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1.upbringing n．养育，抚育
【记】来自词组bring up（教育，培养）
【例】That was a total inversion of his blue collar upbringing.
那完全与他所受的蓝领教育背道而驰。
2.subtle adj.微细的，微妙的，难以察觉的；精巧的，精妙的；敏感的，敏锐的
【例】Note the painterly lines and subtle impasto on this canvas.
注意这幅油画上的那些美术线条和巧妙厚涂的颜料。
Women may be able to see more subtle shades of red than men, research suggests.
研究显示女性对红色的色度比男性更为敏感。
【派】subtly(adv.微细地；精巧地；敏感地)
3.absolute adj.绝对的；完全的；肯定的，确定的
【记】词根记忆：ab(表加强)+solut(松开)+e--放开思想去接受--完全的
【例】The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think it best to pursue.
科学家对于其最好从事什么样的研究有着绝对的自由。(1999)
【派】absolutely(adv.绝对地；完全地)
4.contact n．接触，联系；交往v．接触，联系
【记】词根记忆：con+tact(接触)--接触
【例】Arts students may well find that their official contact with teachers is less than this average, while science and engineering students may expect to be timetabled for up t0 20 hours per week.
文科学生可能发现他们与老师正式接触的次数低于该平均数，而理工科学生安排的时间可能会多达20小时。(1997)
make contact with sb./sth. We would like to make contact with you in order to make a deal about buying some products of your company.
我们想要跟你取得联系以便谈生意，买些贵公司的产品。
【用】make contact with sb.意思是“与某人交谈、会晤、取得联系”。
【派】contagious[ adj.（接触）传染的]
5.pile n.堆；大量，成堆 v．堆起，积累；挤
【例】There are piles of nondescript scientific journals everywhere in the room.
屋子里到处都是一堆堆平淡无奇的科学杂志。
The farmer piled the hay in the comer of the kitchen.
这个农民把干草堆放到厨房的角落里。
6.suspicious adj.怀疑的，疑心的，多疑的；可疑的
【记】词根记忆：su( s)+spic(看)+ious--看了让人生疑的--疑心的
【例】Please co-operate with the police by reporting any crime or suspicious activity immediately, either by dialing 110 0r calling at your nearest police station.
请与警方合作，通过拨打110或最近警局的电话及时汇报任何犯罪行为或可疑活动。(2001)
【用】be suspicious of是常用短语，表示“怀疑…”。
7.array n.展示，陈列；排列整齐的一队人，一长列（物品）
【例】Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has been employed in the service of musical expression.
在全世界各类文化中，无论是东方还是西方，声音的无限排列方式都能为音乐表达所用。(2005)
【用】词组an array of，表示“一群，一批”的意思。
8.frenzy n．疯狂；狂乱；狂暴
【例】A small plot of land in an up-market area of Bristol sells for 77，000 at auction after a bidding frenzy.
布里斯托尔市高消费地区的一小块地皮在拍卖会上经过激烈竞价后以7.7万英镑售出。
adj. 可疑的，多疑的
