改 變
remodel
【釋】vt.改造,改型,改變(to alter the structure of)
recast
I just recast the parts of my car.
【譯】我隻是重新鑄造了我的汽車零件。
【釋】v.重新鑄造;徹底改造
adjust
【釋】v.整頓,整理(to put into order);適應(to become suited)
【記】詞根記憶:ad + just(正確)→ 變正確 → 整頓
【派】adjustment(n.調節,調整)
clip
【釋】n.夾子,別針(metal devices for holding things together)v.修剪(to cut sth.withscissors or shears)
commute
【釋】v.交換(to change or exchange);坐公交車上下班(to travel from home to work and backin a bus)
【記】詞根記憶:com(共同)+ mut(改變)+ e → 坐車換車 → 坐公交車
divert
【釋】v.使某事物轉向(to turn from one course to another);使娛樂(to entertain)
【記】詞根記憶:di(偏離)+ vert(轉;偏離)→ 轉向
incorrigibility
【釋】n.無可救藥(incapability of being corrected or amended)
【反】tractability(n.溫順;易處理)
renovate
【釋】v.修複,翻新(to put back into good condition)
【反】cause to decay(使腐爛)
restore
【釋】v.恢複(to bring sb./sth.back to a former position or condition);修複,修補(torebuild or repair sth.so that it is like the original)
restored
【釋】a.恢複的(returned to an original or regular condition)
【反】dilapidated(a.荒廢的)
restoration
【釋】n.複活(an act of restoring or the condition of being restored)
shunt
【釋】v.使(火車)轉到另一軌道,轉移方向(to switch a train from one track to another)
snip
【釋】v.剪斷(to cut with scissors)
swerve
【釋】v.突然改變方向(to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course;deviate)
【記】聯想記憶:serve(發球)中間加w(where)→ 發球突然改變方向後都不知道球到哪去了
【反】maintain direction(保持方向)
contortion
釋n.扭歪,彎曲(twisting;distortion)
diversion
【釋】n.轉移,轉換;解悶,娛樂(act of turning aside;pastime)
恢 複
revert
【釋】v.恢複,回複到(to go back to);重新考慮(to talk about or consider again)
reassure
Kate claps the man on the shoulder to reassure him.
【譯】凱特拍拍那個男人的肩膀以示安慰。
【釋】v.使安心,安慰(to restore to confidence)
backslide
I managed to keep off cigarettes for two months,but recently I'm afraid I'vebegun to backslide.
【譯】我好不容易戒了兩個月的煙,但最近恐怕是又開始抽了。
【釋】v.故態複萌(to revert to bad habits)
【記】組合詞:back(向後)+ slide(滑動)→ 往後滑
rehabilitate
【釋】v.修複,恢複(職業等)(to restore to a former capacity)
【記】詞根記憶:reh(重新)+ abilit(能力)+ ate → 修複
【派】rehabilitation(n.複原)
rehabilitative
釋a.使複原的,複職的
reinstate
【釋】v.恢複(原職)(to restore to a previous effective state(former position))
【記】詞根記憶:re(重新)+ in(進入)+ state(狀態)→ 重新恢複職位
recuperative
the recuperative powers of fresh air
【譯】新鮮空氣可助人康複的作用
【釋】a.使恢複的,有恢複力的
rejuvenate
【釋】v.使返老還童(to make young or youthful again)
【記】詞根記憶:re + juven(年輕)+ ate → 使返老還童
【派】rejuvenation(n.返老還童,恢複活力)
renascent
【釋】a.再生的,複活的(reborn after being forgotten)
resilient
【釋】a.有彈性的;能恢複活力的,適應力強的(tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortuneor change)
resurge
【釋】v.複活(to rise again into life)
【派】resurgence(n.複興,再起)
reversion
【釋】n.返回(原狀,舊習慣)(an act of returning);逆轉(an act of turning the opposite way)
【記】詞根記憶:re(回)+ vers(轉)+ ion → 轉回去,返回
throwback
【釋】n.返祖現象,複舊(a return to sth.in the past)
【記】參考:atavism(n.返祖現象)
減 少
abate
【釋】v.減輕,減少(to make less in amount;wane)
【記】詞根記憶:a(加強)+ bate(減弱,減少)→ 減輕
abbreviate
【釋】v.縮短(to make shorter);縮寫(to shorten a word or phrase)
【記】詞根記憶:ab(加強)+ brev(短)+ iate → 縮短
【派】abbreviation(n.縮短,縮寫)
abrade
【釋】v.磨損,磨小(to scrape or rub off)
【記】詞根記憶:ab(離去)+ rade(摩擦)→ 摩擦掉,磨損
【反】augment(v.增加,增大)
【派】abraded(a.磨損的)
abridge
【釋】v.刪減(to reduce in scope or extent);縮短(to shorten by using fewerwords;condense)
【記】聯想記憶:a + bridge → 一座橋把路縮短了