1.flexible a.易彎曲的,靈活的(elastic)
詞根記憶:flex(彎曲)+ible--易彎曲的,靈活的
例:Time management needs to be firexible so that employees can respond to unexpected problems.
2.flip v.輕彈(to flick);按(開關)(to press a button or switch);蹦跳a.無禮的 (rude);冒失的;輕率的(flippant)
聯想記憶:f(看作fly飛)+1ip(嘴唇)--飛吻輕拋一無禮的
例:flip over翻頁
派生詞:flippant(a.輕率的;沒禮貌的)
3.flippant a.無禮的(impolite):輕率的(rude; casually disrespectful)
例:lf your flippant attitude doesn't improve, you're going to be fired.
4.flock n.(鳥、獸等)—群(a group of animals, e.g. birds or sheep etc.)
聯想記憶:和block(v.妨礙)一起記
例:a flock of large birds一群大鳥
5.flourish v.繁榮(to thrive, to prosper);活躍(to be in a period of highest produc-tivity, excellence, or influence)
詞根記憶:flour( =flor花)+ish--花一樣開放--繁榮
例:People are friendly, the environment is safe, and the arts are flourishing.//This bacterium can flouriish on the dried grain.
6.fluctuate v.(使)漲落,(使)變化(to swing)
詞根記憶:fluct(=flu流動)+uate--波動--變化
例:A minority shareholder buys and sells stocks as prices fluctuate over short periods of time.
7.fluctuation n.波動(swing)
詞根記憶:來自fluctuate(v.波動)
例:Such fluctuations in population are known as population cycles.
8.fluid n.流體(liquid);a.流體的,流動的(able to flow freely, as gases and liquids do)
詞根記憶:flu(流動)+id--流體;流動的
例:These rats stay in burrows to avoid loss of fluid through panting or sweating.
派生詞:fluidounce(n.液量盎司)