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【用】jeer与at搭配表示“嘲笑…”。
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grotesque［grəuˈtesk］adj. 怪诞的，奇形怪状的；奇异风格的
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【记】来自grotto（岩洞） + picturesque（图画的），原意为“岩洞里的图画”→（绘画、雕刻等）怪诞的
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【例】①Marion’s mouth froze in a grotesque grin.
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②I’ve heard a grotesque song.
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intrepid［inˈtrepid］adj. 无畏的，勇敢的，刚毅的
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【记】联想记忆：in（不） + trepid（颤抖的）→不颤抖的→勇敢的，无畏的
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【例】A group of intrepid adventurers are trying to make an unassisted hike to the South Pole.
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gauge［geidʒ］n. 量具；规格，标准，尺度 vt. 量，测量；估计，判定
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【例】①What is the significance of life? Is there any gauge available to measure it?
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②We can gauge a person’s ability through his actual performance.
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【用】作“标准”讲时，gauge与standard的意义相同。
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segregation［ˌsegriˈgeiʃən］n. 分离，隔离；种族歧视
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【记】联想记忆：segregat(e)（隔离） + ion→隔离
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【例】The last time anybody saw these graves, segregation was the law of the land, the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn and Bill Clinton was in second grade. （1998）
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delve［delv］vi. 搜寻，翻查；探索，钻研
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【记】联想记忆：整天埋在书架（shelves）里钻研（delve）
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【例】Travel medicine delves into everything from seasickness, jet lag to malaria and plague. （1996）
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【用】delve常常和into搭配使用，是“钻研，深入研究”的意思。
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astray［əˈstrei］adj. / adv. 迷途（的），越轨（的），误入歧途（的）
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【记】经典老片《迷途的羔羊》A Lamb Astray
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【例】The boy went astray after his parents divorced.
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【用】词组go astray的意思是“走错路；误入歧途”；lead（sb. ）astray是“使某人堕落，把某人引入歧途”的意思。
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