【每日词汇】
estimate [ˈɛstəˌmeɪt] n. 估计
make / give / provide an estimate
a rough / approximate / accurate / conservative / official … estimate
expenditure [ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ] n. 开支
huge cuts in public expenditure 大幅削减公共开支
government expenditure on education 政府的教育开支
revenue and expenditure 收支
pend, pens, pond 表示“称重量”,引申为“花费”
expend 花费(expensive 昂贵的);pension 养老金;抚恤金;compensate 补偿;赔偿;
dispense 分配,分送;dispensable 可分配的;不必要的;indispensable 不可缺少的;
ponder 考虑;沉思;ponderous 笨重的;笨拙的;呆板的
extinction [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən]n . 灭绝
sting,stinct,stimul=priek 表示“刺,刺激”
来自 extinguish 熄灭→灭绝的
species in danger of extinction 有灭绝危险的物种
on the verge / edge / brink of extinction 濒临灭绝
face extinction / be threatened with extinction
Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction.
fashion [ˈfæʃən] n. 时尚;方式,样子
fash=fac 做 +ion → 做出的东西 → 时髦
be in fashion; be/go out of fashion/the lastest fashion
in a … fashion = in a particular way 以…方式
Please leave the building in an orderly fashion. 请大家有秩序地离开大楼。
She will be working out her problems in her own fashion.
flaw [flɔ:]n. 裂纹,瑕疵
flaw“裂缝”,原因演变自 flow(流动),有“缝”就会“流”
serious/major/basic/minor/fatal flaw
fortune [ˈfɔ:rtʃu:n] n. 财富;命运;运气
fraction [ˈfrækʃən] n. 小部分,一点
fract=break, 表示“打碎”
fractional 很少的;少量的;fracture 断裂;骨折;fragile 脆的;易碎的;fragility 虚弱;脆弱;frail 脆弱的;frailty 脆弱,意志薄弱
... the fragile nature of the country’s infancy 这个国家新生时期的脆弱本质
Frailty, thy name is woman! —Hamlet
fraction(整齐的)部分;fragment(参差不齐的)部分
fuse [fjuz] n. 保险丝
fus=pour, 表示“流,泻”
confuse v 使混乱;使困惑
defuse v 拆弹;缓和
diffuse v 扩散 a. 弥漫散开的
effuse v 流出
infuse v 注入,灌输
profuse a 丰富的;浪费的
refuse v 拒绝
suffuse v 充满;弥漫
transfusev 输血;倾注注入;灌输
refute v/n 反驳,驳斥
guarantee [ˌɡærənˈti:] n. 保证;保修单
warranty:保修单
a two-year guarantee
a money-back guarantee
come with / carry a guarantee; under guarantee
guilt [ɡɪlt] n. 愧疚;犯罪
internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment
harmony [ˈhɑ:rməni] n. 与……协调一致,和谐
an era of peace and harmony 和平共处的时代
be in harmony with sth
the harmony of sea and sky 海天一色
card, cord=heart, 表示“心脏,一致”
cordial 热诚的,衷心的;record 记录;concord 协调;协议;discord 不和;不一致;accord 一致;符合;accordion 手风琴
hospitality [ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti] n. 友好款待,好客
hospit,host=guest,表示“客人”
hospital 医院;hostage 人质;hotel 旅馆;hostile 敌对的;敌意的(hostility)
humor [ˈhjumɚ] n. 情绪,心境 → 幽默
sense of humor 幽默感;
black humor 黑色幽默(一种病态或异乎寻常的幽默);
ill humor 怒气;不悦
Four Humors
血液:blood - sanguine 乐观的;红润的
粘液:phlegm - phlegmatic 冷淡冷漠的
胆液:choler - choleric 易怒的;melancholy 忧郁
黑胆汁:black bile - bilious 胆汁的;坏脾气的
illusion [ɪˈluʒən] n. 错觉,假象
il(进入,使动)+lus(玩乐,玩耍)
distinguish between illusion and reality
ingredient [ɪnˈgri:diənt] n. 成分
grad=step, grade, 表示“步,级”:grade 等级,阶级;gradual 逐步的;graduate 毕业;分级;degrade 降级;退化;degrading 不名誉的,可耻的;retrograde 退步;堕落;upgrade 上升,升级;downgrade 贬低,降低;centigrade 百分度的
insight[ˈɪnˌsaɪt] n. 理解,洞察力
This cartoon gives us a real insight into …
… provide new insights into …
a woman of great insight 一位极有眼光的妇女
inspection [ɪnˈspɛkʃən] n. 检查,视察
tour of inspection 巡视;巡查
quality inspection; inspection system; commodity inspection
instinct [ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt] n. 本能,直觉
intuition; sexual / maternal / survival instinct
sb’s first instinct 第一感觉
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