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gradual
记 词根记忆:grad(行走)+ual(…的)→一步步往前行走的→逐步的
中 a. 逐渐的,逐步的
例 This is a gradual process that takes place over time, perhaps years.
派 gradually(ad. 逐渐地,逐步地)
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deceive
记 联想记忆:欺骗(deceive)他人,会受到(receive)惩罚
中 vt. 欺骗,蒙蔽
例 I do not wish to deceive the young girl who loves me.
考 deceive oneself
派 deception (n. 欺骗,诡计);deceptive (a. 欺骗性的)
参 同根词:receive(vt. 收到);perceive(vt. 察觉)
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vibrate
中 v. (使)振动,(使)摇摆,(使)颤动
例 The engines make the small cabin vibrate.
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verify
记 词根记忆:veri(真实)+fy (使…)→使…以为是真的→证实,证明
中 vt. 证实,证明
例 The network will require Internet users to verify their identity by providing their credit card numbers.
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recollect
记 联想记忆:re(一再)+collect(收集)→一再收集逝去的种种→回忆
中 v. 回忆,追想
例 Meg could still recollect meeting her husband for the first time.
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ascertain
记 词根记忆:as+cert(搞清)+ain→弄清,查明
中 vt. 查明,弄清,确定
例 Did the doctor ascertain the cause of your pain?
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reservation
中 n. ①保留,保留意见
例 I promise all you ask without reservation.
中 ② 预订
例 I made a reservation for a flight to London Thursday.
考 an airline reservation
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electrician
记 词根记忆:electr(电的)+ic+ ian→电工
中 n. 电气专家;电工
例 Our washing machine has broken. I’ll ring the electrician.
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storage
记 联想记忆:stor(e)(储存)+age(总称)→贮藏(量)
中 n. ① 贮藏(量),保管,存储
例 The loft of our house is with large storage capacity.
中 ② 库房
例 It’s quite strange that the door to the food storage was unlocked.
参 storekeeper(n. 店主)
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commute
记 词根记忆:com(共同)+mut(改变)+e→在两地间改变→经常乘车往返于两地
中 vi. 乘公交车上下班,经常乘车(或船等)往返于两地;通勤
例 In this city, many people commute by means of the subway.
中 n. (上下班)在两地之间坐车往返;通勤
例 People in this city have long endured lengthy commutes and poor living conditions.
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virgin
中 n. 处女,未婚女子
中 a. 未经开发的;未经使用的;原始状态的
例 The virgin forest with its richness and variety of trees was a real treasure-house which extended from Maine all the way down to Georgia.
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discard
记 词根记忆:dis(不)+card(卡片)→卡片因破损不全而被丢弃→丢弃
中 vt. 丢弃,抛弃
例 George is a helpless child who has been discarded by his parents.
参 比较:discern(v. 辨别);disregard(v. 不管,不顾)
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jog
记 联想记忆:一边慢跑(jog)一边遛狗(dog)
中 v./n. 慢跑
例 Are you coming for a jog tomorrow morning?
同 trot(v. 快走,小跑 n. 小跑)
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workout ☆
中 n. 锻炼
考 mental workouts
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cease
记 联想记忆:c+ease(安逸,安心)→生于忧患,死于安乐→停止,终止
中 n./v. 停止,终止
例 without cease // The storm has ceased outside, and it is quiet inside the room.
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dwarf
中 n. 矮子,侏儒
例 Jones was a dwarf of only 32 inches tall.
中 a. 矮小的;发育不全的
例 The gardener had a rest under the dwarf trees of the garden.
中 vt. ① (由于对比)使显得矮小
例 Our little boat is dwarfed by that big yacht.
中 ② 使相形见绌
例 Though print and sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.
同 midget(a. 小型的);runt(n. 矮子)
反 giant(n. 巨人 a. 庞大的, 巨大的)
参 wharf(n. 码头)
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pressure ★
记 词根记忆:press(压,逼迫)+ure→压力;压迫
中 n. 压(力);压强;强制,压迫
例 A lot of people go to bars to blow off pressure from work. // under pressure // put pressure on
考 atmospherical pressure
中 v. 向…施压
例 pressure those officials
参 press(v. 压);suppress(vt. 镇压;抑制);impress (vt. 印;留下印象);depress(vt. 使消沉);compress (vt. 压缩);express(vt. 表达)
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undesirable
记 词根记忆:un(不)+desirable(合意的)→不合意的→不受欢迎的
中 a. 不受欢迎的,令人不快的
例 Augustine cooked well, but he was otherwise undesirable.
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formation
中 n. ① 形成;构成
例 These efforts inspired the formation of independent women’s clubs.
中 ② 编队,列队
例 fly in formation
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corporation ★
记 词根记忆:corp(身体;团体)+or+ation→使身体集中→团体
中 n. 公司,企业;团体
例 corporation law // corporation tax // multinational corporation
派 corporate(a. 公司的,社团的;法人的)
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helicopter
中 n. 直升(飞)机
例 We see a helicopter come up over the side of the stadium carrying snowflake.
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bloom
记 联想记忆:杜鹃花开(bloom),鲜红如血(blood)
中 n. ① 花(朵)
例 in full bloom // The trees have beautiful blooms.
中 ② 开花(期)
例 Roses in the park are in bloom.
中 vi. 开花
例 The plants usually begin to bloom in spring.
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prescription
中 n. 药方,处方
例 write out a prescription // The school infirmary doesn’t stock prescription medicines at this time.
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increasingly ★
中 ad. 不断增加地,日益
例 The increasingly dull nature of many industrial jobs has killed the creativity of many workers.
参 increased(a. 增加的,增强的)
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product ★
中 n. ① 产品,产物
例 an end/finished product // home/domestic products
中 ② 乘积
例 The product of six multiplied by three is eighteen.
参 producer(n. 生产者,制作者)
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decisive
中 a. 决定性的
例 Is professional knowledge a decisive factor in job interview?
派 indecisive(a. 非决定性的)
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acquire ★
记 词根记忆:ac+quir(追求)+e→吾将上下而求索→取得,获得;学到
中 vt. 取得,获得;学到
例 acquire a habit // Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.
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device ★
记 联想记忆:de+vice(代替)→替代设备→设备
中 n. ① 装置,设备,仪器
例 The new medical device offers relief for patients with pain.
中 ② 手段;策略;诡计
例 The thief gained access to the basement by a subtle device.
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grab
记 联想记忆:螃蟹(crab)用钳子抓(grab)人
中 v. 抓;夺
例 grab sb. by the arm
中 n. (at)抓(住);夺(得)
例 The thief made a grab at my bag and I pushed him away.
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inspiration
记 来自inspire(vt. 使产生灵感;鼓舞)
中 n. ① 灵感
例 The sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources.
中 ② 鼓舞,激励
例 The students read the works of famous philosophers for inspiration.
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reasonable ★
中 a. ① 合理的,有道理的
例 be reasonable in one’s demand // Jack gave a reasonable excuse for his lateness.
中 ② 通情达理的
例 The reasonable manager agreed Mary’s leave for the sickness of her mother.
中 ③ 适度的
例 Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable proportion to the total cost of the product.
派 reasonably(ad. 合理地,适度地;相当地);unreasonable (a. 不合理的;不讲理的;过度的)
参 reasoned(a. 理性的);reasoning(n. 推理,论证)
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bore
中 v. ①钻(孔),挖(洞),打眼,钻探
例 The workers bored through the mountain to make a tunnel.
中 ② 烦扰,使厌烦
例 Susan was bored with her idle life at home.
中 n. 讨厌的人;麻烦事
例 We all think he is a dreadful bore —he always tell lies.
派 bored(a. 无聊的,烦人的);boredom(n. 无聊;厌倦);boring(a. 令人厌烦的)
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assault
记 联想记忆:as(表加强)+sault(看作salt,盐)→往伤口上撒盐→攻击
中 n./vt. 袭击,攻击
例 Last night, two police officers were assaulted in a bar.
同 attack(vt. 攻击,抨击)
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gesture
记 词根记忆:gest(带来)+ure→能带来信息的动作→手势
中 n. 姿势,姿态;手势
例 Carl fisted in a victory gesture and began his speech.
中 vi. 做手势;用动作示意
例 The professor gestured to the students to keep quiet in the class.
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lung
中 n. 肺
例 It is a fact that most deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking.
考 lung cancer
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gum
中 n. ① 树胶
例 It’s hard to wash off the gum of this tree.
中 ② 口香糖
例 Nick unwrapped a stick of gum and popped it in his mouth.
考 chewing gum
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evacuate
记 词根记忆:e+vacu(空)+ate→腾空→疏散
中 vt. ① 疏散,撤出
例 The villagers were evacuated because of the danger of a flood.
中 ② 使丧失,夺去,剥夺
例 Fear evacuated their minds of reasons.
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sophisticated
记 联想记忆:sophisticat(e)(久经世故的人)+ed→老练的,老于世故的
中 a. ① 尖端的,复杂的,先进的
例 sophisticated technique // The doctors used these sophisticated images to plan surgical procedures in detail.
中 ② 老练的,老于世故的
例 a sophisticated man // The politician spoke in a sophisticated voice.
同 complicated(a. 复杂的)
反 unsophisticated(a. 不懂世故的;单纯的)
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transition ☆
记 词根记忆:trans(越过)+it(走)+ion(表名词)→越过一个地方走到另一个地方→过渡
中 n. 过渡,转变;变革,变迁
例 Figuring out a way to accelerate that transition would make sense for them.
派 transitional(adj. 变迁的;过渡期的)
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triple
记 词根记忆:tri(三)+ple→三倍的,三重的
中 a. ① 三部分的;三方的
例 Lewis won a golden medal in the triple jump in the Olympic Games.
中 ② 三倍的,三重的
例 The suspect was said to have triple features.
中 v.(使)增至三倍
例 The company tripled its profits last year.
表达相应数字的前缀
mono- 单一,独
ambi-, bi-, du-, di-, twi- 二,两,双
tri-, ter- 三,三次,三倍
tetra-, quadri- 四
quinque-, penta- 五
hexa-, sex- 六
hepta-, sept- 七
oct- 八
deca- 十
deci- 十分之一
demi-, hemi-, semi- 半
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toll
中 n. ①过路(桥)费
例 If you want to cross the bridge, you’ve got to pay the toll.
中 ② 伤亡人数,损失
例 The damage and death toll of the fire could be much worse.
中 ③ 严重的不良影响
考 take a toll (on sb./sth.)
中 ④ 长途电话费
考 a toll-free number
中 vt. ① 征收(过路费)
例 The government set up stations to toll fees from the drivers for using the road.
中 ② (缓慢而有规律地)敲(钟)
例 Church bells tolled the death of the bishop.
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triangle
记 词根记忆:tri(三)+angl(角)+e→三角(形)
中 n. 三角(形)
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teenager ★
中 n. (13~19岁的)青少年
例 Making good friends is important to teenagers.
参 teenage(a. 十几岁的)
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uneasy
记 词根记忆:un(不)+easy(轻松的)→不安的
中 a. ① 不安的,焦虑的
例 be uneasy about the future // I was uneasy about the unreleased result of the competition.
中 ② 不稳定的;紧张的
例 an uneasy city
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stroke
中 n. ① 击,敲;报时的钟声
例 At the stroke of five, the workers left the plant.
中 ② 一击,一划,一笔
例 These ducks swam in easy stroke.
中 ③ 一次努力
例 a bold stroke
中 ④ 中风
例 Grandmother couldn’t walk any more because of stroke.
中 ⑤ 抚摸
例 I tried to calm the frightened puppy with soft strokes.
中 vt. 抚摸
例 As Mary bends to stroke the dog, he wags his tail.
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sprinkle
记 联想记忆:sprin(看作spring,春天)+kle→春天的阳光洒在身上很舒服→洒
中 vt. 洒,喷,淋
例 Mary sprinkled sugar on the cake.
同 spray(v. 喷射,喷洒)
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alien
中 n. ① 外侨
例 an illegal alien
中 ② 外星人
例 In this movie, the aliens were portrayed as our enemies.
中 a. ① 外国的
例 alien culture
中 ② 相异的
考 alien from I bought an album alien from Mary’s.
中 ③ 不相容的
考 alien to Cruelty was quite alien to Ann’s nature.
同 strange(a. 奇怪的;陌生的);foreign(a. 外国的,外来的)
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consensus
记 词根记忆:con(共同)+sens(感觉)+us→有同感→一致
中 n. (意见等)一致,一致同意
例 The panel had found a broad consensus that it would be “morally unacceptable to attempt to create a human child by adult nuclear cloning”.
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insight
记 联想记忆:in+sight(眼光)→眼光很准→洞察力
中 n. 洞察力,见识
例 Politicians have keen insights into international affairs.
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resource ★
记 联想记忆:re(一再)+source(源泉)→可再用的源泉→资源
中 n. ① [pl. ]资源,财力
例 human resources
考 productive resources // natural resources // finite resources // tap resources
中 ② 办法,智谋,应变之才
例 The CEO is a man of great resources.
参 recourse(n. 求援,求助)
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superiority
中 n. 优越性,优势
例 superiority in // Tom always shows a sense of superiority for his family background.
同 excellence(n. 优秀,卓越)
反 inferiority(n. 次等)
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patience
记 来自patient(a. 忍耐的)
中 n. 耐心,忍耐
例 with patience // Are you trying my patience by letting me wait so long?你让我等这么久,是在考验我的耐心吗?
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advocate ★
记 词根记忆:ad(表加强)+voc(喊叫)+ate(使)→呐喊助威→鼓吹,提倡
中 n. 提倡者,鼓吹者,支持者
例 When Gore ran for President, his wife was his best advocate.
中 vt. 提倡,鼓吹
例 The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.
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bunch
记 联想记忆:一群(bunch)人在吃午餐(lunch)
中 n. 一串,一群,一帮,一伙
例 Miss Yang received a bunch of flowers from her admirer.
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fashion ★
中 n. ① 流行式样(或货品);风尚,风气
例 in fashion // Short skirts are in fashion here.
中 ② 样子,方式
例 after the fashion (of) // Tom behaved in a very strange fashion today.
参 old-fashioned(a. 旧式的)
中 vt. 使成形,制作,塑造
例 Arizona had attempted to fashion state policies that ran parallel to the existing federal ones.
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benign
记 词根记忆:beni(好)+gn(=gen,生产)→好的→良性的
中 a. ① (肿瘤等)良性的,无危险的
例 A benign tumour will not cause you any fatal harm.
中 ② 慈祥的,善良的
例 This old man has a benign countenance and is very kind.
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contempt ★
中 n. 轻蔑,藐视
例 contempt of court // in contempt of // Tom’s tone of voice is loaded with contempt.
派 contemptible(a. 可鄙的,卑劣的)
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gasp
记 联想记忆:gas(气体;煤气)+p→煤气中毒让人喘不过气来→喘息
中 n. 喘息,气喘
例 After running three miles, my breath came in short, quick gasps.
中 v. ① 喘息
例 Betty gasped and ran to catch up with her classmates.
中 ② 气喘吁吁地说
例 gasp forth/out // The patient gasped out his last word and fainted.
参 grasp(n./vt. 抓住;掌握)
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dew
中 n. 露水
例 Occasional dew drops glitter in the grass.
参 Jew(n. 犹太人)
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strain
记 本身为词根:拉紧
中 n. ① 过度的疲劳,紧张
例 mental strain // Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “quality time”.
中 ② 张力,拉力
例 The rope broke easily under strain.
中 vt. ① 扭伤,拉伤
例 The football player strained a tendon in his leg during the game.
中 ② 拉紧,扯紧
例 strain every nerve // a strained laugh // Mother strained the lost boy to her breast after finding him.
中 vi. ① 尽力
例 I strained to understand what my professor was talking about.
中 ② 用力推,用力拉
例 He strained against the ropes that held the dog.
中 ③ 过度使用;使不堪承受
派 strained〔a. (气氛、形势等)紧张的〕
同 stretch(v. 拉伸,伸展);tense〔v. (使)拉紧;(使)紧张〕;endeavor(n./v. 尽力,竭力)
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conception
中 n. ① 概念,观念
例 We reason together, challenge, revise, and complete each other’s reasoning and each other’s conceptions of reason.
中 ② 设想,构想
例 Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost.
派 preconception(n. 预想)
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tuck
记 联想记忆:北京烤鸭(duck)要用面皮卷起(tuck)来吃
中 vt. 卷起;塞进
例 Mary lifted her blouse and tucked it into her jeans.
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antique
记 词根记忆:ant+ique(…的风格)→先前的风格→古时的
中 a. 古时的,古老的
例 The capacious living room was filled with antique furniture.
中 n. 古物,古董
例 In the late 1800s British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evan combed antique dealers’ stores in Athens, Greece.
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accordance
中 n. 一致,符合
考 in accordance with The rights of children are protected in accordance with the law.
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propagate ☆
记 联想记忆:propa(看作proper,合适)+gate(大门)→从合适的大门出去宣传→宣传
中 v. ① 传播;宣传
中 ② 繁殖,增殖
派 propagation(n. 繁殖;传播)
同 produce(vt. 生产;繁殖);multiply(v. 增加;繁殖)
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proximate ☆
记 词根记忆:proxim(接近)+ate(…的)→最接近的
中 a. (时间、顺序等)最接近的,最临近的