境的)
surroundings
n.周围的事物,环境
与“引用,引文”相关的词:cite, quote, reference
cite
vt.引用,引证;举例;传唤,传讯;表彰,嘉奖
记 和bite(v.咬)一起记:家里狗咬(bite)了人,所以主人被传讯(cite)
例 One such game, called World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a “gaming addiction.” (2010.6)
派 citation(n.引用)
quote
vt.引用,援引 n.引文,引语;报价,牌价;引号
派 quotation(n.引用)
reference
n.提到,论及;参考;查阅;引文;证明书(或人);推荐信(或人)
记 来自refer(v.提及)
考 with reference to 关于,就…而论
词根civ表示“公民”:civic, civilian, civilize, civilization
civic
adj.市政的;市民的,公民的
记 词根记忆:civ(公民)+ic(…的)→公民的
civilian
n.平民,百姓
记 词根记忆:civil(公民的)+ian(具有某种特征的人)→平民,百姓
civilize
vt.使文明,使开化;教育
记 词根记忆:civil(文明的)+ize(使…)→使文明
civilization
n.文明,文化,开化
记 词根记忆:civil(文明的)+ization(…化)→文明,文化,开化
表面很civil,内心很evil,简直就是个devil
civil
adj.公民的;民用的;民事的;民法的;文明的,彬彬有礼的
考 civil servants 公务员
派 civilize(vt.使文明);civilization(n.文明)
evil
n.邪恶;祸害 adj.坏的,邪恶的
记 联想记忆:live→evil位置颠倒→黑白颠倒,罪恶丛生→邪恶的
例 But the store manager laid the evil eye on us.(2010.12)
devil
n.魔鬼,恶魔;家伙,人
记 联想记忆:把devil反过来拼写就是lived(有生命的)→魔鬼不正是“把生命颠倒过来”的家伙吗→魔鬼
与“拍手,拍打”相关的词:clap, slap, lap, tap
clap
v.拍(手),轻拍 n.拍手,鼓掌
记 词根记忆:c+lap(轻拍)→拍手,鼓掌
slap
vt.掴,掌击,拍;啪地一声(用力)放置 n.掴,掌击,拍
lap
v.(波浪等)拍打;(动物)舔 n.(人坐着时的)大腿部;一圈,一段
tap
vt.轻叩;开发;窃听 vi.轻叩 n.阀门;龙头;窃听
考 tap water 自来水
与“种类,分类”相关的词: classify, classification, category, catalog, sort, species, rank, volume
classify
vt.把…分类,把…分级
记 词根记忆:class(分类)+ify(使…)→把…分类
例 The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn't looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.(2012.12)
classification
n.分类,分级;分类法;类别,级别
记 来自classify(vt.把…分类)
category
n.种类,类别
记 词根记忆:cate(下面)+gory→向下细分→种类
catalog
n.目录,目录册;一连串(糟糕)事 vt.将…编入目录;将(书籍、资料等)编目
记 词根记忆:cata(下面)+log(说话)→下面要说的话→目录
考 an online catalog 一份在线目录
sort
n.种类,类别 vt.整理,把…分类;挑选
考 sort out 挑选出
species
n.物种;种类
rank
vt.把…分等,给…评定等级 vi.列入;(在序列中)占某一等级 n.军衔,职衔;
(尤指较高的)地位,社会阶层;排,行列
记 联想记忆:银行(bank)拥有不同社会阶层(rank)的客户
考 the rank of sergeant 中士职衔
volume
n.卷,册,书卷;容积,体积;响度
记 词根记忆:vol(卷)+ume→装订成卷→卷,册
例 In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes—and more importantly predicts—how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades.(2014.12)
与“泥土,灰尘”相关的词:clay, dirt, ash
clay
n.黏土,泥土;(相对于灵魂而言的)肉体
记 联想记忆:c+lay(层)→泥土一层一层分布→泥土
dirt
n.尘土;污物,污垢
记 联想记忆:拍拍衬衫(shirt)上的灰尘(dirt)
派 dirty(adj.肮脏的)
ash
n.灰;骨灰
clerk, client, click
clerk
n.职员;店员;办事员
client
n.委托人;当事人;顾客
click
v.点击,单击;发出咔哒声