normal adj. 正常的 n. 正常, 常态, 普通 [例句] The doctor took the sick child’s temperature and found everything was normal. 医生给那个生病的孩子量了体温, 发现一切正常。 motivation n. 动机 [例句] What is your motivation to quit your job? 你辞职的动机是什么? award n. 奖品, 奖励 [联想记忆] 奥斯卡金像奖是Academy Award, 又叫学院奖 [例句] The hero won an award because of his courage in the war. 这个英雄因为在战争中非凡的勇气获得奖赏。 taste n. 味道; 品味; 爱好 vt. 品尝; 觉察…味道 vi. 品尝; 有味道 link.v. 吃起来, 滋味是 [例句] I don’t go in for rock and roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste. 我不喜欢摇滚乐, 它对于我来说太吵了。// I took the medicine mixed in orange juice, but I can still taste it. 我把药和橘子汁掺和起来喝, 但还是能尝出药的味道。 tip vt. (tipped, tipped, tipping) 告诫, 提示; 给小费 n. 顶端; 小费; 提示 [联想记忆] 给老外一个小提示(tip), 这里不用给小费(tip) [例句] Professor Smith gave some tips to his students for their experiments. 史密斯教授对学生们的实验提出了一些建议。 aboard prep./adv. 在船上, 上船 [联想记忆] a+board(木板, 甲板)→在甲板上→在船上 [例句] She went aboard the ship. 她上了船。 deliver vt. 投递 (信件、 邮包等) ; 交付, 给 [词根记忆] de(向下)+liver(释放)→向下放→交付 search n./v. 搜寻, 搜查 [记忆] 网页上的搜索就是search criminal n. 罪犯 [例句] The police provided the records of the criminal to the judge in court. 警方在法庭上向法官提供该罪犯的犯罪记录。 bark v. 狗叫n. 狗叫声 [例句] Our neighbor’s dog barks constantly. 我们邻居的狗叫个不停。 empty vt. 倒空 adj. 空的 [例句] Will you please go and empty that drawer? 你能去倒一下抽屉吗?// The street was empty. 大街上空无一人。 dirt n. 污物, 脏物; 尘土 [联想记忆] 拍拍衬衫 (shirt) 上的尘土 (dirt) succeed vi. 成功 vt. 继承, 接替 [词根记忆] suc+ceed(行走, 前进)→成功 burglar n. 盗贼, 窃贼 [例句] The burglar got into the house through the bedroom window. 窃贼从卧室的窗户潜入了这栋房子。 learn vi. 学, 学习; (与of, about连用) 得知, 获悉 vt. 学, 学习, 学会, 得知 [例句] Students learned how to plant trees through this class. 通过这节课, 学生们学会了如何植树。 hard-working adj. 勤劳的, 辛勤工作的 [例句] Helen was such a hard-working girl that she will definitely pass the final exam. 海伦学习非常勤奋, 她一定能通过期末考试。 breast n. 胸部; 胸怀 [例句] Joy filled his breast. 他满心欢喜。 rob v. (robbed, robbed, robbing) 抢夺, 抢劫 enthusiastic adj. 热心的, 热情的 [词根记忆] en+thusiast(神)+ic→像信仰上帝一样狂热的→热心的, 热情的 [例句] The actor received an enthusiastic greeting from the fans. 那名男演员受到了影迷们的热烈欢迎。 sound vi. 发出声音 vt. 宣告 link.v. 听起来 n. 声音 then adv. 当时, 那时; 然后; 那么 (通常用于句首或句尾) [例句] I was 25 then and had just gotten married. 那时我25岁, 刚刚结婚。// She took a shower, then went to bed. 她洗了淋浴, 然后就睡觉了。 passive adj. 被动的; 消极的 [词根记忆] pass(感情)+ive(…的)→感情用事的→被动的;消极的 [例句] passive smoking 被动吸烟 western adj. 西方的; 西部的 [例句] Britain has allied itself with other western powers for trade and defence. 英国与西方其他强国结成了贸易和防御联盟。 require vt. 需求; 要求 [词根记忆] re(一再)+quire(要求)→需要 [例句] To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society. 解决这个问题需要全社会的努力。 shade n. 阴凉处, 树荫处 [例句] The big trees provide shade for farmers to rest in summer. 夏天, 大树的树荫可供农民在树下休息。 might modal v. 可能;可以 [例句] He might come tomorrow, but I’m not sure. 他明天可能来,不过我不确定。 useless adj. 无用的 [例句] This is a useless knife, because the handle is broken! 这把小刀没用了, 因为刀把坏了。 generous adj. 慷慨的, 大方的 [词根记忆] gener(产生)+ous(…的)→产生很多的→慷慨的 [例句] He is a generous man. 他为人大方。 witness v. 目击, 作证 n. 证人, 目击者 [词根记忆] wit(知道,了解)+ness→知道或了解情况→目击,作证 [例句] The police questioned the witness about the accident. 警方就事故向目击者进行询问。 seal n. 海豹 [联想记忆] 顽皮的海豹(seal), 偷拿(steal)零食 [例句] The female seal is looking for food for her injured husband. 母海豹正在为受伤的公海豹寻找食物。 swim vi. 游泳; 游 [例句] Few people have the courage to swim across the Gibraltar Strait. 几乎没人有勇气游过直布罗陀海峡。 above prep. 在…上面, 在…上方; 多于, 大于 adj. 上面的, 上述的; 上文的 adv. 在上面 [联想记忆] 关于迈尔克·乔丹的纪录片Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond《迈克尔·乔丹: 超越巅峰》 [例句] There are thirty students above sixteen years old in our class. 我们班有30名16岁以上的学生。 analyse vt. 分析; 研究 [例句] People do not analyse every problem they meet. 人们不会对遇到的每一个问题都进行分析。 argue v. 争论; 说服 [例句] Susan and her brother argued over which television program to watch. 苏珊和弟弟为看哪个电视节目而争论。 extreme adj. 极端的, 偏激的 [例句] extreme opinions 极端的看法 post n. 岗位, 职位; 邮政, 邮寄, 邮件 vt. 投寄; 邮寄; 发布 [联想记忆] 台湾人经常说“把…PO上网”, PO就是post的缩写, 表示上传 [例句] I asked Kate to help me send a letter when she passed the post office. 我让凯特在经过邮局时帮我寄封信。 thus adv. 这样; 因而 [例句] The new machine will work twice as fast, thus greatly reducing costs. 新机器的运转速度将提升一倍, 因而大大降低了成本。 creature n. 生物; 动物 [例句] As is well known, man is an intelligent and sensible creature. 众所周知, 人类是一种智慧而又理性的生物。 contrary n. 反面 adj. 相反的 [词根记忆] contra (相反) +ry (表性质) →相反的 poor adj. 贫穷的, 可怜的; 差的 [例句] Can you believe that in such a rich country there are so many poor people? 在如此富裕的国家里居然有这么多的穷人, 你能相信吗? potential adj. 潜在的, 可能的 n. 潜力 [词根记忆] pot(能力)+ent+ial→有能力的→潜力 [例句] a potential danger 潜在的危险 // My coach said that I had great potential. 教练说我很有潜力。 instrument n. 乐器; 工具, 器械 [例句] musical instrument 乐器 interrupt v. 打扰, 打断 [词根记忆] inter(在…之间) +rupt(断裂) →在中间断裂→打断 [例句] I didn’t mean to interrupt you. 我不是有意要打断你的。 neither adj./pron. (两者) 都不 conj. 也不 weep v. (wept, wept, weeping) 哭泣, 流泪 [联想记忆] 能哭(weep)出来说明伤得还不够深 (deep) [例句] She wept bitter tears of disappointment. 她沮丧得痛哭流涕。 remain vi. 余下, 留下 link.v. 保持, 仍是 [词根记忆] re(一再)+main(留)→余下, 留下 rid vt. (rid, rid, ridding) 使…摆脱 anyone pron. 任何人, 无论谁 [联想记忆] any(任何)+one(一个)→任何人 [例句] Henry is very hard-working. He works on the farm longer than anyone else. 亨利十分勤奋。他在农场的工作时间比别人都长。 entry n. 进入; 入口 [例句] The entry of the ancient tomb was blocked by a big stone. 古墓的入口被一块大石头挡住了。 nothing pron. 没有东西, 没有什么; 无关紧要的东西 [联想记忆] 阿迪达斯(Adidas)的广告语是Impossible Is Nothing“没有什么不可能”→没有什么 [例句] There was nothing important in the letter to my parents. 我写给父母的那封信里没什么特别重要的内容。 defend vt. 保护, 防御 [词根记忆] de(使没有)+fend(打击)→使不受打击→防御;防护 [联想记忆] 父母的过分保护 (defend) 会增加孩子的依赖 (depend) 性 successful adj. 成功的, 有成就的 [例句] That successful businesswoman is our model. 那个成功的商业女性是我们的榜样。 force vt. 强迫, 迫使 n. 力量, 武力 fry v. 油炸, 油煎 [例句] She fried the eggs in a pan. 她在平底锅里煎鸡蛋。 occupy vt. 占领, 占据 [例句] Caring for the baby occupies most of her time. 她的大部分时间都用来照顾宝宝了。
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