What"s the central thought of this article
这篇文章的中心思想是什么?
centre [sent] n. 中心;中枢vt. 集中
用法
centre around 集中;使放在……正中
举例
The new library was built in the centre of the campus.
新图书馆建在校园的中心。
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concentrate [knsentreit] vt. 集中;聚集;浓缩
举例
The crowds concentrated round the palace.
人群汇集在宫殿的四周。
concentration [knsentrein] n. 集中;专注;浓缩
举例
The tennis players need total concentration during play.
网球运动员在比赛中需要全神贯注。
cern, cert, cret 表示“搞清,区别”
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concern [knsn] n. 关心,挂念;关系
用法
be concerned with 牵涉到,与……有关,参与
as concerns 关于
举例
How much money I earn is none of your concern.
我挣多少钱与你无关。
同形
concerning [knsni] prep. 关于
certain [stn] a. 确实的;肯定的
用法
be certain of 确信,深信
be certain to 必然;一定
举例
For certain reasons I will be unable to attend the meeting.
因为某种原因,我不能出席这次会议。
同形
certainly [stnli] ad. 一定,必定;当然
certainty [stnti] n. 必然;肯定
uncertain [nstn] a. 无常的;不确定的
secret [sikrit] a. 秘密的;隐蔽的
用法
keep sth. secret from (sb.) 不把某事告诉某人
make a secret of 隐瞒
举例
All the people who know this secret represent a security risk.
凡是知道这个秘密的人都对安全造成危险。
同形
secretary [sekrtri] n. 秘书;书记;大臣
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certificate [stifikit] n. 证书,证件,执照
举例
To obtain a passport, you have to send in your birth certificate with the form.
要取得护照,你得把出生证和表格一起呈上。
cid, cis 表示“切开,杀”
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decide [disaid] vt. 决定,决心;解决
用法
decide between 于两者中选择其一
decide on 对……作出决定
举例
That decided me to leave my job.
那件事使我决定离职。
decision [disin] n. 决定,决心;果断
用法
make a decision 决定下来,作出决定;下决心
come to a decision 作出决定
举例
I wasn"t informed of the decision until too late.
等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。
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precise [prisais] a. 精确的,准确的
举例
I can"t give you a precise date.
我无法告诉你确切的日期。
precision [prisin] n. 精确,精密,精密度
举例
Your report lacks precision.
你的报告不够准确。
circ, cycl, 表示“圆,环”
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circle [skl] n. 圆,圆周;圈子
用法
come full circle 兜了一圈,回到原位,绕……转一周,周而复始
举例
A square has four sides but a circle has no sides.
正方形有四条边,而圆形没有边。
cycle [saikl] n. 自行车,循环
用法
a vicious cycle 恶性循环
the cycle of events 一系列事件
举例
The seasons of the year make a cycle.
一年四季构成一个循环。
bicycle [baisikl] n. 自行车,脚踏车
用法
ride a bicycle 骑自行车 by bicycle 骑自行车
举例
This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle.
这山太陡了,骑自行车可上不去。
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circuit [skit] n. 电路;环行;巡行
举例
There are two breakers in this circuit.
这个电路里面使用了两个断路器
circular [skjul] a. 圆的;循环的
举例
The full moon has a circular shape.
满月呈圆形。
circulate [skjuleit] vt. 使循环vi. 循环
举例
Blood circulates through the body.
血液在体内循环。
cit 表示“引用,唤起”
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excite [iksait] vt. 使激动;引起
用法
get excited at 因……而激动[兴奋]
get excited with 因……而激动
举例
The good news excited everybody.
这个好消息使每一个人都很兴奋。
同形
exciting [iksaiti] a. 令人兴奋的
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recite [risait] vt. & vi. 背诵,朗诵
举例
Recite the poem (right) from the (very) beginning.
从头开始背诵这首诗。
cite [sait] v. 引用;引证
举例
The lawyer cited a previous case to support his argument.
律师引用了以前的案例来支持他的论点。
claim 表示“呼喊,叫喊”
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claim [kleim] vt. 声称,主张;索取
用法
have a claim on 有对……要求权
set up a claim to sth. 声明对……的权利,提出对……的要求
举例
She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.
她声称那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遗失的
exclaim [ikskleim] vi. 呼喊;惊叫
用法
exclaim against 指责
exclaim at 抗议
举例
The children exclaimed with excitement.
孩子们兴奋地大叫。
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proclaim [prkleim] vt. 宣告,宣布;表明
举例
They proclaimed that he was a traitor.
他们宣称他是叛徒。
clear, clare 表示“清楚,明白”
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clear [kli] a. 清晰的vt. 清除
用法
clear away 收拾干净;扫除;排除;消散
clear up 整顿,清理,收拾,澄清
举例
She has made her position very clear.
她已明确阐述了自己的观点。
同形
clearly [klili] ad. 明白地,清晰地
declare [dikl] vt. 断言;声明;表明
用法
declare in favor of sth. 声明赞成某事
declare off 宣布作废,毁约,宣布退出
举例
She declared that she didn"t want to see him again.
她宣称她再也不愿见到他。
class 表示“分类”
同根普通词汇:要了解
classification [klsifikein] n. 分类;分级;分类法
举例
Such classification tends to detract from generality.
这样的分类方法缺乏概括性。
classify [klsifai] vt. 把……分类
举例
He carefully began to classify the results of his examinations.
他开始细心地为他的检验结果分类。
clin 表示“倾斜,斜坡”
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incline [inklain] n. 斜坡vt. 使倾斜
举例
He inclined towards the speaker to hear more clearly.
他朝讲话者倾过身去以便听得更清楚些。
clos, clud, clus 表示“关闭”
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close [kluz] vt. 关,闭;结束
用法
close around 包围,围住;逼近……周围
close on 围拢,围上来;隐没;同意
举例
At the close of the term we shall have a general review.
学期结束,我们将进行一次总复习。
同形
closely [kluzli] ad. 紧密地,接近地
disclose [diskluz] vt. 揭开,揭发;透露
用法
disclose one"s intentions 暴露企图
举例
He refused to disclose his name and address.
他拒绝透露自己的姓名和地址。
include [inklud] vt. 包括,包含
举例
I include eggs on the list of things to buy.
我在要买的货单上增加了鸡蛋。
conclusion [knklun] n. 结论,推论;结尾
用法
come to a conclusion 得出结论,告一段落
draw the conclusion 得出结论,推断
in conclusion 最后,总之
举例
He reasoned out the conclusion according to the theory.
他根据这个理论作出了结论。
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enclose [inkluz] vt. 围住,圈起;附上
举例
Farmers often enclose their land with hedges.
农夫们常用树篱将他们的地围起来。
exclude [iksklud] vt. 把……排除在外
举例
Five persons spoke at the meeting excluding me.
除我以外,还有五个人在会上发了言。
exclusively [iksklusivli] ad. 专门地
举例
They have been fastening exclusively on the project.
他们一直把全部注意力集中在这个项目上。
corpor 表示“身体,团体”
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