英语四级词汇天天练：avoid

【记】联想记忆：a(无) void(空的)--屋子空了--躲开

【例】The motorist had to swerve to avoidknocking the old woman down in the middle of theroad.

司机不得不突然转弯以避免撞倒路中间的老妇人。(2000)

【用】avoid后常接doing表示“避免做…”.

2.innocent adj.清白的，无罪的;单纯的，率真的;无知的，头脑简单的;无害的

【记】词根记忆：in(无) noc(伤害) ent(…的)--无害的;无罪的

【例】What is most worrying about the whole problem is that it is yet another instance of theinnocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a smallminority.

整个问题最令人担忧的是它再次展示了无辜大众因少数人的行为而受罚以及遭遇麻烦的现实。(2004)

【派】innocence(n.无罪，清白;天真，单纯;简单)

3.delight n.欣喜，乐趣 V.喜欢，乐于，使快乐

【记】联想记忆：de light(阳光)--沐浴在阳光下--让人高兴--欣喜

【例】I have to teach the same course books several times in the summer holiday camp, whichis sometimes boring and not well-paid, but by and large I'm quite delighted at being with youngpeople.

夏令营期间同一本教材我不得不教授多次，这有时候很无聊而且报酬也不高，但总的来说我是很乐于和年轻人待在一起的。(2001)

I watched the movie with real delight.

我非常愉快地看了那场电影。

【用】delight可以和in搭配，表示“喜欢…，嗜好是…”。

【派】delightful(adj.令人愉快的)

4.grope V.(暗中)摸索;探索 n.摸索

【记】联想记忆：g rope(绳子)--摸着绳子走--摸索

【例】Her hand groped for the light switch in the darkness.

她的手在黑暗中摸索着灯的开关。