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巴朗词表速记（
10
）谐音记忆词汇
发挥你的想象力，
用谐音记忆下列词汇，
可一次性获得永久记忆效果。
这些谐音有些是音译
词，有些是胡乱联想的。
analgesic
ADJ.
causing insensitivity to pain.
The analgesic qualities of this lotion
will provide temporary relief.
“安乃静”
anodyne
N. drug
that relieves pain; opiate. opium
His
pain was so great that no anodyne could relieve
it.
“安乃定”
boorish
ADJ. rude; insensitive.
Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted
his wife, she ignored his boorish behavior, for
she had
lost hope of teaching him
courtesy.
构词：
boor (peasant)
+ ish (adj.)
boor
波尔人，源于南非荷兰人
后裔，引申义：农民
; [
蔑
]
乡下人
;
粗俗的男子
联想粤语谐音“北佬”<
/p>
（乡巴佬，发音
balou
）
debacle
N. sudden downfall; complete disaster.
In
the
Airplane
movies,
every
flight
turns
into
a
debacle,
with
passengers
and
crew
members
collapsing, engines falling apart, and
carry-on baggage popping out of the overhead bins.
谐音“底扒口”
，联想大堤底下扒口—全面崩溃。
demise
N. death.
Upon
the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about
succession to power developed.
“地埋尸”
doddering
ADJ.
shaky; infirm from old age.
Although he is not as yet a doddering
and senile old man, his ideas and opinions no
longer can
merit the respect we gave
them years ago.
“倒倒的”
dross
N. waste
matter; worthless impurities.
Many methods have been devised to
separate the valuable metal from the dross.
“渣滓”
“杂质”
emollient
N. soothing or softening remedy.
He applied an emollient to
the inflamed area. Also ADJ.
“一抹灵”
ephemeral
ADJ.
short-lived; fleeting.
The
mayfly is an ephemeral creature: its adult life
lasts little more than a day.
“一发没了”—昙花一现
ethereal
ADJ.
light; heavenly; unusually refined.
In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the
spirit Ariel is an ethereal creature, too airy and
unearthly for
our mortal world.
源自
“
以太
”ether
fawning
ADJ.
courting favor by cringing and flattering.
She was constantly
surrounded by a group of fawning admirers who
hoped to win some favor.
“逢迎”
garner
v.
gather; store up.
She hoped
to garner the world’s literature in one
library.
“家拿”
hibernal
ADJ. wintry.
Bears prepare for their long hibernal
sleep by overeating.
同下
hibernate
v. sleep throughout the winter.
Bears are one of the many
species of animals that hibernate, hibernation, N.
“害怕冷的”
jingoist
N.
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike
chauvinist.
Always
bellowing “America first!,” the Congressman was
such a jingoist
you could almost hear
the sabers rattling as he marched down
the halls.
jingoism, N.
“军国主义”
knead
v. mix;
work dough.
Her hands grew
strong from kneading bread.
“捏”
lewd
ADJ.
lustful.
They found his
lewd stories objectionable.
“流”氓
mammoth
ADJ.
gigantic; enormous.
To try
to memorize every word on this vocabulary list
would be a mammoth undertaking; take on
projects that are more manageable in
size.
“猛犸”
maudlin
ADJ.
effusively sentimental.
Whenever a particularly maudlin
tearjerker was playing at the movies, Marvin would
embarrass
himself by weeping copiously.
联想多愁善感的“林妹妹”
（英文妹妹林）
mogul
N. powerful person.
The oil moguls made great profits when
the price of gasoline rose.
“蒙古”
，联想成吉思汗时期的蒙古人。
molt
v. shed or
cast off hair or feathers.
When Mol
ly’s canary molted,
he shed feathers all over the house.
“毛脱”—脱毛
mosaic
N.
picture made cf small, colorful inlaid tiles.
The mayor compared the city
to a beautiful mosaic made up of people of every
race and religion
on earth, also ADJ.
“马赛克”
nip
v.
st
op something’s growth or development;
snip off; bite; make numb with cold.
The twins were plotting mischief, but
Mother intervened and nipped their plan in the
bud.
The
gardener
nipped
off
a
lovely
rose
and
gave
it
to
me.
Last
week
a
guard
dog
nipped
the
postman in the leg; this
week the extreme chill nipped his fingers till he
could barely hold the mail.
“捏”
，掐，扼杀
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