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snuff［snʌf］n. 鼻烟 vi. 掐灭，熄灭，扑灭
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【记】和sniff（v. 用力吸）一起记
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【例】①Snorting tobacco in the form of snuff is even more risky than previously thought, research suggests.
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②How could anyone be so evil that he could snuff out the life of a young girl?
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【用】词组snuff out是“熄灭；扼杀”的意思。
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incoherent［ˌinkəuˈhiərənt］adj. 不连贯的；无条理的，语无伦次的
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【记】词根记忆：in（不） + co + her（黏附） + ent→粘不在一起→不连贯的
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【例】①Hearing that sudden news, Rose was incoherent with grief.
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②There are many incoherent sentences in your composition.
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convulse［kənˈvʌls］vt. 使震动，使震撼；使抽筋
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【记】词根记忆：con（表加强） + vulse（采，拉）→使抽筋
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【例】A wave of nationalist demonstrations convulsed the country in 1919.
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entreat［inˈtriːt］vt. 恳求，哀求，请求
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【记】联想记忆：en + treat（处理）→请求给予处理→恳求
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【例】I entreated my father to quiet his mind and listened to my explanation.
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eavesdrop［ˈiːvzdrɔp］vi. 偷听（私人谈话）
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【记】组合词：eaves（屋檐） + drop（滴水）→在屋檐下听滴水→偷听
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【例】The detectives have right to eavesdrop on telephone calls in the course of their investigations into serious crimes.
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【派】eavesdropper（n. 偷听者）
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swivel［ˈswivəl］v. （使）旋转，（使）转动 n. 转环，旋轴
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【例】When there was nowhere to go in that space for us, we swiveled in the other direction.
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extraneous［ekˈstreinjəs］adj. 非直接关联的，与正题无关的；外来的
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【例】The biologists consider the substance is extraneous after studying it.
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