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【例】Mediators have no teeth, and a child could simply ignore their pleas. （1999）
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【用】常见句型make a plea for表示“主张，请求”。
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reprimand［ˈreprimɑːnd;ˈreprimænd］vt. 训诫，申斥
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【记】词根记忆：re（重新） + prim（首要）+(m)and（命令）→再次给予严厉的命令→训诫
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【例】When I found that he was not to be laughed out of his design, I calmly begged an explanation, and desired to know by what he was impelled, and by whom commissioned, to reprimand me.
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install［inˈstɔːl］vt. 安装，设置；安顿，安置；正式任命，任用
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【记】词根记忆：in（进入） + stall（放）→放进去→安装，安置
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【例】Because many seniors suffer from poor balance, it also helps to install grab bars and handrails in bathrooms and along hallways. （2005）
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【派】installation（n. 安装；设备；任职）
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irreverent［iˈrevərənt］adj. （对神圣之物）不敬的，不虔诚的；无礼的
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【记】联想记忆：ir（不） + re + ver（真实） + ent→在神面前说假话→不虔诚的
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【例】①I frequently heard the irreverent comment on teachers.
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②I cannot accept his irreverent reply.
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gaunt［gɔːnt］adj. 憔悴的，骨瘦如柴的；荒凉的，不毛的
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【记】联想记忆：因被嘲弄（taunt），所以憔悴（gaunt）
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【例】①Jane’s dry pallid face often looked gaunt.
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②Bray was found on a gaunt hillside.
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convertible［kənˈvəːtəbl］adj. 可改变的，可转换的；可兑换的
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【记】词根记忆：con + vert（转） + ible（可…的）→可转换的
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【例】The bed is easily convertible into a sofa.
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tinker［ˈtiŋkə］v. （进行拙劣的）修补 n. 拙劣的修补；流动补锅工人
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【例】Tom was tinkering with the car’s engine in the garage.