英语词汇提高Chapter 16.ppt

Chapter 16 convey v. 1) to communicate ideas or feelings indirectly (间接地)表达，传达(思想或表达) eg. I good photograph can often convey far more than words. 2) to give official information or a formal message to someone 传达，转达(官方信息) eg. Please convey my appreciation to your President. 3) (fml.) to move someone or something from one place to another place = transport [词根] vey, vi, via, voy =way, road survey (sur=beyond/above; vey=way) eg. The survey carried out last year found 80% of the public in favor of this change. voyage n. 航海，航行 convoy (con=with + voy走→一起走) eg. 1) They travel in convoy with armed guards. 2) He ordered the combined fleet (联合舰队) to convoy troops to Naples. n/v. 护航舰队；护送; 护卫，为…护航 trivial a. （tri三+vi+al→三条路→分支太多) eg. Dont waste your time on these trivial things. a. 琐碎的 deviate v. (de=away from + via + ate) eg. 1) I don’t believe you because I have found what you said deviates from the truth. 2) Deviation from the norm is not tolerated. v. 偏离，背离; 离经叛道 devious eg. 1) Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print(公开的，明处的) and another in private. 2) We have to take a devious route to avoid the busy streets. adj. 偏离正道的，狡猾的；迂回的，曲折的 delusion n. a false idea 错觉，谬误，幻想 eg. 1) She is under the delusion that David will marry her. 2) This is not optimism; it is delusion. delude v. 欺骗，哄骗 eg. 1) The President was deluding himself if he thought he was still in control of the situation. 2) I have deluded myself into believing that it would all come right in the end. [词缀] de = （1）down, away; to undo, to make down or away devalue v.（de+value价值→去掉价值）降低价值 depress v.（de+press压→向下压） eg. Rainy weather always depresses me. 压制，压抑 decode v.（de+code密码→去掉密码）破译 defame v.（de+fame名声→名声变坏）诽谤，中伤 decolor v. (de + color颜色→去掉颜色)去色 decompose v. (de+ compose组成→与组成相反)分解 eg. to decompose a chemical compound  分解化合物 [词缀] de = （2）intensive “加强，强化” depict (de=intensive + pict=paint) Eg. The portrait depicts a placid woman, secure in the bosom of her family