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【用】词组converge on / at表示“（在一点上）汇合，互相靠拢”。
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fanciful［ˈfænsiful］adj. 爱空想的，富幻想的，非理性的
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【例】The conclusion is destined to be a failure because it is usually based on fanciful judgment.
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【派】fantasise / fantasize（v. 想象，幻想）
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insanity［inˈsæniti］n. 疯狂，精神错乱
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【记】词根记忆：in（无） + san（健康的） + ity→精神不健康的→精神错乱
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【例】Genius is but one remove from insanity.
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coax［kəuks］vt. 哄诱，劝诱；用诱哄得到，诱取
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【例】①Ann coaxed her friend into accompanying her to go shopping.
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②The man coaxed the information of his opponent out of him.
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【用】词组coax sb. into doing sth. 是“劝诱…做…”的意思。
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extent［ikˈstent］n. 范围，广度，长度；程度，限度
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【记】词根记忆：ex（出） + tent（伸展）→伸展出的距离→范围
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【例】to some extent 从某种程度上来说 There would be so many people spending so much of their time on other activities, including other forms of useful work, that the primacy of employment would be bound to be called into question, at least to some extent. （1998）
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sultry［ˈsʌltri］adj. （指大气、天气）闷热的，酷热的；（指人的性情）热情的；急躁的
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【例】The night was so sultry that everyone couldn’t sleep by heat.
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emblem［ˈembləm］n. 象征，标志，徽章
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【例】People usually think that the gun is an emblem of a hunter.
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replicate［ˈreplikeit］vt. 仿造，复制
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【记】词根记忆：re + plic（重叠） + ate→可以完全重叠→复制
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【例】A device which may pave the way for robotic hands that can replicate the human sense of touch is unveiled.
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hoodwink［ˈhudwiŋk］vt. 欺骗，蒙混，哄某人上当