Master in Vocab -- Day Four

 Preview:

• delegate
• abide
• moan
• fuss
• confide

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 1.delegate (de- away,down; leg- law; -ate n)

I.meanings:

• n.代表，会议代表
• v.选派，授权，委派
• a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative set to a conference.
• entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself

II.examples:

• He's been chosen as a delegate to the convention.
  他被选为代表去参加这个会议。

• A manager should delegate authority to the best employees.
  一个经理应该将权力授予给最优秀的员工。

• The new manager was delegated to reorganize the department.
  这位经理被派来重建该部门。

III.Synonyms:

• commission
• depute
• dequtize 担任代表
• representative

IV.Associations:

• delegable a.可转授的，可委派的
• delegation n.代表团
• delegator n.委托方，委托人，代理人
• delegacy n.代表团，代表权

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 2.abide (a- on, at, no; bide- ask, demand, pray)

  abider -n
I.meanings:

• v.容忍，忍受，等待，接受，停留
• to bear patiently
• to wait for
• to accept without objection
• to continue in a place

II.examples:

• We will abide by their decision.
  我们愿意遵从他们的决定。

• I can't abide that man - he's so self-satisfied.
  我受不了那个人，他太自满了。

• There to abide with my creator, God.
  在那里与我的创造者上帝同在。

III.Synonyms:

• tolerate, withstand, bear
• await, stay, dwell, stick around

 

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 3.moan

I.meanings:

• v.呻吟，抱怨，悲叹
• n.呻吟，悲叹

II.examples:

• She let out a long, deep moan.
  她发出一声绵长深沉的哀怨。

• The wounded soldier moaned in pain.
  这个受伤的士兵发出痛苦的呻吟。

• I can't abide people who always complain and moan.
  我不能忍受那些总是发牢骚的人。

III.Synonyms:

• groan
• complaint

IV.Associations:

• moanful a.呻吟的，悲伤的
• bemoan vt.哀悼，惋惜

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4.fuss

I.meanings:

• v.(不必要) 烦恼，忧虑，使焦虑
• n.紧张不安的，大惊小怪
• show unnecessary or excessive concern about something
• to become upset or botherd

II.examples:

• We don't make a fuss.
  我们不会大惊小怪。

• We're gonna see what all this fuss is about, okay?
  看看你为什么这么能折腾。

• His aunts fussed over him all the time.
  他的姑妈们对他一直宠爱有加。

III.Associations:

• fussy a.易怒的，爱挑剔的
• fusspot n.小题大做的人，吹毛求疵的人

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 5.confide (con- together, with; fid- trust, faith)

  confider -n
I.meanings:

• v.信赖，吐露，委托
• tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
• entrust something to someone for safekeeping

II.examples:

• He confided to his friends that he didn't have much hope for his marriage.
  他私下告诉朋友，他对自己的婚姻不抱太大希望。

• He doesn't confide in me anymore.
  他不再向我敞开心扉了。

• There is no one here I can confide in.
  这里没有一个我可以信赖的人。

III.Synonyms:

• entrust
• delegate
• believe

IV.Associations:

• confiding a.深信不疑的
• confident a.有信心的，自信的
• self-confident a.自信的
• overconfident a.过度自信的
• confidential a.机密的
• confidant a.知己，交心的朋友，可以吐露心声的朋友