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Word List 7-9
1.decide v.决定;锯决,判决;使下决心,使决定
【记】联想记忆:de(表加强)+cid(杀)+e一要杀要留必须果断一决定
【例】He decidedto speak to his boss's mother about his problems at work,rather than to go directly to his boss.
他决定去跟老板的母亲讨论工作中遇到的问题,而不是直接去找老板。(1997听力)
【用】decide是一个常用动词,其句式结构一般是sb. decide to do sth.。
【派】decidedly(adv.下定决心地;毅然决然地);decision(n.决定,抉择;判决;果断;决心);decisive(adj.坚决的,果断的;有决定作用的;明确的)
2.blush n.脸红 v.感到羞愧
【例】The blush of shame which it excited overpowered the sensation of fear which had produced his former paleness.
这件事引起的羞愧使他满脸通红,掩盖了先前由于恐惧而呈现的苍白脸色。
3.peddle v.叫卖,到处贩卖
【记】词根记忆:ped(脚)+dle一行走在大街上叫卖一叫卖
【例】The poor boy made a living on peddLing newspapers from door to door.
这个可怜的男孩靠挨家挨户卖报度日。
【派】pedlar/peddler(n.小贩)
4.scramble v.爬行,攀爬;杂乱蔓延;抢夺 n.攀缘,爬行:抢夺
【例】They scrambled up a steep slope through dense foliage.
他们穿过茂密的树丛,爬上了一个陡峭的斜坡。
The leaders of the country scrambled for power and wealth.
该国的领导人互相争权夺利。
5.pious adj.虔诚的,笃信的;假虔诚的,虚伪的
【例】The pious woman goes to church regularly.
那位虔诚的女子定期去做礼拜。
6.comparative adj.比较的,相当的 n.比较级
【记】词根记忆:com+par(平等)+ative(…的)一相对平等的一相当的
【例】What is the companUive value of this painting over that one?
这幅油画与那幅比起来价值何在?
【派】comparatively(adv.比较地)
【辨】comparable, comparative
这两个词都是compare的派生词,但意思不同.comparable指“类似的,可相比的”,而comparauve是“比较的,相当的”意思。
7.cheat n.以……欺诈,骗取;骗子 v.欺诈,骗取
【例】They will not care how to get passed which will be fulfIled by cheating.
他们不会在意如何通过考试,一般都是靠作弊来完成的。(1997听力)
This company's financiaJ activity turned out to be a cheat.
这个公司的财务活动原来是一场骗局。
【用】cheat通常指通过不被人发现的手段诈取钱财或占小便宜,通常都有利益纠葛.cheat的常见搭配有:①cheat on(对…不忠);②cheat sb. into(哄骗某人…);③cheat sth. of sb.(骗人的东萌);④cheat sth. out of sb.(骗人的东西).
8.siege n.围困,围攻
【记】和besiege(v.围攻,包围)一起记
【例】The city was under siege. How could we helplessly wair for death?
兵临城下,我们岂能坐以待毙?