GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第112期:Unit14-8
日期:2015-11-17 18:39

(单词翻译:单击)

1.era n.纪元,年代(period in history starting from a particular time or event);时代(period)

例:For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California.

2.eradicate v.根除,消灭(to exterminate)

词根记忆:e(出)+radic(根)+ate--连根拔出--根除

例:The anopheles mosquito(疟蚊)has been eradicated in many parts of the world.

3.eradication v.消灭,根除(the complete destruction of every trace of sth.)

词根记忆:来自eradicate(v.根除,消灭)

例:The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to pursue what they had not previously considered possible-better control, if not e,adication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws.

4.erase v.擦掉,抹去(to rub or scrape out);消除(to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing)

词根记忆:e+rase(擦)一擦掉

例:Please erase the blackboard.//The considerable progress made by Black people was erased by the new law.

5.ergonomic a.人类环境改造学的;人类工程学的(of or relating to ergonomics)

例:Designers of everything from cars to computer monitors have adopted a cornerless style of smooth surfaces and curves that is more errjonomic.

6.erode v.侵蚀(to wear away by the action of water or wind);削弱,损害(to cause to diminish, deteriorate, or disappear)

词根记忆:e+rode(咬)一咬掉--侵蚀

例:A constant stream of water eroded the rock mountain.

派生词:erosion(n.侵蚀,腐蚀)

7.errand n.差使(事)(如送信,买东西等)(a short trip taken to attend to some business often for others)

词根记忆:err(漫游)+and一跑来跑去一差使

例:Some family vehicles are used primarily for making short local trips,such as to do errands.

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重点单词
  • controln. 克制,控制,管制,操作装置 vt. 控制,掌管,支
  • measlesn. 麻疹
  • diminishvt. 减少,变小,减损 vi. 变少,逐渐变细
  • constantadj. 经常的,不变的 n. 常数,恒量
  • erodevt. 腐蚀,侵蚀 vi. 受到侵蚀
  • pursuev. 追捕,追求,继续从事
  • errv. 犯错,做错 v. 偏离,入歧途
  • streamn. (人,车,气)流,水流,组 v. 流动,流出,飘动
  • considerableadj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的
  • destructionn. 破坏,毁灭,破坏者