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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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【例】The crisis superimposed the government more severe economic problems.
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lack[læk]n. 缺乏,不足;缺少的东西 vt. 缺乏,没有
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【例】①Most women drop out because they lack educational materials or the schools are inaccessible. (2004)
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②for lack of 由于缺乏 Mr. Black’s project failed for lack of fund.
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【用】lack常常出现在词组中,如for lack of,by lack of,from lack of,都表“因缺乏…”的意思;be lacking是“不足,不够”的意思。
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cater[ˈkeitə]v. 供应伙食,为(宴会等)供应酒菜;提供娱乐节目;迎合,投合
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【记】联想记忆:cat(小猫) + er→小猫看见主人回来就迎了上去→迎合
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【例】①I did so without catering to my boss’s opinions.
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②I’m planning to cater a party for my mother on her birthday.
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