友课MBA加油站英语晨读2019-11-29

Day108：词根 plex/plic/ply =fold, overlap 重叠

● overlap; complex; perplex; complicated

● intricate; sophisticated

● duplicate; replicate; reply

注：标星号的词汇为重点单词。

1、overlap

[ˌəʊvə'læp]

v. （与……）部分重叠；相互重叠  

overlapping leafs 层层叠叠的叶子

My musical tastes don’t overlap with my brother's at all.

我对音乐的喜好和我弟弟完全不一样。

2、*complex

['kɒmpleks]

adj. 复杂的  n. 综合楼群；复合体

The company has a complex organizational structure. 

公司组织结构非常复杂。

3、perplex

[pə'pleks]

v. 迷惑；使困惑

记per=through+plex重叠→彻底重叠了，使人迷惑 

They were perplexed by her response. 

她的答复令他们困惑不解。

4、*complicated

['kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd]

adj. 复杂的；难懂的

It’s all very complicated, but I’ll try and explain.

尽管这一切都很难理解，但我会尽力解释。

5、intricate

['ɪntrɪkɪt]

adj. 错综复杂的

The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.

这块手表的机械装置极其复杂，要想修复非常困难。

6、sophisticated

[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]

adj. 复杂的，精密的；精于世故的，老练的

British voters have become much more sophisticated.

英国的选民已经变得成熟多了。

7、duplicate

['djuːplɪkeɪt]

v. 复制

Parenthood is an experience nothing else can duplicate.

为人父母是无法复制的经历。

copy  v. 复制，复印

copyright  v. 版权，著作权

print  v. 印刷；打印

8、replicate

['replɪkeɪt]

v. 重复；复制；自我复制

Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.

研究者们作了很多次努力，试图重复这一实验。

9、*reply

[rɪ'plaɪ]

n. /v. 回答，回复  

We still haven’t received a reply to our letter. 

我们的信还没有得到回复。