1.explicit a.清楚的(clear);明確的(specific; clearly stated)
聯想記憶:ex(出)+plic(重疊)+it--重疊在一起的意義出來了--清楚的
例:The companionate family is a family in which members were united by explicit bonds of love rather than duty.
2.explode v.(使某物)爆炸,炸開(to cause to burst nojsily)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+plode(爆裂)一爆炸,炸開
例:Gases released from airplanes following accidents often explode soon after being released.
3.exploit v.開發,利用(to utilize)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+ploit(利用)--開發,利用
例:Most lands suitable for farming have already been exploited.
派生詞:exploitation(v.開發)
同根詞:sexploit(v.對…進行性利用)
4.exploration n.探索,探測(the act or an instance of exploring)
詞根記憶:來自explore(v.探索,探測)
例:A newbt developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can,and at a lower cost.
同根詞:deplore(v.悲嘆)
5.explore v.探索,探究(to investigate, study,0r analyze)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+plore(大喊)--把隱藏的大喊出來--探索
例:Managers of the factory were exploring ways of reducing the production costs.
派生詞:explorer(n.探險家,探索者);exploration(n.探險,勘探);unexplored(a.未調查過的)
6.explosion n.爆炸,爆發(a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth)
詞根記憶:來自explode(v.爆炸,炸開)
例:As a result of a supernova explosion, every human being on Earth was bombarded on February 23,1987.
同根詞:explosive(a.爆炸的;n.炸藥)
7.export v./n.出口(物),輸出(品)(to carry or send a commodity to another country)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+port(運)--運出擊(的東西)--出口(物)
例:In 1980, the United States exported twice as much of its national output of goods as they had in 1970. 11 The value of our country's exports was lower last year than it was the year before.
8.expound v.解釋(to explain);闡述(to clarify)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+pound(=pon放)--把(道理)放出來--解釋
例:The priest expounded his religion.//School textbooks are required to expound democratic principles.
派生詞:expounder(n.解釋者)
9.expulsion n.驅逐:開除(the act of expelling)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+puls(推)+ion一推出去一驅逐
例:The expulsion of the dictator was accomplished by the army.//We soon heard of the expulsion of the military adviser.
10.exquisite a.精致的(elaborately made;delicate);近乎完美的(consumn fected)
詞根記憶:ex(出)+quisit(要求,尋求)+e--按要求做出的-*精致的
例:To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
派生詞:exquisitely(ad.精致地;精巧地)