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Word List 07

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descend [dɪˈsend]

v. 下降,落下;降临,来临;突然到访;起源于,是…的后裔

词根记忆:de(向下)+scend(爬)→向下爬→下降

As evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seekers. 当夜幕降临在达姆广场时,赶着聚会的人们也接踵而至。

descend from 是…的后裔;源于;descend on 突然拜访某人

descendant( n. 后裔,子孙);descent( n. 下降,下倾;血统)

tragedy [ˈtrædʒədi]

n. 悲剧;悲剧性作品;惨事,惨案

The tragedy in the mine claimed 150 lives. 这次矿难有150人丧生。

damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

n. 损害,损失;损害赔偿金 vt. 损伤,破坏

The vehicle was damaged in the crash. 这辆汽车在撞车事故中损坏了。

undamaged( adj. 未损坏的)

budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt]

n. 预算;预算拨款 v. 编制预算,安排开支

American astronauts will not return to the moon as planned if U.S. Congress passes President Obama's proposed budget . 如果美国国会通过了奥巴马总统的预算提案,那么美国宇航员将不能按计划返回月球。

brief [briːf]

adj. 简单的,简洁的;短暂的 n. 案情摘要;指示

The book gives a brief outline of the course of his research up till now. 这本书简要概括了他迄今为止的研究历程。

in brief 总之

briefly( adv. 简短地);briefing( n. 详细指示;情况介绍会)

custom [ˈkʌstəm]

n. 习惯;风俗,习俗

It is the custom to bargain in Asia. 在亚洲,讨价还价是一种习俗。

poll [pəʊl]

n. 民意测验;选举投票;投票数 v. 对…进行民意测验;投票,得票

According to a recent survey, 19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of “thank you” in a poll of 3,000 people. 最近一项有3,000人参与的民意调查显示,有19种比“谢谢”更加受欢迎的表示感谢的方式。

load [ləʊd]

n. 负荷;载重量;工作量 v. 装入;装载;<计算机>输入

Today's busy families hardly have time to load the dishwasher, much less clean the doormat. 如今,忙碌的家庭连把碗碟放入洗碗机内的时间几乎都没有,更别说打扫门垫了。

load, burden
二者都表示“负担,负重”。load通常表示人、车、物的载重;burden在多数情况下强调精神上的负担和重担。

rude [ruːd]

adj. 粗鲁的;狂暴的;原始的;粗制的

rude behaviour 粗鲁的行为

federal [ˈfedərəl]

adj. 联邦制的;联邦政府的

federal loan 联邦贷款

analyze/-se [ˈænəlaɪz]

vt. 分析

He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind's vision to analyze their differences. 他闭上眼睛,脑海中想象着这两种版本的地图,以便分析它们的不同之处。

overall [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl]

adj. 总体的;全面的 adv. 总体上;全部

组合词:over(从头到尾)+all(所有的)→全面的

The overall situation of economy this year is encouraging. 今年总体的经济形势令人鼓舞。

tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt]

n. 表示敬意或称赞的行动(言语或礼物);贡品;悼念,致哀

She paid tribute to the organising committee. 她向组委会致敬。

shock [ʃɒk]

n. 震惊;震动;电击;休克 v. 使震惊;(使)愤慨

For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock . 一时间,我们谁也没动,仍然处于震惊之中。

shockproof[ adj. (手表)防震的]

release [rɪˈliːs]

vt. / n. 释放,放出;免除;发行,发表

词根记忆:re+leas(松)+e→松开→释放

Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album releases . 尽管人们担心流行音乐专辑会消逝,但是2014年发行了大量的专辑。

beforehand [bɪˈfɔːhænd]

adv. 预先,事先

They arrived on the scene beforehand . 他们预先到达了现场。

discount [dɪsˈkaʊnt][ˈdɪskaʊnt]

v. 打折;漠视,低估 n. 折扣

词根记忆:dis(没有)+count(计算)→没有计算在内→打折

Many stores have seasonal sales where the products are sold at a discount . 很多商店有季节性大减价,在那时商品打折出售。

at a discount 打折扣;at 15% discount 打八五折;discount of 30% 七折

pile [paɪl]

n. 堆;大量,成堆 v. 堆起,积累;拥挤

There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window. 对着她窗子的正西方,朵朵相遇又相叠的云彩间露出这一片、那一片的湛蓝天空。

suspend [səˈspend]

v. 悬挂;悬浮;暂停,延缓;使停职

词根记忆:sus(下)+pend(悬挂)→挂在下面→悬挂

Wars between states were suspended during the Olympic Games, and the winners were given crowns of olive branches. 在奥运会期间,国家之间的战争会暂停,比赛获胜者会被授予用橄榄枝编成的桂冠。

float [fləʊt]

v. 漂浮,浮动,漂;提出(想法或计划) n. 漂浮物;游行彩车

A plastic bag was floating in the water. 一个塑料袋在水中漂浮。

code [kəʊd]

n. 法典,法规;密码,代码,暗码;行为准则 vt. 把…编码(或编号)

binary code 二进制码

ashamed [əˈʃeɪmd]

adj. 羞耻的,惭愧的

He was ashamed of himself. 他为自己感到羞愧。

dull [dʌl]

adj. 不鲜明的;隐约的;阴沉的;愚钝的;单调乏味的;不景气的

I am surprised that you should think this city is a dull place to live in. 我感到奇怪的是你竟会认为住在这个城市很乏味。

(as)dull as ditchwater 无聊透顶

blame [bleɪm]

vt. 责备,找…的差错;把…归咎于 n. 责备,责怪;责任

It wasn't my character, but circumstances which were to blame . 这并非我性格的原因,而是环境造成的。

sb. be to blame 某人应受责备

badly [ˈbædli]

adv. 恶劣地;负面地;拙劣地;非常;严重地

词根记忆:bad(坏的)+ly(…地)→拙劣地

The earthquake refugees are badly off for food and blankets. 地震灾民急需食物和毯子。

be badly off 生活拮据,穷困

complement [ˈkɒmplɪmənt][ˈkɒmplɪment]

n. 补充物;足量;补足语 v. 补充,补足;使完备

词根记忆:com(表加强)+ple(满,填满)+ment(表名词)→互为补充的东西→补充物

I don't know how to use complement in a sentence. 我不知道怎么在句子里用补语。

option [ˈɒpʃn]

n. 选择,选择权;选修课

optional( adj. 选修的;可选择的)

dictate [dɪkˈteɪt]

v. 口述;(使)听写;强行规定;支配

词根记忆:dict(说,断言)+ate→说出→口述

Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. 重要的企业老板向他们的秘书或者个人助理口述信稿。

dictation( n. 口述;听写);dictator( n. 独裁者;发号施令者);dictatorship( n. 独裁国家;专政)

moreover [mɔːrˈəʊvə(r)]

adv. 此外,而且

Moreover , he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves. 此外,他认为他可以改善现有的条件,并乐于尝试解决其中涉及的问题。

reserve [rɪˈzɜːv]

n. 储备物;保护区;储藏,保留;含蓄 vt. 预订;保留,留作专用;储备

词根记忆:re(一再)+serve(保持)→保留

I'll reserve a table for five. 我要预订一张五人桌位。

in reserve 储备,备用

reservation( n. 预订;保留意见);reservoir( n. 蓄水池,水库)

investigate [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt]

v. 调查,调查研究,审查

The main purpose of the research is to investigate what people do at the weekend. 调查的主要目的是了解人们在周末做什么。

investigation( n. 调查,研究);investigator( n. 调查者;侦查员)

examine, inspect, investigate
三个词都含有“调查,审查”的意思。examine最常见,指仔细观察或调查以确定事物的性质、功能、特点等;inspect多指官方调查,仔细查看不足之处;investigate强调使用各种方式详尽、全面地调查。

combine [kəmˈbaɪn][ˈkɒmbaɪn]

v. (使)结合,(使)联合;合并;兼顾 n. 联合企业;联合收割机

词根记忆:com(共同)+bi(两个)+ne→使两个在一起→(使)结合

If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved. 如果把改良的教育体系和其他的因素结合起来,会取得非常惊人的成果。

combine with 结合

combination( n. 结合,组合;团体)

absorb [əbˈzɔːb; əbˈsɔːb]

vt. 吸收(水、热、光等);理解,掌握;吸引(注意),使全神贯注

词根记忆:ab(表加强)+sorb(吸收)→吸收

No matter how much I ate or had or experienced, it didn't satisfy me, because I wasn't really taking it in, wasn't absorbing it. 无论我吃了多少,拥有了多少或经历了多少,都不能使我满足,因为我没有真正领会它,吸收它。

be absorbed in 专心于…

absorption( n. 吸收;专注);absorbing( adj. 引人入胜的)

fashion [ˈfæʃn]

n. 流行式样;样子,方式;时尚,风尚

His key insight was that headphones weren't gadgets; they were a fashion accessory. 他的核心观点在于,耳机不是小配件,而是时尚配饰。

in fashion 流行;out of fashion 过时;come into fashion 开始流行;follow the fashion 赶时髦

fashionable( adj. 流行的,时尚的)

inevitable [ɪnˈevɪtəbl]

adj. 不可避免的;惯常的

It's inevitable that children will make the occasional mistake. 孩子偶尔犯错是不可避免的。

delegate [ˈdelɪɡət][ˈdelɪɡeɪt]

n. 代表,代表团成员 v. 授权;委派…为代表

词根记忆:de(离开)+leg(派遣)+ate(做)→派…去→委派…为代表

Delegates at the U.N.-sponsored conference on population completed final talks on the plan last Monday. 出席由联合国举办的人口大会的代表们在上周一就该计划进行了最后的磋商。

delegation( n. 代表团;委派)

reform [rɪˈfɔːm]

n. / v. 改造,改革,改良

Education systems in the country need to be radically reformed . 该国的教育体制需要彻底改革。

reformer( n. 改革者,改造者)

capacity [kəˈpæsəti]

n. 容量;能力;职位;产量

词根记忆:cap(拿)+acity(表名词)→能拿住→能力

The theatre has a seating capacity of 1,000. 那座剧院能容纳1,000名观众。

capacity for …的能力;capacity to do sth. 做某事的能力

despair [dɪˈspeə(r)]

n. / vi. 绝望,失望

She wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so. 她原本想通过写作谋生,但却对此绝望了。

scare [skeə(r)]

v. 使吃惊,使惊恐;受惊 n. 惊恐,害怕

联想记忆:scar(伤疤)+e→满身的伤疤→使惊恐

The children was scared by the thunder and lightning. 孩子们被雷声和闪电吓坏了。

compete [kəmˈpiːt]

v. 比赛;竞争;对抗

词根记忆:com(共同)+pet(追求,寻求)+e→追求同一个目标→竞争

We should compete with each other in public. 我们应该公开竞争。

compete with 与…竞争;compete against 对抗

competition( n. 比赛;竞争);competitive( adj. 竞争的;有竞争力的);competitor( n. 竞争者,对手)

attach [əˈtætʃ]

v. 附,系,贴;重视;与…有关联

There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance. 数字也有与它们相关的迷信说法;甚至那些古希腊人认为所有数字与其倍数都蕴含着某种神秘的意义。

attach...to... 把…附在…上

attachment( n. 联结;联结物;爱慕,依恋)

cycle [ˈsaɪkl]

n. 循环;系列;自行车 v. 骑自行车

词根记忆:cycl(圆,环)+e→循环

confirm [kənˈfɜːm]

vt. 证实;确认;批准

词根记忆:con(表加强)+firm(确定,巩固)→十分坚定→确认

The new book confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary people. 这本新书证实了他的确是站在普通人这一边的。

confirmation( n. 确认;认可;证实)

estate [ɪˈsteɪt]

n. 遗产,财产;庄园;住宅区

real estate 房地产;不动产

somewhat [ˈsʌmwɒt]

adv. 有点,稍微

We have to amend that plan somewhat to bring it into line with the others. 我们需要稍微修改一下那个方案,以便同其他方案协调一致。

privacy [ˈprɪvəsi]

n. 隐私,秘密;私人空间

词根记忆:priv(单个)+acy→个人的事物→隐私

We don't reveal the names of our guests to protect their privacy . 为了保护客人的隐私,我们不会泄露他们的名字。

interact [ˌɪntərˈækt]

vi. 相互作用,相互影响;交流,沟通

词根记忆:inter(在…之间)+act(行动)→互动→相互作用

Texting's rise over conversation is changing the way we interact , social scientists and researchers say. 社会学家和研究人员表示,短信的应用已经超过了交谈,这一现象正在改变着我们的交流方式。

interaction( n. 相互作用,相互影响);interactive( adj. 互相影响的;交互式的)

grasp [ɡrɑːsp]

vt. 抓住,抓紧;掌握,领会 n. 紧抓,紧握;掌握,领会;能力所及

I'll admit spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp . 我承认,春季大扫除对于现代家庭而言是个难以理解的概念。

beyond one's grasp 某人力量达不到的;不能为某人所理解;within one's grasp 为某人能力所及

chaos [ˈkeɪɒs]

n. 混乱,杂乱

The living room was in chaos after the party. 聚会后,客厅里一片狼藉。

in chaos 处于混乱状态

chaotic( adj. 混乱的,杂乱的)

fraud [frɔːd]

n. 欺骗(行为),诈骗(罪);骗子;伪冒品

The senator was charged with fraud . 那位参议员被控告犯诈骗罪。

ambiguous [æmˈbɪɡjuəs]

adj. 模棱两可的;不明确的

“Look at those pretty girls' skirts” is ambiguous , because it is not clear whether the girls or the skirts are “pretty”. “看那些漂亮的女孩的裙子”这句话是有歧义的,因为是女孩“漂亮”还是裙子“漂亮”并不明确。

roll [rəʊl]

n. 一卷;名单;滚动 v. (使)滚动;(使)原地打转;(使)翻身;包裹,覆盖

The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. 女儿表现出严重的不耐烦,翻白眼,气呼呼地叹气,每隔几秒钟就看一次手表。

roll over 滚过,压过

roller( n. 滚柱,卷轴)

fuel [ˈfjuːəl]

n. 燃料 vt. 给…加燃料;给…加油

fuel consumption 耗油率;fuel supplies 燃料供应

smooth [smuːð]

adj. 光滑的;顺利的;平稳的;圆滑的 vt. 使平滑,使顺利

You don't want emotions interfering with the smooth running of things. 你不希望情绪干扰事情顺利进行。

smooth away 清除;解决

react [riˈækt]

vi. 反应;过敏;起化学反应

词根记忆:re(相反)+act(行动)→反应

People reacted violently to the news. 人们对这条新闻反应强烈。

react to 回应;react against 反抗,反对

reaction( n. 反应;反抗);reactionary( adj. 反动的 n. 反动分子);reactor( n. 核反应堆)

jam [dʒæm]

n. 果酱;拥挤,堵塞 v. 挤满;塞入;卡住

The bridge was jammed with cars. 桥上挤满了汽车。

continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt]

n. 大陆,陆地,大洲

continental( adj. 大陆的)

penalty [ˈpenəlti]

n. 惩罚,刑罚;不利,害处

词根记忆:pen(惩罚)+alty→惩罚

There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. 家长和学校也将受到更严厉的处罚。

penalty, punishment
二者都有“处罚”的意思。penalty多指包含具体惩罚方式的处罚,如罚金、刑罚等,如:a financial penalty;punishment侧重于对过错的惩罚,比较抽象。

bet [bet]

v. 赌,打赌;敢说 n. 赌注,打赌;预计

You bet. 当然,一定。

champion [ˈtʃæmpiən]

n. 冠军;拥护者,捍卫者 vt. 拥护,支持

Most people champion his new theories. 大多数人支持他的新理论。

championship( n. 锦标赛;冠军身份)

imitate [ˈɪmɪteɪt]

vt. 模仿,仿效;效法,模拟

联想记忆:im+it(它)+ate(吃)→它照着别人的样子吃→模仿

The man can imitate many movie stars. 这个人可以模仿很多电影明星。

imitation( n. 模仿,仿造;仿制品)

imitate, copy
二者都有“模仿”的意思。imitate强调模仿,照着做或使看起来像;copy则是尽可能完全一样的仿造,比imitate更精细。

starve [stɑːv]

v. (使)挨饿,(使)饿死;使极其缺乏

The new job doesn't provide high salary but we won't starve . 新工作的工资虽然不高,不过我们不至于挨饿。

starvation( n. 饥饿;饿死)

awkward [ˈɔːkwəd]

adj. 尴尬的;难应付的;笨拙的;使用不便的

There was an awkward silence. 出现了一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

awkwardly( adv. 笨拙地,不熟练地)

forbid [fəˈbɪd]

vt. 禁止,不准;阻止,妨碍

Taking photographs is strictly forbidden here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. 此处禁止拍照,因为这样做可能会损坏珍贵的石洞壁画。

forbid sb. to do sth. / forbid sb. from doing sth. 禁止某人做某事

forbidden( adj. 不允许的,禁止的)

forbid, prohibit, ban
三个词都有“禁止”的意思。forbid最普通,主动语态常用forbid sb. to do sth.;prohibit指比较正式地通过法律或政府禁止,固定搭配为prohibit sb. from doing sth.;ban语气最强,指合法地或由于社会压力而禁止,含有谴责的态度,只能以物作宾语,如:ban the book。

operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]

v. 操作;(使)运转;经营;动手术

词根记忆:oper(工作)+ate→操作

She owned and operated three McDonald's shops in Illinois. 她在伊利诺伊州拥有并经营三家麦当劳店。

operation( n. 操作;经营;手术);operator( n. 操作人员;接线员);operative( n. 工作人员,技术工人 adj. 可使用的;手术的)

assess [əˈses]

vt. 评估(价值或数额);评定,核定

The real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. 面试的真正目的不是评估每个候选者可评估的素质,而是推测更为无形的东西,如性格、品质和社交能力等。

assessment( n. 评估,评定,核定)

eager [ˈiːɡə(r)]

adj. 热切的,渴望的

Many people are eager to work in the big company. 许多人渴望在那家大公司工作。

be eager for 渴望,渴求;be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事

eagerness( n. 热切,渴望)

warn [wɔːn]

v. 警告,提醒;告诫

The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the aftermath of the earthquake. 医疗专家提醒当局地震后产生疾病的危险。

warn sb. of sth. 警告、提醒某人某事

warning( n. 预兆,警告)

warn, caution, forewarn
三个词都有“警告”的意思。warn最为常用,指及时通知使某人警觉;caution表示警告某人小心,如:I cautioned her not to be late.;forewarn强调事先警告。

biology [baɪˈɒlədʒi]

n. 生物学;生理

biological( adj. 生物学的);biologist( n. 生物学家)

interrupt [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]

v. 打断,打扰;中止,中断;阻断,遮挡

词根记忆:inter(在…之间)+rupt(破,断裂)→在中间断裂→中断

How can I concentrate if you continually interrupt me with silly questions? 如果你一直用愚蠢的问题来打扰我的话,我怎么能集中注意力呢?

interrupt, bother, disturb, interfere
四个词都有“打扰,干扰”的意思。interrupt指中途打断,如:interrupt the conversation;bother指扰乱某人,使其不能专心,常用句式为bother sb. with sth.;disturb指情感因素使人心绪不宁,语气强烈;interfere指通过一系列手段进行干扰,后面常接介词with和in。

athlete [ˈæθliːt]

n. 运动员;擅长运动的人

词根记忆:athl(比赛)+ete→运动员

bitter [ˈbɪtə(r)]

adj. 有苦味的;辛酸的,痛苦的;厉害的,剧烈的;严寒的;怀恨的,抱怨的

She saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. 在那痛苦的时刻过后,她看到了完全属于她自己的、漫长的未来岁月。

bitterly( adv. 悲痛地;极其,非常)

expand [ɪkˈspænd]

v. 扩大;发展;增长;展开,详细阐明

It's still incredible how the World Wide Web has expanded in the 20 years and how much we now rely on it. 万维网在过去20年中的发展过程以及我们如今对它的依赖程度仍然令人难以置信。

expanse( n. 广阔的区域);expansion( n. 扩张;扩大)

expand, enlarge
两个词都有“增长;扩大”的意思,expand指在大小、面积、容积、体积或范围等方面增长,如:He does exercises to expand his chest.;enlarge指在大小、程度、容量或范围等方面扩大,如:Our group of friends enlarged by leaps and bounds.。

clerk [klɑːk]

n. 职员;办事员;售货员

bank clerk 银行职员

aid [eɪd]

v. 援助,帮助 n. 援助,帮助;辅助设备

financial aid 财政援助

dramatic [drəˈmætɪk]

adj. 戏剧(性)的;激动人心的;引人注目的;突然的,巨大的

词根记忆:drama(戏剧)+tic(…的)→戏剧的

The policy had a dramatic impact on house prices. 这项政策对房价产生了巨大的影响。

structural [ˈstrʌktʃərəl]

adj. 结构上的

词根记忆:struct(建造,建立)+ur(e)(表结果)+al(…的)→建造的→结构上的

commit [kəˈmɪt]

v. 犯(罪);承诺;全心全意投入;做出决定

词根记忆:com+mit(送)→答应给送→承诺

When the leaders met in Copenhagen in December 2009, persuasive words from activists encouraged them to commit themselves to firmer action. 2009年12月,当各国领导人在哥本哈根会晤时,活动人士有说服力的话语激励他们承诺采取更坚决的行动。

commit crime 犯罪

commitment( n. 奉献;承诺);committed( adj. 尽心尽力的;坚定的)

fade [feɪd]

v. (使)褪色;变衰;逐渐消失

As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded . 随着我渐渐长大,开始工作,雨天不过成了另一个我讨厌的事物,我童年的寻宝梦渐渐消逝。

concentrate [ˈkɒnsntreɪt]

v. 集中;聚集;聚精会神,集中精神

词根记忆:con(表加强)+centr(中心)+ate(做)→把精神放在中心→集中精神

The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on snow-stricken regions. 救援工作主要集中在雪灾地区。

concentrate on/upon 专心于

concentration( n. 集中;专注)

participate [pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt]

vi. 参与,参加

While they tend to be happy taking the kids to the park or to sports events, they are unlikely to participate regularly in feeding, bathing or taking the kids to school. 尽管他们往往乐于带孩子去公园或观看体育赛事,但是他们不太可能定期参与给孩子喂饭、洗澡或送孩子上学(这些事)。

participate in 参与到…中

participant( n. 参与者,参加者);participation( n. 参加,参与)

resource [rɪˈsɔːs]

n. 资源;[pl.]机智,智谋

词根记忆:re(重复)+source(源泉)→可重复再用的源泉→资源

modify [ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]

vt. (略微)修改,调整;调节,缓和;(语法)修饰

词根记忆:mod(方式)+i+fy(使)→使改变方式→修改

The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy. 俱乐部成员确实同意修改他们的招募政策。

modify, change, adapt
三个词都有“改变”的意思,但侧重点和结果不同。modify的改变有局限性,一般只做细微的修改,如:modify the position;change最为普通,可以表示变,也可以表示换,改变的多少没有具体限制,如:change one's mind;adapt强调的是为了适应新环境而做出改变,如:adapt to the new environment。

semester [sɪˈmestə(r)]

n. 学期

联想记忆:seme(看作semi,半)+s+ter(看作term,学期)→学期

personnel [ˌpɜːsəˈnel]

n. 全体人员;人事部门

the personnel manager 人事经理

faculty [ˈfæklti]

n. 天赋,官能;系,学院;能力,才能;全体教师;全体从业人员

Assigned to my team that day was an attending—a senior faculty member who was there mostly to make patients feel they weren't in the hands of amateurs. 那天分配到我们团队的是一位主治医生——一位资深员工,他通常让患者感到他们的性命并非掌握在非专业医生的手中。

cruel [ˈkruːəl]

adj. 残忍的,残酷的;令人痛苦的

Finning is a cruel practice in which the shark's fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrown back to sea. 割鱼鳍是一种残忍的做法,鲨鱼鳍被割下来,然后活生生的鲨鱼又被扔回海里。

cruelty( n. 残忍,残酷;残酷的行为)

adapt [əˈdæpt]

v. 适应,适合;改编,改写

词根记忆:ad(表加强)+apt(适当的)→适应

Animals that could not adapt themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived. 那些不能适应环境变化的动物都灭亡了,而能适应的则生存了下来。

adapt to 适应…;adapt for/from 改编,改写

adaptable( adj. 有适应能力的);adaptation( n. 改编;适应);adapter/adaptor( n. 转接器;改编者)

congress [ˈkɒŋɡres]

n. (代表)大会;国会,议会

congressman/congressperson( n. 国会议员)

amuse [əˈmjuːz]

vt. 逗乐;给…娱乐(消遣)

Every family member except Marriam was amused . 每个家庭成员都被逗乐了,除了玛丽亚姆。

amusement( n. 娱乐;文娱活动)

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

n. 祭祀,祭品;牺牲 v. 祭祀;牺牲

词根记忆:sacri(神圣)+fic(做)+e→做给神看→供奉

The man sacrificed his life to save the drowning child. 为了拯救溺水的孩子,这个人牺牲了自己的生命。

passion [ˈpæʃn]

n. 激情,热情;热衷的爱好

passionate( adj. 充满激情的;热烈的)

mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl]

adj. 相互的;共同的,共有的

词根记忆:mut(交换)+ual→彼此交换→相互的

Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don't want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who lack the resources to build a portfolio. 因此,共同基金最适合那些没有时间来详细研究股票的投资者,或者缺少资金来建立投资组合的投资者。

sensitive [ˈsensətɪv]

adj. 体贴的;敏感的;感觉灵敏的;易受伤害的;过敏的

词根记忆:sens(感觉)+itive(…的)→感觉灵敏的

The skin of the child is sensitive to sunlight. 小孩的皮肤很容易对阳光过敏。

sensitive to 对…敏感;易被…伤害

sensitivity( n. 敏感性;灵敏度);sensitively( adv. 敏感地)

apart [əˈpɑːt]

adv. 相隔,相距;离开,离去;拆开;除…以外

词根记忆:a(表加强)+part(分开)→拆开

I can't remember what else you include in the price apart from the air tickets. 除了机票之外,我记不清你的费用里还包括其他什么项目。

apart from 除…以外

desert [dɪˈzɜːt][ˈdezət]

v. 放弃;离弃,抛弃;擅离职守 n. 沙漠

词根记忆:de(去掉)+sert(加入)→去掉加入的东西→抛弃

A true friend will never desert you in the hour of need. 真正的朋友绝不会在危急时刻弃你而去。

productive [prəˈdʌktɪv]

adj. 多产的;富有成效的

词根记忆:pro+duct(带来)+ive→带来产品的→多产的

His productive mind keeps turning out new ideas. 他想象力丰富,不断地产生新的想法。

productivity( n. 生产能力,生产率)

productive, rich, fertile
三个词都与“丰富”有关。productive特指有生产力的;rich多指物质方面的丰富;fertile与繁殖有关,强调“能生育的;肥沃的”,如:fertile soil。

tune [tjuːn]

n. 曲调;和谐;声调,语气 v. 调音;收听;调整

change one's tune 改变调子(观点等),变卦;tune in to(a station)收听(某电台);in tune 音调正确;演奏合调;out of tune 音调不正确;演奏走调

proceed [prəˈsiːd]

vi. 开始,着手;前进;继续进行

词根记忆:pro(向前)+ceed(前进)→前进

The project is proceeding slowly. 该项目进展缓慢。

proceed against 起诉(某人);proceed from 起因于;源于

procedure( n. 程序;手续,步骤);procession[ n. (人或车的)行列]

proceed, succeed, continue
三个词都有“继续”的意思。proceed多指继续前进,有时还表示“着手开始”;succeed有“接替”的意思,一般都是后面的事物代替前面的事物,如:Day succeeds day.;continue强调继续之前未做完的事。 0aBJyeSQD2Vx4s+aaJIMyKoYqtVKjkwayFf3tsASJsb9Tkp/XHmiXcfyrS+qoWFv

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