1.moisture n.水分;湿度(liquid diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity)
词根记忆:来自moist(n.潮湿)
例:Corn that does not receive adequate moisture during its critical pollination stage will not produce a bountiful harvest.
派生词:moisturize(v.增加水分;变潮湿)
同根词:moistener(n.润湿器)
2.mold n.模子(a frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped);v.塑造(to give shape to);对…产生影响(to determine or influence)
例:The wax conforms perfectly to the mold.//Customized computer software can be molded to fit the way a company does business.//His character was molded by his early childhood experiences.
3.mole n.鼹鼠
联想记忆:鼹鼠(mole)会打洞(hole)
例:mole rat鼹鼠
4.molecule n.分子(the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms
词根记忆:mol(摩尔,克分子)+ecule--分子
例:Studies of plants have now identified a new class of regulatory molecules.
派生词:molecular(a.分子的)
5.molten a.熔融的,熔化的(melted, made into liquid)
曾是古语中melt的过去分词,现用作形容词
例:Molten lava flowed down the mountain from the volcano.
6.monarch n.君主(one who reigns over a state or territory usually for life and by hereditary right)
词根记忆:mon(单个)+arch(统治者)--个人统治--君主
例:Many monarchs were tyrannical.//monarch butterfly 黑脉金斑蝶
7.monitor v.监控(to watch, keep track of, or check for a special purpose);n.班长 (a student appointed to assist a teacher)
例:Small transmitters are now used to monitor heart patients' exercise, as well as athletes exercising.
8.mononucleosis n.单核细胞增多症(an abnormal increase of mononuclear white blood cells in the blood)
例:Most victims of infectious mononucleosis recover after a few weeks of listlessness.
9.monopolistic a.垄断的:独占性的(of or related to monopolizing);专利的(having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant)
词根记忆:mono(单一)+polistic(政治的)--单一的政治--垄断的
例:Despite these findings, we are urged to support monopolistic power on the grounds that such power creates an environment supportive of innovation.