somehow adv.不知怎么地,反正;以某種方法,設(shè)法地
【例】Somehow,I don't feel I can trust him.
不知什么緣故,我覺得不能信任他。
We must stop him from seeing her somehow.
我們得想個辦法不能讓他跟她來往。
2.credit n.信任:信用,賒欠;聲望;榮譽(yù):學(xué)分;(銀行)存款,債權(quán) v.相信,信任
【記】詞根記憶:cred(相信)+it--信任
【例】If you can't afford to pay cash,buy it on credit.
如果不能支付現(xiàn)金,你就賒購吧。
be a credit to Sophia is a credit to her family.
索菲婭為家庭增光。
【派】creditor(n.債權(quán)人,債主)
3.annex vt.并吞(土地等),兼并;源加
【例】The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples havefared worse than any of its other ethnic groups.
美國在1898年并吞了島嶼,自此以后,夏威夷的本地人就過上了比其他同文化民族更加悲慘的生活。(1998)
4.unconditional adj.無條件的;絕對的
【記】聯(lián)想記憶:un(非,反)+conditional(有條件的)--無條件的
【例】“Let your permission be unconditional, pray; for I came not to give pleasure, but to seekit,”I answered.
“但愿你的許可不要有什么條件,因?yàn)槲襾聿皇菫榱私o予快樂,而是為了尋找快樂”,我回答道。
5.hamper vt.阻礙,妨礙
【例】Roger is still hampered by his own thoughts.
羅杰仍然被自己的想法束縛。
【辨】hamper, hinder兩個詞都有“阻礙,妨礙”的意思。hamper多指通過縫住或束縛等妨礙行動,如:hampered by clothing; hinder多強(qiáng)調(diào)使人不快的阻礙、拖延等,如:Don't hinder.
6.navigate V.航行,航海,導(dǎo)航;駕駛;橫渡
【記】詞根記憶:nav(船)+ig(駕駛)+ate--行船--航海
【例】The sailors must navigate the ship to the nearest port because of the emergency.
由于突發(fā)事件,水手們必須將船駛到最近的港口。
【派】navigation(n.航行;航海;航空)
7.demolish vt.拆毀;廢除;吃完
【記】詞根記憶:de(表相反)+mol(建造)+ish(使)--拆毀
【例】The gate is totally demolished.
這扇大門被完全拆除了。
The small girl demolished two bowls of rice.
小女孩吃下了兩碗米飯。
【用】demolish一般指由于短暫、猛烈的動作而摧毀或拆毀,特別是大的建筑物等,也可表示推翻已建立起來的理論。