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【例】They can declaim the familiar lines from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
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unnerve[ʌnˈnəːv]vt. 使(某人)失去自制力、信心或勇气
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【记】联想记忆:un + nerve(精神;勇气)→没了勇气→使失去勇气
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【例】His encounter with the robbers who took guns has completely unnerved him.
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mediocre[ˌmiːdiˈəukə]adj. 平庸的;低劣的
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【记】词根记忆:medio(=medi,中间) + cre→中间状态→平庸的
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【例】What set apart the mediocre from the excellent leaders?
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behalf[biˈhɑːf]n. [用于惯用语]代表;利益
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【记】联想记忆:be(使) + half(一半)→使两半→一变二当然生利→利益
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【例】①on one’s behalf 代表 Voting is voluntary and while it is restricted to Australian citizens and British subjects who own or occupy property, alien owners are allowed to get a qualified elector to vote on their behalf. (1998听力)
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②on behalf of 代表;维护…的利益 On behalf of the company, I am writing to invite you to train our employees this weekend. // The law must act on behalf of everyone.
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【用】behalf几乎不会单独使用,一般都是组成词组on one’s behalf或者on behalf of,表示“为了…的(利益);代表”。
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abase[əˈbeis]vt. 贬低,使谦卑
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【记】词根记忆:a(表加强) + bas(低,下) + e→贬低
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【例】The man abased himself to quarrel with an old lady.
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【用】abase常与oneself或sb. 连用,表示“降低自己或某人的身份”,也可以表示“屈辱自己或某人”,相当于degrade oneself / sb.。
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stint[stint]n. 定额工作,定量;任期 vi. 限制,节制
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【例】①Mr. Brown worked under five different managers during a 20-year stint with the club.
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②To avoid having to stint yourself, you should budget in advance.
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quash[kwɔʃ]vt. 拒绝接受,取消;镇压,平息
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【记】联想记忆:qu + ash(灰烬)→化成灰烬→取消;镇压
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【例】Anti-whaling nations quash Japanese overtures as an annual whaling conference opens in Alaska.
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fortuitous[fɔːˈtjuːitəs]adj. 偶然的,偶然发生的
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【记】词根记忆:fortu(=fort,运气) + it + ous(…的)→运气的→偶然发生的
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【例】A fortuitous fire destroyed many houses and caused 10 people to die.
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