compassionate★
构词com共同+pass感情+ion名词后缀→共同感情→同情+ate形容词后缀→富有同情心的
a.feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.有同情心的
真题连线2003 Text 2
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way—in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. 科学家必须把他们的意思传达给公众,并且要使用有同情心和通俗易懂的语言,一般人能够明白的语言,而不要使用分子生物学的语言。
compel★
构词com共同+pel推→一起推→强迫
v.to force, drive, or constrain to necessitate or pressure by force; exact 强迫,迫使
真题连线2000 Text 5
It also means that governments are increasingly compelled to interfere in these sectors in order to step up production and ensure that it is utilized to the best advantage. 这就意味着,各国政府得越来越多地干预这些部门以便提高产量并确保产品会得到最好的利用。
compensate★
构词com全部+pens“称重量,称银子”,引申为“花费”+ate→花费的钱全部[拿回来]→赔偿
v.to make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse补偿,赔偿;抵消;弥补
链接compensation n.补偿(或赔偿)的款物;补偿,赔偿
真题连线2004 Text 1
Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. 有些人利用搜索代理密切观察对于本行业的需求或搜集有关加薪的信息以备增薪谈判时胸有成竹。
compete★
构词com共同+pete追寻,寻求→共同追求(一个目标)→竞争
v.竞争; 对抗; 比赛
链接competition n.竞争,比赛;角逐,较量;(总称)竞争者
competitive a.竞争的;好竞争的;(价格等的)有竞争力的
competent a.有资格的,有能力的,能胜任的;足够的
真题连线2003 Text 3
Railroads typically charge such “captive” shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business. 通常,铁路公司对这些“被控”客户的收费要比有另一铁路公司竞争业务时多20%~30%。
★competitive
构词compete+itive形容词后缀→竞争的
a.竞争的;好竞争的;(价格等的)有竞争力的
真题连线2009 Text 3
When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education. 当竞争环境迫使我们的祖先实现了这种潜能的时候,他们反而可以获得更多的教育机会。
competitor▲
构词com共同+pet追求+itor人(表名词)→参赛者
n.one that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.竞争者
真题连线2000 Passage 1
When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. 二战结束后,美国恰好进入了这样的一个辉煌时期,当时,它拥有比任何竞争者大8倍的市场,这使其工业经济具有前所未有的规模经济。
complementary★
构词com全部+ple满,填满+ment形容词后缀→全部满→补足+ary形容词后缀→补充的,补足的
真题连线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. 不管怎样,基本的计算机技能只是对成为专业技术人员所需的各种实际技能的补充。
complete★
构词com 全部+plet满+e→全满→完全的
a.having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire 完全的
真题连线
(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. 为了尽可能完整地研究特定文化,博厄斯精通语言学,语言研究学,体质人类学,人类生物学和解剖学。
(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. 在考分中得不到体现的那些东西——个性、能力、勇气或人性——完全被忽视,“执政的自由民主党教育委员会主席toshiki Kaifu说。
complex★
构词com共同+plex重叠→全部重叠→复杂的
a.consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite; involved or intricated复杂的;合成的,综合的
链接complexity n.复杂(complex形容词“复杂的”+ity名词后缀→复杂)
真题连线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,研究人员在调查房屋建设时,发现尽管房地产行业的工作十分复杂,在德克萨斯州的休斯敦,那些未受过什么教育的、母语非英语的墨西哥工人总是能达到最佳的劳动力生产标准。
complicate★
构词com全部+plic重叠,折叠+ate动词或形容词后缀→全部重叠起来→弄复杂
v.to make or become complex or perplexing使…复杂;使…难懂;使(疾病等)恶化
链接complicated a.错综复杂的,麻烦的,难解的;
complication n.复杂,纠纷;并发症
真题连线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. 在试图建造思维模型的过程中,研究人员发现,人类大脑中的近1000亿个神经细胞要比以前想像的更聪明,人类的感觉器官也比以前想像的更复杂。
component★
构词com共同+pon放置+ent名词后缀→共同的放到一起→组成的
n.any of the parts of which sth is made (某事物的)组成部分; 成分; 零部件
链接component a.(整体中的)一部分的; 组成的
真题连线2005 Text 3
Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. 在高质量睡眠的所有因素中,梦似乎是最无法控制的一个。
compose★
构词com一起+pose放→放到一起→组成
v.1.to make up the constituent parts of 组成,构成;
2. to make (oneself) calm or tranquil;使平静
3. to settle or adjust;使达成和解
链接composite a.混合成的,综合成的n.合成物,复合材料
composition n.作品,作文,乐曲;作曲;结构,组成,成分
真题连线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. 尽管工匠和农夫中,更不用说家属和仆人了,很少有人留下可供分析的文学作品,但是很明显他们的观点与那些人相比,知识化程度要低一些。
compound★
构词com全部+pound放→全部放到一起→化合物
vt.1.mix混合,组合;
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.复合物. b.化合物
真题连线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. 维生素是有机化合物,饮食中必须含有少量部分以维持动物(包括人)的生存和生长。