英语词汇提高chapter14.ppt

Chapter 14,外国语学院 2012春 杨莉萍,dubious adj.,1. (pred.表） be/become/seem/sound dubious about sth./doing sth. not certain and slighly suspicious about sth; doubtful 半信半疑的；可疑的 eg. I remains dubious about her motives. 2. (derog.贬) possibly or probably dishonest, disreputable or risky 不可靠的；名声不好的；冒险的 eg. a rather dubious character a(n) highly/ extremely dubious business venture,[词根] du, dub, doub=two,表示“二，双”,double dual adj. 双重的 eg. This is a dual-purpose exercise which develops strength and flexibility. duplicate v. （du+plic 重复+atc→重复） eg. The manager asks the secretary to duplicate the document. 经理让秘书复印/复制这份文件。

duel n. (du+ el [ = bell斗] →两个人的战斗) eg. Feeling were so intense that they fought a duel. 双方情绪异常激烈, 以至进行了一场决斗ecstatic adj.,feeling extremely happy and excited about something eg. 1) He was ecstatic at the news of the birth of his daughter. 2) The young lovers were ecstatic in each other’s company. ecstasy n. the state of extreme happiness; a kind of extreme emotion 1) in an ecstasy of delight 欣喜若狂 2) I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol. 3) religious ecstasy 宗教的痴迷 4) in an ecstasy of grief 悲痛欲绝,happy cheerful be in good mood content(ed) be on top of the world radiant: eg. the radiant sun her radiant face joyful glad,pleased delighted thrilled be over the moon overjoyed ecstatic in paradise/ heaven beside oneself with joy bursting with happiness,ecstatic: ec=ex=out; stat=stand,eccentric a. (e[c] +centric中心的 →偏离出[大众]中心的) eg. She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity. 她非常古怪, 算是个奇人。

eclipse (ec=out + lip=to leave) eg. 1) A total eclipse is when the sun or moon is completely covered. 2) His accomplishment was eclipsed by those of his famous father. n. / v. 日食，月食；遮住…光，使黯然失色，使相形见绌,[词根] st, sta, stat, stan, stant, stin = stand,static (stat+ic立着不动的) eg. Even with static population, consumption rose steeply. 即便人口保持稳定,消费亦大幅增加 adj. 静止的, 静态的 stationary eg. She ran into a stationary vehicle at the side of the road, so relatively unscathed(毫发无损). adj. 静止的，不动的,stature n. 身高；身材（stat+ure)；声望，名望 eg. He is a writer who has grown in stature over the last few years. status eg. Manuel applied for legal immigrant status after living here for three years. circumstance n. statistics n. stationery n. 文具,[词根] vol, volv, volt=to roll，turn表示“卷，转”,revolve v. eg. 1) The earth revolves on its axis. 2) He revolved the pencil between his fingers. 转动，旋转；(星球)运行,公转；做圆周运动; 仔细考虑 eg. revolve sth in one’s mind revolver n. 左轮手枪 eg. The two men advanced on each other with drawn revolver. 这两个人都拔出了手枪, 一步步相互逼近。

devolve eg. More power is to be devolved to the regional government. v. (工作)移交；(权力)下放 evolve eg. This unique plants evolved undisturbed for millions of years. evolution n. 进化 involve v. 包含；卷入；参与 involvement n. revolution n.,fallacy n.,1. false or mistaken belief 错误的见解 eg. It is a fallacy to suppose that wealth brings happiness. 2. false reasoning or argument 错误的推理 eg. a statement based on fallacy fallacious adj. 令人误解的；谬误的 eg. Such an argument is misleading, if not wholly fallacious. a fallacious reasoning,[词根] fall, fail, fault=to err, deceive “犯错误，欺骗”,fallacious a. =fall (犯错误) + acious(有…的) → 有错误的 eg. Don't be misled by the fallacious reasoning of the advertisement. 不要被错误的/谬误的广告所误导。

fallible a.（fall+ible能…的→能犯错误的）易错的 eg. We’re fallible, so we make mistakes. 我们难免有错 falsify v. （fals+ify表动词→弄错） eg. They falsify or deny whatever doesn’t suit their books. 他们篡改或者否定任何不符合他们意见的东西fictitious,adj. imagined or invented; not real 想象的;虚构的;假的 eg. 1) The account he gives of his childhood is quite/ entirely/ purely fictitious. 2) All the places and characters in his novel are entirely fictitious. fiction n. eg. works of fiction 小说作品 fictional adj. (usu. in a story) 小说的;虚构的 eg. fictional characters fictionalize v. to make a film or story about a real event eg. fictionalized history 演义,[后缀] -able –ible 表形容词，“可…的，能…”,desirable a.（desire 渴望） eg. My desire for a desirable house will come true in the near future. 我要买一幢称心如意的/值得拥有的房子的愿望在不久的将来会实现。

irresistible a.（ir不 +resist抵抗+ible） eg. Their arguments were irresistible; I had to agree. 他们的论据很有说服力/无法抵抗的, 我也不得不同意 adjustable a. (adjust调节+able) eg. More expensive cameras have adjustable focusing. 比较贵的照相机有可调节的焦距 producible a. （produce生产+ible）可生产的,[词根] miser = wretched 表示“可怜的”,miser n.（小气鬼活的很可怜）小气鬼 eg. She discovered she had married a miser. 她发现自己嫁了一个守财奴 misery ['mizəri] = miser（可怜的）+y → 痛苦, 苦难 n. eg. The family lived in misery for several years. 这家人过了几年的痛苦生活 miserable adj. 极不愉快，痛苦的 eg. I spent the weekend feeling miserable. 我那个周末心情糟糕。