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【用】hurtle后接介词at，表示“向…猛冲过去”。
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serviceable［ˈsəːvisəbl］adj. 可使用的；坚固耐用的
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【例】The repairman stated that in six weeks rush work would be required to repair the boilers to make them serviceable.
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delirious［diˈliriəs］adj. 精神错乱的，胡言乱语的，极度兴奋的
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【例】For the past week Jack was in a delirious condition, then began to recover.
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flabby［ˈflæbi］adj. （肌肉）松软的，软弱无力的
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【例】The huge man is a little too flabby to be a real athlete.
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gnarled［nɑːld］adj. 粗糙而扭曲的；多节的
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【记】联想记忆：gnarl（节） + ed→多节的
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【例】①The gnarled hand gives a glass of water to Maria.
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②We’re asking people to look out for and record trees which are particularly old, fat and gnarled.
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callous［ˈkæləs］adj. 无同情心的，硬心肠的，冷漠的
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【记】联想记忆：call（命令） + ous→命令通常是无情的→无同情心的
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【例】The company showed callous disregard for the safety of their employees.
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infringe［inˈfrindʒ］v. 违反，违背；干涉，侵犯，干扰
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【记】联想记忆：in（不） + fringe（界限，边缘）→不在界限之内→违反
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【例】①Don’t infringe my order.
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②No one has the right to infringe on other’s privacy.
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【用】常用搭配infringe on / upon… 表示“侵犯…”。
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retard［riˈtɑːd］vt. 使（某物）放慢或迟缓；阻碍，妨碍
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【记】词根记忆：re + tard（迟缓）→使迟缓→妨碍
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【例】While this kind of circumstance made Americans one of the most prolific and self-conscious city-building peoples of their time, it did not retard the steadily urbanizing society in the sense that decade by decade an ever larger proportion of the people lived in cities. （2002听力）
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paramount［ˈpærəmaunt］adj. 至高无上的；首要的；胜过…的，卓越的
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