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【例】It isn’t good for the children to be cooped up in the house all day.
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【用】词组coop up / in的意思是“把…禁锢起来，拘禁…”。
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severity［siˈveriti］n. 严厉；剧烈；朴素；［pl. ］严厉的惩罚，艰苦的环境
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【例】①There was a drought of unusual severity during the past season in the region.
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②Buck was distinguished by the severity of his style of painting.
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graft［graːft］n. 嫁接枝条；移植物（皮肤或骨）；以权谋私，贪污受贿；艰巨的工作 vt. 嫁接；移植
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【例】①Have you ever thought about grafting the apple tree into the pear tree?
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②New skin had to be grafted on from his back.
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【用】常用搭配take graft表“贪污”；此处，graft还常与介词in, into, on, upon等连用，意思是“嫁接，移植到…”。
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warranty［ˈwɔrənti;ˈwɔːrənti］n. （商品的）保证书；保证
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【例】My warranty expires tomorrow, if I Don’t get through.
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【用】be under warranty表示“在保修期内”；表示“保修、保证到期”用动词expire。
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skinny［ˈskini］adj. 皮包骨的，极瘦的
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【记】来自skin（n. 皮肤）
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【例】By the time I’d recovered I was skinnier than ever, having been rationed to an orange a day.
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sleazy［ˈsliːzi］adj. 肮脏的；低级庸俗的，不名誉的；低廉的，低劣的
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【例】①Brown took me to a sleazy back street hotel.
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②The driver sits at the wheel of the school bus, reading a sleazy novel.
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indemnify［inˈdemnifai］vt. 偿付，赔偿
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【记】词根记忆：in（无） + demn（伤害） + ify→取消伤害→赔偿
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【例】The supplier should indemnify the customers for the loss incurred.
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【用】indemnify后常接against或者from，常见搭配有：①indemnify sb. from / against harm（保证某人不受损害）；
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②indemnify sb. for the loss incurred（赔偿某人所受的损失）。
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【派】indemnity（n. 保障，保险，赔偿；赔偿物）
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dislocate［ˈdisləukeit］vt. 使脱位，使脱臼；扰乱，使混乱
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