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unit 5 单词讲义
gadget
词性:名词
中文意思:小工具,小巧的机械装置
英文释义:a small mechanical device or tool
词源:来自荷兰语“gadjie”,意为“诡计”或“恶作剧”
例句:He bought a new gadget to make his work easier.
固定搭配:technology gadgets, kitchen gadgets, travel gadgets
近义词:device, tool, appliance
limb
词性:名词
中文意思:肢体,四肢
英文释义:one of the four parts of the body that are attached to the trunk and include the arms and legs
词源:来自古英语“limm”,意为“树枝”
例句:He broke his limb in a car accident.
固定搭配:upper limb, lower limb, limb injury
近义词:arm, leg, extremity
episode
词性:名词
中文意思:插曲,一段经历,一集(电视剧、广播节目等)
英文释义:a part of a story that is separated from other parts by time or place; a single occurrence or event in a series of events
词源:来自拉丁语“episode”,意为“插入”或“插曲”
例句:The latest episode of the TV show was very exciting.
固定搭配:TV episode, historical episode, dramatic episode
近义词:segment, part, section
tablet
词性:名词
中文意思:药片,平板电脑,碑,牌匾
英文释义:a flat rectangular piece of medicine that you swallow; a portable computer with a touch screen display; a stone slab with writing on it; a plaque or board for public notices
词源:来自拉丁语“tabula”,意为“平板”或“木板”
例句:She took two tablets after breakfast.
固定搭配:tablet computer, sugar-coated tablet, medication tablet
近义词:pill, slate, plaque
client
词性:名词
中文意思:客户,顾客,委托人
英文释义:a person who buys goods or services from a company or organization; a person who pays another person to do work for them
词源:来自拉丁语“clientela”,意为“客户关系”或“服务”
例句:The lawyer met with his client to discuss the case.
subscribe
词性:动词
中文意思:订阅,订购;同意,赞成
英文释义:to pay for and regularly receive (a publication)
词源:来自拉丁语的"subscriptio",意为“写在下面”
例句:I subscribe to a magazine every month.(我每月订阅一本杂志。)
固定搭配:subscribe to a service(订阅服务);subscribe to a belief(支持某种信念)
近义词:enroll, register, join
compulsive
词性:形容词
中文意思:强迫性的,上瘾的
英文释义:needing to do something very much or too much
词源:来自compulsion(强迫,强制)和-ive(表示特性或状态的后缀)
例句:He has a compulsive need to check his phone all the time.(他有一种强烈的需要,总是不停地查看手机。)
固定搭配:compulsive behavior(强迫行为);compulsive disorder(强迫症)
近义词:obsessive, addictive, compuls