吃 喝
cloy
【釋】v.(吃甜食)生膩,吃膩(to surfeit by too much of sth.sweet)
devour
【釋】v.吞食(to eat or eat up hungrily);(一口氣)讀完(to enjoy avidly)
【記】詞根記憶:de + vour(吞吃)→ 吞掉
engulf
【釋】v.吞噬(to flow over and enclose;overwhelm)
【記】詞根記憶:en(進入)+ gulf(大溝)→ 吞噬
gluttonous
【釋】a.貪吃的,貪嘴的(very greedy for food)
【記】來自glutton(n.貪吃的人)
gnaw
【釋】v.啃,咬(to bite bit by bit with the teeth)
gobble
【釋】v.貪婪地吃(to eat quickly and greedily);吞沒
【記】發音記憶:鍋巴 → 狼吞虎咽得連鍋巴都吃光了
gormandize
【釋】v.拚命吃,貪吃(to eat or devour like a glutton)
【記】發音記憶:哥們大吃 → 狼吞虎咽
gulp
【釋】v.吞食,咽下(to swallow hastily or greedily)
【記】發音記憶:搞破 → 總是gulp容易把肚皮搞破
guttle
【釋】v.狼吞虎咽(to quaff)
【記】發音記憶:骨頭→貪吃的人看見骨頭都樂
guzzle
【釋】v.大吃大喝(to drink greedily or immoderately)
【記】參考:guttle( v.狼吞虎咽)
imbibe
【釋】v.飲(to drink);吸入(to absorb)
【記】詞根記憶:im(進入)+ bibe(=drink喝)→ 喝入 → 吸入
inebriate
【釋】v.使…醉(to intoxicate)n.酒鬼,酒徒(a drunkard)
【記】詞根記憶:in(進入)+ ebri(醉)+ ate → 使…醉
ingest
【釋】v.咽下,吞下(to take into the body by swallowing)
【記】詞根記憶:in(進入)+ gest(帶)→ 帶進去 → 咽下去
【反】expel(v.排出);disgorge(v.嘔吐);excrete(v.排泄)
ingestion
【釋】n.攝取,吸收(act of taking food or drink into the body);容納
nibble
【釋】v.一點點地咬,慢慢啃(to bite off small bits)
【記】詞根記憶:nib(小)+ ble → 小口咬 → 一點點啃
nip
【釋】v.小口啜飲(to sip in a small amount)
omnivorous
【釋】a.雜食的(eating both meat and vegetables or plants);興趣雜的(taking in everythingindiscriminately)
【記】詞根記憶:omni(全)+ vor(吃)+ ous → 全部吃的
peck
【釋】v.啄食;輕啄(to strike with a beak)
potable
【釋】a.適於飲用的(suitable for drinking)
【記】詞根記憶:pot(喝)+ able → 可以喝的
【反】undrinkable(a.不可飲用的)
quaff
【釋】v.痛飲,暢飲(to drink deeply)
【記】發音記憶:誇父 → 誇父追日,渴急痛飲
slake
【釋】v.解渴,消渴(quench)
【記】聯想記憶:s + lake → 一湖水 → 解渴
slurp
【釋】v.大聲地啜喝(to drink with the sound of _disibledevent=cip + pro向前放下)+ ate → 重新向前放下 → 互相給予
unrequited
【釋】a.無報答的(not reciprocated or returned in kind)
【反】remunerative(a.有報酬的)
工 作
masonry
They advocated the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapers.
【譯】他們提倡用石工技術建摩天大樓。
【釋】n.石工技術;石屋;石匠職業
appoint
【釋】v.任命,指定(to name for an office or position);約會
【記】詞根記憶:ap + point(指)→ 指定
【派】appointment(n.指定;約會)
carpentry
【釋】n.木工工作(art or work of a carpenter)
【記】聯想記憶:car + pen + try → 試著用筆在木頭上畫汽車 → 木工工作
depose
【釋】v.免職(to remove from office or a position of power);作證(to state byaffidavit)
【記】詞根記憶:de + pose(放)→ 放下去 → 免職
deposition
【釋】n.免職(removal from office or position);沉積(the laying down of matter);作證(making a testimony)
【反】perjury(n.偽證);process of eroding(侵蝕過程)