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hurdle［ˈhəːdl］n. 赛跑用的跳栏，障碍；困难 v. 进行跨栏赛
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【例】①Perhaps the greatest hurdle to your company’s success is your terrible customer service.
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②The horse hurdled the fence with ease.
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prolific［prəˈlifik］adj. 多产的
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【记】联想记忆：pro（许多） + lif（看作life，生命） + ic→产生许多生命→多产的
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【例】While this kind of circumstance made Americans one of the most prolific and self-conscious city-building peoples of their time, it did not retard the steadily urbanizing society in the sense that decade by decade an ever larger proportion of the people lived in cities. （2002）
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protracted［prəˈtræktid］adj. 延长的，拖延的
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【记】词根记忆：pro（向前） + tract（拉伸） + ed→前向拉伸→延长的
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【例】①A protracted investigation of this incident might cause embarrassment for the government.
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②It can be assumed that this protracted war will pass through three stages.
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incise［inˈsaiz］vt. 切，切开
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【记】词根记忆：in + cis（切） + e→切开
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【例】Andrew was so crazy that he incised the desk with chisels.
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cursory［ˈkəːsəri］adj. 粗略的，匆促的，草率的
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【记】词根记忆：curs（跑） + ory→乱跑→草率的
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【例】Soon the police arrived and conducted a cursory search of the scene.
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ludicrous［ˈljuːdikrəs］adj. 可笑的，愚蠢的
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【记】词根记忆：lud（玩） + icrous→闹着玩的→可笑的
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【例】As one environmentalist put it to me: “You had the ludicrous situation in which Luxembourg had more listed public bathing beaches than the whole of the United Kingdom. It was preposterous.”（2001）
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disparity［disˈpæriti］n. 不等，差异，悬殊
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【记】词根记忆：dis（不） + par（平等） + ity→不等
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【例】It is hard to explain the disparity that exists between the salaries of men and women.
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irascible［iˈræsibl］adj. 易怒的，暴躁的
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【记】词根记忆：i + ras（摩擦） + cible→易产生摩擦→易怒的
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【例】Philip Merrill is an irascible, charming publisher whose Washingtonian magazine became an example of how successful a city magazine could be.
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