考研英语二晨读2018-11-22

考研英语二晨读2018-11-22

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Day103:词根frac/frag = break 断,破

● fraction; fracture; fragment; segment

● section; sector

● fragile; delicate; exquisite; subtle

注:标星号的词汇为重点单词。



1、fraction

['frækʃən]

n. 小部分, 少量, 一点儿; 分数,小数

Only a small fraction of a bank’s total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time.

任何时候,一家银行的总存款只有少量会被提取。



2、fracture

['fræktʃə]

v. (使)断裂,(使)折断 n. 骨折;裂缝,裂痕

He fractured his right leg during training.

他在训练时摔断了右腿。



3、fragment

['fræɡmənt]

n. 碎片,碎块;片断 v. (使)成碎片,打碎

Police found fragments of glass near the scene.

警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。



4、segment

['seɡmənt]

n. 部分,片,段 v. 分割,划分

Lines divided the area into segments.

这一地区用线条分成了若干部分。

Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class.

市场研究人员常常按年龄和社会阶层划分人口。



5、*section

['sekʃən]

n. 部分,部门;节,段;地区,地段

that section of the road 那段公路

the sports section of the newspaper 报纸的体育版

the smoking section 吸烟区

intersection n. 交叉,十字路口



6、sector

['sektə]

n. (尤指商业、贸易等领域的)部门;行业;区域,地带

The private sector of industry has been flourishing these years.

近些年来,私营企业一直欣欣向荣。



7、*fragile

['frædʒaɪl]

adj. 脆弱的,易碎的

Be careful with that vase––it’s very fragile.

小心那只花瓶——很容易打碎的。



8、*delicate

['delɪkət]

adj. 微妙的;易碎的,脆弱的;优雅的;精巧的,精致的;柔和的,淡雅的

delicate negotiations 微妙的谈判

delicate china teacups 易碎的瓷茶杯

a plate with a delicate pattern of leaves 有精致树叶图案的碟子

a delicate flavour 味道清淡



9、exquisite

[ɪk'skwɪzɪt]

adj. 精美的,精致的;微妙的,细致的

Mother just bought an exquisite teapot from the supermarket.

妈妈刚从超市买回一只小巧精致的茶壶。

She has exquisite taste in art.

她有敏锐的艺术鉴赏力。



10、subtle

['sʌtl]

adj. 微妙的,细微的

The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them.

这些图片很相似,但它们之间有细微的差别。

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