◇dwell [dwel]
vi.居住
例句:The more we dwell on negative emotions, the more negative we begin to feel.我們越是沉湎於消極情緒,就越是感到消極。
派生>dweller n.居民,居住者 It fails to provide sound advice to city dwellers. 未能向城市居民提供合理的建議。
dwelling n. 住所 In one case,many researchers working around the ancient Maya city of Copan,Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using acrial photographs and by making surveys on foot.舉個例子,許多在洪都拉斯西部的瑪雅古城Copan開展工作的研究者利用航空照片和徒步調查,發現了數以百計的小鄉村和個人住所。
◇deliberate
a.故意的;深思熟慮的v.仔細考慮,深思熟慮
單詞巧記:liberal 的讀音類似於\"隸搏\"。奴隸拚搏為自由→自由的。de發音似\"弟\",弟弟真想要自由還是不想要?當然要想一想,所以該單詞意思是\"仔細考慮\"。
例句:Witnesses said the firing was deliberate and sustained.目擊者說槍擊是蓄意而且持續的。
The problem whether I should marry that rich man has been deliberated by my families for many days.這些天,我的家人一直在思考我是否應該嫁給那個有錢人。
派生> deliberately ad.故意地 deliberation n.熟思,考慮 deliberative a.審議的,有審議權的
擴展>liberal a.開明的;自由的,開放的
The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education.AAAS對自由教育表現出極大的熱情。
liberalism n.自由主義
liberate v. 解放;釋放
When we liberate the economic potential of women,we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations,and the world.當我們解放婦女的經濟潛力時,我們就提升了社區、國家和世界的經濟表現。
◇detect
vt.察覺,發覺;查出,測出
單詞巧記:該單詞可以記憶為往下(de)探(te)個它(ct),鑽探工人往下鑽井,為了\"測出,查出\"地下是不是有石油。
例句:The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past.這個概念是說,人們已經很難察覺到海洋中發生的巨大變化,因為他們回顧的隻是過去一段相對較短的時間。
派生>detector n. 發現者;探測器
◇devote
vt.(~to)投人,獻身
單詞巧記:de的發音似\"弟\",vot發音類似於 volt(雪佛蘭的一款車),弟弟最大的願望就是買一輛volt,所以弟弟幹什麼事情都\"致力於\"買這款車。
例句:Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.鄰居們把業餘時間用來幫助別人重建家園。