Unit 12:
1. circ=ring 圈
cycle: n. /v. 圈, 车轮; 循环, 周期; 环绕 The earth circles the sun.
bicycle: [bi=two]自行车
tricycle: [tri=three] 三轮车
motorcycle: 摩托车
recycle: v. [re=again] 再循环, 回收再用
circle: n./v. 圆周, 圆, 圈子; 环绕 political circle 政界
semicircle: [semi=half] 半圆
circulate: 循环, 流通, 传播 Rumor circulates quickly. 谣言传播很快
circulation: n. 循环, 流通, 传播, 发行
the circulation of blood/ faked banknotes / newspaper
血液循环; 假钞的流通; 报纸的发行
circus: n.马戏团[围成圈的场地]
circuit: n. 环行; 电路, 线路, 联赛
circumference: n. 周长
circumstance: n. [circ- 环 + st-立 + ance 名词后缀 位于周围的事物] 环境, 情况 under this circumstances 在这种情况下; under no circumstances 无论如何
2. lect= choose 选择
collect: v. [co=together] 收集
collective: a. 集体的
elect: v. [e/ex=out 选出来] 选举
select: v. [se-分开] 挑选
neglect: v. [ neg=not 未; lect 选 遗漏] 忽略, 忽视 neglect one’s duty玩忽职守
intellect: [intel=inter 从中; lect 选] 才华出众的人; 非凡的才智
intellectual: n. 知识分子
intelligence: n. 智力, 聪明; 情报
intelligent: a. 聪明的
elegant: a. [e/ex=out + lect 选-精选出来的]讲究的, 优雅的, 简练的
3. soi, socio=companion, society 社会, 团体
society: n. 社会, 群居; 协会, 社, 团体; 社会上层
a drama society 戏剧社; society beauty 交际花
social: a.社会的; 群居的; 社交的,联欢的; 合群的
social welfare(福利)/ problem/insects(昆虫)/ evening/ person
sociable: a. 好交际的; 合群的
socialism: n. 社会主义 (capitalism 资本主义)
socioeconomics: n. 社会经济学
associate: a./v./n. 联合的; 预备的, 副的; 合伙人, 伙伴; 与…交往; 把…联系在一起
(1) associate producer of the film 联合制片人
(2) associate editor/ professor/member 副编辑;副教授; 预备(3) 会员
(4) Don’t associate with dishonest people. 不(5) 要与不(6) 诚实的人交往
(7) It’s not right to associate happiness with money.
把幸福与金钱联系在一起使不对的
association: n. 联合, 联系; 友情, 交往; 协会, 社团; 联想
(1) His French improved greatly because of his association with native speakers.
(2) We worked in association with that firm to raise money for the homeless.
我们和那个公司联合为无家可归的人筹款
(3) The British Medical Association 英国医学联合会