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Word List 16-4
1.quota n.定量,限额,配额
【记】词根记忆:quot(数目)+a--定量,限额,配额
【例】No one is allowed to catch more than its quota offish in the reservoir.
任何人都不允许在水库里捕获超过限量的鱼。
2.operate v.操作,(使)运转;经营;动手术,开刀
【记】词根记忆:oper(工作)+ate--操作
【例】Pickpockets operate in crowded places in the hope of getting easy pickings.
扒手在拥挤的地方下手,希望能够轻易得手。(2001)
【用】operate的名词operation经常出现在词组中:in operation表示“操作中,运转中;实施中,生效”;put into operation表示“使实施,使生效”,
【派】 operation(n.操作;经营;手术:军事行动);operator(n.操作人员;接线员)
3.soak v.浸,泡,(使)浸透 n.浸,泡,渍
【例】You can soak your feet to relax yourself.
你可以泡泡脚来使自己放松。
4.commence v.开始
【例】The movie will commence at nine o'clock.
电影将在九点开演。
【用】commence后面直接接名词或动名词(doing sth.),
5.expert n.专家;能手 adj.熟练的;内行的,专家的
【例】Working with local geologists and engineers, the experts have studied the nature of the ground and the type of most practical building code for the local area.
与当地的地质学家和工程师一起工作,专家们已经研究了地面的特质和大多数适合当地的实际建筑类型 。(1997)
Frogs are experts in catching insects.
青蛙是捕昆虫的能手。
【用】expert后常接at或in表示“在…方面是专家”。
【派】expertise[n.专门技能(知识)]
6.divert v.(使)转向;使(河流等)改道;转移…的注意力;使得到消遣;盗用,贪污
【记】词根记忆:di(分离)+vert(转)--(使)转向
【例】The government is planning to divert the river to supply water to the small town.
政府正在计划改变河道,来为那个小镇供水。
I tried in vain to divert his mind from the subject.
我试图把他的心思从这个主题上移开,但丝毫没用。
7.incorporate v.把…合并,并入,收编
【记】词根记忆:in(进入)+corpor(团体)+ate--进入团体--并入
【例】Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.
奈史密斯决定发明一种游戏,将室外团队运动的大多数共有元素结合起来,但并不进行实际的身体接触。(1997)
8.indict vt.控告,起诉,指控
【记】词根记忆:in(使)+dict(说)--(在法庭上)说话--控告
【例】The man was indicted for murder.
这个人被控犯有谋杀罪。