巧記詞匯(四級):第三部分第5節(jié)

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Brace
    brace n. 支柱,支架vt. 拉緊,支住
    embrace 1 vt.①擁抱,抱②包含,包括
    經(jīng)典例句He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed(William James).
    拒絕接受難得機(jī)會的人失去了可貴的東西,可以肯定他會失敗?!?詹姆斯
    詞匯辨析embrace,comprise,contain,compose,consist:
    embrace與include 同義,即“包括”;
    comprise “包含,由……構(gòu)成”,謂語用復(fù)數(shù);contain “包含,容納”,它的賓語只是整體的一部分,如:The book contains five photos;
    compose “構(gòu)成”,表示許多部分構(gòu)成一個整體,一般用被動;
    consist與compose同義,但不用被動,即consist of = be composed of,如:Water is composed of (= consists of) hydrogen and oxygen.
    詞根記憶em(進(jìn)入)+brace(兩臂)進(jìn)入兩臂擁抱
    Break
    break45 v.①打破,打斷②損壞,破壞③使中斷④打破紀(jì)錄vi.①破碎,斷裂②(天)破曉③(天氣)轉(zhuǎn)晴n.①休息②中止,停頓
    經(jīng)典例句If it were not for hope, the heart would break.人若無希望,心碎肝腸斷
    考點(diǎn)提要break away 逃脫,逃離;放棄;break down ①損壞②(健康等)垮掉,崩潰;break in ①非法闖入②打斷,插嘴;break into ①非法闖入,強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入②強(qiáng)行……起來;break off 中斷,突然停止;break out ①爆發(fā),突然出現(xiàn)②逃脫,逃走;break through ①突圍,沖破②取得突破性成就;break up ①打碎,粉碎②散開,驅(qū)散③分離,斷絕關(guān)系
    詞匯辨析break, smash, crack:
    break (使)破,裂,碎
    smash 打碎;打破
    crack 破裂,斷裂,破開
    brake n.閘,制動器v.制動,剎車
    Breath
    breath n.①呼吸,氣息②氣味,香氣③微風(fēng),(空氣的)輕微流動
    經(jīng)典例句Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管閑事。
    考點(diǎn)提要take a deep breath 深呼吸;be out of breath 氣喘吁吁;hold one’ s breath 屏住呼吸;catch one’s breath 氣喘,喘息
    breathe v.吸入,呼吸