1.volatile a.易變的,多變的(characterized by or subject to rapid change)
詞根記憶:volat(飛)+ile--飛來飛去的--多變的
例:volatile demand多變的需求
同根詞:volant (a.飛行的;敏捷的):volary(n.大型鳥舍)
2.volunteer n.志愿者(a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service);a.自愿的(being, consisting of, or engaged in by volunteers)
詞根記憶:volunt(志愿)+eer(人)--志愿者
例:We should disband our volunteer service and hire a commercial ambulance service.
同根詞:benevolent(a.善心的,好意的);volition(n.意志力)
3.voracious a.狼吞虎咽的(devouring or craving food in great quantities);貪婪的(excessively eager; insatiable)
詞根記憶:vor(吃)+acious--吃得多的--狼吞虎咽的
例:The survival of a rare New Zealand species of mistletoe is threatened both because its leaves are extremely tasty to a voracious opossum species and because its flowers are pollinated by two species of birds whose populations are in decline.
派生詞:voraciously( ad.狼吞虎咽地;貪得無厭地)
4.vortices n.漩渦(vortex的復數)
例:Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity are visible.
5.vulnerable a.易受攻擊的(capable of being physically wounded; assailable)
詞根記憶:vulner(傷)+able--易受攻擊的
例:The argument is most vulnerable to the objection.
派生詞:vulnerably( ad.脆弱地;易受傷害地);vulnerability(n.弱點;易損性)
6.wage v.發動(戰爭)(to engage in or carry on);n.工資(a payment, usually of money for labor or services, usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis)
記:wage作為“工資”這一意思大家比較熟悉,可以理解為“為了工資而斗爭”
例:Agricultural revenues in excess of the amount needed for subsistence were used by medieval kings to wage war.
7.wanton a.無節制的,放縱的(being without check or limitation);頑皮的(mischievous)
發音記憶:“頑童”--頑皮的
例:Customs inspectors are often treated not like government employees but wanton poachers by travelers.
8.warbler n.(能叫出柔和顫音的)鳴禽
例:Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in which it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart.
9.warrior n.戰士(a man engaged or experienced in warfare)
詞根記憶:war(戰爭)+rior--戰斗的人--戰士
例:terracotta warriors秦始皇兵馬俑
n. 渴望,熱望 動詞crave的現在分詞