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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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【例】①Bess muddled her father’s papers so she was criticized.
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②Lucy and Lily look so much alike that it’s easy to muddle them up.
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【用】常用短语：muddle through（混过去，应付过去）；muddle up / together（搞乱，搞错）；in a muddle（杂乱无章，一塌糊涂）。
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granular［ˈgrænjulə］adj. 颗粒的，由颗粒构成的
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【记】词根记忆：gran（颗粒） + ular→颗粒的
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【例】A granular material is a conglomeration of discrete solid, macroscopic particles characterized by a loss of energy whenever the particles interact.
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luxuriant［lʌgˈzjuəriənt］adj. 繁密的，茂盛的
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【记】词根记忆：luxur（丰富，精美） + iant→茂盛的
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【例】①The botanists found the luxuriant plants of the tropics last year.
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②Captain Cook named the place Botany Bay because of the luxuriant jungle vegetation surrounding it.
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