complementary★
構(gòu)詞com全部+ple滿,填滿+ment形容詞后綴→全部滿→補(bǔ)足+ary形容詞后綴→補(bǔ)充的,補(bǔ)足的
真題連線1999 Passage 3
In any case, basic computer skills are only complementary to the host of real skills that are necessary to becoming any kind of professional. 不管怎樣,基本的計算機(jī)技能只是對成為專業(yè)技術(shù)人員所需的各種實(shí)際技能的補(bǔ)充。
complete★
構(gòu)詞com 全部+plet滿+e→全滿→完全的
a.having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire 完全的
真題連線
(1)2009 Part B
In order to study particular cultures as completely as possible, Boas became skilled in linguistics, the study of languages, and in physical anthropology, the study of human biology and anatomy. 為了盡可能完整地研究特定文化,博厄斯精通語言學(xué),語言研究學(xué),體質(zhì)人類學(xué),人類生物學(xué)和解剖學(xué)。
(2)2000 Passage 4
“Those things that do not show up in the test scores—personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored,” says toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys education committee. 在考分中得不到體現(xiàn)的那些東西——個性、能力、勇氣或人性——完全被忽視,“執(zhí)政的自由民主黨教育委員會主席toshiki Kaifu說。
complex★
構(gòu)詞com共同+plex重疊→全部重疊→復(fù)雜的
a.consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite; involved or intricated復(fù)雜的;合成的,綜合的
鏈接complexity n.復(fù)雜(complex形容詞“復(fù)雜的”+ity名詞后綴→復(fù)雜)
真題連線2009 Text 3
More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry’s work. 最近,研究人員在調(diào)查房屋建設(shè)時,發(fā)現(xiàn)盡管房地產(chǎn)行業(yè)的工作十分復(fù)雜,在德克薩斯州的休斯敦,那些未受過什么教育的、母語非英語的墨西哥工人總是能達(dá)到最佳的勞動力生產(chǎn)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
complicate★
構(gòu)詞com全部+plic重疊,折疊+ate動詞或形容詞后綴→全部重疊起來→弄復(fù)雜
v.to make or become complex or perplexing使…復(fù)雜;使…難懂;使(疾病等)惡化
鏈接complicated a.錯綜復(fù)雜的,麻煩的,難解的;
complication n.復(fù)雜,糾紛;并發(fā)癥
真題連線2002 Text 2
What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brain’s roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented - and human perception far more complicated - than previously imagined. 在試圖建造思維模型的過程中,研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn),人類大腦中的近1000億個神經(jīng)細(xì)胞要比以前想像的更聰明,人類的感覺器官也比以前想像的更復(fù)雜。
component★
構(gòu)詞com共同+pon放置+ent名詞后綴→共同的放到一起→組成的
n.any of the parts of which sth is made (某事物的)組成部分; 成分; 零部件
鏈接component a.(整體中的)一部分的; 組成的
真題連線2005 Text 3
Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. 在高質(zhì)量睡眠的所有因素中,夢似乎是最無法控制的一個。
compose★
構(gòu)詞com一起+pose放→放到一起→組成
v.1.to make up the constituent parts of 組成,構(gòu)成;
2. to make (oneself) calm or tranquil;使平靜
3. to settle or adjust;使達(dá)成和解
鏈接composite a.混合成的,綜合成的n.合成物,復(fù)合材料
composition n.作品,作文,樂曲;作曲;結(jié)構(gòu),組成,成分
真題連線2009 Text 4
While few craftsmen or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized. 盡管工匠和農(nóng)夫中,更不用說家屬和仆人了,很少有人留下可供分析的文學(xué)作品,但是很明顯他們的觀點(diǎn)與那些人相比,知識化程度要低一些。
compound★
構(gòu)詞com全部+pound放→全部放到一起→化合物
vt.1.mix混合,組合;
2.to produce or create by combining two or more parts配制
3.to add to; increase使增加;增加
a.consisting of two or more substances混合的
n.a.復(fù)合物. b.化合物
真題連線1997 Cloze Test
Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man. 維生素是有機(jī)化合物,飲食中必須含有少量部分以維持動物(包括人)的生存和生長。