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高考英语核心词汇复习拓展 Part nineteen (词根词缀排序)
1. spect (看)
expect (ex- 向外 + spect 看): 期望,预期
拓展: expect sb. to do sth. (期望某人做某事), be expected to do sth. (被期望做某事)
易错点: expect 后面接动词不定式,而不是动名词。
例句:
I expect to finish the project by next week. (我预计下周完成这个项目。)
She is expected to arrive at noon. (她预计中午到达。)
respect (re- 反复 + spect 看): 尊重,尊敬
拓展: with respect to (关于), show respect for (对...表示尊敬)
例句:
We should show respect for our elders. (我们应该尊敬长辈。)
With respect to your proposal, I have some concerns. (关于你的提议,我有一些顾虑。)
suspect (sus- 在下面 + spect 看): 怀疑,猜想
拓展: suspect sb. of doing sth. (怀疑某人做了某事)
例句:
The police suspect him of murder. (警察怀疑他谋杀。)
I suspect that she is not telling the truth. (我怀疑她没有说实话。)
串记: We all expect to be respected, but sometimes we suspect others' intentions. (我们都期望得到尊重,但有时我们怀疑别人的意图。)
2. duce/duct (引导)
introduce (intro- 向内 + duce 引导): 介绍,引进
拓展: introduce sb. to sb. (把某人介绍给某人), introduce sth. into sth. (把某物引入某物)
例句:
Please allow me to introduce myself. (请允许我自我介绍。)
The government introduced new policies to boost the economy. (政府出台了新政策来促进经济发展。)
produce (pro- 向前 + duce 引导): 生产,制造
拓展: produce evidence (提供证据), mass production (大规模生产)
例句:
China produces a wide variety of goods. (中国生产各种各样的商品。)
The company is planning to increase its production capacity. (该公司计划提高其生产能力。)
reduce (re- 回 + duce 引导): 减少,降低
拓展: reduce sth. to sth. (把...减少到...), reduce speed (减速)
例句:
We need to reduce our carbon footprint. (我们需要减少我们的碳足迹。)
The doctor advised him to reduce his intake of salt. (医生建议他减少盐的摄入量。)
串记: The company introduced a new product, hoping to increase production and reduce costs. (公司推出了一款新产品,希望能提高产量并降低成本。)
3. pose/posit (放置)
compose (com- 一起 + pose 放置): 组成,构成
拓展: be composed of (由...组成)
例句:
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. (水是由氢和氧组成的。)
The committee is composed of experts from different fields. (委员会由来自不同领域的专家组成。)
expose (ex- 向外 + pose 放置): 暴露,揭露
拓展: expose sb./sth. to sth. (使某人/某物暴露于...)
例句:
The scandal exposed the corruption of the government. (这起丑闻揭露了政府的腐败。)
Don't expose yo