【记】词根记忆:scrib(写)+ble--潦草乱写
【例】Children love to scribble with a color pencil on the paper.
孩子们喜欢用彩笔在纸上乱涂乱画。
Tom scribbled the number when he heard it on the phone.
汤姆在电话里听到这个号码时便草草地记了下来。
【记】词根记忆:of+fend(打击)--打击别人--冒犯
【例】You should remind yourself not to offend against the customs when you are abroad.
在国外的时候要提醒自己不要违犯风俗。
【派】offence/offense(n.过错,犯罪;冒犯;引起反感的事物);
offender(n.冒犯者,犯罪者)
【例】It is a dreary winter day.
这是一个阴沉的冬日。
The man always stares at others in a dreary look.
这个人总是面容忧郁地看着别人。
【记】词根记忆:im(不)+pcr(尝试)+ative--不允许尝试的--强制的
【例】It is imperative that students hand in their term papers on time.
学生必须按时交学期论文。(2004)
【用】在句型It's imperative that...中,从句要用should do sth.的形式,其中should可以省略。
【例】The students need lots of exercises to qualify for the examination.
学生们要想考试合格就需要做大量的练习。
【用】词组:qualify as(取得…资格;把…说成);qualify for(有…资格;应得;使合格,使能担任);qualify to do sth.(使有资格做某事)、
【派】qualification(n.限制;批准;资格;[pl.]考试合格证明书);qualified(adj.有资格的,胜任的;有条件的)
【例】China reports a shock tumble in the size of its trade surplus,though analysts warn that it probably will be short lived.
中国报告称其贸易盈余大幅下跌,但专家警示说这可能只是短期现象。
【例】My heart melted at the child's tears.
孩子的眼泪使我心软了。
【辨】melt, dissolve, melt意为"融化,熔化",特指因为加热固体变成液体,如:The snow melts. dissolve指固体在溶剂中溶解,如:Salt dissolves in water,
【记】联想记忆:al(表加强)+lot(很多)--很多东西大家分--分配
【例】Our budgets have failed to allot enough money for schools.
我们的预算没能给各个学校拨足款项。
【辨】allot, allocate, assign, apportion,allot含有任意或偶然选择的意味,本身不带有公平或均等分配的含义;allocate指来自权威方面的分配,最为正式,主要用于分拨款项、财产等;assign强调的是权威方面所做的并且通常是固
定的分配,带有任意分配的意思,如:I was assigned the task of allotting the seats.;apportion揩按照公平分配的原则分配,常指按比例分配。