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fingertip［ˈfiŋgətip］n. 指端，指尖
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【记】组合词：finger（手指） + tip（尖端）→指尖，指端
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【例】have sth. at one’s fingertips 了如指掌 We have all the facts and figures of the election at our fingertips.
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【用】词组to one’s fingertips表示“各方面；完全，彻底”。
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jumbo［ˈdʒʌmbəu］adj. 特大的，巨型的
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【记】老影片《江湖女》Billy Rose’s Jumbo
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【例】Between November and January, eight jumbo jets will fly 8 million copies of a sample 16-page edition of FMR across the Atlantic. （1999）
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sag［sæg］vi. 下沉，下垂，下弯；（精神）萎靡，（情绪）低落 n. 下陷；下垂；下降，下跌，经济萧条
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【例】①Gandhi’s eyes sag with despair.
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②Paul grabbed the sag in the rope while falling from the hanging bridge.
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empower［imˈpauə］vt. 授权于
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【记】词根记忆：em（使） + power（权力）→使有权力→授权于
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【例】In Africa, women till the land and produce the bulk of the food, yet they have no understanding about marketing. Agriculture is another area where we can empower women. （2004）
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【用】词组empower sb. to do sth. 表示“授权某人做某事”。
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quibble［ˈkwibl］vi. （在小问题上）争论，争辩 n. 诡辩；吹毛求疵
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【记】联想记忆：quib（嘲讽） + ble→吹毛求疵
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【例】①Why quibble over whose turn it is to buy lunch? Split it, and forget about it.
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②The criminal used a quibble to avoid answering the question directly.
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【用】quibble本身是不及物动词，常与about/over搭配，表示“为了…争辩”。
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countenance［ˈkauntənəns］n. 面部表情，面容；赞成，支持 vt. 支持，鼓励
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【记】联想记忆：count（有价值） + enance→认为有价值，所以支持→支持
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【例】①It’s difficult for me to keep my countenance when I saw his exaggerated act.
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②It’s said that the people in this country could not countenance a woman as President.
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muddle［ˈmʌdl］n. 混乱 vt. 搞乱，弄糟；使糊涂，使头脑混乱
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【记】联想记忆：mud（泥） + dle→把泥弄得到处是→搞乱
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