1705014207
【用】haggle后可以接about, over, for, with等介词，表示“就…而讨价还价；就…而争论”。
1705014208
1705014209
fumble［ˈfʌmbl］v. 瞎摸，摸索；笨手笨脚地做 n. 摸索；乱摸；笨拙地处理
1705014210
1705014211
【例】①The worker fumbled with his tool pouch, and took out a pair of pliers.
1705014212
1705014213
②The drunk man fumbled at the knob and entered the room.
1705014214
1705014215
fetid［ˈfetid］adj. 恶臭的
1705014216
1705014217
【例】I went across the street where, after the fetid air of the sewers, I breathed in the fresh air gratefully.
1705014218
1705014219
persecute［ˈpəːsikjuːt］vt. （宗教方面）迫害；困扰，不断麻烦
1705014220
1705014221
【记】词根记忆：per（自始至终） + secu（跟随） + te→一直跟踪→不断麻烦
1705014222
1705014223
【例】Once the affair became public, the actress was persecuted by the press.
1705014224
1705014225
sprawl［sprɔːl］vi. 四肢摊开着坐、卧或倒下，伸展（身体或四肢）；散乱地延伸 n. 四肢伸开的姿势或动作；杂乱的大片地方
1705014226
1705014227
【记】和scrawl（v. 爬）一起记
1705014228
1705014229
【例】The shop was very quiet. The proprietor sprawled on the counter reading the newspaper and yawning. （2000）
1705014230
1705014231
holocaust［ˈhɔləkɔːst］n. 大规模的毁坏；大批的人死亡
1705014232
1705014233
【记】词根记忆：holo（全部） + caust（烧）→全部烧掉→大规模的毁坏
1705014234
1705014235
【例】In more recent times the Gypsies were caught up in Nazi ethnic hysteria, and perhaps half a million perished in the Holocaust. （2003）
1705014236
1705014237
zoom［zuːm］vi. （飞行器、汽车等）呼啸而过，迅速移动并发出嗡嗡声；（价格、费用等）飞涨，急升
1705014238
1705014239
【例】①The truck zoomed up the road and into the distance.
1705014240
1705014241
②Some economists warned that the oil prices would zoom.
1705014242
1705014243
【用】词组zoom in (on sb. / sth. ) / out表示“（照相机等）用变焦距镜头时景物放大或缩小”。
1705014244
1705014245
utter［ˈʌtə］adj. 完全的，彻底的；绝对的；无条件的 vt. 发出（声音等），说
1705014246
1705014247
【例】①We were at an utter loss on what to do next.
1705014248
1705014249
②The government uttered the warnings of terrorist attacks.
1705014250
1705014251
assent［əˈsent］n. / vi. 同意，赞同
1705014252
1705014253
【记】词根记忆：as（表加强） + sent（感觉）→同感→同意
1705014254
1705014255
【例】The President gave formal assent to the legislative measure approved by the two houses.
1705014256
[
上一页 ]
[ :1.705014207e+09 ]
[
下一页 ]