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高中英语词汇俞敏洪

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stroke

[stroʊk]

v. 抚摸(to pass the hand over gently) n. 击,打(a hit);一笔,一画(a line made by a single

movement of a pen or brush)

dabble

[ˈdæbl]

v. 涉足,浅尝(to do sth. superficially, not seriously)

记 注意不要和babble(v. 说蠢话)相混

inconstancy

[ɪnˈkɑːnstənsi]

n. (指人)反复无常(the state or quality of being eccentrically variable or fickle)

记 联想记忆:in(不)+constancy(恒久不变)→反复无常

grasping

[ˈɡræspɪ ]

adj. 贪心的,贪婪的(eager for gain; greedy)

记 联想记忆:grasp(v. 抓取)+ing→不停地抓取自己喜爱的东西→贪婪的

同 avaricious, covetous

adduce

[əˈduːs]

v. 给予(理由)(to give as reason or proof);举出(例证)(to cite as an example)

记 词根记忆:ad(向)+duc(引导)+e→引导出→举出

rove

[roʊv]

v. 流浪,漂泊(to wander about; roam)

同 drift, gallivant, meander, ramble

palate[ˈpælət]

n. 上腭;口味(sense of taste);爱好(a usually intellectual taste or liking)

记 联想记忆:pal+ate(eat的过去式)→与吃有关的→口味

corrugated

[ˈkɔːrəɡeɪtɪd]

adj. 起皱纹的(folded, wrinkled or furrowed)

记 来自corrugate(v. 起皱纹)

affliction

[əˈflɪkʃn]

n. 折磨,痛苦;痛苦的原因;灾害

filter

[ˈfɪltər]

n. 过滤材料,(尤指)滤纸(a porous article (as of paper) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension) v. 过滤(to remove by means of a filter)

excoriate

[ˌeksˈkɔːrieɪt]

v. 剥皮(to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin);严厉批评(to denounce harshly)

记 词根记忆:ex+cor(皮)+iate→把皮弄掉→剥皮

rattle

[ˈrætl]

v. 使发出咯咯声(to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises);使慌乱(to make anxious and cause to lose confidence)

记 参考rattlesnake(n. 响尾蛇)

compulsory

[kəmˈpʌlsəri]

adj. 强制性的,必须做的(compelling; coercive)

搭 compulsory education 义务教育

glean

[ɡliːn]

v. 拾(落穗)(to gather grains left by reapers);收集(材料等)(to gather information or material bit by bit)

同 reap

console

[kənˈsoʊl]

v. 安慰,抚慰(to make feel less sad; comfort)

记 词根记忆:con(共同)+sole(孤单)→大家孤单→同病相怜→安慰

smite

[smaɪt]

v. 重击,猛打(to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously)

搭 be smitten with/by sb./sth. 突然爱上,完全迷上

stubby

[ˈstʌbi]

adj. 短粗的(being short and thickset)

同 squat, stocky, stumpy

plummet

[ˈplʌmɪt]

v. 垂直或突然落下(to fall perpendicularly or abruptly)

记 plummet原意为“测深锤”

cosy(cozy)

[ˈkoʊzi]

adj. 温暖而舒适的(warm and comfortable; snug)

搭 a cosy feeling 惬意的感觉

sock

[sɑːk]

v. 重击,痛打(to strike forcefully)

记 sock更广为人知的意思是“短袜”

unthreatening

[ʌnˈθretəni ]

adj. 不危险的

记 联想记忆:un(不)+threatening(危险的)→不危险的

crouch

[kraʊtʃ]

v. 蹲伏,弯腰(to stoop or bend low)

记 注意不要和couch(n. 长沙发)相混

mobility

[moʊˈbɪləti]

n. 可动性,流动性(the quality of being mobile)

例 The hierarchy of medical occupations is in many ways a caste system; its strata remain intact

and the practitioners in them have very little vertical mobility.

rebuttal

[rɪˈbʌtl]

n. 反驳,反证(argument or proof that rebuts)记 联想记忆:re(反)+butt(顶撞)+al→反过来顶撞→反驳

divagate

[ˈdaɪvəɡeit]

v. 离题(to stray from the subject);漂泊(to wander about)

记 词根记忆:di(离开)+vag(走)+ate→走开→离题;漂泊

fossilize

[ˈfɑːsəlaɪz]

v. 使成为化石(to cause sth. to become a fossil);使过时(to make sth. out of date)

记 来自fossil(n. 化石)

materialize

[məˈtɪriəlaɪz]

v. 赋予形体,使其具体化(to represent in material form);出现(to come into existence)

记 来自material(n. 物质 adj. 物质的;具体的)

waspish

[ˈwɑːspɪʃ]

adj. 易怒的(irascible; petulant; snappish);尖刻的

记 来自wasp(n. 黄蜂)

snooze

[snuːz]

v. 打盹儿,打瞌睡(to take a nap)

同 catnap, doze, siesta

felicitate

[fəˈlɪsɪteɪt]

v. 祝贺,庆祝(to wish happiness to; congratulate)

记 词根记忆:felic(幸福的)+itate→使…幸福→祝贺

timid

[ˈtɪmɪd]

adj. 羞怯的(lacking self-confidence; shy);胆怯的,怯懦的(fearful and hesitant)

记 词根记忆:tim(害怕)+id→胆怯的

well-groomed

[ˌwelˈɡruːmd]

adj. 整齐干净的,衣着入时的

记 联想记忆:well(好)+groom(修饰)+ed→整齐干净的,衣着入时的

obnoxious

[əbˈnɑːkʃəs]adj. 令人极不愉快的,可憎的(disgustingly objectionable)

记 词根记忆:ob(to)+nox(伤害)+ious→给人带来伤害的→令人极不愉快的

offensive

[əˈfensɪv]

adj. 令人不快的,得罪人的(causing anger or displeasure)

记 来自offend(v. 得罪,冒犯)

prefigure

[ˌpriːˈfɪɡjər]

v. 预示(to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type);预想(to foresee)

记 联想记忆:pre(提前)+figure(形象)→提前想好形象→预想

palpitate

[ˈpælpɪteɪt]

v. (心脏)急速跳动(to beat rapidly; throb)

记 词根记忆:palp(摸)+it+ate→摸得着的心跳→(心脏)急速跳动

elliptical

[ɪˈlɪptɪkl]

adj. 橢圆的(of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse);晦涩的(ambiguous);省略的

记 来自ellipse(n. 椭圆(形))

desiccate

[ˈdesɪkeɪt]

v. (使)完全干涸,脱水(to dry completely; preserve by drying)

记 词根记忆:de+sicc(干)+ate→弄干→脱水

convergent

[kənˈvɜːrʤənt]

adj. 会聚的(tending to move toward one point or to approach each other)

记 来自converge(v. 汇集,聚集)

stipulation

[ˌstɪpjuˈleɪʃn]

n. 规定,约定(a condition, requirement, or item in a legal instrument)

记 来自stipulate(v. 规定,明确要求)

trifle

[ˈtraɪfl]

n. 微不足道的事物,琐事(sth. of little value, substance, or importance)

同 diddly, picayune, triviality

crumble[ˈkrʌmbl]

v. 弄碎(to break into crumbs or small pieces);崩溃(to fall to pieces; disintegrate)

nostrum

[ˈnɑːstrəm]

n. 家传秘万,江湖药(quack medicine);万灵丹;妙策(a usually questionable remedy or scheme)

记 词根记忆:nost(家)+rum→家传秘方

governance

[ˈɡʌvərnəns]

n. 统治,支配(power of government)

记 来自govern(v. 统治)

understudy

[ˈʌndərstʌdi]

n. 预备演员,替角 v. 充当…的替角(to act as an understudy to)

knack

[næk]

n. 特殊能力;窍门(a clever, expedient way of doing sth.)

记 联想记忆:敲开(knock)脑袋,得到窍门(knack)

submit

[səbˈmɪt]

v. 屈服(to admit defeat);提交,呈递(to offer for consideration)

记 词根记忆:sub(下面的)+mit(送,放出)→从下面递上→提交,呈递

例 Because the report contained much more information than the reviewers needed to see, the

author was asked to submit a compendium instead.

accrete

[əˈkriːt]

v. 逐渐增长(to grow or increase by means of gradual additions);添加生长;连生(to grow

together)

记 词根记忆:ac(加强)+cre(增长)+te→逐渐增长

adjourn

[əˈʤɜːrn]

v. (使)延期,(使)推迟(to suspend indefinitely);(使)休会(to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place)

记 词根记忆:ad(附近)+journ(日期)→改到近日→推迟

delegate

[ˈdelɪɡət] n. 代表(representative)

[ˈdelɪɡeɪt] v. 委派…为代表,授权(to appoint as sb's representative)记 词根记忆:de+legate(使者)→出去的使者→代表

peck

[pek]

v. 啄食;轻啄(to strike with a beak)

搭 peck sth. out 啄出某物

doodle

[ˈduːdl]

v. 涂鸦(to make meaningless drawings);混时间(to kill time)

记 和noodle(n. 面条)一起记;吃着面条(noodle)混时间(doodle)

cower

[ˈkaʊər]

v. 畏缩,蜷缩(to crouch or huddle up from fear or cold)

记 联想记忆:cow(威胁)+er→受到威胁→畏缩,蜷缩

stale

[steɪl]

adj. 不新鲜的,陈腐的(tasteless or unpalatable from age)

记 联想记忆:s+tale(传说)→传说说多了就不新鲜了→不新鲜的,陈腐的

fabric

[ˈfæbrɪk]

n. 纺织品;结构(framework of basic structure)

记 联想记忆:fab(音似:帆布)+ric→纺织品

embargo

[ɪmˈbɑːrɡoʊ]

n. 禁港令,封运令(a legal prohibition on commerce)

记 联想记忆:em(进入)+bar(阻挡)+go(去)→阻拦(船等)进入→禁港令,封运令

ready

[ˈredi]

adj. 敏捷的,迅速的(promp in reacting)

例 Broadway audiences have become inured to mediocrity and so desperate to be pleased as to

make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.

impalpable

[ɪmˈpælpəbl]

adj. 无法触及的;不易理解的(too slight or subtle to be grasped)

记 联想记忆:im(不)+palpable(可触摸的)→无法触及的

bloated[ˈbloʊtɪd]

adj. 肿胀的(swelled, as with water or air);傲慢的(arrogant)

记 联想记忆:bloat(膨胀)+ed→肿胀的

condescend

[ˌkɑːndɪˈsend]

v. 屈尊,俯就(to deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner)

记 词根记忆:con+de+scend(爬)→向下爬→俯就

pretension

[prɪˈtenʃn]

n. 自负,骄傲(pretentiousness);要求,主张

记 联想记忆:pre(预先)+tension(紧张,压力)→预先感到了压力→要求,主张

tempo

[ˈtempoʊ]

n. (音乐的)速度(the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of

directions (as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking);(动作、生活的)步

调,节奏(rate of motion or activity)

记 来自词根tempor(n. 时间)

例 During the opera's most famous aria, the tempo chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed

capricious, without necessary relation to what had gone before.

irksome

[ˈɜːrksəm]

adj. 令人苦恼的,讨厌的(tending to irk)

记 来自irk(v. 使苦恼)

hinder

[ˈhɪndər]

v. 阻碍,妨碍(to thwart; impede; frustrate)

记 词根记忆:hind(后面)+er→落在后面→阻碍,妨碍

bar

[bɑːr]

v. 禁止,阻挡(to prevent, forbid) n. 条,棒(a straight piece of material that is longer than it is

wide)

vibrancy

[ˈvaɪbrənsi]

n. 生机勃勃,活泼(the quality or state of being vibrant)

同 animation, sparkle, vivacity

sash[sæʃ]

n. 肩带(an ornamental band, ribbon, or scarf worn over the shoulder)

piebald

[ˈpaɪbɔːld]

adj. 花斑的,黑白两色的(of different colors, especially spotted or blotched with black and white)

accountability

[əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti]

n. 有责任(responsibility)

记 联想记忆:account(解释)+ability→对事情应做解释→有责任

swank

[swæ k]

v. 夸耀,炫耀(to show; swagger; boast)

记 联想记忆:swan(天鹅)+k→像天鹅一样骄傲→炫耀

scission

[ˈsɪʒən]

n. 切断,分离,断开(an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting)

记 词根记忆:sciss(切)+ion→分离,断开

decoy

[ˈdiːkɔɪ]

v. 诱骗(to lure or bait)

obstreperous

[əbˈstrepərəs]

adj. 吵闹的(noisy; boisterous);难管束的(unruly)

同 clamorous, vociferous

whit

[wɪt]

n. 一点儿,少量(the smallest part imaginable; bit)

搭 not a whit 丝毫不;一点也不

bondage

[ˈbɑːndɪʤ]

n. 奴役,束缚(slavery, captivity)

记 词根记忆:bond(使黏合)+age→束缚

proffer

[ˈprɑːfər]

v. 奉献,贡献(to present for acceptance; offer);提议,建议(to offer suggestion) n. 赠送,献出记 联想记忆:pr(o)(向前)+offer(提供)→向前提供→奉献

squelch

[skweltʃ]

v. 压制,镇压(to completely suppress; quell)

搭 squelch a rumour/strike/fire 制止遥言;镇压罢工;控制火势蔓延

bowdlerize

[ˈbaʊdləraɪz]

v. 删除,删改(to expurgate)

记 来自人名Thomas Bowdler,他删改出版了莎士比亚的戏剧

overture

[ˈoʊvərtʃər]

n. 前奏曲,序曲(a musical introduction to an opera)

记 词根记忆:o(出)+ver(覆盖)+ture→去掉覆盖物,打开→序曲

assault

[əˈsɔːlt]

n. 突袭(a sudden attack);猛袭(a violent attack)

记 联想记忆:ass(驴子)+ault(看作aunt,姑妈)→驴子袭击姑妈→突袭

搭 victims of assault 袭击事件牺牲者

delicate

[ˈdelɪkət]

adj. 娇弱的(tender when touched);雅致的,精美的(very carefully made)

搭 delicate and fragile 娇嫩而脆弱的

slot

[slɑːt]

n. 狭槽(a long straight narrow opening)

搭 slot machine 投币自动售货机

snicker

[ˈsnɪkər]

v./n. 窃笑,暗笑(suppressed laugh)

同 titter

list

[lɪst]

v. 倾斜(to tilt to one side) n. 倾斜

记 list意义很多,常见的有“名单,列表”

luxurious[lʌɡˈʒʊriəs]

adj. 奢侈的,豪华的(very fine and expensive)

记 词根记忆:lux(光)+ur+ious→光彩四溢的→奢侈的,豪华的

raspy

[ˈræspi]

adj. 刺耳的(grating; harsh);易怒的(irritable)

yen

[jen]

v. 渴望(to have an intense desire)

同 covet, hanker, long

turncoat

[ˈtɛːrnkoʊt]

n. 背叛者,变节者(one who switches to an opposing side or party)

同 renegade, traitor

projector

[prəˈʤektər]

n. 电影放映机,幻灯机(an apparatus for projecting films or pictures onto a surface)

prosperity

[prɑːˈsperəti]

n. 繁荣(state of being successful);幸运(state of good fortune)

记 词根记忆:pro(前面)+sper(希望)+ity→希望就在前方→繁荣

例 Paradoxically, England's colonization of North America was undermined by its success: the

increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.

exceptionable

[ɪkˈsepʃənəbl]

adj. 引起反感的(open to objection)

记 联想记忆:except(把…除去)+ion+able→因为反感而把…除去→引起反感的

judiciousness

[ʤuˈdɪʃəsnəs]

n. 明智

记 来自judicious(adj. 明智的)

immemorial

[ˌɪməˈmɔːriəl]

adj. 太古的,极古的(extending beyond memory or record; ancient)

记 词根记忆:im(不)+memor(记住)+ial→在记忆之外的→太古的

pirate

[ˈpaɪrət]

n. 海盗;剽窃者(one who commits piracy) v. 盗印(to reproduce without authorization in

infringement of copyright);掠夺(to take or appropriate by piracy)

记 词根记忆:pir(=per 试验;冒险)+ate→冒险去拿他人的东西→掠夺

deductive

[dɪˈdʌktɪv]

adj. 推论的,演绎的(reasoning by deduction)

记 来自deduce(v. 演绎,推断)

exhume

[ɪɡˈzuːm]

v. 掘出,发掘(to dig out of the earth)

记 词根记忆:ex+hum(地)+e→从地下挖出→发掘

excogitate

[eksˈkɑːʤiteɪt]

v. 认真想出(to think out carefully and fully)

记 词根记忆:ex+co(共同)+g(=ag 开动)+itate→共同开动脑子→认真想出

amnesia

[æmˈniːʒə]

n. 健忘症(loss of memory due usually to brain injury, illness, etc.)

记 词根记忆:a(无)+mnes(记忆)+ia(病)→没有记忆的病→健忘症

chastise

[tʃæˈstaɪz]

v. 严惩(to punish by beating);谴责(to scold or condemn)

记 联想记忆:追赶(chase)上小偷进行严惩(chastise)

shelter

[ˈʃeltər]

n. 避难所,遮蔽(place or condition of being protected, kept safe, etc.) v. 庇护,保护(to give

shelter to sb./sth.; protect sb./sth.)

记 联想记忆:shel(看作shell,壳)+ter→像壳一样可以躲避的地方→避难所

traitor

[ˈtreɪtər]

n. 卖国贼,叛徒(one who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits

treason)

记 参考traditor(n. 叛教者)

epitomize[ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz]

v. 概括,摘要(to be typical of; to be an epitome of)

记 词根记忆:epi(在…后)+tom(看作tome,一卷书)+ize→写在一卷书后面的话→概括

minutes

[ˈmɪnɪts]

n. 会议记录

搭 take the minutes 做会议记录

reap

[riːp]

v. 收割,收获(to cut and gather)

同 harvest

yank

[jæ k]

v. 猛拉,拽(to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement)

同 jerk, lurch, snap, twitch, wrench

genuine

[ˈʤenjuɪn]

adj. 真的(real);真诚的(sincere)

记 词根记忆:genu(出生,产生)+ine→产生的来源清楚→真的

例 Paradoxically, while it is relatively easy to prove a fraudulent work of art is a fraud, it is often

virtually impossible to prove that an authentic one is genuine.

adulate

[ˈædjuleɪt]

v. 谄媚,奉承(to praise or flatter excessively)

torment

[ˈtɔːrment]

n. 折磨,痛苦(very great pain in mind or body)

记 词根记忆:tor(=tort 扭曲)+ment→身体和灵魂被扭曲→折磨,痛苦

horn

[hɔːrn]

n. 角(bony outgrowth usually pointed on head of some animals);喇叭(an apparatus which makes a loud warning sound)

goof

[ɡuːf]

v. 犯错误(to make a usually foolish or careless mistake);闲逛,消磨时间(to spend time idly or

foolishly)记 联想记忆:经过仔细调查,找到了他犯错(goof)的证据(proof)

boring

[ˈbɔːrɪ ]

adj. 无趣的,乏味的(uninteresting; dull)

记 来自bore(v. 使厌烦)

slosh

[slɑːʃ]

v. 溅,泼(to splash about in liquid) n. 泥泞(slush)

搭 a slosh on the ear 一记耳光

testimony

[ˈtestɪmoʊni]

n. 证据,证词(firsthand authentication of a fact; evidence)

记 词根记忆:test(看到)+imony→所看到的→证据

例 The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously unreliable; emotion and excitement all too often

cause our minds to distort what we see.

harrow

[ˈhæroʊ]

n. 耙 v. 耙地;使痛苦(to inflict great distress or torment on)

记 联想记忆:农民把土地视作神圣(hallow)的,勤勤恳恳地进行耙地(harrow)

flammable

[ˈflæməbl]

adj. 易燃的(easily set on fire)

记 词根记忆:flamm(=flam 火)+able→易燃的

scads

[skædz]

n. 许多,巨额(large numbers or amounts)

搭 scads of 大量,许多

etch

[etʃ]

v. 蚀刻(to make a drawing on metal or glass by the action of an acid);铭记

peril

[ˈperəl]

n. 危险(exposure to the risk; danger)

记 词根记忆:per(冒险)+il→危险

espionage[ˈespiənɑːʒ]

n. 间谍活动(the act of spying)

记 来自法语:e+spion(=spy 看)+age→出去看→间谍活动

pullulate

[ˈpʌljʊleɪt]

v. 繁殖(to breed or produce freely);充满(to teem)

记 词根记忆:pullul(小动物)+ate→生小动物→繁殖

brat

[bræt]

n. 孩子;顽童(a badly behaved child)

记 联想记忆:b+rat(耗子)→像耗子般的小孩→顽童

prude

[pruːd]

n. 拘守礼仪的人(a person who is excessively attentive to propriety or decorum)

记 词根记忆:pr(=pro 向前)+ud(=vid 看)+e→事先看→拘守礼仪的人

liaison

[liˈeɪzɑːn]

n. 密切的联系(a close bond or connection);暧昧的关系(an illicit love affair)

记 词根记忆:lia(捆)+ison→捆在一起→密切的联系

measured

[ˈmeʒərd]

adj. 量过的,精确的(determined by measurement);慎重的,恰如其分的(careful, restrained)

记 来自measure(v. 测量)

hermetic

[hɜːrˈmetɪk]

adj. 密封的(completely sealed by fusion; airtight);神秘的,深奥的(relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness)

记 来自Hermes(古希腊具有发明才能的神)

phoenix

[ˈfiːnɪks]

n. 凤凰,长生鸟(an imaginary bird believed to live for 500 years and then burn itself and be born

again from the ashes)

glare

[ɡler]

v. 发炫光(to shine with dazzling light);怒目而视(to stare fiercely or angrily)

记 联想记忆:和flare(n./v. 闪光)一起记

lug

[lʌɡ]

v. 拖,费力拉(to drag or carry with great effort) n. 拖,拉

同 haul, tow, tug

deduct

[dɪˈdʌkt]

v. 减去,扣除(to take away an amount or a part);演绎(to deduce)

同 abate, discount, rebate, subtract

desideratum

[dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtəm]

n. 必需品(sth. needed and wanted)

记 词根记忆:desider(=desire 渴望)+atum→渴望的东西→必需品

antecedence

[ˌæntɪˈsiːdns]

n. 居先,先行(priority; precedence)

记 词根记忆:ante(前面)+ced(走)+ence→走在前面→居先,先行

inexpedient

[ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdiənt]

adj. 不适当的,不明智的(inadvisable; unwise)

记 联想记忆:in(不)+expedient(有利的)→不利的→不明智的

groom

[ɡruːm]

n. 马夫;新郎(bridegroom)

记 联想记忆:g(谐音“哥”)+room(房间)→哥进房间接自己的新娘→新郎

apostate

[əˈpɑːsteɪt]

n. 背教者;变节者(a person guilty of apostasy)

同 flopper, renegade, turnabout, turncoat

strangulation

[ˌstræ ɡjuˈleɪʃn]

n. 扼杀,勒死(the action or process of strangling or strangulating)

记 来自strangle(v. 扼杀,抑制)

medicate

[ˈmedɪkeɪt]

v. 用药物医治(to treat with medicine);加药于

记 词根记忆:med(治疗)+ic+ate→用药物医治

innuendo

[ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ]

n. 含沙射影,暗讽(an indirect remark, gesture, or reference, usually implying sth. derogatory;

insinuation)

记 词根记忆:in(向)+nuen(摇头)+do→向某人摇头→暗讽

例 Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued several veiled insults in the course of the

evening's conversation.

delinquent

[dɪˈlɪ kwənt]

adj. 怠忽职守的(failing or neglecting to do what duty or law requires)

记 词根记忆:de+linqu(=linger 闲荡)+ent→闲荡过去→怠忽职守的

puerile

[ˈpjʊrəl]

adj. 幼稚的(immature);孩子气的(juvenile)

记 词根记忆:puer(=boy 男孩)+ile→孩子气的

treaty

[ˈtriːti]

n. 条约(a formal agreement between two or more states);协议(a contract or agreement)

记 来自treat(v. 处理;协商)

grin

[ɡrɪn]

v. 露齿而笑(to smile broadly);(因痛苦,愤恨等)龇牙咧嘴

记 联想记忆:老人看着收获的谷物(grain)欣慰地露齿而笑(grin)

announce

[əˈnaʊns]

v. 宣布,发表(to proclaim);通报…的到来(to give notice of the arrival)

记 词根记忆:an(来)+nounc(讲话,说出)+e→讲出来→宣布

stygian[ˈstɪʤiən]

adj. 阴暗的,阴森森的(gloomy; unpleasantly dark)

记 来自Styx(n. 地狱冥河)

petulance

[ˈpetʃələns]

n. 易怒,性急,暴躁(the quality or state of being petulant)

记 peevishness

commencement

[kəˈmensmənt]

n. 开始;毕业典礼(the ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred at a school or

college)

mute

[mjuːt]

adj. 沉默的(silent) v. 减弱…的声音(to muffle the sound of) n. 弱音器(a device to soften or

alter the tone of a musical instrument)

例 One theory about intelligence sees language as the logical structure underlying thinking and

insists that since animals are mute, they must be mindless as well.

daze

[deɪz]

n. 迷乱,恍惚 v. 使茫然,使眩晕(to stun as with a blow or shock; benumb)

搭 in a daze 迷茫

diagnose

[ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊs]

v. 判断,诊断(to find out the nature of an illness by observing its symptoms)

记 词根记忆:dia(穿过)+gnose(知道)→穿过(皮肤)知道→诊断

curator

[kjʊˈreɪtər]

n. (博物馆等)馆长(a person in charge of a museum, library, etc.)

记 联想记忆:这个地区的副牧师(curate)和博物馆馆长(curator)是至交好友

subjugate

[ˈsʌbʤuɡeɪt]

v. 征服,镇压(to bring under control and governance)

记 词根记忆:sub(下面)+jug(=yoke 牛轭)+ate→置于牛轭之下→征服

unfold

[ʌnˈfoʊld]

v. 展开,打开(to open from a folded position);逐渐呈现

记 联想记忆:un(不)+fold(折叠)→展开,打开

例 For those who admire realism, Louis Malle's recent film succeeds because it consciously

shuns the stuff of legend and tells an unembellished story as it might actually unfold with fallible people in earthly time.

snitch

[snɪtʃ]

v. 告密(to tell about the wrongdoings of a friend);偷(to steal by taking quickly)

记 联想记忆:sni(看作sin,罪行)+tch→告密和偷都是罪行→告密;偷

orchard

[ˈɔːrtʃərd]

n. 果园(an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

搭 cherry orchard 樱桃园

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