scare v.使吃惊,使惊恐;受惊 n.惊恐,害怕
【记】联想记忆:scar(伤疤)+e--满身的伤疤--使惊恐
【例】The small children was scared by the thunderand lightning.
孩子们被雷声和闪电给吓坏了。
2.toss v.投,扔,抛;(使)颠簸,(使)摇摆;(指身体部分)突然举起,突然抬起;轻拌;掷(钱币)(看其正反)以决定某事 n.投,扔,抛;猛抬头
【例】Have the two captains tossed yet to decidewhich team will start the match?
两支球队的队长抛硬币决定谁先开球了吗?
Richard tossed through long, restless nights.
理查德辗转反侧,熬过漫长无眠的夜晚。
Lily gave a toss of her head and saw a stranger in front of her.
莉莉猛一抬头发现面前站着一个陌生人。
3.depart vt.启程,离开;辞世
【记】联想记忆:de(离开)+part(分开)--离开
【例】The coach will depart 9 a.m., returning at around 6:30 p.m.
长途汽车早上9点出发,下午6点半左右返回。(2000)
depart from: Never had Raymond departed from his belief.
雷蒙德从未背弃过自己的信仰。
【用】depart常与from组成固定搭配,表示“背离,违反;离开”;“depart from+地名”表示“动身去…”,“depart from+地名”表示“从… 动身”、
【派】departure(n.离开,启程;开始;背离)
4.strive vt.抗争,搏斗;奋勉,努力
【例】Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain.
每个夜晚我都渴望睡眠,我努力想要入睡,但睡眠却像一块幕布一样在我头顶晃动不肯落下。(2002)
5.flourish n./v.茂盛;繁荣,兴旺;挥舞,挥动;炫耀
【记】词根记忆:flour(=flor,花)+ish--花一样绽放--茂盛
【例】Half of the world's nations do not have stable enough conditions for business to flourishin, are port claims.
一份报告称,世界上半数国家不具备商业繁荣发展所需要的稳定环境。
6.fidelity n.忠诚,忠实;逼真;精确
【记】词根记忆:fid(相信)+el+ity--值得相信--忠诚,忠实
【例】We ask you to translate this article with the greatest fidelity.
我们要求你极准确地翻译这篇文章。
【用】唱片的“高保真”就是high fidelity。
7.litter n.乱丢的废弃物;一胎所生的小动物 v.在…上乱丢东西,乱丢
【例】There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty.
有法律禁止乱丢垃圾,禁止污染空气和水资源。(2003)
8.auxiliary adj.辅助的;备用的
【例】This book is just auxiliary,to that course.
这本书对于那个课程来说只是辅助性的。