友课教育英语晨读2020-09-15

 1.concede [kən'siːd]
 v. (不情愿地)承认, 让步
 The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
 政府承认新的税收政策是一个灾难。
 concession  n. 让步；特许 

 2.*compromise ['kɒmprəmaɪz]
 v. / n. 妥协；折中 
 Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want. 
 鼓励你的孩子在他想要的和你想要的之间折中。 

 3.antecedent [ˌæntɪ'siːd(ə)nt]
 n. 先例；祖先
 We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.   
 我们首先简要地回顾一下该理论历史上的先例。 

 4.*recede  [rɪ'siːd]
 vi. 后退；减弱
 The flood waters finally began to recede in November. 
 11月份洪水终于开始退去。
 recession  n. 衰退；不景气 
 economic recession  经济衰退 

 5.ebb [eb]
 n. 退潮；衰落 
 vi. 衰退；减少；潮退
 He could feel his strength ebbing (away). 
 他能感觉到自己逐渐体力不支。 

 6.*fade [feɪd]
 v. 褪色；凋谢；逐渐消失
 The memory of her childhood will never fade from her mind.
 她永远不会忘记自己的童年时代。 

 7.precede [prɪ'siːd]
 v. 先于，走在……之前
 The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds. 
 地震之前有一声巨响，持续了20秒钟。 

 8.precedent ['presɪd(ə)nt]
 n. 先例；前例 
 adj. 在前的；在先的
 There are several precedents for promoting people who don’t have formal qualifications. 
 提拔没有正式学历的人是有几个先例的。 

 9.*succeed [sək'siːd]
 v. 继承，接替；成功
 He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. 
 他接替他父亲的工作，成为了一名报纸编辑。
 Very few people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off. 
 很少有人能减肥成功不反弹的。 

 10.*exceed [ɪk'siːd]
 v. 超过，胜过
 He accepts that he was exceeding the speed limit. 
 他承认他当时超过了速限。
 exceedingly  adv. 极其，非常 

 11.*exceed [ɪk'siːd]
 v. 超过，胜过
 He accepts that he was exceeding the speed limit. 
 他承认他当时超过了速限。
 exceedingly adv. 极其，非常 

 12.*excessive [ɪk'sesɪv]
 adj. 过多的，极度的；过分的
 Excessive exercise can sometimes cause health problems.
 体育锻炼过度有时也会导致健康问题。 

 13.*excess [ek'ses]
 adj. 过量的，额外的 
 n. 过量，过度 
 An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing. 
 热情过度也不总是好事。