作者xination (XINATION)
看板GRE_Verbal
标题[字汇] 红宝--p.199
时间Wed Feb 25 21:02:13 2009
http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/22504019
原来是长智齿了
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痛到流泪阿
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faucet
n.水龙头 [any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the
like by opening or closing an orifice]
fault
n.瑕疵 [a defect or imperfection; flaw]
ex. Her virtues offset her fault.
她的美德弥补了她的缺点
n.错误 [an error or mistake]
n.【地】断层 [ a break in the continuity of a body of rock, with dislocation
along the plane of the fracture]
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fault的字源:c.1280, "deficiency," from O.Fr. faute "lack, deficiency," from
V.L. *fallita "a shortcoming, falling," n. use of fem. pp., from L. falsus,
pp. of fallere "deceive, disappoint" (see false). The -l- was restored 1400s,
probably in imitation of L., but was not pronounced till 18c. Sense of
"physical defect" is from c.1320; that of "moral culpability" is first
recorded 1377. Geological sense is from 1796. The use in tennis (1599) is
closer to the etymological sense. The verb is first recorded 1559 in the
sense "to find fault with." Faulty is from 1380.
faultfinder
fault-find-er
n.吹毛求疵的人 [a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects,
esp. in a petty way.]
ps.也可当"故障探测器"
faultfinder:criticize
吹毛求疵者擅长批评
favorable
favor(赞成;有利)-able
adj.赞同的 [characterized by approval or support; positive]
ex. They are favorable to the proposal.
他们赞同这项提议。
adj.有利的 [Advantageous; helpful]
ex. Tow factors are favorable for the preservation of organisms as fossils.
有两个因素对生物化石的保存是有利的。
fawn
n.幼鹿(特指是还没断奶的小鹿) [a young deer, esp. an unweaned one.]
v.摇尾讨好(ex.狗等) [To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does
by wagging its tail,]
v.奉承,讨好 [To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior]
ex. fawn on one's superiors
faze
v.使狼狈、尴尬 [To disrupt the composure of; disconcert; embarrass]
ex. She's so calm; nothing seems to faze her.
她很镇静, 遇事不慌.
face
faze
她的脸(face)因为被鸟屎滴到而狼狈、尴尬(faze)
feat
n.功绩;英勇事蹟 [a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually
displaying boldness, skill; exploit]
ex. Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.
人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
feat字源:1400–50; late ME < MF fait made (to fit) < L factus, to make, do
feasible
feas(make, do)-ible
adj.可行的、可能的 [ probable; capable of being done]
ex .a bay feasible for yachting
适合驾驶游艇的海湾
feature
n.面貌(用features) [The overall appearance of the face or its parts]
n.特色 [A prominent or distinctive quality] v.以...为特色
ex. a feature of one's personality
ex. a feature of the landscape.
v.(电影)由...主演
ex. The new movie features two of my favorite actors.
这部新片由我最喜爱的两位演员主演。
feature字源:Middle English feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factū
ra, a working or making, from factus, past participle of facere, to make, do
做出来的特色
feckless
(ef)fect-less
adj.没目的、活力的 [Lacking purpose or vitality]
ex. two years of feckless negotiations
拖了两年毫无结果的谈判
adj.不负责的 [Careless and irresponsible.]
fecund
fetus(n.胎儿)-cund
adj.多产的 [Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful.]
adj.肥沃的;丰饶的 [very productive or creative intellectually;fertile]
ex. a prolific writer; a fecund imagination.
多产的作家;丰富的想像力。
字源:1375-1425; late ME < L fēcundus, equiv. to fē- (see fetus ) + -cundus
adj. suffix; r. late ME fecounde < AF
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effete
ex-fet(fetus胎儿)-e
adj.衰弱的;无能力的 [Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness]
ex. the effete period of the baroque style.
字面上的意思为 ex- "out" + fetus "childbearing, offspring"
fetus可想称生机,所以out of fetus表示没有生机
fecundity
fecund-ity
n.多产
n.肥沃;丰饶
ex. The probability of survival is the reciprocal of fecundity.
生存的概率是生殖力的倒数。
feeble
adj.虚弱的,衰弱的(可形容身体、性格、等等) [ physically weak; intellectually
or morally weak]
ex. She is feeble from sickness.
她因为生病而变得虚弱。
review enfeelbe v.使衰弱;使无力
feeble <> hardy adj.艰苦的;健康强壮的
feedback
feed(v.饲养)-back
n.反馈、回馈
feign
v.装作,假装 [To give a false appearance of]
ex. feign sleep.
ex. feign authorship of a novel.
ex. feign another's voice.
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字源 Middle English feinen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, to
shape, form
feign v.装作,假装
deign v.屈尊 [condescend] [古法文的deignier ,由拉丁文dignari而来]
(deignier"treat as worthy"对待人如同对杰出的人一样-->引申成屈尊)
reign n/v.统治 (reign与rain发音相同)
ex. Night resumes her reign.
黑夜重临。
feigned
feign-ed
adj.假的;捏造的
feigned <> genuine adj.诚恳的;真实的
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