專八詞匯天天記(六)

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1. condemnationn. An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable 譴責(zé),嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)
    e.g.: He deserved nothing but condemnation.
    派生詞匯 condemn vt. 譴責(zé) condemning adj. 譴責(zé)的 condemningly adv. 譴責(zé)地 condemnable adj. 該罰的,該受譴責(zé)的 condemnatory adj. 處罰的,定罪的;譴責(zé)的
    2. persecutionn. the act of oppressing or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, sexual orientation, or beliefs 迫害,煩擾
    e.g.: They suffered persecution for their beliefs.
    派生詞匯 persecute vt. 迫害,困擾 persecutor n. 迫害者,虐待者 persecute n. 受迫害者
    3. pitifuladj. inspiring or deserving pity 可憐的,引起或值得同情的
    e.g.: Their suffering was pitiful to see. 他們受的苦讓人見了同情。
    派生詞匯 pitifulness n. 可憐 pitifully adv. 可憐地
    4. cleansevt. To make thoroughly clean or purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins 使徹底清潔;清潔或使(思想等)變純潔
    e.g.: She felt cleansed of her sins after confession.
    派生詞匯 cleanser n. 清潔工人;清潔劑;清潔器
    5. macaquen. a kind of monkey 獼猴,恒河猴,短尾猴
    e.g.: There are three features of Japanese macaques.
    6. retaliationn. action taken in return for an injury or offence 報復(fù)
    e.g.: The situation is complicated by the retaliations of the two sides.
    派生詞匯 retaliate vt. 報仇,反擊 retaliative adj. 報復(fù)性的 retaliatory adj. 報復(fù)的
    7. analogousadj. partially similar or parallel; offering an analogy 類似的,相似的
    e.g.: The two processes are not analogous.
    必背搭配 be analogous to
    派生詞匯 analogue n. 相似物,類似情況 analogy n. 類推,類比 analogousness n. 類似,相似性 analogously adv. 相似地
    8. pecking-ordern. a hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations任何團體中之長幼尊卑次序
    e.g.: Newcomers have to accept their position at the bottom of the pecking-order.
    9. ethnologistn. student or expert in ethnology 民族學(xué)研究者,民族學(xué)家
    e.g.: Amy is an ethnologist.
    派生詞匯 ethnology n. 人種學(xué) ethnologic(ethnological) adj. 人種學(xué)的
    ethnologically adv. 人種學(xué)地
    10. correlate
    ①vt. to put or bring into causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation 使相互關(guān)聯(lián)
    e.g.: I cannot correlate these two pieces of information.
    ② vi. to be related by a correlation 和……相關(guān)
    e.g.: The results of this experiment do not correlate with the results of earlier ones.
    ③adj. related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics 相關(guān)的,關(guān)聯(lián)的
    e.g.: The diameter and the circumference of a circle are correlate. 圓的直徑與圓周有相互關(guān)系。
    ④n. either of two correlate entities; a correlative 相關(guān)一方,兩個相對應(yīng)的方面的任一方
    e.g.: Scientific research requires a careful study of all the correlates.
    必背搭配 correlate with
    派生詞匯 correlatable adj. 相關(guān)的,可對比的 correlated adj. 相關(guān)的
    11. predatorn. animal that kills and eats other animals 掠奪者,食肉動物
    e.g.: Tiger is predator.
    派生詞匯 predatory adj. 食肉的,掠奪性的
    12.necessitatevt. to make sth necessary 使成為必要
    e.g.: It’s an unpopular measure, but the situation necessitates it. 這是不得人心的辦法,但是形勢要求這樣做。
    派生詞匯 necessity n. 必要性,需要;[常用復(fù)數(shù)]必需品 necessitation n. 迫使,被迫 necessitous adj. 緊迫的;窮的,貧困的
    13. colossaladj. very large 巨大的
    e.g.: This is a colossal building.
    派生詞匯 colossus n. (pl. colossi) 巨像,巨人,巨物
    14. deposit
    ①vt. to settle 沉積
    e.g.: The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on them.
    ②n. something deposited, especially by a natural process 沉積物
    e.g.: Valuable mineral deposits have been found in this region.
    派生詞匯 depository n. 儲藏室,存放處;受托人,保管人
    15. silt
    ①n. sand, mud etc carried by flowing water and left at the mouth of a river, in a harbor, etc.淤泥
    e.g.: The dam can prevent the deposit of silt.
    ②vi. to become filled with silt 被淤塞,使塞滿泥沙
    e.g.: The old channel has been silted up.
    派生詞匯 silty adj. 淤泥的,塞滿了淤泥的
    Exercise
    從以上單詞中選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~,填入空格內(nèi)。
    Purgatory is supposed to __1__you from your sins.
    The Israeli army __2__for the Hamas bombing.
    Human heart is an__3__ of the pump.
    The astronauts had developed a __4__that was military in its rigidity.
    Research workers find it hard to__5__the two sets of figures.
    The pessimists consider the bourgeois society is a__6__, insensate world in which innocence and decency can prove fatal.
    The increase in population__7__ a greater food supply.
    There remain the __8__ crumbling ruins of an ancient temple beside the left bank of the river.
    If you evaporate a little seawater on a porcelain dish; on cooling, crystals of common salt will__9__on the sides of the dish.
    River sediments gradually __10__ the harbor.
    答案:
    1. cleanse
    2. retaliated
    3. analogous
    4. pecking-order
    5.correlate
    6.predator
    7. necessitates
    8.colossal
    9. deposit
    10. silted