Brace
brace n. 支柱,支架vt. 拉紧,支住
embrace 1 vt.①拥抱,抱②包含,包括
经典例句He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed(William James).
拒绝接受难得机会的人失去了可贵的东西,可以肯定他会失败。——威廉?詹姆斯
词汇辨析embrace,comprise,contain,compose,consist:
embrace与include 同义,即“包括”;
comprise “包含,由……构成”,谓语用复数;contain “包含,容纳”,它的宾语只是整体的一部分,如:The book contains five photos;
compose “构成”,表示许多部分构成一个整体,一般用被动;
consist与compose同义,但不用被动,即consist of = be composed of,如:Water is composed of (= consists of) hydrogen and oxygen.
词根记忆em(进入)+brace(两臂)?进入两臂?拥抱
Break
break45 v.①打破,打断②损坏,破坏③使中断④打破纪录vi.①破碎,断裂②(天)破晓③(天气)转晴n.①休息②中止,停顿
经典例句If it were not for hope, the heart would break.人若无希望,心碎肝肠断
考点提要break away 逃脱,逃离;放弃;break down ①损坏②(健康等)垮掉,崩溃;break in ①非法闯入②打断,插嘴;break into ①非法闯入,强行进入②强行……起来;break off 中断,突然停止;break out ①爆发,突然出现②逃脱,逃走;break through ①突围,冲破②取得突破性成就;break up ①打碎,粉碎②散开,驱散③分离,断绝关系
词汇辨析break, smash, crack:
break (使)破,裂,碎
smash 打碎;打破
crack 破裂,断裂,破开
brake n.闸,制动器v.制动,刹车