俞敏洪四级词汇词根联想记忆法乱序版第11课:11-12
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Word List 11-12
1.tilt v.(使)倾斜.(使)翘起 n.倾斜,斜坡
【例】The table top suddenly tilted and all the plates and glasses crashed onto the floor.
桌面突然倾斜,所有的盘子和杯子都滑落到地板上打碎了。
Our car is running at full tilt.
我们的汽车全速前进。
2.cluster n.(果实、花等)串,簇;(人或物的)群,组 vt.使成群,把…集成一束(一组) vt.群集,丛生
【例】We can find clusters of tiny insects on the underside of the leaves.
我们可以在叶子下面发现成群的小昆虫。
3.bully v.欺侮,强迫(做某事)n.恃强凌弱的人
【记】联想记忆:bull(公牛)+y--用像公牛一样壮的身体欺负人--恃强凌弱的人
【例】It is quite wrong for us to bully others.
欺负别人是极为错误的。、
4.haughty adj.傲慢的,神气活现的
【例】A haughty boy is always unpopular amongst girls.
傲慢的男生总是不受女生的欢迎。
5.communicate v.传达(意见、消息等),传播;传染(疾病);(房间)相连,相通
【例】Clearly if we are to participate in, the society in which we live we must communicate with other people.
很显然,如果要我们融入所坐存的社会就必须同其他人交流。(2000)
The mouse is another source that communicates diseases.
老鼠是传播疾病的另一个来源。
【派】communication(n.通信,通讯;传达的信息;[融]通讯系统;交通,交通工具);communicative(adj.健谈的,爱说话的;交际的);communion n.[(信仰、思想、感情等的)交流,共享;圣餐]
6.peak n.巅峰,最高点:山顶 adj.最高的,高峰的
【例】We must set off early in order to avoid the peak hours of the traffic.
为了避开交通高峰期,我们必须早点出发。
7.upright adj.直立的,垂直的:正直的,诚实的 adv.直立地
【例】Beneath their upright dignity, these people were warm and kind in their hearts.
这些人表面上刚正威严,但实际上为人热情、心地善良。
The ape-men reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright.
猿人尽力依靠后肢立起身子并开始行走。(1999)
8.principle n.原则,主义;行动准则,道义;原理
【记】联想记忆:prin(第一 )+cip(取)+le--取得第一就是我们的原则--原则
【例】in principle: The thought, in principle, isn't very reasonable.
这种想法从原则上讲是没有根据的。
【辨】principal, principle二者拼写和发音都很相近,但意思完全不一样。principal指“重要的,主要的”,如:principal food; principle是指“原则,基本原理”,如:a man of principle。