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Only a small fraction of a bank’s total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time.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