英语词汇提高Chapter23.ppt

Chapter 23,哈工大外国语学院 2012春 杨莉萍,词根 secut, sequ = to follow,sequence n. 接连，连续，（事件等）顺序，序列 consequential adj. Eg. 1) The warming of the earth and the consequent/ consequential climate changes affect us all. 地球变暖以及随之而来的/作为结果的气候变化影响着我们所有的人。 2) This new transformation is at least as consequential as that influential one was. 这一新的转变至少跟那次有影响力的转变一样重要/意义重大的。 consecutive （con全部+secu+tive一个接一个） Eg. 1) It has rained for four consecutive days without stopping. 2) The numbers 6,7,8 are consecutive.,已连续下了四天的雨。a. 连贯的，连续的,subsequent adj. Eg. Those concerns were overshadowed by subsequent events. 随后发生的事使之前所关注的那些问题显得无足轻重。 persecute Eg. They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas. 他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。 In summer many people are persecuted by mosquitoes. 夏天,许多人受到蚊子的骚扰。 sue Eg. They sued the company for violating the contract. 他们以违反合同为由起诉该公司。,v.迫害, 纠缠,v. 控告, 起诉。sue 为sequ的变形,词根 tain, ten, tin = to hold 表示“拿住,抓住”,detain （de加强动作+tain拿住，拿下） v. 阻拦；拘留 retain (chapter 19) v. 保持，留住，保留 pertain (per=through+tain始终拿着) Eg. 1) Id rather you asked him any questions pertaining to himself, not anybody else. 2) This letter does not pertain to politics. sustenance （sus+ten+ance，sustain的名词） Eg. 1) He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family. 他把钱给一个穷人家维持生活。 2) She is weak from lack of sustenance. 她因缺乏营养而虚弱。,v. 从属；与相关,n. 食物,粮食;营养(品)；生计；支持，维持，供养,maintenance ?,tenable （ten+able） Eg. 1) Neither of these arguments is tenable; you can not persuade me into accepting either at all. 2) His new economical theory is tenable, facing the complicated market competition mechanism. 面临复杂的市场竞争机制，他的新经济理论是站得住脚的。 abstain Eg. Do you prefer to drink alcohol, smoke, or prefer to abstain for your health? abstinence （abs=away, from） Eg. The doctor recommended abstinence from coffee and tobacco. 该医生建议完全不喝咖啡、不吸烟。,v. 戒掉，放弃,n. 戒除；节制,a. 站得住脚的, 无懈可击的,diminish,min = small minor a. 较小的，次要的；未成年的; 辅修的 minority n. minimal adj. 最小的，最小量的 minimize v. minimum n. 最小量，最小值 miniature n. 缩图，缩样，模型 adj. 迷你的 minute n. 分钟 adj. 微小的，精细的，详细的,词根simil, simul, sembl = alike, same,simile n. 明喻 Eg. “The baby is as cute as an angel” is a simile. assimilate v. 吸收；同化 verisimilar （verivery+similar） Eg. The fixed special weekly English activities by foreign teachers supply the students with entirely verisimilar environment for their English study. 每周固定的外教授课特色英语活动，为学生提供全真的英语学习环境。 simulate Eg. These insects can simulate dead leaves, so its hard to find them.,a.貌似真实的；逼真的,v.假装；模仿,semblance Eg. In the novel, he bears the semblance of an angel and the heart of a devil. assemble v. 召集，聚集，装配 resemble v. 与相似 resemblance n. dissemble Eg. Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purpose. 在需要时，亨利会毫不迟疑地伪装自己。 ensemble Eg. 1) He formed an exciting ensemble from his dancers. 2) The state is an ensemble of political and social structure.,n.类似；外观相像,v. 伪装，掩饰（真实意图或情感）,他将演员们组成了一个人们非常喜欢的舞蹈团。,在小说中他貌似天使，却心如魔鬼,国家是一个政治结构和社会结构的组合体。,n. 舞蹈团，合唱团，乐团；全体，整体,Synonyms of “tedious”,1. boring 2. not very interesting 3. dull: a dull afternoon; a dull routine of washing and cooking 4. uninteresting 5. tedious: the same uninteresting thing lasting a long time 6. humdrum: 平淡的；单调的；乏味的 eg. humdrum existence/ life/ job, etc. Occasional holidays abroad were the only things that brightened up her otherwise humdrum life.,7. monotonous: the same thing always happens. eg. Some people think being a fashion model must be exciting in fact it is very monotonous. 8. soul-destroying: (esp. a job or an experience) so boring that it makes you feel unhappy and useless eg. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours can be a soul-destroying experience. 9. repetitive: (esp. a speech, a piece of writing or music) boring because of repetition eg. This is a sort of repetitive operation that is best performed by a computer.,10. dreary: eg. Off I went to another dreary government office. 11. featureless: eg. featureless landscape/ plain/ coast, etc. 12. send sb. to sleep: not to pay any more attention to eg. All his talk about his financial problems just sends me to sleep. 13. be bored stiff/ out of your mind/ to tears: eg. You have been checking these figures for hours, you must be bored stiff/ to tears. 14. sbs eyes glaze over: the eyes become very still, or lifeless and expressionless eg. As the speech progressed my eyes started to glaze over, and I felt myself falling asleep.,词根 viv, vit, vig = life,revive v.复活，恢复精神，唤醒 Eg. 1) The flowers will revive in water. 这些花儿放在水中会再活。 vigorous adj. Eg. The nest held three vigorous young birds. convivial knvivil Eg. On the thirteenth nig