(单词翻译:单击)
Word List 2-7
1.dout n.敲,打;(口)影响力,势力儿(口)敲击,掌击
【例】Louis fetched Black a clout that knocked him down the stairs.
路易斯猛打了布莱克一拳,把他从楼梯上揍了下去:
2.commemorate vt.庆祝:纪念
【记】词根记忆:com(共同)+memor(记忆)+ate--大家一起记住--纪念
【例】We should commemonUe those who had lost their lives for our country.
我们应该纪念那些为国捐躯的人们。
【用】commemorate有更多的纪念意义,与celebrate不同,后者表示以狂欢或宗教仪式来庆祝。
3.milestone n.里程碑:重大事件
【记】组合词:mile(英里)+stone(石头)一标记英里数的石碑一里程碑
【例】The year 2000 wasanu7estone in the course of China's development.
2000年是中国发展过程中的一个里程碑:
4.prove v.证明,证实:证明是,表明是
【记】词根记忆:prov(证明)+e一证明
【例】The statistics prove that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.
这些统计数据证明,最近一段时间这个地区的生治水平明显提高了。(2006)
5.desert v.放弃,离弃,抛弃;(军人)开小差,擅离职守 n.沙漠.不毛之地;荒凉的境地{时期);功过,功罪;[pl.]应得的奖赏(惩罚)
【记】词根记忆:de(去掉)+sert(加入)--去掉加入的东西一抛弃
【例】A true friend will never desert you in the hour of need.
真正的朋友绝不会在危急时刻弃你而去。
//The blessings and kindnesses have been given to me so far beyond my deserts.
迄今,我得到的祝福和好意超过了我应得的奖赏。
6.detain vt.拘留,扣押:耽搁
【记】词根记忆:de+tain(拿住)--被拿住--拘留
【例】The group of sixteen have been detained since 1991 when they
entered Hong Kong.一行16A自1991年到达香港时就被监禁了。(1997听力)
【派】detention(n.阻止;滞留;监禁)
【辨】deOdn’delay,hinder,impede
四个词都有“耽搁,耽误,阻碍”的含义,区别在于:detain常常指长时间的终止,也可能是永久性的终止;delay主要指使进程或行动放幔,如:1 was delayed by the storm.;hinder表示阻止,可以是主动干预,也可以是由于突发事件或客观情况导致的,如:Bad weather hindered the military operation.; impede强调妨碍,有时带有强迫放慢的意味,如:The crowds al the scene of the accident impeded the arrival of the ambulance.
7.scandal n.丑事,丑闻;流言蜚语,诽谤
【例】The scandal has left a smirch on the legendary history of the hero.
这件丑闻给那个英雄的传奇故事留下了污点。
【派】scandalous[adj.丢脸的,令人震惊的;(指报道或谣传)含有引起公愤内容的]
8.trace v.跟踪,追踪;追溯:探索,探查;描绘厅,踪迹,痕迹;微量,少许
【例】This stuff should help them trace the complex relations among our sundry ancestors.
这些材料应该会帮助他们查出我们形形色色的祖先之间那些复杂的关系。
//The post-mortem revealed traces of poison in his stomach.
验尸后发现,他胃中含有微量毒物。
9.coax v.哄,劝诱;诱得,诱取;耐心地摆弄
【例】The mother always needs to coax her children to take their medicine.
母亲总是要哄她的小孩吃药。
10.proclaim vt.宣布,宣眚
【记】联想记忆:pro(在前)+claim(声称)一在前面声称一宣布
【例】The govemment proclaimed that it would reduce the tax rate.
政府宣布将降低税率。