serious ['sɪəriəs]
adj. 严重的;当真的,严肃的;重要的,须重视的
The consequences could be serious.
后果可能是严重的。
He's really serious about Penny and wants toget engaged.
他对彭尼的确是认真的,他想跟她订婚。
Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
不要笑,伙计。这事很重要。
【拆分、谐音&联想:seri-“射日”,ous-(ours)我们的, 如果没有后羿射日,我们的生活会受到“严重”影响】
serve [sɜːv]
v. 为…服务;服役,任职;对...有用,能满足...的需要;接待顾客,上(菜、饮料等)
serve the people wholeheartedly 全心全意为人民服务
serve in the army 服兵役
How can we best serve the needs of futuregenerations?
我们怎样才最能满足后代子孙的需要?
She served us a delicious lunch.
她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。
settle ['setl]
v. 结束(争论、争端等), 解决(分歧、纠纷等); 确定,决定;定居
to settle a dispute/an argument/the difference
解决争端/争论/分歧
It's settled then. I'll go back to the Statesin June.
那就这么定了,我六月份回美国。
She settled in Vienna after her father'sdeath.
父亲死后,她就在维也纳定居了。
【词源同sit, set, seat.引申词义安居,定居。后主要用于比喻义安排,解决,处理等】
severe [sɪ'vɪə]
adj. 恶劣的,十分严重的;(惩罚、批评等)严厉的,严格的;艰难的,难度很大的
His injuries were quite severe.
他的伤势很严重。
The courts are becoming more severe on youngoffenders.
法庭对青少年犯罪者的处罚趋于严厉。
The negotiations will be a severe test of hisabilities.
这次谈判将是对他能力的严峻考验。
【联想:SeverE,蛇曾经很“严格地”练习爬行,这是“难度很大的”事】
shape [ʃeɪp]
n. 形状,外形
v. 使成为…形状, 塑造; 决定…的形成, 影响…的发展
The pool was in the shape of a heart.
游泳池呈心形。
She had a leading role in shaping partypolicy.
该党奉行何种政策,她起着主导作用。
shift [ʃɪft]
v. 转移,挪动;变换,更替
n. 改变,转移;(轮)班,(换)班
The balance of power shifted away from workerstowards employers.
力量均势从工人向雇主倾斜。
I'm on the early shift tomorrow.
明天我要上早班。
night/day/early/late shift 晚班/白班/早班/晚班
【联想:电脑键盘上的Shift按键,实现输入功能的切换和改变】
shrink [ʃrɪŋk]
v. (使)缩水,收缩,缩小
The market for their products is shrinking.
市场对他们产品的需求在减少。
过去式 shrank [ʃræŋk] 过去分词 shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]
【谐音:瞬刻,毛衣喝了水瞬刻“收缩”】
significance [sɪg'nɪfɪk(ə)ns]
n. (尤指对将来有影响的)意义;重要性
Ideas about the social significance ofreligion have changed over time.
有关宗教的社会意义的观念已随时间的流逝发生了改变。
【词根词缀:形容词significant + ance-名词后缀】
significant [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]
adj. 有重大意义的;显著的
Your work has shown a significant improvement.
你的工作有了显著改进。
【词根词缀:sign-记号,信号+ ify-动词后缀 + cant-形容词后缀 → “用信号表示的”,引申词义“重要的,有意义的”】
simple ['sɪmpəl]
adj. 易做的,简单的;朴素的,简朴的;纯粹的,不折不扣的
The answer is really quite simple.
实际上答案相当简单。
She dressed with simple elegance.
她的穿着朴素而优雅。
It's nothing to worry about─just a simple headache.
不用担心——只是有点儿头痛。
simplify ['sɪmplɪfaɪ]
v. 使简单,简化
The application forms have now beensimplified.
申请表格现已简化了。
【词根词缀:形容词simple + ify-动词后缀】
你知道吗?
Ring a bell
例:
To look, sound or seem familiar
Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before?
同学们在评论区猜猜这句俚语的意思吧
(all set准备就绪,都安排好了)
你在备考英语中有遇到什么难题吗?
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