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【例】The Consumers’ Association ordains that any shop mustn’t surcharge its customers.
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smear［smiə］vt. 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
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【例】①People should smear suntan lotion on the face and arms when on the beach.
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②My opponent has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear me.
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faraway［ˈfɑːrəˌwei］adj. 遥远的；（神情）恍惚的，心不在焉的
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【记】来自词组far away（遥远）
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【例】Something must have happened—Jack kept a faraway look all day long.
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juggle［ˈdʒʌgl］v. 耍花招，欺骗；耍把戏，玩杂耍 n. 花招，骗局；杂耍
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【例】①Sam went to prison for juggling with his firm’s accounts.
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②Harold learned to juggle with balls when he worked in the circus.
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monumental［ˌmɔnjuˈmentəl］adj. 纪念性的；不朽的
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【记】联想记忆：monument（纪念碑） + al→纪念性的
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【例】①It was gratifying that no monumental mural painting was destroyed in the bombardment.
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②Locke was awarded a monumental brass medal.
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immaterial［ˌiməˈtiəriəl］adj. 不重要的，不相干的；非物质的，非实体的，无形的
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【记】联想记忆：im（不，无） + material（物质的）→非物质的
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【例】①Earlier ideas about the immaterial and the incorporeal go back to Plato, Augustine, Plotinus, and many other ancient and medieval philosophers.
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②The body is material but the soul is immaterial.
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【用】不要忘记immaterial还可延伸指“无关紧要的”。
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enliven［inˈlaivən］vt. 使活泼，使有生气
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【记】词根记忆：en（使） + liv（生命） + en→使活泼，使有生气
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【例】They found Kate an interesting companion, and she did much to enliven their journey.
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flimsy［ˈflimzi］adj. 轻而薄的，脆弱的，易损坏的
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【记】联想记忆：film（胶卷）的变体flim+sy→薄薄的胶卷→脆弱的
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【例】It was impossible to sleep under a single flimsy blanket on such a cold night.
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