GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第161期:Unit20-8
日期:2016-02-19 18:49

(单词翻译:单击)

1.insomnia n.失眠(chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time)

词根记忆:in(不)+somn(睡眠)+ia(病)--不能入睡的病--失眠

例:Any combination of overwork and stress inevitably leads to insomnia.

同根词:somniferous(a.催眠的);somnolent(a.想睡的)

2.inspection n..检查(examination);视察

例:safety inspections安全检查 ’

3.inspector n.检查员(a person employed to inspect sth.);巡视员(a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent)

词根记忆:来自inspect(v.检查:观察)

例:No matter how patiently they explain their reasons for confiscating certain items, customs inspectors are often treated by travelers as if they were wanton poachers rather than government employees.

同根词:spectator(n.观众)

4.inspiration n.启示,灵感(thought or emotion inspired by sth.)

联想记忆:in(进入)+spir(呼吸)+ation--吸入(灵气)--灵感

例:sudden inspiration灵机一动

同根词:expiration(n.呼气;届满)

5.instaii v.安装,安置( to set up for use or service)

例:Some residents in the community have installed a solar-energy system on the roof of their houses.

派生词:installation(n.安装,安置);installment(n.分期付款)

6.installation n.安装(the act of installing);装置(sth. that is installed for use)

词根记忆:install(安装)+ation--安装

例:Since the installation of the alarms, the average number of porpoises caught in the company's nets has dropped from eight to one per month.

同根词:installment(n.分期付款:安装)

7.instantaneous a.即使的(immediate, at once)

词根记忆:instant(马上的,立即的)+aneous--即时的

例:The explosion caused instantaneous destruction.

派生词:instantaneously( ad.即时地,瞬间地)

8.instill v.逐渐灌输(to impart gradually, implant)

词根记忆:in(进入)+still(水滴)--像水滴一样进入--逐渐灌输

例:Courtesy must be instilled in childhood.

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重点单词
  • spectatorn. 观众,旁观者
  • inspectvt. 调查,检阅 vi. 调查
  • communityn. 社区,社会,团体,共同体,公众,[生]群落
  • inspectionn. 检查,视察
  • implantv. 深植,灌输,嵌入,移植 n. 移植物,植入物
  • inspiredadj. 有创见的,有灵感的
  • insomnian. 失眠(症)
  • courtesyn. 礼貌,好意,恩惠
  • instillv. 滴注,逐渐灌输(尤指思想或情感)
  • certainadj. 确定的,必然的,特定的 pron. 某几个,某