echo.xiao：
【Echo201804012Day4詞匯分享】
depress [di’pres]
【解詞】
early 14c., "put down by force," from Old French depresser, from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de- "down" (see de-) + premere "to press, hold fast, cover, crowd, compress" (from PIE root *per- (4) "to strike").
Meaning "push down physically" is from early 15c.; that of "deject, make gloomy" is from 1620s; economic sense of "lower in value" is from 1878.
---- online etymology dictionary
The word depress comes from the Old French word depresser, meaning "put down by force." Depress can be used literally to describe something you push down, like when you depress the handle on a toaster to lower the bread. It can also describe a more figurative lowering, such as the lowering of a person's emotional state. Attending a funeral is likely to depress you, and watching a sad movie afterwards will just sink your spirits even more.
--- vocabulary.com
【釋義】
V.
If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
使沮喪
--- collins
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted --- vocabulary.comIf something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
使減少，使蕭條 --- collins
cause to drop or sink --- vocabulary.com
lower (prices or markets) --- vocabulary.com
lessen the activity or force of --- vocabulary.compress down 按下
--- vocabulary.com
【字典例句】
It depresses me that nobody seems to care.
Several factors combined to depress the American economy.
Depress the clutch fully.
【造句】
想到五年前我比現(xiàn)在掙得多讓我很沮喪。
It depresses me to think that I earned more than now five years ago.
這些會(huì)延緩經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)而不是抑制。
These will also slow down the growth of the economic, but not depress it.
【近義詞】
sadden, upset, distress, chill
deject
【相關(guān)詞】
n. depression depressant
柯迪：
【Hannah20180412Day3詞匯分享】
grain
【解詞】
seed, grain
【釋義】
seed of wheat and allied grasses used as food.谷物
谷粒 a grain of wheat/rice或其他谷物 一粒...
后來(lái)這種用法又延伸都可以跟其他物品，如salt，sand
[idiom]take... with a grain of salt 對(duì)...持保留意見(jiàn)，不可全信
【典故：羅馬人擊敗本都國(guó)王Mithridate后，發(fā)現(xiàn)這位傳說(shuō)中百毒不侵的國(guó)王的藥方中有這樣一服藥方：胡桃、蕓香和無(wú)花果碾碎混合后配少許鹽服用能助防毒。其實(shí)這些東西一起吃不一定有用，加點(diǎn)鹽能調(diào)味是真的?！猣rom摩西英語(yǔ)】
But these stories about bad luck should be taken with a grain of salt.
The new results suggest we should all take online info with a grain of salt.a unit of weight 計(jì)重單位，表示一點(diǎn)，些微
（木材表面的）紋理，紋路 the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood
【idiom】go against the grain 違背常理
In an age when publishers are going for quantity rather than quality, one man had gone against the grain and produced the most expensive sports book ever.在一個(gè)出版商追求數(shù)量而非質(zhì)量的年代，有一個(gè)人卻違反常理，做出了史上最貴的體育圖書。
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今天遇到go against the grain這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，根據(jù)文本解釋是“違背常理”的意思，因?yàn)橹皩?duì)grain的了解就只有“谷物，糧食”，查了字典看到有“紋路”的意思才豁然開朗。
柳珊：
【柳珊20180412Day2詞匯分享】
condemn /k?n?dem/
【解詞】源自于拉丁文condemnare，condempnare“以判決，厄運(yùn)，責(zé)備，不贊同”，來(lái)自同化形式，前綴（見(jiàn)com-）有加強(qiáng)意思，+ damnare“傷害，損害”。
【釋義/字典例句】
1.verb
declare or judge unfit for use or
The building was condemned by the inspector.
- express strong disapproval of
We condemn the racism in South Africa.
synonym: reprobate; decry; objurgate; excoriate; - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
He was condemned to ten years in prison.
synonym: sentence; doom; - demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
Her strange behavior condemned her. - appropriate (property) for public use
the county condemned the land to build a highway. - compel or force into a particular state or activity
His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence.
【常用搭配及例句】
指責(zé)：condemn sth / sb as sth
condemn sb / sth for (doing) sth
The woman was condemned for leaving her children.
懲罰：condemn sb to sth
He was condemned to death.
強(qiáng)迫做某事：condemn sb to (do) sth。
Don't condemn others to do what they don't want to do.
宣布…不安全：condemn sth as sth .
The old house isn't allowed to enter after being condemned as a danger.
收獲：1、之前知道condemn是譴責(zé)指責(zé)之意，對(duì)它的用法也比較限于指責(zé)什么，今天學(xué)習(xí)后知道它還有懲罰、迫使等意思，并且了解到不同意思不同搭配的使用。2、那在教學(xué)中，教會(huì)學(xué)生使用這個(gè)詞的搭配時(shí)，自己可以通過(guò)較熟悉的例句來(lái)進(jìn)行講解，之后可以讓學(xué)生自己造句進(jìn)行加強(qiáng)。
pei：
【黎佩婷20180412Day4詞匯分享】
corporate
【解詞】來(lái)自拉丁文corporatus
corpor=body
【釋義】
adj.
1.related to a business, especially one that is incorporated
【例句】This company is concerned about its corporate image.
這家公司關(guān)心它的法人形象。
【造句】The boss opened a corporate account at the bank.
2.of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals
【例句】This is our corporate responsibility.
這是我們的共同責(zé)任。
【造句】This passage is corporate body formed from several parts.
收獲:這個(gè)單詞用詞根詞綴記憶教學(xué)更好理解。
凝鏡君：
【林淑君20180414Day4詞匯分享】
wry [ra?]
【解詞】
16世紀(jì)20年代，這個(gè)詞是“扭曲，有點(diǎn)扭到一邊”的意思，在古英語(yǔ)，原始日耳曼語(yǔ)，中古低地德語(yǔ)都有了最開始的來(lái)源。最原始的意思也保留在了“awry”這個(gè)單詞中。
【釋義】
adj.
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- bent to one side
【字典例句】
There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
他的作品帶有一種諷刺意味的幽默
【造句】
She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
她朝奶奶無(wú)可奈何地瞟了一眼。
【近義詞】
dry ironic ironical
見(jiàn)英：
【見(jiàn)英20180412Day3詞匯分享】
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the US Congress twice this week in response to last month’s Cambridge Analytical data fiasco.
testify /?test?fa?/v.
【解詞】
affirm the truth of, bear witness to 確信真相，作證
【用法一】
to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a court of law
（這一釋義中，多用于法庭這個(gè)場(chǎng)景）
【搭配】
testify against
【例句】
Mr Molto has agreed to testify at the trial.
莫洛先生已同意在審判中作證。
The witness who had testified against him withdrew her allegation.
作證反對(duì)他的證人撤回了他的指控。
【造句】
He testified at the trial that he hadn’t abused his child.
【用法二】
to show clearly that something is the case
（這一釋義中，可用在生活的場(chǎng)景中，且多用于書面語(yǔ)中等同于show, prove）
【搭配】
testify to
testify that
（testify既是一個(gè)及物動(dòng)詞又是一個(gè)不及物動(dòng)詞，當(dāng)后面直接接某物的時(shí)候是不及物動(dòng)詞要加介詞to）
【例句】
The empty shops in the high street testify to the depth of the recession.
大街上空蕩蕩的商店證明了經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的嚴(yán)重程度。
【造句】
He testifies to me that he is really good at maths
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