Word List 6-9

1.comoarison n.比较，对照；比喻

【记】词根记忆：com+par(平等)+ison--比较相等--比较
【例】beyond comparison Helen's beauty is beyond comparison.
海伦真是漂亮得无与伦比。
in comparison with In comparison with the total number of earthquakes each year, the number of disastrous eanhquakes is very small.
与每年地震发生的总数相比，灾难性地震的数量还是很少的。(1997)

2.renovate vt.修复，整修；革新

【记】词根记忆：re(重新)+nov(新的)+ate--革新；修复
【例】The company decided to renovate its ads of the product.
该公司决定更新这种产品的广告。
【派】renovation（n.修复；革新）

3.gnaw v.咬，啮，啃;消耗，侵蚀；折磨,（使）烦恼

【例】The fear and anxiety gnaw my heart.
恐惧和焦虑折磨着我的心灵。
【周】gnaw的常用搭配有：①gnaw away/of（咬去）；②gnaw into（腐蚀）；③gnaw through（咬断，咬穿）。

4.shriek v.发出尖叫 n．尖叫声

【记】联想记忆：怪物史莱克( Shrek)让人尖叫(shriek)
【例】Women shrieked and ran at the sight of pistols,and men hid under the tables.
一看到手枪，女人们尖叫着跑散了，男人们则躲在桌子底下。
The shriek of seagulls fills the air as the birds dip and float on the breeze．looking for scraps of food.
海鸥寻找着食物，时而点水时而在微风中飞翔，它们的叫声响彻天际。

5.fiddle n.欺诈，欺骗行为；小提琴

【记】词根记忆：fid(相信)+dle--骗取别人的信任一欺诈
【例】How dare you make a fiddle on me!
你竟敢欺骗我！

6.sneer v．嘲笑，讥笑，说轻蔑话

【例】The article in the paper was a sneer at business.
报纸上的那篇文章是对商亚的讥讽。
【用】表示“对…蔑视”要用sneer at。

7.spectacular adj.壮观的，引人入胜的

【记】词根记忆：spect(看)+a+cular忍不住一直看的--引人入胜的
【例】You are here to witness one of the most spectacular sights in the history of man.
你正在这里见证人类历史上最壮观的奇观之一。
Big cities,like London, have large and spectacuLar fireworks displays.
大城市，比如伦敦，会举行盛大壮观的焰火表演。( 2009)

8.attention n.注意，专心；立正

【记】词根记忆：at+tent(伸展)+ion（表名词）一听得伸长了脖子一专心
【例】If your car should need any rU:tention during thefirst 12 months,take it to an authorized dealer.
如果你的车在最初的12个月里需要任何维护，把它送到授权代理商那儿就行。( 1998)
pay attention to...People should pay attention to the danger of drunk driving.
人们应该注意点酒后驾车的危险。
【派】attentive( adj.注意的，当心的；有礼貌的，照顾周到的，殷勤的)