(单词翻译:单击)
Word List 15-12
1.somehow adv.不知怎么地,反正;以某种方法,设法地
【例】Somehow,I don't feel I can trust him.
不知什么缘故,我觉得不能信任他。
We must stop him from seeing her somehow.
我们得想个办法不能让他跟她来往。
2.credit n.信任:信用,赊欠;声望;荣誉:学分;(银行)存款,债权 v.相信,信任
【记】词根记忆:cred(相信)+it--信任
【例】If you can't afford to pay cash,buy it on credit.
如果不能支付现金,你就赊购吧。
be a credit to Sophia is a credit to her family.
索菲娅为家庭增光。
【派】creditor(n.债权人,债主)
3.annex vt.并吞(土地等),兼并;源加
【例】The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups.
美国在1898年并吞了岛屿,自此以后,夏威夷的本地人就过上了比其他同文化民族更加悲惨的生活。(1998)
4.unconditional adj.无条件的;绝对的
【记】联想记忆:un(非,反)+conditional(有条件的)--无条件的
【例】“Let your permission be unconditional, pray; for I came not to give pleasure, but to seek it,”I answered.
“但愿你的许可不要有什么条件,因为我来不是为了给予快乐,而是为了寻找快乐”,我回答道。
5.hamper vt.阻碍,妨碍
【例】Roger is still hampered by his own thoughts.
罗杰仍然被自己的想法束缚。
【辨】hamper, hinder两个词都有“阻碍,妨碍”的意思。hamper多指通过缝住或束缚等妨碍行动,如:hampered by clothing; hinder多强调使人不快的阻碍、拖延等,如:Don't hinder.
6.navigate V.航行,航海,导航;驾驶;横渡
【记】词根记忆:nav(船)+ig(驾驶)+ate--行船--航海
【例】The sailors must navigate the ship to the nearest port because of the emergency.
由于突发事件,水手们必须将船驶到最近的港口。
【派】navigation(n.航行;航海;航空)
7.demolish vt.拆毁;废除;吃完
【记】词根记忆:de(表相反)+mol(建造)+ish(使)--拆毁
【例】The gate is totally demolished.
这扇大门被完全拆除了。
The small girl demolished two bowls of rice.
小女孩吃下了两碗米饭。
【用】demolish一般指由于短暂、猛烈的动作而摧毁或拆毁,特别是大的建筑物等,也可表示推翻已建立起来的理论。