【例】Linda married a foreigner who has Egyptian nationality.琳達嫁給了一個有埃及國籍的人。
【派生】nation n.國家,民族 national a.民族的,國家的
★ pant
n.喘氣
v.喘,氣喘吁吁地說
【例】He was panting heavily as he ran.他氣喘吁吁地跑著。
★ appeal
vi.呼吁,懇求;申訴
n.呼吁;申訴;吸引力
【例1】The police appealed to the crowd not to panic.警方呼吁群眾不要驚慌。
【例2】Her sense of humor appealed to him enormously.她的幽默感把他強烈地吸引住了。
【同義替換】call on; attract, fascinate, absorb
【派生】appealing a.吸引人的
【真題】If the study of law is beginning to establish itself as part and parcel of a general education, its aims and methods should appeal directly to journalism educators.如果法學正在開始成為普通教育的重要組成部分的話,那么它的目標和方法應該會立刻吸引新聞學教育者。
★ void
a.空虛的;沒有的;無效的
【例】Her face was void of all interest.她面部表情顯示她對什么都不感興趣。
【同義替換】empty, vacant; invalid, null, useless
【派生】voidance n.取消,撤銷
★ ample
a.充分的,富裕的;寬敞的,寬大的
【例1】The director of the company receives an ample salary.公司董事的薪水很高。
【例2】The election was given ample coverage on TV.電視上對選舉作了廣泛的報道。
【真題】All these activities can prevent the growth of important communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained concentration they will need for most jobs.這些活動會妨礙重要的溝通和思考能力的發展,使孩子很難培養在未來大多數工作中都需要的持續的注意力。