GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第143期:Unit18-8
日期:2016-01-22 18:44

(单词翻译:单击)

1.household n.家庭(family);a.普通的(common, ordinary);家庭的(domestic)

分拆记忆:house(家庭)+hold(拥有)--家庭拥有的--家庭的

例:Rural households have more purchasing power than urban households do at the same income level.//household electric appliances家电

派生词:householder(n.住户;户主)

2.hover v.(鸟等)盘旋(to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing);徘徊(to move to and fro near a place).

联想记忆:爱人( lover)在自己身边徘徊(hover)

例:The unemployment rates of the United States hovered around 15 percent during the period of 1870 -1920.

3.howl v./n(狼、狗等)嗥叫(to utter or emit a long, mournful plaintive sound);(风等)呼啸(similar noise made by a strong wind)

例:The winds that howl across the Great Plains blew away valuable topsoil.

4.hue n.颜色,色彩(color)

和cue(v.暗示,提示)一起记

例:rosy hues玫瑰色

5.hum v.哼,发出嗡嗡声(to emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound when prolonged)

例:When locusts are placed with others of the species, they become excited, change color, vibrate and even hum.

6.humane a.仁慈的(marked by sympathy or consideration for humans or animals)

词根记忆:human(人)+e--讲人道的--仁慈的

例:In some textbooks white settlers are pictured as more humane, skillful, and wiser than Native Americans.

派生词:humanitarian(n.人道主义者:a.博爱的);humanity(n.人性)

7.humble a.谦逊的(not arrogant);地位(或身份)低下的(low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly)

联想记忆:hum(地)+ble--接近地的--低下的

例:the humblest samurai身份卑微的武士

8.humid a.潮湿的,湿润的(wet)

联想记忆:hum(地)+id--接近地的--潮湿的,湿润的

例:Wood decays rapidly in the humid climate.

派生词:humidity(n.潮湿,湿度)

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重点单词
  • humbleadj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑
  • speciesn. (单复同)物种,种类
  • humn. 嗡嗡声,哼声,杂声 vi. 发低哼声,哼(曲子),
  • qualityn. 品质,特质,才能 adj. 高品质的
  • continuousadj. 连续的,继续的,连绵不断的
  • arrogantadj. 傲慢的,自大的
  • plaintiveadj. 哀伤的,可怜的
  • rankn. 等级,阶层,排,列 v. 分等级,排列,列为
  • valuableadj. 贵重的,有价值的 n. (pl.)贵重物品
  • froadv. 向那边,向后,离开,回来