英语词汇提高Chapter 20

mediate （med+iate→在中间[走] ） eg. 1) The United Nations officials have mediated a series of peace meetings between the two sides.
联合国官员已经促成了双方一系列和平会谈。
那位指挥和交响乐团的成员们合作得非常出色。


laborious eg. We eventually began the laborious task of sorting through his disordered papers.
我们最终开始了整理他那凌乱的文件这一费力的工作。

laboratory n. 实验室
他们已经在努力消灭疟疾。(vt. 根除，灭绝)




exorbitant adj. 过高的，过分的，离谱的 eg. Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor. exodus （exo+ od=way） (n.大批移出) eg. Recently there is a large exodus from the cities to the suburbs.



The government offers to mediate in the dispute.
政府主动提出为争端进行调解。 v. 调停

eg. He is now in a mediate position in the a. 中间的 affair. mediator （mediate+or人） n.调解人 eg. She called in a mediator to settle the dispute.
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elaborate


adj. very detailed and complicated eg. 1) The university has worked out an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.



evade （e+vade走→走出去） eg. He could not evade the punishment of the law because of his commitment of the murder.
他逃脱不了法律的制裁。 (vt. 逃脱，逃避) effluence （ef+flu流＋ence→流出）
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labor n. 劳工；劳动；工作；努力 labor force manual labor 体力劳动 cheap labor 廉价劳动力 collaborate v. 合作，协作 eg. The conductor collaborated brilliantly with the members of the orchestra.

liberal


liber = free eg. 1. Their views on marriage and divorce tend to (adj. 开明的，心胸宽广的) be more liberal. 2. The government has promised more liberal economic policies if it is elected. (民主的，开放的) 3. There was a liberal supply of food and wine at the party. (大量的，充足的，慷慨的) 像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。 4. As always he is liberal with his jokes. 5. That is a nation of free-thinking liberals. (自由主义者) 6. Chemical products were used liberally over agricultural land. (大量地，肆意地)
[词根] med=middle
(the) media eg. The event was given wide media coverage. 这个事件被媒体广为报道。 medium （med+ium→中间物） n.媒介物 eg. Greek culture penetrated Persia through the medium of the Syrians. 通过叙利亚人做媒介，希腊文化渗透到波斯。 median a. 中央的，中间的, 中等的（med+ian) eg. It is hard for a median family income to support a college student in the country.
indulgent adj.

(dulg = to yield)
eg. 1) His indulgent mother was willing to let him do whatever he wanted. (纵容的，溺爱的) 2) Ned smiled at her indulgently. (宽容地) 3) The king’s indulgence towards his sons angered the business community.
最近大批人从城区搬到郊外。


exothermic （exo+therm热＋ic） ( a. 放出热量的) eg. An exothermic reaction releases heat (energy).
放热反应释放出热量（能）。
[词根] pel, puls= to drive, push pulse eg. His pulse is not very regular as a result of nervousness. (n.脉搏) impulse （im内+pulse→内在推动） eg. He bought the house on an impulse. 他一时冲动买下了这座房。 (n.冲动，刺激) propulsion (pro向前+puls+ion) eg. This aircraft works by jet propulsion. 这架飞机是喷气推进的。 (n.推进（力）) propel v.


emergency n. 紧急情况 eg. It’s illegal to use the fire alarm except in case of emergency. immerse v. 使浸入，（尤指）使浸没；专心于某事 eg. He immersed himself in his studies to the detraction of his social life. 他因埋头学业而忽视了社交生活。 submarin submerge v. 使浸没，使淹没；使完全消失 e eg. 1) Floods have submerged parts of the island,??? killing 29 people. 2) She felt her individuality was being submerged by family life. 她感到自己的个性正在被家庭生活消磨殆尽。


eg. The mist is an effluence from the swamp.
这雾是从沼泽中散发出来的。 (n. 流出、发出、散出)



eradicate （e+radic根＋ate→把根挖出） eg. They are already battling to eradicate Hale Waihona Puke Baidullnesses such as malaria(疟疾).
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ex-, e-, ef- = out; out of; former
eject （e+ject掷，扔） eg. They were ejected from the house because they had not paid their rent.
他们因未付房租而被赶了出去。(vt. 投出，掷出)
学校针对毕业生做了详尽的管理培训计划。


2) It was clearly an elaborately planned operation.
那显然是一次精心策划的行动。

v. to give more details or information about sth. eg. 1) His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.
emerge v.

1. to come out of sth. or out from behind sth. 2. to stop being involved in a difficult situation or (从困境中)摆脱出来 period of time eg. The country is slowly emerging from a recession.
这个国家正慢慢从经济衰退中摆脱出来。

3. to become known 显露；知晓 eg. 1) Some worrying rumours were beginning to emerge. 一些令人不安的谣言开始露头。 2) It emerged that he had saved a child by donating his kidney. 情况清楚了，他曾捐出自己的肾救活了一个孩子。
〔词根〕merg,

mers = to dip, to plunge
出现，兴起 emergence n. eg. The economic development of society largely depends on the emergence of new scientific ideas. 社会经济的发展主要靠新科技思想的出现/兴起。

国王对儿子们的纵容引起了商界的恼火。
4) For a moment he allowed himself the indulgence of examining his feelings for her. 有那么一会儿他让自己静下心来仔细分析对她的感情。 5) Only rarely will she indulge (herself) in a glass of wine. 她只是偶尔喝杯红酒，让自己享受一下。
他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济与清洁环境能共存。



2) A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday.
一位发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。
〔词根〕labor

= to work