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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
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【记】联想记忆：hood（帽兜） + wink（眨眼）→藏在帽兜里偷偷眨眼→欺骗
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【例】I was hoodwinked into buying a fake painting.
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【用】常见句型为：hoodwink sb. into doing sth.，表“欺骗某人做某事”。
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incessant［inˈsesənt］adj. 不停的，连续的，不断的
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【记】词根记忆：in（表加强） + cess（行走） + ant→一直走→连续的
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【例】Every day, constructional sites blast out an incessant roar of machines and the harsh clang of pile-drivers. （1998）
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devour［diˈvauə］vt. 吞噬，耗尽；狼吞虎咽地吃（光）；贪婪地看（听、读等）；占据…的全部注意力
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【记】词根记忆：de + vour（=vor，吃）→吞噬
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【例】①Kelvin devoured his lunch in the twinkling of an eye.
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②Lucia was devoured by a terror that gnawed her body as well as her soul.
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【用】固定搭配be devoured by表示“充满（好奇、愤怒等）”。
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harangue［həˈræŋ］n. 慷慨激昂的演说；长篇大论的讲话（文章），演讲 vt. 向…作慷慨激昂的演说；大声训斥
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【记】联想记忆：har（看作hard） + angue（看作argue，辩论）→强硬的辩论→慷慨激昂的演说
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【例】①Children are always tired of the parents’ harangue.
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②The chairman delivered his usual harangue.
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【用】harangue是及物动词，在表示“向…作演说”的时候，后面直接跟名词，如harangue the troops。
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