俞敏洪四级词汇词根+联想记忆法(乱序版) 第 125 期:11-7Word List 11-71
property n.财产,所有物;不动产,房地产;性质,属性【记】词根记忆:prop(拥有的)+ert)r--拥有的东西--财产【例】The storm also paralyzed areas of Cuba whereseveral people were killed and property and cropsdestroyed
暴风雨还席卷了古巴地区,造成数人死亡,财产与庄稼也遭到了破坏
(1999 听力)Certain plants have medicinal properties
有些植物具有药用性能
【用】property 作性质,属性讲的用法不常见,要注意
overflow v.(使)溢出,(使)泛滥,涌出【记】联想记忆:over+flow(流)--溢出【 例 】 Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have caused extensive flooding in some parts of theU
Midwest and in Eastern regions of the U
as well
大雨和泛滥的河水给美国中西部的一些地区以及东部带来了大片的洪水
(1998 听力)3
smash v
(使)破裂,粉碎,打碎:猛撞,猛冲,猛击,痛击;打败.打破(记录等)【例】All my illusions about work were smashed after graduation
毕业后,我所有关于工作的幻想都破灭了
【辨】burst, crush, smash 三个词都有破裂的意思
burst 一般是由于内部压力而猛然破裂;crush 多为外部巨大的压力造成物体变形或碎掉,如:Eggs crush e