俞敏洪四级词汇词根+联想记忆法(乱序版) 第 48 期:5-6Word List 5-61
destitute adj
贫困的,赤贫的;缺少的,毫无的【记】词根记忆:de(毁)+stitut(建立)+e_+毁摔建好的-缺少的【例】Tbousands of children were left destitute andhomeless afier the war
战后,成千上万的儿童生活穷困,无家可归
【用】destitute 作缺少讲时,后面都要先接 of,再接缺少的东西
handy adj
手边的,近便的;便于使用的,方便的:灵巧的,手巧的【例 J I keep a penuudy just in case
我放了一支笔在手边,以备不时之需
//come in handy Experience you acquired from your social acrivities will come in handy in job-hunting
你从社会活动中获得的经验在求职时会派上用场
【用】come in handy 的意思与 come in useful 相似,都表示迟早有用
drizzle n
(下)毛毛雨,涓涓细流【记】与形近词 dazzle((使)眼花]一起记【例】It has been druzling all day
细雨下了一整天
sake n
缘故【例】for the sake of She argues for the sake of arguing
她为了争辩而争辩
The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase thenumber of people interested in the major mone