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【例】The children swooped down on the pile of presents.
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【用】词组swoop sth. away的意思是“一下子抓住或抢走…”。
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condescend［ˌkɔndiˈsend］vi. 俯就，屈尊；自以为高人一等
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【记】联想记忆：con + descend（降下，降落）→俯就，屈尊
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【例】The man would not see me there; he condescended to see me at my hotel.
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domesticate［dəuˈmestikeit］vt. 使（某人）习惯于（喜爱）家务（家庭生活）；驯养（动物）
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【记】联想记忆：domestic（家庭的） + ate（使）→使成为家养的→驯养
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【例】The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the powers that conspire to domesticate us?（2001）
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【派】domesticity（n. 家庭生活）
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painstaking［ˈpeinzˌteikiŋ］n. 刻苦的，费力的，艰苦的；仔细的
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【记】组合词：pains（痛苦） + taking（花费…的）→费力的
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【例】Nowadays some people are painstaking with their work day and night.
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turmoil［ˈtəːmɔil］n. 骚动，混乱
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【记】词根记忆：tur（=turbulent，混乱的） + moil（喧闹）→骚动，混乱
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【例】As the century turns, migration, with its inevitable economic and political turmoil, has been called “one of the greatest challenges of the coming century.”（2001）
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tout［taut］v. 招徕，兜售 n. 卖黄牛票者
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【记】联想记忆：t + out（外面）→到外面去兜售商品→招徕，兜售
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【例】The street vendors are touting pedestrians in the streets every morning.
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husky［ˈhʌski］adj. 喉咙发干的，沙哑的
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【例】Shaw is still a bit husky because he caught a cold before.
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agonizing［ˈægənaiziŋ］adj. 使人痛苦的，折磨人的
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【记】来自agonize（vt. 使极度痛苦，折磨）
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【例】The agonizing headache made me eat nothing at all.
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superimpose［ˌsjuːpərimˈpəuz］vt. 将某物置于另一物之上；添加
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【记】联想记忆：super（在…上面） + impose（强加）→加在上面→添加
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