(单词翻译:单击)
DAY 5
1 intelligible a. 可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚地
【搭配】intelligible speech 明白易懂的讲话
2 leaflet n. 传单,散页的印刷品,小册子 v. (向......)散发传单(或小册子)
【联想】pamphlet n. 小册子;booklet n. 小册子;brochure n. 小册子
【搭配】be leaflets for sth. ......的传单
3 merge v. 使结合,使合并,使合为一体
【联想】merger n.合并,归并(尤指两家公司);combine v. 结合,联合,化合 n.联合企业(团体)
intergrate v.(into,with)(使)成为一体,(使)合并
【搭配】merge with./into sth 使并入......
4 notorious a. 臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的
【联想】notoriety a. 恶名,臭名
【搭配】notorious for/as sth.臭名昭著的
5 pathetic a. 差劲的,令人生厌的;引起怜悯的,可怜的,可悲的
【联想】pitiful a. 令人同情的,可怜的;可鄙的;pitiable a. 令人怜悯的,可怜的,可悲的
【搭配】pathetic fries for help 求助的哀怜呼号
6 persuasion n. 说服(力),劝说;信念,信仰
【联想】persuade vt.说服,劝服,使相信;persuasive a. 有说服力
【搭配】people of all persuasions 持各种信仰的人们
7 prey n. 被捕食的动物,捕获物;受害者 v. (on) 捕食;折磨,使烦恼
【联想】prey与hunt. prey 指(动物)捕食;而hunt指(人)打猎
【搭配】fall prey to 成为.......的牺牲品,深受......之害;prey on sb.'s mind 烦扰某人
8 reproach vt./n. 责备,批评
【联想】前缀 re-意为again",如:renovate 修复;repay 归还(款项);replace 代替
【搭配】reproach sb./oneself with sth. 指出过失而责备某人或自己
9 rotatr v. 使旋转,使转动;使轮流
【联想】rotate与revolve,twirl,swirl均有旋转,转动之意。rotate指围绕某物体自己的轴心的旋转运动,即自转运动;revolve指围绕某一种新所作的圆周运动,即公转运动;twirl 指用手或手指操作某物而产生的一系列复杂的旋转运动;swirl主要指水,空气等使某物旋转而动,打着漩涡。
【例句】The post of chairman rotates among members of the committee.译文:主席一职由委员会成员轮流担任。
10 skeptical a. 表示怀疑的
【联想】skeptic n. 持怀疑态度的人;suspicious a. 猜疑的,疑心的;可疑的;表示怀疑的。
【搭配】be skeptical of/about sth.对某事表示怀疑
11 subjective a. 主观上的,个人的
【联想】subjextivity n. 主观性的;(反)obhective a. 客观的,不带偏见的
【搭配】a subjective imoression 主观印象;subjective factors 主观因素
12 texture n. 质地;(材料等)结构
【联想】textile n. 织物,纺织品
【搭配】sth.with...texture 有......(质地)表面的
13 virgin n. 处女,未婚女子 a. 未经开发的,未经使用的,未经初冬的老处女的
【联想】virginity n. 处女状态,原始状态
【搭配】virgin soil 处女地
随堂练习
1 The mind of a child is____soil.
2 Satin has a smooth______,whereas that homespun cloth is loose.
3 His decision was completely____and didi not take the wishes of the other members into consideration.
4 Ignorant people were____of Colunbus's theory that the earth is round.
5 The teacher posed a difficult quertion but the clever boy gave an___anwer.
6 He was standing at the entrance of the department store handing out____about the dangers of smoking.
7 The small banks were___into one large organization.
8 The part of the city has long been____for its street violence.
9 A terrible traffic accident happened;people were saddened when they watched the____sight on TV.
10 Nothing can shake my_____that socialist system is superior to that of capitalism.
11 It would appear that his impending trial____on his mind.
12 He____the typist for her carelessness.