英语单词学习

2024/11/12

动词过去式、过去分词，如果是在t、d后面，读作[id]；如果是在清辅音后面，读作[t]；如果是在浊辅音和元音后面，读作[d]。

s后面的清辅音t、k、p分别读作[d]、[g]、[b]

stl组合中，t不发音
两个ss的读音是[s]
breakfast为什么表示早餐?最早的基督教中，信徒们在日出之后才会进食，称为“打破斋戒”或者“开斋”，所以叫做breakfast，即break打开，fast快速。

waive
wage
utopia
ubiquity
throttle
suffuse
stuffing
stuffiness
stowaway
spontaneous
spontaneity

elicit response
be endow with
be contemptuous of
beat to the punch
row on row
in earnest
crack down
setback
onset
come over
tempest in a teapot
know one’s way around
in line with
in a nutshell
mean to do
squeeze blood out of a turnip
a tug of war
be virtue of
draw a deep breath
breathe in
be reliant on
stand in good stead
avert
overt
abvert
gloss over
chestnut
complement each other
asset
ascertain
assign
breakfast
sticky fingers
polish
provoke arousal
tinker with
think thoughts
be at variance with the facts
willy-nilly
seem to sb
ulterior motive
gastric
garnish
take a swig of
tongues are wagging
one the wane
wan
prom
prop
nib
nipped
mint
maw
plier
cower
aide
ante
chisel
chore
caviar
chum
crap
cram
cub
fowl
upped
aught
befit
calf
dilate
dilute
ire
jag
jog
jug
lop
sprig
prig
lop
prick
floss
cletch fist
grit teeth
malt
moor
mesh
mint
pope
scuff
inset
poppy
potty
audibly
carve
whine about

consist of：主体包含部分
compose : 部分组成主体
consititute: 部分组成主体

hatch a plot to do: 谋划做什么事
convene: 组织
take initiative: 先行行动
santa claus: 圣诞老人
presume the opposite: 认为相反
quite the opposite: 相反的是
draw lesson: 吸取教训
in its present form: 当前的形态
have a better sense of: 有更好的感觉
let alone: 更何况
live within your means: 量入为出
have a discipline to strict to: 有严格的纪律
rent out: 出租
a less than glamorous part: 一个不太华丽的部分
take sharper precedence over: 更高优先级
be devoted to: 全身心投入
this is most apt to be the case: 最有可能的情况
yield to pressure to do: 屈从于压力
lead arguments: 导致纠纷
senior citizen: 老龄公民
maid of honor:伴娘

house of worship:宗教场所
dote: 喜爱
coffin:棺材
coffeine:咖啡因
expedient:权宜的
buster:破坏者
procrastinate: 拖延
gourmet:美食家
expound:阐述
narcissist:自我陶醉
assassinate:暗杀
salvage: 挽救
savage: 凶猛的
ulcer: 溃疡
obituary:讣告
arbitrary:武断的
abundant:大量的
unconcious:无意识的
communal:公共的
throng:人群
lavish:奢侈的
obesity:肥胖
obtuse:钝角
congestion:阻塞
conjesture:猜测
adjacency:临近
collude:密谋
shaikh:酋长
dissertation:论文
pentagon:五角大楼
err:错误
cult:邪教
leverage:杠杆
ditch:沟壕
doctrine:法则
spice:调料
species:物种
espionage:间谍
sculp:雕塑
scalp:头皮
mitigation:减轻
unalienable:不可剥夺的
escalator:扶手
I作为第一人称“我”时，总大写
surmise：推测
conjecture：推测。跟surmise的区别是，surmise是有理由的推测，而conjecture是一种异想天开的猜测。
consist of:包含关系。主体 consist of 部分
constitute:包含关系。部分 contitute 主体
compose:包含关系。部分 compose 主体

i.e. =in other words
e.g. =example given
et al. = etc。etc指无生命的物体，而et al指的是人。
.Viz =videlicet

what a coincidence: 多巧啊
predecessor’s retirement function: 前任的退休
desolation: 荒凉的
complement each other: 相互补充

Sometimes a victim becomes more empowered when they give themselves permission not to forgive
at fault: 有罪的
Draw the lesson you learned and try to avoid committing a similar offense in there future