Master in Vocab -- Day Five

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• soar
• extinguish
• divine
• baffle
• abduct

1.soar (s- = ex- out; -ar = -aer air)
  soarer -n soaringly -adv
I.meanings:

• v.翱翔，飞翔，猛增
• n.翱翔，上升高度，上升范围，激增
• fly or rise high in the air
• increase rapidly above the usual level

II.examples:

• The temperature soared to 100 degrees.
  气温猛增了100度。

• soaring mountains
  高耸屹立的群山

• Stock prices are beginning to soar.
  股价正开始猛涨。

III.Synonyms:

• arise
• climb
• lift
• mount
• rise
• ascend
• thrust
• uprise
• upthrust
• upturn

IV.Associations:

• soaring adj.高飞的，翱翔的，高耸入云的，崇高的
• outsoar v.飞到...的上方，盘旋在...上空

2.extinguish (ex- out; sting- prick; -ish v[result])
  extinguishable -adj
  extinguisher -n
  extinguishment -n
I.meanings:

• v.熄灭，扑灭，消灭，毁灭
• to bring to an end
• to cause to cease burning
• cancel (a debt) by full payment

II.examples:

• The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.
  消防部队收到紧急通知去灭火。

• All lights had been extinguished.
  所有灯光都熄灭了。

• All hope was almost extinguished.
  所有的希望都快破灭了。

III.Synonyms:

• put out
• quench

IV.Associations:

• extinguisher n.灭火器
• inextinguishable adj.不可扑灭的，不可磨灭的
• extinguishment n.【法】消失，撤销，无效

3.divine ()
  divinely -adj
  divinity -n
  diviner -n
  divination -n

I.meanings:

• adj.神的，上帝的，神圣的，非凡的，
• n.牧师
• v.占卜，预言，猜测
• of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God
• supremely good
• discover by guesswork or intuition

II.examples:

• They prayed for divine intervention.
  他们祈求上帝之佑。

• Darling how lovely to see you, you look simply divine.
  亲爱的，见到你太让人高兴了， 你看上去简直美极了。

• It was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him.
  显而易见，他想向他的女朋友求婚。

III.Synonyms:

• supernormal, godly, angelic, holy, supernal, saintly
• priest, clergyman, preacher, theologian
• guess, surmise, conjecture, deduce

IV.Associations:

• divinity n.神，神性
• diviner n.占卜人，算命师
• divinatory adj.预言的
• divination n.占卜，预测

4.baffle
  baffer -n; bafflement -n
I.meanings:

• v.使困惑，使为难
• n.困惑，为难
• to defeat or check by confusing or puzzling

II.examples:

• I was baffled by many of the scientific terms used in the article.
  这篇文章中劈头盖脸的专业术语弄得我一头雾水。

• a baffling mystery
  难解之谜

• The unexpected occurence baffled everyone in the village.
  这突如其来的事件让村子里的每个人都困惑不已。

III.Synonyms:

• confuse
• frustrate
• foil
• balk

IV.Associations:

• baffling adj.感到困惑的，不可理解的
• bafflegab n.冗长无味的谈话/文章
• baffle-board n.反射板

5.abduct ()
  abductor -n
  abductive -adj
  abduction -n
I.meanings:

• v.诱拐，绑架
• v.使扩展，使拉伸，使外展
• (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part

II.examples:

• The girl was abducted by kidnappers.
  这个女孩被人贩子拐跑了。

• She was abducted late last night.
  她昨天深夜遭到绑架。

III.Synonyms:

• kidnap
• carry away

IV.Associations:

• abductor n.人贩子，外展肌
• abductive adj.诱导的
• superabduction n.外展过度【医】