1. repel 英 [rɪˈpel] 美 [rɪˈpel] vt. 击退；抵制；使厌恶；使不愉快
词根词缀: re(back)+pel(drive, push) -> drive or push back 击退; 逐回
vt.抵制: to fight against; resist
e.g. Self-discipline ensures that you can repel the things that induce you.自律可以保证你抵制那些诱惑你的 事物。I repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day. 我抵住了 晚上玩通宵然后第二天谎称生病的诱惑。
■同: buck, defy, fight, oppose, resist, withstand
■反: capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield, give in 屈服
vt.使厌恶: to cause aversion in: disgust
■e.g. Evil odors always repel me.臭味总、是让我恶心、。
■同: disgust, nauseate, repulse, revolt, sicken
■反: allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, entice, fascinate, lure, seduce, tempt 吸引，诱惑
派: repelling adj. 令人厌恶的
2. deploy 英 [dɪˈplɔɪ] 美 [dɪˈplɔɪ] vt. 配置；展开；使疏开 vi. 部署；展开 n. 部署
词根词缀: de(dis: not)+ploy(to fold卷) -> 不卷入 -> 展开; 使疏开 后引申为部署等含义
v.(有目的地)展开；调度: to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose
■e.g. deploy a sales force 展开部署销售力量
■反: concentrate 集中
3. featureless 英 [ˈfiːtʃələs] 美 [ˈfiːtʃərləs] adj. 无特色的
词根词缀: feat(fac: make/do)+ure(n后缀: 表示状态)+less(表示无)-> 无特色的
adj.缺乏特征的: lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
■e.g. the featureless landscape of the steppe 大草原上缺乏特色的地貌
■同: beige, characterless, faceless, indistinctive, neutral, noncommital, vanilla
■反: diagnostic, discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, peculiar, typical 特征的
4. precipice 英 [ˈpresəpɪs] 美 [ˈpresəpɪs] n. 悬崖；绝壁；险境
词根词缀: pre(before)+cip(head)+ice(n 表示状态) -> 头在前; 一头栽下 -> 悬崖; 绝壁
n.悬崖峭壁: a very steep or overhanging place
■e.g. a precipice too steep to climb 过于陡峭而无法攀爬的悬崖
■同: bluff, cliff, crag, escarpment, palisade
■反: ridge山脊
■派: precipitous adj.陡峭的
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