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可可词汇课堂第229期:请求恕罪
日期:2011-09-27 07:16

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score 很多sh,sc开头的单词中蕴含着切割或者砍的含义
A notch or an incision, especially one that is made to keep a tally
A usually numerical record of a competitive event
A group of 20 items
A composition written for a musical comedy
n.刻痕; 分数;配乐;二十;大量,许多
vt. 评价;划线,刻划;把…记下
vi. 得分;记分;刻痕

例句
I noticed scores of sorrow on her face.
我注意到她脸上悲痛的痕迹。
He's been to Hong Kong scores of times.
他曾多次去过香港。

share
A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group.
An equitable portion: do one's share of the work.
Any of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a corporation or company is divided.
To divide and parcel out in shares; apportion.
To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns.
To relate (a secret or experience, for example) to another or others.
To accord a share in (something) to another or others
vt. 分享,分担;分配
vi. 共享;分担
n. 份额;股份

例句:
The young engineer had a large share in modernizing the factory.
这位年轻工程师在工厂现代化的过程中尽了很大的力。

shore
The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.
Land; country
A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support
vt. 支撑,使稳住;用支柱撑住
n. 海滨;支柱

例句:
We have to shore up the damaged fence.
我们得用支柱撑住坏了的篱笆。

shear
to cut the wool off a sheep
(formal) to cut off sb's hair
~ (sth) (off) (technical) (especially of metal) to break under pressure; to cut through sth and make it break
To divest or deprive as if by cutting:
vt. 剪;修剪;剥夺
vi. 剪;剪切;修剪
n. [力] 切变;修剪;大剪刀

例句:
He found a job of shearing wool from sheep.
他找到一份剪羊毛的工作。
The assembly had been shorn of its legislative powers.
议会被剥夺了立法权。

shrive

词汇起源
[OE] Shrive ‘hear someone’s confession’ goes back ultimately to Latin scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe, script, etc)

To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).
To obtain absolution for (oneself) by confessing and doing penance.
To make or go to confession.
To hear confessions.
vt. 听忏悔后赦免
vi.听忏悔;请求恕罪

词源小故事

Anthem 圣歌

anthem最初是教堂里应答轮唱的赞美诗歌,牧师领唱,唱诗班作答。它来自希腊语antiphona。其字面含义正是“应答轮唱”的意思, anti即“against”或“in return”,phone即“sound”,也就是“对歌”。这个词进入古英语时写做antefne。不过唱诗班取消了牧师的领唱。其拼法几经演变,最后才成为今天的anthem。现在唱圣歌更简单了,成了教堂中全体会众的大合唱。另外,anthem现在还可用来指“国歌”、“校歌”。

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重点单词
  • ultimatelyadv. 最后,最终
  • participatevt. 分享 vi. 参加,参与
  • compositionn. 作文,著作,组织,合成物,成份
  • accordn. 一致,符合 v. 使一致,调解,给予
  • wooln. 羊毛,毛线,毛织品
  • legislativen. 立法机构,立法权 adj. 立法的,有立法权的
  • sourcen. 发源地,来源,原始资料
  • competitiveadj. 竞争的,比赛的
  • stockn. 存货,储备; 树干; 血统; 股份; 家畜 adj
  • technicaladj. 技术的,工艺的