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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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⑤hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath at the finish.
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⑥out of breath 上气不接下气 When Green dashed back, he was already out of breath.
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⑦waste one’s breath 费口舌 They Don’t listen, so Don’t waste your breath.
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respect［riˈspekt］n. 尊敬；考虑，关心；［pl. ］敬意，问候；方面；关系 vt. 尊敬；仔细考虑
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【记】词根记忆：re + spect（看）→看了又看→关心
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【例】①They all became serious when they talked with respect to the respectable leader.
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②We must respect the interests of all the people when we make a decision.
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【用】respect在表示“敬意，问候”的时候，常用复数形式。
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【派】respectable（adj. 可敬的，高尚的；体面的；相当好的）；respectful（adj. 恭敬的，有礼貌的）
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essence［ˈesəns］n. 本质，实质，要素；精髓，精华；香精，香料
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【例】①The essence of the struggle is the competition for the necessities of life that are insufficient to satisfy all. （1996）
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