联想记忆:rug(地毯)+by--在地毯一样的草坪上玩橄榄球
派生词:rugby team橄榄球队
例:The Erie Canal(伊利运河)ran 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate New York.
联想记忆:大雨(rain)毁坏了(ruin)庄稼--毁灭
例:The bomb ruined the ancient city.//The recession ruined this investor financially.
派生词:ruinous(a.破坏性的)
联想记忆:rum(看作run跑)+or--好事不出门,坏事传千里--传闻
例:The rumors being spread about me are totally untrue.
联想记忆:run(跑)+ner--会在墙上跑的植物--蔓藤
例:Some flowering plant species are able to reproduce themselves by means of shoots and runners.
词根记忆:rupt(断)+ure--断裂
例:rupture point断裂点
同根词:erupt(v.喷发);corrupt(a.腐败的)
词根记忆:来自sacralize(v.使神圣化)
词根记忆:sacr(神圣的)+ed--神圣的
例:a sacred ceremony神圣的仪式
词根记忆:sacr(神圣的)+i+fice(做)--牺牲是神圣的做法
例:It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy.//Slaves were willing to sacrifice their lives for freedom.