新概念英语第四册17-03

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10.disbelieve vt. 不相信

dis- 多做动词的反义词disappear 消失disbelieve 不相信

11.devoted a. 热心的

[同]committed, dedicated

devote v.devote oneself to sthbe devoted to sth

[注意]to 后面一定要用名词或动名词

He devoted himself to researches.

He is devoted to researches. 他致力于研究。

She is devoted to her children.她太溺爱孩子了。

这里，devoted 相当于 spoil, pamper

12.excessive a. 过分的

[同]immoderate [反]moderate

Excessive studying bores/tires me.

过多的学习使我厌倦/疲惫不堪。

Excessive smoking harms/does harm to the

health.

过度吸烟有害健康。

Excessive smoking is dangerous.

extreme 极端的

13.incurable a. 不可救药的

cure 治疗

cure sb 为某人治病

cure sb of 治某人的……病

curable 可治疗的

to breathe one’s last 奄奄一息

He is beyond cure/remedy.

他不行了/不可救了。

引申为他不可救药了。=He is rotten to the

core.

People heat him to death.

人们都恨死他了。

I’m hungry to death.

我都快饿死了。

[注意]不能说成 I starve to death.

14.neotism n. 裙带关系

It means giving of favors to his

relatives/relations by a person/man in the high

position or promoting the people closest to

him

backdoor “后门”

15.discount vt. 看轻

count 数

I count on him. 我看重/器重他。

discount 打折 以物做宾语

I discount what he sales.

contempt/belittle/look down on 以人做宾语