俞敏洪四级词汇词根+联想记忆法(乱序版) 第4期:1-4
日期:2015-03-30 15:41

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Word List 1-4

1.providsd conj.以…为条件,假如

【例】Provided you have the courage to admit your mistakes,1 wiU forgive you.

假如你有勇气承认自己的错误,我就原谅你。

【用】provided的意思是“假如,如果,以…为条件”,相当于on the condition that...

2.waste n.损耗,浪费:废物,废料;荒野,荒地v.浪费,滥用:(使)身体消瘦(衰弱);使荒芜 adj.荒芜的,荒废的;无用的,废弃的

【例】A method of transforming coal waste.into a powerful new energy form was developed by a ream of scienrists based in Northem Ireland.

北爱尔兰的一组科学家研制出了一种能将煤炭垃圾转化成强动能源的方法。

//Some of the traditional Chinese irrigarion methods have wrrsted an astonishing amounc of water.

中国一些传统的灌溉方式浪费了大量的水资源。( 2002)

3.hearty adj.热情友好的,衷心的;健壮的,精力充沛的;丰盛的;兴高采烈的

【记】来自heart(n.心;心情)

【例】The heroes received a her;rrty welcome from the public.

英雄们受到了群众的热烈欢迎。

4.motivate vt.促动.激发,作为…的动机

【记】词根记忆:mot(动)+iv+ate(使)一使动起来一激发

【例】What the grafter did was almost motivated by greed.

贪污者的所作所为几乎都是受贪欲驱使的。

【派】motivation[n.动力,促动(激发)因素];monvec(n.动机,目的)

5.heave n.举起,拉,拖;投掷;(有节奏地)起伏

【记】联想记忆:董存瑞举起( heave)炸药包,直到爆炸也没离开(leave)

【例】Lucia flushed with anger.and her bosom began to heave.

露西娅气得脸通红,胸部开始有节奏地起伏。

//Ellen was so angry that she wanted toheave Martin outside through the hatch.

埃伦很生气,以至于想把马丁扔出舱门。

6.frail adj.脆弱的,易损坏的,不坚实的;虚弱的;薄弱的

【例】Afrail disabled man is found bcaten to death in his flat in south-east London.

一名体弱的残疾人被人发现被打死在其伦敦东南部的公寓里。

【派】frailty(n.虚弱,脆弱)

7.wipe [waip]v.抹,擦,去除

【例】An unexpected legacy enabled Black towipe oflF the debt on his house.

一笔意想不到的遗产使布莱克得以还清买房子欠的债。

//The new Chief Minister of the state promises towipe out crime and corruption.

该州的新任首席部长保证清除犯罪及腐败。

8.embarrass vt.使窘迫,使困扰,使为难:妨碍,牵累

【记】联想记忆:em+barr(阻挡)+ass(蠢驴)--把人当成蠢驴不让入内--使窘迫

【例】I embamrss easily when I make a speech.

我演讲时很容易感到局促不安。

【派】embarrassing(adj.使人尴尬的,使人为难的);embarrassment(n.窘迫,局促不安)

9.wake v.醒来,唤醒几(行船在水面留下的)航迹,尾流;守夜,守灵

【例】With the right amount of sleep you should wake up fresh.

适当的睡眠会让你在醒来后感到精力充沛。

( 1999) //in the wake of Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the wake of the crisis.

这次危机之后,全球航空公司由于生意低迷不得不削减服务,裁减员工?

【用】wake后也可以接人构成词组wake sb. up,表示“唤醒,弄醒;使…奋起”的意思。in the wake of表示“随某事物之后到来”。

10.sufficient adj.足够的,充分的

【记】词根记忆:suf(下)+fic(做)+ent--做到装不下--足够的

【例】As in all friendship,a husband and wife must try to inierest each other, and to spend suffrcient time sharing absorbing activities to give them continuing common interesLs.

与所有的友谊一样,丈夫与妻子必须尽力引起对方的关注,并有充分的时间在一起分享能够不断地给他们带来共同兴趣的有趣活动。(2001)

【派】sufficiency(n.足量,充足)

【辨】suffident' adequate, enough

三个词都表示“足够的”。sufficient指“充分的”,较常用于书面语中,放在名词前;adequate表示“适当的;足够的”,强调相对于一个不太高的标准来说,如adequate food; enough是三个词中最常用的,既可以放在被修饰的名词前,也可放在其后。

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