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②Do you really think these books pervert those who read them?
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estrange［iˈstreindʒ］v. 使疏远，离间
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【例】They estranged due to their distrust with each other.
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abdicate［ˈæbdikeit］v. 正式放弃（官职、权力），让位，退位
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【记】词根记忆：ab（离去） + dic（说话，命令） + ate（做）→授命离去→让位
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【例】Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society’s power of choice. （1997）
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feature［ˈfiːtʃə］n. 面貌的一部分，脸形；［pl. ］面貌；特征，特点，特色；（电影）正片，故事片（报纸等的）特写 v. 是…的特色，以…为特色
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【例】①This future-mindedness explains many modern features of American life. （2005）
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②The travel column, now featured in every issue, has been moved from the back to the front. （1997）
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sully［ˈsʌli］vt. 弄脏，玷污
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【例】The mayor’s reputation is sullied by many rumors.
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prod［prɔd］v. 刺，戳；激励，刺激
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【例】①Dunbar prodded at the snake with his toe to make sure it was dead.
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②I have to prod Tony into paying me what he owes.
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【用】词组prod sb. into (doing) sth. 表示“劝说／提醒…做…”。
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cognitive［ˈkɔgnitiv］adj. 认识（力）的，认知的
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【记】词根记忆：co + gn（知道） + itive（表状态）→认知的
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【例】Cognitive scientists are now trying to decode the human imagination, to understand how the brain visualizes, dreams and creates. （2005）
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convoy［kənˈvɔi］vt. 护送，护卫，护航
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［ˈkɔnvɔi］n. 护送，护卫；护送队
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【记】词根记忆：con（共同） + voy（路）→一路同行→护送
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【例】The warship was used to convoy merchant vessels across the Atlantic.
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hubbub［ˈhʌbʌb］n. 喧哗，嘈杂；骚乱，混乱
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【记】联想记忆：hub（活动中心） + bub→活动中心里人声鼎沸→喧哗，嘈杂
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【例】The manager entered the meeting room, loud with the unusual hubbub of voices.
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