GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第91期:Unit12-3
日期:2015-10-24 18:26

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1.disinclined a.不愿的(reluctant)

词根记忆:dis(下)+inclined(愿意的)--不愿的

例:Many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.

派生词:disinclination(n.不愿意)

2.disintegration n.分解(separation into component parts);瓦解(total destruction)

词根记忆:来自disintegrate(v.瓦解;分裂)

例:A comet's spectacular disintegration occurred in full view of ground and space-based telescopes last year.

同根词:integrate(v.使完整:a.整合的)

3.dislocation n.混乱,紊乱(the state of being dislocated)

词根记忆:来自dislocate(v.混乱)

例:The lssei(第一代移居北美的日本人)suffered a massive dislocation caused by unemployment.

4.dislodge v.逐出(to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage);去除(to get rid of)

联想记忆:dis(分开)+lodge(小屋)--逐出小屋--逐出

例:Tidal currents themselves do not dislodge barnacles from the shells of horseshoe crabs.// These drugs have the ability to dislodge caffeine from receptors in the brain.

5.dismal a.凄凉的(bleak);暗淡的(gloomy)

词根记忆:dis(不)+maI(高兴)--不高兴一凄凉的

注意:decimal(n.小数:a.小数的)

例:a dismal failure惨败

6.dismantle v.拆除(to strip of furniture and equipment);废除,取消(to put an end in a gradual systematic way)

词根记忆:dis(去掉)+mantle(覆盖)--去掉覆盖一拆除

例:The European Community has dismantled impediments to the free flow of goods among member states.

7.dismay v./n.(使)沮丧( to cause to lose courage or resolution)

联想记忆:dis(不)+may(可能)一因为不可能做到,所以沮丧-+沮丧

例:The news dismayed Anne.//John showed considerable dismay at his child's bad behavior.

8.dismiss v.解散( to permit or cause to leave);解雇(to remove from position or service)

词根记忆:dis(消失掉)+miss(送,放出)--放掉一解散

例:No state law forbids an employer to reject a job applicant or dismiss an employee based on the results of a lie detector test.

派生词:dismission(n.解散;免职)

9.disorient v.使迷惑(to confuse);使分不清方向或目标(to cause to lose the sense of time,place,or identity)

词根记忆:dis(无)+orient(方向)--没有方向--使分不清方向或目标

例:The sound emitted temporarily disorients the porpoises and frightens them away.

派生词:disoriented(a.迷惑的;分不清方向的)

同根词:orientate(v.定向;向东)

10.disparaging a.贬低的,轻蔑的(belittling, unkind)

词根记忆:来自disparage(讥蔑视,贬低),dis(不)+par(平等)+age--不平等看人--贬低的

例:His tone was disparaging.

同根词:parity(n.平等)

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  • defensen. 防卫,防卫物,辩护 vt. 防守
  • employeen. 雇员
  • reluctantadj. 不情愿的,勉强的
  • systematicadj. 有系统的,分类的,体系的
  • identityn. 身份,一致,特征
  • resolutionn. 决心,决定,坚决,决议,解决,分辨率
  • temporarilyadv. 暂时地,临时地
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