Day Ten

Previous Check

delicate

appoint

derive

assign

literate

volunteer

conform

eliminate

estimate

adopt

Core Vocabulary

delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ adj. 精巧的；精美的；易碎的；脆弱的

例句 Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate.

把碟子轻轻放在桌上, 这些碟子非常易碎。

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ v. 任命; 指定

例句 The president has appointed a civilian as defence secretary.

总统任命了一位平民做国防部长。

derive /dɪˈraɪv/ v. 起源于；来自；获得

例句 Mr. Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.

英先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。

assign /əˈsaɪn/ v. 布置（工作、任务等）；分配

例句 The two large classrooms have been assigned to us.

这两间大教室分配给了我们。

literate /ˈlɪtərət/ adj. 有读写能力的

例句 Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.

四分之一以上的成年人是半文盲。

volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ n. 志愿者 v. 自愿做

例句 She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.

她现在作为一名志愿者每周3天在当地一所学校帮忙。

conform /kənˈfɔːm/ v. 遵守，遵从，服从（规则、法律等）

例句 The building does not conform with safety regulations.

这座建筑物不符合安全条例。

eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ v. 排除

例句 The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.

警方通过调查已经排除了两名嫌疑犯。

estimate /ˈestɪmeɪt / n. 估计 v. 估计

例句 I estimate that total cost for treatment will go from $9,000 to $12,500.

我估计治疗费总额将在9千美元到1.25万美元之间。

adopt /əˈdɒpt/ v. 采用；收养

例句 All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.

三个队处理这个问题的方法各不相同。

Exercise

1. Most patients _________ enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums.

2. The packaging does not _________ to EU rules.

3. Most people are _________, but some cannot read at all.

4. I can give you a rough _________ of the amount of wood you will need.

5. The eye is one of the most _________ organs of the body.

6. She went through the typescript carefully to _________ all errors from it.

7. Aunt Mary _________ to clean up the kitchen yesterday.

8. We need to _________ a more pragmatic approach.

9. When teachers _________ homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.

10. They have _________ a new head teacher at my son’s school.

Key to Exercise

1. derive

2. conform

3. literate

4. estimate

5. delicate

6. eliminate

7. volunteered

8. adopt

9. assign

10. appointed