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②Jane knitted a shawl for me with her nimble fingers.
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【用】固定搭配as nimble as a squirrel表示“身手灵活，动作敏捷”。
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【派】nimbly（adv. 敏捷地，机敏地）
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degrade［diˈgreid］vt. 使降级，降低；有辱…的人格；使丢脸
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【记】联想记忆：de（去掉） + grade（级别）→去掉级别→使降级
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【例】①Don’t degrade yourself by telling lies to make mischief.
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②The Maldives has been at the forefront of the global movement to act against man’s actions that degrade the environment.
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【用】固定搭配degrade oneself（by doing sth. ）表示“（做某事）降低身份”。
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cumbersome［ˈkʌmbəsəm］adj. 笨重的
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【记】联想记忆：cumber（阻碍） + some→受到阻碍的→笨重的
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【例】The room was dominated by an old cumbersome leather armchair.
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meager［ˈmiːgə］adj. （人）瘦的；（土地）贫瘠的；少量的
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【例】Medicine performed these uncontroversial tasks by and large with meager success. （1997）
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captivate［ˈkæptiveit］vt. 迷惑，吸引，使着迷
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【记】词根记忆：capt（抓住） + ivate→抓住别人的心→迷惑
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【例】The magazine was criticized for failing to captivate readers. （2000）
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keel［kiːl］n. （船的）龙骨 vi. （船）翻转，倾覆
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【例】①The ship’s keel juts up like a huge dorsal fin.
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②Our ship finally keeled over in the storm.
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【用】keel over表示“（船）倾覆，翻身”。
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breath［breθ］n. 呼吸；空气的轻微流动，微风
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【例】①There was not a breath of air in the hot auditorium. （1997）
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②above one’s breath 高声 Ella gave a lecture above her breath in front of the whole class.
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③below / under one’s breath 低声 Tony always speaks below his breath.
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④catch one’s breath 喘息 After climbing the steep hill, the old man stopped to catch his breath.
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