word list 13-13

1.addiction n.上瘾；入迷；沉溺
【例】They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it．
他们很好地阐述了这一点：着迷于在同一条车道上开车，并坚持如此。(2004)
【用】addiction后常接介词to，表示“沉溺于…”。

2.survey n./v.检查，鉴定；测量，查勘
【记】词根记忆：sur(下)+vey（道路）--下基层，亲自到路上走走--查勘
【例】From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher-and that contact may be as little as two hours a day.
从这份调查可以估算出来，与医院内老师有过接触的孩子不足五分之一，就算有接触其时间也少到只有每天两小时而已。(1999)

3.trick n．诡计，花招；恶作剧；戏法，把戏；窍门，诀窍；癖好 v．哄骗，欺骗
【例】I tried every trick in the book but I still couldn't persuade them.
我使尽了浑身解数也劝不动他们。
We tricked the nurses into thinking that Dexter was dead.
我们哄骗护士们认为德克斯特死了。
【用】trick sb. into doing sth,是—个常用搭配，表示“哄骗…做…”。

4.bland adj.（指食物）无刺激性的，清淡的；（指人及行为）文雅的，情绪平稳的
【例】Michael was listening to a blond doctor.
迈克尔正在听一位和蔼的医生讲话。

5.subtract v．减去，扣除
【记】词根记忆：sub(下)+tract(拉)--向下拉得还剩一点--减去
【例】After subtracting food and energy costs, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods still rose at a moderately fast clip of four-tenths of one percent.减去食物与能源的费用以后，成品制造价格指数仍以略快的速度攀升百分之零点四。
【派】subtraction(n．扣除，削减)

6.label n．标签，标贴；标记，符号 vt．贴标签于；把…称为；把…列为
【例】The machine is used for labeling wine bottles.
这台机器是用来给酒瓶贴标签的。