俞敏洪四级词汇词根+联想记忆法(乱序版) 第80期:7-12
日期:2015-07-04 13:52

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Word List 7-12

1.boom v.隆隆作响,发低沉声;迅速发展,繁荣 n.隆隆声;繁荣;激增;帆的下桁;(横于河面阻挡原木漂走或船只航行的)重铁链,水栅,拦河埂
【例】The spacecraft created a sonic boomthat could be heard along much of Florida.s eastem seaboard.
飞船发出的巨大隆隆声甚至在佛罗里达东海岸的大多数地方都能听到。( 2001)

2.incidental adj.次要的;伴随的,附带的:偶然发生的
【记】词根记忆:in(使)+cid(落下)+ental一天上掉馅饼不太可能一偶然发生的
【例】We must save some money forincidental expenses.
我们必须储蓄一些钱以备临时开支之用。
【派】incidentallyf (adv.顺便提一句;偶然地,不经意地)

3.chew v.咀嚼;深思,回昧,体昧
【记】口香糖chewing-gum
【例】bite off more than one can chew We bit oLffmore than we could chew when we started this business.
我们刚开始做这笔生意时太好高骛远了。
【用】chew的常用短语是chew the fat/rag(聊天)。

4.maternal adj.母亲(般)的,母性的,母系的
【记】词根记忆:matem(母亲)+al一母性的
【例】Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively.
婴儿和母亲的死亡率分别降低了132%和147%。(2004)
【派】matemity(n.母性;产科医院 adj.孕妇的,产妇的)

5.discipline n.训练;纪律,行为准则,规章制度;惩罚;学科,科目怯训练:惩罚
【记】联想记忆:dis(表加强)+cip(拿)+line(线)一让人站成一条线--纪律
【例】One of my best friends is so exclusively engaged in his works that he did not even know what was happening out of his own discipline.
我最好的一个朋友非常专注于他的工作,以至于完全不知道其他领域发生的事情。( 2001)
Ws a mind discrpline.
这是一项思维训练。
Without discipline,there is no method.
没有规矩,不成方圆。
【派】disciplinary(adj.纪律处分的,执行纪律的,惩戒性的;有关学科的)

6.murder n./v,谋杀(罪)
【例】The police let him go, because they didn't find him guilty of the murder.
警方因为没有找到他谋杀的证据,所以释放了他。(1999)
【派】murderer(n.杀人犯,凶手)

7.shift v.移动,转移,变换;推卸,清除 n.改变,变换;轮班,换班
【例】The spokesman shifted diplomatically when it came to sensitive Jssues.
当涉及敏感问题时,这位发言人就会老练地转变话题。
The shyt of the wind compelled the sailors to change the direction of the sail.
风向的改变迫使船员改变风帆的方向。

8.devote vt.奉献:把…专用于
【记】词根记忆:de+vot(发誓)+e一发誓效忠祖国一奉献
【例】The respectable teacher has devoted her life to education.
这位令人尊敬的老师将自己的一生献给了教育事业。
devote oncself to Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm once she decided to devote herself to something.
一旦她决定要致力于某事,就没有什么可以降低她的热情。
【用】devote oneselfto表示“献身于,致力于;沉溺于”,尤指全身心地奉献。
【派】devotion(n.献身,奉献,忠实;热爱;专用,专心;虔诚)

9.decree n.命令,法令,判决 v.命令,颁布命令;判定
【例】The arrest came as the Argentine govemment struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition,saying all Argentines should be equal before the law.
阿根廷政府颁布法令禁止这类引渡,逮捕也随之而来,并称所有阿根廷人在法律面前都是平等的。( 2005)
【用】decree指具有法律效力的官方命令或法令。

10.reliable adj.可靠的,可依赖的
【记】联想记忆:rel(y)(信赖)+i+able(能…的)一可靠的
【例】We have it on reliable news that the stock market is going to collapse.
我们得到可靠消息,股市将会暴跌。

11.neaotiate v.谈判,协商
【例】The govemment claims it will not negotiate with terrorists.
政府声称将不会与恐怖分子谈判。
【派】negotiation(n.谈判,协商)

12.elastic adj.弹性的,有弹力的;灵活的,可伸缩的儿橡皮带,松紧带
【例】The ropes are made ofelastic fabrics.
绳子是由弹性纤维制成的。
【派】elasticity(n.弹性,弹力;灵活性,适应性)

The man who has made up his mind to win w/ll never say "impossible”,
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。

Napoleon
拿破仑

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