Word List 8-3

1.squeeze v．挤压，压榨，紧握；榨取，挤出以,压榨，紧握

【例】She was so fat that she could only just squeeze through the door.

她太胖了，只能挤过这扇门。( 2006)

2.intimate vt.透露，示意，暗示 adj.亲密的，密切的；熟谙的；详尽的

【记】词根记忆：in(不，无)+tim（害怕）+ate--不害怕的--亲密的

【例】The boss intimated his approval of the plan on the meeting.

老板在会议上表示同意这项计划。

3.surrender n./v.投降，认输：屈从；交出，放弃

【记】词根记忆：sur+rend(给)+er--交出

【例】The poor man surrendered himself to despair and eventually comnutted suicide.

那个可怜的人陷于绝望，终于自杀了。

I do not accept that the proposal represents a major surrender of sovereignty.

我不认为该项提议是主权上的极大让步。

4.spur n.马刺，靴刺;激励物，驱策 v.以马刺刺激；驱策，激励

【记】NBA的马刺队Spur

【例】The honesty has been his spur and guide throughout his career.

诚实是贯穿他整个职业生涯的激励原则和向导。

The govern-ment has many policies to spur consumption and growth.

政府有很多刺激消费和增长的措施。

【用】常用结构为：be a spur to sb. /sth.，其意为“促进…，激励…”；spur sb. up to do sth.是“激励某人做某事”的意思。

5.loaf n.一条面包 v.消磨时间，闲逛

【例】The old man walked much and loafed long hours in the quiet parks.

老人走了很多路，在那些幽静的公园里游荡了很长时间。

6.transfer v．迁移；调动；转让，过户；换车、船等；转变n．转移；调动；转让；移权

【记】词根记忆：trans(转移)+fer(带来)--转移

【例】Alexander was not a temp. He was transferred here from another department.

亚历山大不是临时工，他是从另一个部门调过来的。

Norwich City agrees a deal to sign Crewe defender Jon Otsemobor on a free transfer.

诺维奇城足球俱乐部签署协议同意克鲁俱乐部后卫乔恩·奥特塞莫渡尔免费转会。

【用】transfer常与from搭配使用，表示“从某处调过来；从某处转移过来”。

【辨】transfer,exchange,convey,convert

四个词都和“事物的转移”有关。transfer表示从一处到另一处的迁移或调动；exchange指交换或交流；convey指信息或事物的传播、转达；conve:rt表转换，把事物从一种形式变为另一种形式。

7.shrink v.（使）收缩,（使）皱缩：退缩，畏缩 n.收缩；退缩，畏缩

【例】The cold air shrank the dough slowly.

面团遇冷空气慢慢收缩了。

His anger made the others shrink away from him.

他的怒火使得其他人都远离他了。

8.fashion n．流行式样;样子，方式;时尚，风尚

【例】in (the) fashion Short skirts got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion.

短裙变得越来越短，最终迷你裙流行起来。( 2002)

out of(the) fashion We just love wallpaper and it will never go out of fashion！

我们就是喜欢壁纸，它永远不会过时！

comc into fashion New forms and shapes come into fashion quite fast in combination with white. Plain cotton dresses are the evidence of a new modemity.

与白色相结合的新样式、新外观很快风行起来，普通棉质服装就是新的现代风格的证明。

【派】fasluonable( adj.流行的，时尚的；(赶)时髦的]