1.bloom n.花，开花;青春：香味 vi.开花;繁盛，茂盛
【例】The apple tree is about to bloom.
苹果树就要开花了。
Elizabeth has already lost her bloom.
伊丽莎白的青春美貌已经逝去。
【派】blossom(n．花；开花的状态 v．开花；发展，繁荣，成长)

2.promote Vt．提升；促进;宣传，促销;发起，创立
【记】词根记忆：pro(向前)+mot(动)+e--向前动--促进
【例】The two countries held a culture exchanging festival to promote their mutual understandings.
那两个国家举办了一个文化交流节来增进彼此之间的了解。
The star is promoting his new record.
那位歌手正在为自己的新唱片做宣传。
【派】promotion（n．提升；促进；宣传）

3.suspend v．悬挂，吊起；悬浮;暂停，延缓；使停职，暂停权利
【记】词根记忆：sus+pend(悬挂)--挂在下面--悬挂
【例】The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.
由于伊拉克暂停石油出口，油价本周再次攀升。
Nigeria was suspended from the 54 nation group of mainly former British colonies in 1995 after it executed 9 minority right activists.
尼日利亚在1995年处死了9名少数派权利激进分子，从此便失去了主要由前英国殖民地国家组成的54国组织的成员资格。(2001听力)
Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be suspended until the Motorway is repaired.
在高速公路维修好前，镇中心和牛顿房产之间的公交服务将暂停。(2008)
【派】suspense（n．悬疑，悬念；焦虑）；suspension[n．悬浮；暂停，停职；（车辆的）悬挂装置；悬浮（液）]
【辨】suspect, doubt二者都表示“怀疑，不相信”，但用法不同。suspect常用搭配为suspect sb. of doing sth.或suspect sb. to be sb. else，此外，它还可接由that引导的从句，表示“猜想…”；doubt后也可接that从句，表“不相信”，一般接whether/if引导的从句，但用在否定句中时，doubt后面只能用that引导的从句。

4.scotch vt．粉碎，消灭；戳穿
【例】The police succeeded in scotching a plot to rob the bank.
警方成功挫败了一起抢劫银行的阴谋。

5.consequent adj.随之而来的，由…所导致的
【记】词根记忆：con+sequ(跟随)+ent(…的)--随之而来的
【例】Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life. Consequently, the age of 63 (the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him.
另外一个信仰就是，一个人一生与7和9有关的年岁都会发生重大的改变。因此．63岁（7和9的乘积）成为他最危险的时期。(2003)
【派】consequently(adv.因而，所以)

6.insight n．洞察力，深入了解．洞悉
【记】联想记忆：in+sight(眼光)--眼光深入--洞察力
【例】The man has deep insight and management ability in business.
这个人在商业上有着敏锐的洞察力和经营能力。(2005)

7.boast v．夸，自夸，夸口 n．大话，自夸的话
【例】Some of them boast too much about the advantage of the products.
他们有的人把产品的好处夸得太大了。（1999听力）
【用】boast常见搭配是boast of/about，指“自夸，白吹自擂”。

8.witness n．目击者，证人 v．目睹，目击;表明，证明，显示
【例】This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here, one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations.
毫无疑问，我们正亲眼目睹一场以经济为基础的革命，通信技术使之成为可能，而从营销方面的思考使其成为现实。
【用】witness作名词时通常与介词to搭配。