俞敏洪四级词汇词根+联想记忆法(乱序版) 第27期:3-7
日期:2015-04-22 11:48

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Word List 3-7

1.envy n./vt.妒忌,羡慕

【例】For afew hours Lucy tasted of happiness so rare and exquisite that she wondered if the angels in heaven did not envy her.
在这几小时里露西体验着那难得却强烈的幸福感,她怀疑天堂中的天使都要嫉妒自己了。
【派】envious(adj.羡慕的,嫉妒的)

2.unearth vt.发掘,挖出;搜寻到;发现并披露

【记】联想记忆:un(打开)+earth(土地)一从地下弄出来一发掘
【例】Archaeologists in Italy unearth two skeletons thought to be 5,000 to 6.000 years old.
考古学家在意大利发现了两具距今约五六千年的骨骸。

3.credible adj.可信的,可靠的

【记】词根记忆:cred(桐信)+ible(…的)一可信的
【例】Jack presents credible information to convict the defendant's crime.
杰克提供了可靠的证据证明被告有罪。

4.tangible adj.确实的,真实的;可触知的

【记】词根记忆:tang(接触)+ible--可触知的
【例】It was a foregone conclusion that he would be suspected;but, to make it a sure thing there must be tongible proof.
他受到怀疑是预料中的,但必须有确凿的证据才能使其成为事实。
【派】intangible( adj.无形的;难以确定的)

5.thaw v.(使)解冻,融化:变得温和,无拘束几解冻(期),融雪期)

【例】A cup of tea thawed the guest out.
喝了杯茶,客人就显得不那么拘束了。
They became good friends again with a thaw in their old grudges.
他们冰释前嫌,又成了好朋友。

6.locomotive n.火车头 adj.移动的,机动的

【记】词根记忆:loco(地方)+mot(移动)+ive-在不同地方移动一移动的
【例】The locomotive shed collapsed in the rainstorm.
移动工棚在暴风雨中倒塌了。

7.prey n.猎物,牺牲品;捕食 vi.捕食;(疾病等)折磨,困扰

【例】Many children in the countryside became the prey of superstition and ignorance.
很多乡下孩子都成了迷信和无知的受害者。

8.moderate v.(使)和缓,变缓和,(使)减轻;节制 adj.适度的,中等的;温和的,有节制的

【记】词根记忆:mod(方式)+er+ate-不过分的方式一适度的
【例】One should moderate his irritable temper when he is in anger.
一个人生气的时候应该克制自己急躁的脾气。

9.dignity n.尊严,高贵,体面,庄严;官阶,职位

【记】词根记忆:dign(有价值的)+ity(名词后缀)一尊严
【例】All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity,which descriptive names often lack.
所有这些职业名称显示出一种描写性名称所没有的庄严和高贵。( 2000)
beneath one's dignity It fell benetUh his digrrity to say so.
他这么说有失身份。
stand on one's dignity Anne always tries to stand on her dignity.
安妮尽力时刻保持不失尊严。

10.respond v.作答,回答;反应,回应

【记】词根记忆:re+spond(承诺)一给出承诺一作答
【例】The actor Nsponded tothe repoIier's questions inthe press conference.
遮名演员在记者招待会上回答了记者的提问。
Businesses and individuals should make plans torespond to emergencies.
企业和个人应该制订应对紧急事件的计划。
Hundreds of people from all over the world Nsponded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.
全世界数百个人回复了他们时搭便车的状况的看法。(2007)
【用】respond常常和to连用,表示“对…答复,对…反应”。
【派】respondem (n.回答者,响应者;(离婚案等的)被告];re-sponse(儿回答:反应);responsive(adj.赞同的;反应灵敏的;易受控制的;回答的)

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