★desert
当读/di`z:t/时(v.),意为"离开;放弃;背弃"。当读
/`dezt/时(n.),意为"沙漠"。
He deserted his wife and children and went
abroad.他置妻子与孩子不顾,出国去了。
Deserts are very dry regions with little
rainfall.沙漠为干旱少雨的地区。
★elaborate
当读/i`lbrt/时(a.),意为"复杂的;精心制作的",如an elaborate
design精心设计;当读/i`lbreit/时(v.),意为"详尽阐述;发挥;作详细说明"。如elaborate
one's proposal详尽阐述自己的建议。
★live
当读/laiv/时(a.),意为"活的,有生命的",如live
fish活鱼;当读/liv/时(v.),意为"住,居住;生活,过活,生存"。
Only a few live trees were left after the fire.
火灾之后只剩下几棵树木还活着。
They lived through all the difficulties, and at
last, they got married.他们经历了各种困难,最终结婚了。
这个词,我还专门写过一篇《pplive是拉爱伍还是累伍》的文章。
★minute
当读/`minit/时(n.),意为"分,分钟;一会儿,片刻";当读/mai`nju:t/时 (a.),意为"微细的,微小的;详细的"。
It's only several minutes from here to the
cinema.从这到电影院只有几分钟路程。
Living things consist of minute structures
called cells.生物包括象细胞这样极微小的结构。
★present
当读/`preznt/时(n.),意为"目前,现在",(a.)意为"出席的,在场的;目前的,现在的";当读/pri`zent/时(v.),意为" 赠送,给;提出,呈递,出示,介绍,引见"。
I don't want to get married at present.我目前不想结婚。
It's unfair to discuss his case if he is not
present.他不在时讨论他的案件是不公平的。
Allow me to present my brother to you.
请允许我把我弟弟介绍给你。
★record
当读/`rek:d/时(n.),意为"唱片;记录,记载;最高记录;经历,履历";当读/ri`k:d/时(v.),意为"记载,记录"。
That airline has a bad record. 那条航线历来办得不好。
The marks record the height of the
tidewater.记号标明了潮水的高度。
★content
当读/`kntent/时(n.),意为"内容,(pl)目录;容量,含量";当读/kn`tent/时(a.),意为"满足的,甘愿的"。
Show me the content of your
suitcase.把你的手提箱里的东西给我看一看。
Are you content with your present
salary?你对你现在的薪水感觉满意吗?
与content发音变化有相似变化规律,而致使词义或词性不一样的词还有conduct,
contact, contract, contrast等。
★increase
当读/in`kri:s/时(v.),意为"增长,增加,增进"。当读/`inkri:s/时(n.),意为"增长,增加,增进"。
The per unit area yield of ginned cotton has
increased by 15% over the last
year.皮棉单位面积产量比去年增加了百分之十五。
The technical cooperation and cultural exchanges
between the two countries are daily on the
increase.两国之间的技术合作和文化交流正与日俱增。