1.household n.家庭(family);a.普通的(common, ordinary);家庭的(domestic)
分拆記憶:house(家庭)+hold(擁有)--家庭擁有的--家庭的
例:Rural households have more purchasing power than urban households do at the same income level.//household electric appliances家電
派生詞:householder(n.住戶;戶主)
2.hover v.(鳥等)盤旋(to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing);徘徊(to move to and fro near a place).
聯想記憶:愛人( lover)在自己身邊徘徊(hover)
例:The unemployment rates of the United States hovered around 15 percent during the period of 1870 -1920.
3.howl v./n(狼、狗等)嗥叫(to utter or emit a long, mournful plaintive sound);(風等)呼嘯(similar noise made by a strong wind)
例:The winds that howl across the Great Plains blew away valuable topsoil.
4.hue n.顏色,色彩(color)
和cue(v.暗示,提示)一起記
例:rosy hues玫瑰色
5.hum v.哼,發出嗡嗡聲(to emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound when prolonged)
例:When locusts are placed with others of the species, they become excited, change color, vibrate and even hum.
6.humane a.仁慈的(marked by sympathy or consideration for humans or animals)
詞根記憶:human(人)+e--講人道的--仁慈的
例:In some textbooks white settlers are pictured as more humane, skillful, and wiser than Native Americans.
派生詞:humanitarian(n.人道主義者:a.博愛的);humanity(n.人性)
7.humble a.謙遜的(not arrogant);地位(或身份)低下的(low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly)
聯想記憶:hum(地)+ble--接近地的--低下的
例:the humblest samurai身份卑微的武士
8.humid a.潮濕的,濕潤的(wet)
聯想記憶:hum(地)+id--接近地的--潮濕的,濕潤的
例:Wood decays rapidly in the humid climate.
派生詞:humidity(n.潮濕,濕度)