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词根: spers-; tort-; tract-; turb-; divine;
disperse vt.驱散 vi.消散
分析 > (di-:away + spers-: sparse a.稀疏的)
dense a. 稠密的 condense vt. 使压缩、浓缩 condenser n. 冷凝器
/Police used tear gas (water canon) to disperse the demonstrators./警察用催泪瓦斯(高压水龙)驱散示威者。
sparsely-populated a. 人口稀疏的 <> densely-populated a. 人口稠密的
distort vt.歪曲
分析> (dis-:away + tort-: to twist扭、拧)
torture vt./n.折磨;拷打;拷问 retort n./v. 回嘴;反驳,
extort vt. 敲诈;勒索 tortuous a.曲折的,弯曲的 tortoise n.龟;行动迟缓的人 (turtle n.海龟) torment n./vt. 折磨,使痛苦;骚扰
distract vt.使分心,分散;消遣 (divert vt.)
分析> (dis-:away + tract-: draw) abstract n./a./v.摘要;抽象的;提取
distraction n. 分心,分神;消遣 distraught a. 抓狂的,心烦意乱的
contract n./v. 合同;收缩;感染;定约 contractable a. 可感染的 tractor拖拉机,trace n.痕迹;踪迹;微量 v. 追溯;追踪, traceless a.无踪迹的
track n. 轨道;足迹;踪迹;小道 vt. 追踪 /track down: 追捕/
trait n.特性,特点;品质 trail n./v.追踪;拖;蔓延;落后于 n. 小径;痕迹;尾部;踪迹 detract vt.转移,使分心 vi. 贬低;减去 detractive a. 贬低的;减损的
protract vt. 延长;伸展;绘制 (往前拖拉即延长) portrait n.肖像
retract v.缩回;收回;撤销
/be distracted from one’s original interest:改变自己原有的兴趣/
/distract one’s attention:转移某人的注意力/
/to distort fact (truth,one’s words) 歪曲事实(真理, 说的话)
disturbance n.扰乱;混乱;不安
分析 > (dis-+turb-:stir 搅)
disturb vt.打搅;打扰 perturb v. 使不安;扰乱,
imperturbable a. 沉着的,冷静的 turbine n.涡轮;涡轮发电机,
turbo n.涡轮增压机 turmoil n.混乱;骚动; turbid a.浑浊的;混乱的
divine a.神圣的; vt. 占卜;(凭直觉)猜到,
divinity n.神;神性;神学 trinity n. 三位一体 > tri-: three + divinity > the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: 圣父,圣灵, 圣子
holy a.圣洁的,神圣的, sacred a.神的;神圣的;宗教的 sacred cow: 神牛
theo-:神, 上帝 > theology n. 神学 atheist n. 无神论者
pantheist n. 泛神论者 deity n. 神祇; 神性 deify vt.把…奉若神明;把…神化;崇拜
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