俞敏洪四级词汇词根联想记忆法乱序版第13课:13-4

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Word List 13-4

1.deplete  vt.大量削减数量(能力、价值),消耗;使衰竭
【记】词根记忆:de(非)+plet(满)+e--不满--消耗
【例】Our funds had been greatly depleted at present.
目前我们的资金已经消耗殆尽了。

2.undo  vt.解开,打开,使松开;取消,消除
【记】联想记忆:un(表否定)+do(做)--取消
【例】Caroline was trying to undo the chain to escape.
卡罗琳正试图解开链子逃跑。
What has done cannot be undone.
覆水难收。

4.vacant  adj.空的,未占用的;空缺的;空虚的,茫然的
【记】词根记忆:vac(空)+ant(…的)--空的
【例】 During the summer holiday season there are no vacant rooms in this seaside hotel.
暑假期间,这家海边的旅馆全部客满。(2003)
【派】vacancy(n.空;空白;空虚;空缺)
【辨】vacant, empty, free, deserted四个词都与“空”有关。vacant属正式用语,表示未被占用的;empty强调没有内容;free指时间上的空闲;deserted表示“荒废的,被人抛弃的”。

5.abolish   n.废陈,消除 vt.废除,取消
【记】词根记忆:a(无)+bol(抛)+ish(使)--抛没了--取消
【例】The need to run the railways on time meant that local time was abolished, and clocks showed the same time all over the country.
列车运行准时的要求意味着当地时间被废除,而全国所有的时钟都显示同一个时间。(1998听力)
【派】abolition(n.废止,废除)
【辨】abolish, annihilate,abolish一般指取消或废除社会制度、习惯、法律等;annihilate主要指使用外力彻底破坏某事物,如:annihilate the enemy。

6.smear  v.涂,抹(黏性或油性的物质);弄脏(表面);诋毁,诽谤,玷污,n.污点,污迹;诽谤,污蔑
【例】Our opponents have been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.
我们的对手一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。

7.engage  v.(使)从事.(使)参加,使卷入;约束;保证;使订婚;雇用,聘;预订;吸引;占用;与…交战;啮合
【例】I think I am engaged to Fred.
我想我被弗雷德吸引住了。
The troops were ordered to march forward and engage the enemy.
军队得到命令前进并与敌人交战。
be engaged in Mother and I are engaged in household chores at home.
我和妈妈在家忙于做家务。
【派】engaged(adj.已订婚的,已订约的;忙的;被占用的,受雇的;预订的);engagement(n.约会,约定;订婚,婚约)

8.sink  n.洗涤槽;污水池,污水坑 v.沉下;倾斜,下陷,变低,变弱;渗入
【例】Wood does not sink in water because its density is smaller than water's.
木头由于密度小于水所以不会沉入水中。
The shop sank the prices of the products to attract more customers.
这家商店降低商品价格以吸引更多顾客。

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