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association
中 n. ① 协会，团体
例 research associations // an alumni association
中 ② 联合；联系；交往
例 I benefited much from my association with Tom.
中 ③ 联想
例 My hometown offers me many happy associations.
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periodical
中 n. 期刊，杂志
中 a. 周期的，定期的
例 The manager turns periodical reports to the board of directors.
同 regular(a. 规则的；定期的)
相关词汇
review 评论
editorial 社论
columnist 专栏作家
front page 头版
title 标题
journal 学报
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testify
记 词根记忆：test(证据)+ify→用证据来证明→证实
中 v. 证明；证实
例 testify in court
考 testify to His nervous behaviour testified to his guilt.
同 attest(v. 证明)；substantiate(v. 证明，证实)
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prolong ★
记 词根记忆：pro(向前)+long(长)→向前延长→拉长，延长
中 vt. 拉长，延长
例 The President prolonged his visit by a week for some reasons.
派 prolonged(a. 延长的；拖延的)
同 elongate(v. 伸长，拉长)；extend(v. 延展，延长)
反 shorten〔v. (使)缩短〕
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hum
记 发音记忆：“哼”
中 v. ① 哼(曲子)
例 Henry often hums the tune to his son.
中 ② 发嗡嗡声
例 The mosquito hummed around me so that I couldn’t go to sleep.
中 ③ (with)忙碌；活跃，充满活力
例 The whole place was humming with life when we arrived.
中 n. 嗡嗡声；嘈杂声
例 Marty started to hear a low hum in the distance.
同 buzz(vi. 发出嗡嗡声)
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batch
记 联想记忆：bat(蝙蝠)+ch→蝙蝠都是成群生活的→一批，一群
中 n. 一批，一组，一群
例 The second batch of wine was better than the first.
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angle
记 联想记忆：爱的天使(angel)丘比特射箭的角度(angle)不能偏
中 n. ① 角
中 ②角度；立场，观点
例 Seen from this angle , the mountain was like a camel.
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algorithm ☆
中 n. 算法，计算程序
例 It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind develops will benefit patients and save lives.
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prayer
中 n. 祈祷，祷告；祷文
例 Mary says her prayers every night before going to bed.
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proposal
记 来自propose(v. 提议，建议)
中 n. ① 提议，建议
例 Many a delegate to the conference was in favor of the chairman’s proposal.
中 ② 求婚
例 Mary accepted Jack’s proposal this morning.
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redeem
中 vt. ①赎回
例 Jack finally redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.
中 ② 挽回
例 He has a chance to redeem himself after yesterday’s mistake.
中 ③ 救赎
例 He prays to be redeemed by Jesus Christ from his past sins.
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legacy
记 词根记忆：leg(送)+acy→死后留下送给别人的东西→遗产；遗留之物
中 n. ① 遗产
例 John’s father left a legacy of one thousand pounds.
中 ② 遗留之物
例 The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.
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malignant
中 a. ① 恶毒的；恶性的
例 It was the malignant brain tumor that led to Kate’s paralysis.
中 ② 致命的
例 A highly malignant kind of cancer was discovered by experts last month.
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recall
中 vt. ① 回忆，回想
例 recall one’s schooldays // I remember her face, but I can’t recall her name.
中 ② 撤销，收回
例 Is there any chance to recall what I said?
中 n. 召回令；回收令
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coincide
记 词根记忆：co(共同)+in(在…上)+cid(落下)+e→共同落在…上→和…一致
中 vi. (with)和…一致，相符，相同
例 Our tastes in many aspects coincide with each other.
同 agree(vi. 与…一致)
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clockwise
记 词根记忆：clock(时钟)+wise(方向)→时钟的时针走的方向→顺时针方向的
中 a. 顺时针方向的
例 The nuns walked around the courtyard in a clockwise direction every morning.
反 anticlockwise/counterclockwise (a. 逆时针方向的)
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latitude
中 n. 纬度；自由度
例 The test of any democratic society, lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude , however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be.
同 freedom (n. 自由，自主)；liberty (n. 自由，自由权)
参 比较：altitude(n. 高度)；multitude(n. 多数)；attitude(n. 态度)
相关词汇
equator 赤道
longitude 经度
meridian 子午线
South Pole 南极
North Pole 北极
tropic of Capricorn 南回归线
tropic of Cancer 北回归线
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spectator
记 词根记忆：spect(看)+ator→观众
中 n. 观众；旁观者
例 I wasn’t a participant in the fabulous performance, merely a spectator.
同 onlooker(n. 旁观者)；bystander(n. 看热闹的人，旁观者)
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invest ★
中 v. 投资
考 invest...in The investor wanted to invest his money in movie.
派 investor(n. 投资者)；investment(n. 投资)；disinvestment (n. 撤资)
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fluid
记 词根记忆：flu(流)+ id(有…性质的)→流动的
中 a. 流动的；液体的
例 fluid capital // Water is the same substance whether in solid, fluid or gaseous state.
中 n. 流体，液体
例 The engineer measured the pressure of the fluid flowing in the pipe.
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investment ★
中 n. 投资，投资额
例 To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.
相关词汇
inflation 通货膨胀
monopoly 垄断
currency 货币
finance 财政
revenue 税收
deficit 赤字
unemployment 失业
depression 萧条
prosperity 繁荣
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fellowship
记 词根记忆：fellow(伙伴)+ship(关系)→伙伴关系→友谊；团体
中 n. 伙伴关系；友谊；团体
例 Tom tried to promote good fellowship with Joanna. // fellowship in misfortune
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interim
记 词根记忆：inter(在…之间)+im→间歇；过渡期间
中 n. 间歇；过渡期间
例 I happened, in the interim , to learn all you would have told me.
中 a. 暂时的，临时的
例 Kate took the clerk job as an interim position while she looked for a better one.
同 temporary(a. 暂时的，临时的)；meantime(n. 同时，其间)；interval(n. 间隔)
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limited ★
中 a. 有限的，被限制的
例 If the natural resources are used economically, we can slow down the present drain on the limited energy supply.
派 limitedly(ad. 有限地；受限制地)；unlimited(a. 无限的；无约束的)
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organ
中 n. ① 器官
例 There are 80,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant every year.
中 ② 机构
例 By law, the board is the company’s most powerful organ.
中 ③ 风琴
例 Someone is playing the organ —Mozart’s Requiem.
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rare ★
中 a. ① 稀有的，难得的，珍奇的
例 Years ago, male teachers were as rare as male nurses.
中 ② 稀薄的，稀疏的
例 The air is rare in high altitudes.
派 rarity(n. 奇事；稀有)
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instrument ★
中 n. ① 工具，仪器，器械
例 Astrophysicists working with ground-based detectors at the South Pole and balloon-borne instruments are closing in on such structures, and may report their findings soon.
考 strategic instruments // measuring instruments
中 ② 乐器
例 The piano, his favorite musical instrument , sometimes is horribly out of tune.
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handful
记 词根记忆：hand(手)+ful(充满时的量)→一把
中 n. ① 一把，一小撮
例 Chandler pulls out a handful of coins and drops them on the table.
中 ② 少数
例 Only a handful of people are on the street.
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archive ☆
记 词根记忆：arch(弓)+ive(表物)→弓形的房子→档案室
中 n. 档案；档案室
考 open-access archives
中 vt. 把…存档，把…归档
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conceal
记 词根记忆：con+ceal(隐藏)→隐藏，隐瞒
中 vt. 隐藏，隐瞒
考 conceal sth. from sb. Jane made efforts to conceal those facts from her mother.
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individual ★
记 词根记忆：in(使)+dividual(分开的)→使分开→单独的
中 a. ① 个人的；单独的
例 individual effort // Thus, in the American economic system it is the demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes, that together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it.
考 individual interest
中 ② 独特的
中 n. 个人，个体
例 The rights of the individual are considered to be the most important in a free society.
考 individual initiative // highly creative individuals
派 individuality(n. 个性；特性)；individually(ad. 个别地)
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argument ★
中 n. ①争论，辩论
例 After a long argument , we decided where to go for our holiday. // She is neutral in this argument ; she doesn’t care who wins.
中 ② 论据，论点
例 Support your argument by quote, please.
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nitrogen
记 词根记忆：nitro(硝石)+gen(产生)→硝石中含有氮元素→氮
中 n. 氮
例 Nitrogen is indispensable to the growth of plants.
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hop
记 联想记忆：Hip-Hop音乐
中 vi. ① (人)单足跳跃，单足跳行
例 Mike hopped in a taxi and hurried to his office.
中 ② (鸟、昆虫等)齐足跳跃，齐足跳行
例 The birds came hopping round my window.
中 n. ① 蹦跳
例 Joe took a big hop in the dark and found himself in a pool.
中 ② (飞机的)短程航行
例 It’s a short hop from London to Paris.
同 leap(n./v. 跳，跳跃)；bound(n. 跳跃 vi. 跳跃，跳跃着前进)
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knob
记 联想记忆：没有门把手(knob)，只能敲门(knock)
中 n. 门把手，(球形)把手；旋钮
例 This machine has lots of knobs on it. Which one starts it?
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array
记 联想记忆：ar+ray(光线)→光线四射→大量
中 n. 一系列，大量
例 The placid lake is surrounded by a dizzying array of brightly colored wildflowers.
中 vt. 排列
例 The desk of the manager is arrayed with several tall stacks of folders.
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lawn
记 联想记忆：law(法律)+n→文明守法，勿踩草坪→草坪
中 n. 草地，草坪
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correspond
记 词根记忆：cor(共同)+respond(响应)→揭竿而起，一致响应→一致
中 vi. ① 通信
考 correspond with I have been corresponding with Mary since she went abroad.
中 ② 符合，一致
考 correspond with Ellen’s job doesn’t correspond with her interests.
中 ③ 相当于，对应
考 correspond to Though promoted, Bill’s expenses still didn’t correspond to his incomes.
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protein
记 联想记忆：pro(很多)+tein(看作tain，保持)→蛋白质是维持生命之物→蛋白质
中 n. 蛋白质
例 Growth, which rarely continues beyond the age of 20, demands calories and nutrients—notably, protein —to feed expanding tissues.
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outrage
记 联想记忆：out(过度)+rage(狂怒，狂暴)→过分狂暴→暴行
中 n. ① 暴行，骇人听闻的事件
例 The government won’t allow this kind of outrage to continue in the country any more.
中 ② 愤慨
例 When the Foreign Minister heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.
中 vt. 激怒
例 The terrorist’s attacking outraged the government and the people.
考 indignation(n. 愤慨，义愤)；offend(v. 引起憎恨，引起不快)
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justice
记 词根记忆：just(正义；法律)+ice→正义；公平
中 n. ① 正义；公平
例 Law is a discipline which encourages responsible judgment. It provides opportunities to analyze such ideas as justice , democracy and freedom.
中 ② 审判；司法；法律制裁
例 The criminals were finally brought to justice.
中 ③ 法官
例 Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent to pressure those officials, is not corruption, the justices found.
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estate
记 词根记忆：e+sta(站立)+te→静止站立的房屋→地产
中 n. 地产，房地产
例 personal estate
考 real estate
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pregnant
记 词根记忆：pre(…前)+gn(生产)+ant→生产前的状况→怀孕的，妊娠的
中 a. ① 怀孕的，妊娠的
例 The pregnant woman prepared for motherhood.
中 ② 充满的
例 Thomas used to be an artist pregnant with creative ideas.
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significance ★
记 来自significant(a. 有意义的，重大的)
中 n. 意义，重要性
例 Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events—until, it appears, we begin to dream.
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innovation ★
记 词根记忆：in(使)+nov(新)+ation→革新
中 n. 创新，革新，改革
例 It seems antithetical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation.
考 technological innovation
同 reformation(n. 改革, 革新)
参 innovator(n. 革新者，改革者)
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hypocrisy
记 词根记忆：hypo(在…下面)+crisy(看作critisize，批评)→在私底下批评别人→虚伪
中 n. 伪善，虚伪
例 There is a heavy note of hypocrisy in Edward’s behavior.
参 hypocritical(a. 虚假的，伪善的)
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warfare
记 联想记忆：war(战争)+fare(遭遇)→遭遇战争→战争(状态)；斗争
中 n. 战争(状态)；斗争；冲突
例 More and more companies are engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for cell phones.
同 hostility(n. 敌对，对抗)；war(n. 战争)；conflict(n. 冲突；分歧)
反 peace(n. 和平)
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ultimate
记 词根记忆：ultim(最后的)+ate(…的)→最后的，最终的
中 a. ① 最后的，最终的
例 in ultimate // the ultimate authority
中 ② 根本的，基本的
例 an ultimate principle // Hard work is the ultimate source of success.
派 ultimately(ad. 最后，终于；根本)
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variable
记 词根记忆：vari(变化)+able→能改变的→可变的
中 a. ① 易变的，多变的
例 variable weather // a variable temper // British weather is probably most variable in the spring.
中 ② 可变的，变量的
例 The total costs of our company include variable costs.
中 n. 变量
例 You missed a variable so you got a wrong answer.
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latent
记 联想记忆：lat(看作late，后面的)+ent→前怕狼，后怕虎→担心潜在的危险→潜在的
中 a. 潜在的，潜伏的，不易察觉的
例 latent capital // a latent infection // latent period
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balance ★
记 联想记忆：bal(看作ball，球)+ ance→球操选手需要很好的平衡能力→平衡
中 v. (使)平衡
例 You must ensure you have enough income to balance your expenditure.
考 a well-balanced diet
中 n. ① 天平，秤
例 The chemist weighed the drug with the balance.
中 ② 平衡，均衡
例 A balance between supply and demand was achieved.
中 ③ 差额，结余，余款
例 David has a balance of $1,000 in the bank.
派 balanced(a. 平衡的)；counterbalance(n. 平衡力 vt. 使平衡；抵消)
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aid ★
中 vt. 帮助，援助，救援
例 We aided the flood victims by providing food, clothes and medicine.
中 n. ① 帮助，援助，救护
例 first aid
中 ② 助手；辅助物，辅助设备
例 A cane is an aid for elderly people.
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extraordinary
记 组合词：extra(以外的)+ordinary(平常的)→平常之外的→非常的
中 a. 非常的，格外的
例 A discovery of extraordinary significance made by the researchers shocked everyone greatly.
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gymnasium/gym
记 词根记忆：gymn(裸体的)+as+ium→穿得很少，锻炼身体的地方→体育馆，健身房
中 n. 体育馆，健身房
例 Dad turned my room into a gymnasium 20 minutes after I moved out!
参 gymnastics(n. 体操)
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laundry
记 词根记忆：lau(洗)+n+dry(干)→干洗店→洗衣房
中 n. ① 洗衣；洗衣房(店)
例 laundry service // Danny sent all his dirty clothes to the laundry.
中 ② 待洗衣物，所洗衣物
例 There’s not much laundry this week.
中 ③ 洗熨
例 laundry resistant
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classification
中 n. 分类，分级
例 Classification always requires the arrangement of the same kind of information, often into lists or columns.
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mutual
记 词根记忆：mut(变)+ual(…的)→改变是相互作用的结果→相互的
中 a. 相互的，彼此的；共有的
例 mutual benefit // Vera and Helen have a mutual dislike for each other.
考 mutual fund
派 mutually(ad. 相互地；共有地)
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muscle
中 n. 肌肉；体力
例 The man tried with the exertion of every muscle of the body and still couldn’t remove the rock.
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avail
记 发音记忆：“啊喂”→叫人过来帮忙→帮助
中 n. 效用，利益；帮助
考 of/to no avail The advice we got was of no avail.
中 v. 有益于，有助于；利用
考 avail (oneself) of We avail ourselves of this opportunity to express our heartful gratitude to you.
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captive
记 词根记忆：capt(抓)+ive(…的)→被抓的→俘虏；被俘虏的
中 n. 俘虏
例 The captive falls in love with her captor.
中 a. 被俘虏的，被监禁的
例 The police managed to rescue the captive hostages.
参 同根词：captivate(vt. 迷住，迷惑)；capture(vt. 捕获，俘虏)
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postpone
记 词根记忆：post(后，在后)+pon(放) +e→放到后面→推迟，延期
中 vt. 推迟，延期
例 The sports meeting was postponed one day because of the weather.
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universal ★
记 来自universe(n. 宇宙)
中 a. ① 普遍的，全体的；通用的
例 The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the country.
中 ② 宇宙的；全世界的
例 The travel agency is planning to have a universal travel.
派 universalize(vt. 使一般化，使普遍化)；universally(ad. 普遍地；到处)
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handle ★
中 n. 柄，把手，拉手
例 He grasped the handle of the door and shook it.
中 vt. ① 处理，对待；操纵
例 Anna advised her daughter how to handle a family problem. // When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy, though, the focus usually turns to government to handle.
中 ② 触，摸
例 Don’t handle the goods in the shop.