In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which they have obtained from books of travel.

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vague [veɡ] 詞頻2 詞根: vaga
adj. 模糊的;(思想上)不清楚的;(表達或感知)含糊的;曖昧的; n. 模糊不定狀態;
?? vague=vag漫游→漫游而思想不集中→含糊的
"The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K."
最后一個字母很不清楚, 可能是R,也可能是K.
近義:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate 反義:bounded, determinate, distinct
theoretical [,θi?'r?t?k?l] 詞根: theor
adj. 理論的;推想的,假設的;空論的;
?? theor考慮+et=em變體,獲得+ ical ...的 →theoret=theorem考慮后獲得的結果=定理 + ical ...的 → a.理論(上)的
"The course is essentially theoretical in orientation."
該課程的目標基本上是理論性的。
近義:hypothetic, hypothetical, imaginary, intangible, notional, abstract 反義:particular, specific, definite
half [h?f] 詞頻1
adj. 一半的,半個的; n. 半;一半;(啤酒等飲料的)半品脫;(比賽、音樂會等的)半場; adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義:mid, midway, partially, semi 反義:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
toilet ['t??l?t] 詞頻3
n. 洗手間;坐便器;梳洗;
?? 逃離它(諧音): 廁所太臭太臟,敢快逃離它 to+oil+let:讓油出去-老外老便秘,讓油出去要上 廁所
"Have you flushed the toilet?"
你沖廁所了嗎?
近義:loo, restroom, bog, toilette, commode, array
soap [sop] 詞頻2
n. 肥皂;肥皂劇;[化]皂,脂肪酸鹽; vt. 抹肥皂;用肥皂擦洗;<俚>拍…的馬屁,吹捧(某人); vi. 用肥皂擦洗;
?? soap→paos→pao(拼音&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;泡&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;)+s(名詞復數)→好多的 肥
"She did out the bathroom with lots of soap and hot water."
她用了大量肥皂和熱水打掃浴室.
近義:lather, scour, cleanser, detergent 反義:mop, rub, scour, scrub, swab, swob
consume [k?n'sju:m] 詞頻2 詞根: 抓住
vt. 消耗,消費;耗盡,毀滅;吃光,喝光;燒毀;
?? con(共同)+sume(消嘛,諧音):共同消費嘛- 消費 sume(拿取): as(=to)+sume(拿取)=pre(之前)+sume(拿取)- 假定 re
"They generally consume more power and take up more space, too."
它們通常消耗更多的能量,并且占用更多的空間.
近義:use, spend, deplete, dissipate, drain, exhaust 反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve, invigorate, nerve

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