Word List 16-3
1.undertake vt.试图,企图;着手做,从事;承担;接受,同意;保证
【例】Christer Fuglesang, the first Swede to go intoorbit, will undertake essential work on the spacestation.
克赖斯特?弗格尔 桑--第一位进入太空轨道的瑞典人--将在太空站从事一些基础工作。
I can’t undertake that you will make a profit from thedeal.
我不能保证你会从这次交易中获利。
【用】undertake后面可以接动词不定式,是“答应做…”的意思。
【派】undertaker(n.殡葬业人员)
2.charitable adj.慈善的;宽厚的,慷慨的
【记】联想记忆:charit( y)(慈善)+able(…的)--慈善的
【例】charitable donation.
慈善捐赠。
That is a charitable institution for the education of young children.
那是个从事儿童教育的慈善团体。
3.brief adj.简短的,简洁的;短哲的 n.概要,摘要,短文
【例】The book gives brief outline of the course of his research up till now.
这本书简要概括了他到目前为止所做的研究。(2004)
in brief : The chairman asked him to give the report in brief.
主席让他做一个简短的报告。
【用】in brief常用于连接两个句子,表示概括性总结,意为“简而言之”。
【派】briefly(adv.简短地);briefing(n.情况的简要介绍,简报:基本情况介绍会)
4.commit vt.犯(罪);答应负责,承诺
【记】词根记忆:com+mit(送)--答应送--承诺
【例】Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy.
德国昨日签署协议关闭其19家核能工厂,成为首个承诺远离核能的工业大国。(2002听力)
【用】commit最常见的形式是commit crime(犯罪)。
【派】commitment(n.信奉,献身;承担的义务;承诺,保证);
committed(adj.献身的;忠诚的;作出明确承诺的,表示出明确意图的)
5.abuse v.辱骂;滥用;虐待 n.辱骂;滥用;虐待;弊病,恶习
【记】联想记忆:ab(相反)+use(使用)--使用不当--滥用
【例】Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuableto the individual and to the society of which he is a pan' the vast modem network ofcommunication is open to abuse.
虽然媒体传播的信息对于个人及其所在的社会都很有价值,但这种大型现代广播网还是很容易被滥用。(2000)
6.splinter n.尖片,碎片 v.(使)裂成碎片;(从较大的团体中)分裂出来,组成小派别
【例】Eva is injured by flying wood splinters.
伊娃被飞落的木头碎片弄伤了。
This kind of wood splinters easily.
这种木头容易裂成碎片。
At the meeting,opinions were splintered.
会议上意见纷纭。
7.afford vt.有足够的时间(或金钱等)去(做某事)
【例】Soon working-class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail.
很快,身为工人阶级的乘客便发现他们能够承担得起火车旅行的费用了。(1998)
8.inevitable adj.不可避免的;预期的
【例】Corruption is inevitable when a country is in the course of development.
在一个国家发展的过程中,腐败是不可避免的。