Lesson 10

G roup 37: cite,cit=call;set in motion“呼叫；驱策”

excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd]

adj. 激动的

解 marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

例 The office staff were excited about the upcoming new year holidays. 职员们对即将到来的新年假期感到兴奋。

同 exciting adj. 令人兴奋的；excitement n. 兴奋，激动

incite [ɪnˈsaɪt]

v. 煽动，鼓动

解 to encourage sb. to do sth. violent,illegal or unpleasant,especially by making them angry or excited

例 The speaker incited the audience to quick action. 演讲者鼓动听众迅速行动。

solicitous [səˈlɪsɪtəs]

adj. 挂念的，关心的

解 full of anxiety and concern

例 During her daughter's surgery,the solicitous neighbour stayed in the hospital waiting to hear news of her daughter's health. 在她女儿手术期间，邻居关切地待在医院里，等待她女儿健康的消息。

同 solicitation n. 筹集；征求；solicitousness n. 关心；焦虑

recital [rɪˈsaɪtl]

n. ① 叙说，唠叨 ② 独奏会，个人演唱会，诗歌朗诵会

解 ① a spoken description of a series of events,etc. that is often long and boring ② a public performance of music or poetry,usually given by one person or a small group

例 My music teacher will give a piano recital Tuesday afternoon. 周二下午，我的音乐老师将举办一场钢琴独奏会。

同 recite v. 背诵；recitation n. 背诵，朗诵

resuscitate [rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt]

v. ① 使复苏，使复兴 ② 使苏醒

解 ① to cause sth. to become active or successful again ② to restore to life or consciousness

例 The lifeguard pulled the drowning woman to shore and resuscitated her. 救生员将这个溺水的女人拖上岸并救活了她。

同 resuscitation n. 复活，复兴

G roup 38: claim=cry out“呼喊，叫喊”

claim [kleɪm]

v. 声称；声称有权利 n. 声明

解 v. to assert or affirm strongly;to state sth. to be true or existing

n. an assertion of a right as to money or property

例 She claimed that the car accident was his fault. 她声称这场交通事故是他的责任。

acclaim [əˈkleɪm]

v. 称赞；赞扬

解 to praise vociferously

例 The mayor acclaimed the firefighters as the city's heroes for their bravery. 消防员们勇敢无畏，市长赞扬他们是这座城市的英雄。

近 acclimatize v. 使适应

构 ac（=to）+claim（=to cry out）

disclaim [dɪsˈkleɪm]

v. ① 放弃（权利）② 拒绝承认

解 ① to give up all claim to ② to state publicly that you have no knowledge of sth.,or that you are not responsible for sth.

例 They disclaimed ownership of the house and explained that they were only renting it. 他们否认拥有这座房屋，声称只是租用。

同 declamation n. 高谈阔论；慷慨激昂的演说

构 dis（=not）+claim（=to cry out）

exclaim [ɪkˈskleɪm]

v. 惊叫

解 to utter aloud,often with surprise,horror,or joy

例 The children exclaimed with delight at the sight of the Christmas presents. 看到圣诞礼物，孩子们高兴得欢呼起来。

同 exclamation n. 尖叫

G roup 39: clud,clus=close,shut“关闭”

include [ɪnˈkluːd]

v. 包含，包括

解 to have sth. as a part;to be made up out of sth.

例 The dinner included salad,soup,a main course and dessert. 晚餐包括沙拉、汤、主菜和甜点。

同 inclusion n. 包含

conclude [kənˈkluːd]

v. ① 得出结论 ② 结束

解 ① to reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation ② to bring sth. to a close

例 The police investigation concluded that the prisoners had escaped the jail through the sewage pipes. 警方通过调查得出了结论：囚犯是通过排污管道从监狱里逃走的。

conclusive [kənˈkluːsɪv]

adj. 结论性的；（事实、证据等）确凿的

解 final and deciding

例 The conclusive evidence affirmed the defendant's guilt. 确凿的证据证实了被告有罪。

occlude [əˈkluːd]

v. 使闭塞，堵塞

解 to close sth. up or block the passage through sth.

例 The navy occluded any ships from entering the restricted area. 海军封锁航道，禁止任何船只进入禁航区。

recluse [rɪˈkluːs]

n. 隐士；隐居者

解 n. one who lives in solitude

例 The recluse lived in the woods,eating the plants from his garden and the meat of animals he hunted. 这个隐士住在森林里，以自己菜园中种植的植物和狩猎所得的肉类为食。

同 reclusive adj. 隐遁的，隐居的

构 re（=back）+clus（=to shut）+e

seclusion [sɪˈkluːʒn]

n. 隐居，隐遁；与世隔绝

解 the act of secluding;isolation

例 A hermit likes to live in seclusion. 隐居者喜欢居住在与世隔绝的地方。

构 se（=away）+clus（=to shut）+ion

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