1.chip n.芯片(microchip);碎片(thin piece)
例:Computer memory chips have become thinner and the chips' circuits more complex.
2.cholesterol n.膽固醇(a steroid alcohol that is present in animal cells and body fluids)
詞根記憶:chole(膽,膽汁)+sterol(固醇)--膽固醇
例:Garnet pays for both testing of its employees' cholesterol levels and treatment of high cholesterol.
3.chord n.【幾何】弦(straight line that joins two points on the circumference of a circle or the ends of an arc)
詞根記憶:和cord(n.索,弦)--起記
例:P is the midpoint of chord AB.
4.chore n.家庭雜務(the regular or daily light work of a household);令人厭煩的工作(a difficult or disagreeable task)
聯想記憶:家庭雜務( chore)總是令人很煩(bore)
例:Women were by nature patient in carrying out repetitive chores.
5.choreographer n.舞蹈指導(director, for ballet and dancing on the stage)
詞根記憶:choreo(舞蹈)+graph(寫)+er(人)--書寫舞蹈的人--舞蹈指導
例:Her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choreographers.
6.chronic(all) a.長期的,慢性的(marked by long duration or frequent recurrence)
詞根記憶:chron(時間)+ic--耗時間的--長期的
例:chronic diseases慢性病
派生詞:chronically( ad.長期地,慢性地)
同根詞:chronometer(n.計時器):anachronism(n.年代錯誤)
7.chronicle n.編年史(record of historical events in the order in which they happened);v.記錄,記載(to record)
詞根記憶:chron(時間)+icle--按照時間順序編寫--編年史
例:the early chronicles of America//chroniclea development
同根詞:chronological(a.按年代順序排列的);chronology(n.年代學;年表)
8.chronology n.年表:年代學(the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates)
詞根記憶:chrono(時間)+logy(---門學科)--年代學
例:A chronology of the development of different methods for mapping Native American lands describes the content of the passage.
同根詞:chronicle(v.記錄;n.編年史)
9.circuit n.電路(complete path along which an electric current flows);環道(a usually circular line encompassing an area)
詞根記憶:circ(圓,環)+uit--電路是環形的--環道
例:circuit board電路板
派生詞:circuitry(n.電路,線路)
10.circular a.圓形的;環繞的(round)
詞根記憶:circ(圓,環)+ular--圓形的;環繞的
例:An artist wishes to paint a circular region on a square poster.