友课教育-英语晨读2018-04-12

agree

favor

approve

endorse

harmony

accord

compatible

consent

sensible

sensitive

*agree

[ə'griː]

v. 同意，赞同

agreement   n.  协议，同意    

agreeable adj. 使人愉快的，和蔼可亲的

*favor

['feɪvə]

v./n.  赞成，喜爱      in favor of 支持，赞成

both countries seem to favor the agreement.

两个国家似乎都赞成这份协议。

favorite adj. /n. 最喜爱的(人或物)

favorable adj. 有利的，赞成的     

*approve

[ə'pruːv]

v. 批准，赞成        approval  n.

He doesn't approve of smoking. 他不赞成抽烟。

Finally the court approved the sale of the property.

 法院最终批准了房产的售卖。

endorse

[ɪn'dɔːs]

vt. 背书，在背后签名，赞同（很正式的用法）

I fully endorse everything the Chairperson has said.

我完全同意主席所说的。

*harmony

['hɑːmənɪ]

n. 和谐          harmonious adj. 和谐的，和睦的

in harmony (with) 协调一致，和睦融洽

*accord

[ə'kɔːd]

v. /n.  符合，一致，给予

according to根据       

in accordance with  依据，与…一致

compatible

[kəm'pætɪb(ə)l]

adj.  兼容的，能共存的

This software may not be compatible with olderoperatingsystems.

这个软件跟老版的操作系统不能兼容。

consent

[kən'sent]

 vi. 同意 

consensus n. 一致，共识

reach a consensus  达成共识，达成一致意见

sensible

['sensɪb(ə)l]

adj. 能感觉到的，明白事理的，明智的

a sensible answer/approach/ option

明智的答案/方法/选择

a sensible person 明事理的人

sensitive

['sensɪtɪv]

adj. 敏感的

sensitive political issues 敏感的政治问题

He was very sensitive about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.他对自己的伤疤很敏感，觉得人人都在盯着自己看。