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mistake [m?'stek] 詞頻1 詞根: mis
n. 錯誤,過失,誤解;差錯,口誤,筆誤;失策,失誤; vt.& vi. 弄錯,誤解; vt. 認不出;誤會;看錯; vi. 弄錯;誤解;
?? mis錯誤,壞+take拿→拿錯→錯誤
"It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made."
我們已經清楚出了差錯。
近義:miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail, inaccuracy 反義:arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
spend [sp?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢; vt. 花費;消耗;花(時間);度過; n. (為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷,花費,開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
trying ['tra???] 詞頻4
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的; v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗,嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
correct [k?'r?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: cor
adj. 正確的;合適的;符合公認準則的;得體的; v. 改正;批改;指出錯誤;
?? cor共同+rect正→全部改正→糾正
"He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying."
他認定部長說謊,事實果然如此。
近義:righto, right, mend, rectify, emend, rebuke 反義:impair, disarrange, disorder, misdirect, misguide, mislead
birth [b?:θ] 詞頻1 詞根: /b?/
n. 出生;分娩;起源;出身;
?? b(分芽)+i(水)+r(分叉)+h(枝體)+t(大樹):種子在水滋潤下發芽分叉最終成為枝體茂盛的大樹- 出生
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有幾個因素已被援引來說明出生率降低的原因。
近義:childbirth, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin 反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
whole [hol] 詞頻1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整體,整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反義:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished

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