书城外语大学英语四级词汇词根词缀高效记忆:轻松背单词
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What"s the central thought of this article

这篇文章的中心思想是什么?

centre [sent] n. 中心;中枢vt. 集中

用法

centre around 集中;使放在……正中

举例

The new library was built in the centre of the campus.

新图书馆建在校园的中心。

同根普通词汇:要了解

concentrate [knsentreit] vt. 集中;聚集;浓缩

举例

The crowds concentrated round the palace.

人群汇集在宫殿的四周。

concentration [knsentrein] n. 集中;专注;浓缩

举例

The tennis players need total concentration during play.

网球运动员在比赛中需要全神贯注。

cern, cert, cret 表示“搞清,区别”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

concern [knsn] n. 关心,挂念;关系

用法

be concerned with 牵涉到,与……有关,参与

as concerns 关于

举例

How much money I earn is none of your concern.

我挣多少钱与你无关。

同形

concerning [knsni] prep. 关于

certain [stn] a. 确实的;肯定的

用法

be certain of 确信,深信

be certain to 必然;一定

举例

For certain reasons I will be unable to attend the meeting.

因为某种原因,我不能出席这次会议。

同形

certainly [stnli] ad. 一定,必定;当然

certainty [stnti] n. 必然;肯定

uncertain [nstn] a. 无常的;不确定的

secret [sikrit] a. 秘密的;隐蔽的

用法

keep sth. secret from (sb.) 不把某事告诉某人

make a secret of 隐瞒

举例

All the people who know this secret represent a security risk.

凡是知道这个秘密的人都对安全造成危险。

同形

secretary [sekrtri] n. 秘书;书记;大臣

同根普通词汇:要了解

certificate [stifikit] n. 证书,证件,执照

举例

To obtain a passport, you have to send in your birth certificate with the form.

要取得护照,你得把出生证和表格一起呈上。

cid, cis 表示“切开,杀”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

decide [disaid] vt. 决定,决心;解决

用法

decide between 于两者中选择其一

decide on 对……作出决定

举例

That decided me to leave my job.

那件事使我决定离职。

decision [disin] n. 决定,决心;果断

用法

make a decision 决定下来,作出决定;下决心

come to a decision 作出决定

举例

I wasn"t informed of the decision until too late.

等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。

同根普通词汇:要了解

precise [prisais] a. 精确的,准确的

举例

I can"t give you a precise date.

我无法告诉你确切的日期。

precision [prisin] n. 精确,精密,精密度

举例

Your report lacks precision.

你的报告不够准确。

circ, cycl, 表示“圆,环”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

circle [skl] n. 圆,圆周;圈子

用法

come full circle 兜了一圈,回到原位,绕……转一周,周而复始

举例

A square has four sides but a circle has no sides.

正方形有四条边,而圆形没有边。

cycle [saikl] n. 自行车,循环

用法

a vicious cycle 恶性循环

the cycle of events 一系列事件

举例

The seasons of the year make a cycle.

一年四季构成一个循环。

bicycle [baisikl] n. 自行车,脚踏车

用法

ride a bicycle 骑自行车 by bicycle 骑自行车

举例

This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle.

这山太陡了,骑自行车可上不去。

同根普通词汇:要了解

circuit [skit] n. 电路;环行;巡行

举例

There are two breakers in this circuit.

这个电路里面使用了两个断路器

circular [skjul] a. 圆的;循环的

举例

The full moon has a circular shape.

满月呈圆形。

circulate [skjuleit] vt. 使循环vi. 循环

举例

Blood circulates through the body.

血液在体内循环。

cit 表示“引用,唤起”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

excite [iksait] vt. 使激动;引起

用法

get excited at 因……而激动[兴奋]

get excited with 因……而激动

举例

The good news excited everybody.

这个好消息使每一个人都很兴奋。

同形

exciting [iksaiti] a. 令人兴奋的

同根普通词汇:要了解

recite [risait] vt. & vi. 背诵,朗诵

举例

Recite the poem (right) from the (very) beginning.

从头开始背诵这首诗。

cite [sait] v. 引用;引证

举例

The lawyer cited a previous case to support his argument.

律师引用了以前的案例来支持他的论点。

claim 表示“呼喊,叫喊”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

claim [kleim] vt. 声称,主张;索取

用法

have a claim on 有对……要求权

set up a claim to sth. 声明对……的权利,提出对……的要求

举例

She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.

她声称那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遗失的

exclaim [ikskleim] vi. 呼喊;惊叫

用法

exclaim against 指责

exclaim at 抗议

举例

The children exclaimed with excitement.

孩子们兴奋地大叫。

同根普通词汇:要了解

proclaim [prkleim] vt. 宣告,宣布;表明

举例

They proclaimed that he was a traitor.

他们宣称他是叛徒。

clear, clare 表示“清楚,明白”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

clear [kli] a. 清晰的vt. 清除

用法

clear away 收拾干净;扫除;排除;消散

clear up 整顿,清理,收拾,澄清

举例

She has made her position very clear.

她已明确阐述了自己的观点。

同形

clearly [klili] ad. 明白地,清晰地

declare [dikl] vt. 断言;声明;表明

用法

declare in favor of sth. 声明赞成某事

declare off 宣布作废,毁约,宣布退出

举例

She declared that she didn"t want to see him again.

她宣称她再也不愿见到他。

class 表示“分类”

同根普通词汇:要了解

classification [klsifikein] n. 分类;分级;分类法

举例

Such classification tends to detract from generality.

这样的分类方法缺乏概括性。

classify [klsifai] vt. 把……分类

举例

He carefully began to classify the results of his examinations.

他开始细心地为他的检验结果分类。

clin 表示“倾斜,斜坡”

同根普通词汇:要了解

incline [inklain] n. 斜坡vt. 使倾斜

举例

He inclined towards the speaker to hear more clearly.

他朝讲话者倾过身去以便听得更清楚些。

clos, clud, clus 表示“关闭”

同根常考词汇:需掌握

close [kluz] vt. 关,闭;结束

用法

close around 包围,围住;逼近……周围

close on 围拢,围上来;隐没;同意

举例

At the close of the term we shall have a general review.

学期结束,我们将进行一次总复习。

同形

closely [kluzli] ad. 紧密地,接近地

disclose [diskluz] vt. 揭开,揭发;透露

用法

disclose one"s intentions 暴露企图

举例

He refused to disclose his name and address.

他拒绝透露自己的姓名和地址。

include [inklud] vt. 包括,包含

举例

I include eggs on the list of things to buy.

我在要买的货单上增加了鸡蛋。

conclusion [knklun] n. 结论,推论;结尾

用法

come to a conclusion 得出结论,告一段落

draw the conclusion 得出结论,推断

in conclusion 最后,总之

举例

He reasoned out the conclusion according to the theory.

他根据这个理论作出了结论。

同根普通词汇:要了解

enclose [inkluz] vt. 围住,圈起;附上

举例

Farmers often enclose their land with hedges.

农夫们常用树篱将他们的地围起来。

exclude [iksklud] vt. 把……排除在外

举例

Five persons spoke at the meeting excluding me.

除我以外,还有五个人在会上发了言。

exclusively [iksklusivli] ad. 专门地

举例

They have been fastening exclusively on the project.

他们一直把全部注意力集中在这个项目上。

corpor 表示“身体,团体”

同根普通词汇:要了解