《单词极客》共5184词,A16段任务:
ally [ælaɪ] v. 结盟
alliance [əlaɪəns] n. 结盟
allocate [æləket] v. 分配
allergy [ælɚdʒi] n. 过敏症
allergic [əlɝdʒɪk] adj. 过敏的
alligator [ælɪɡetɚ] n. 短吻鳄
allow [əlaʊ] v. 允许
allowance [əlaʊəns] n. 零用钱
alley [æli] n. 巷子
本段小故事:从上一段的代数(),想到要一起解代数,就需要结盟(),有了结盟(),就可以分配()工作,万一有人有过敏症(),发生过敏的()反应,就先去照顾短吻鱼(),允许()多拿一些零用钱(),去巷子()口买饲料。
1、Ally 结盟
重音不同,词性不同,重音在前面是名词,重音在第二个音节,是动词。
All+y念起来像a line 一条线,一条心,当然是结盟的意思
a powerful ally 强有力联盟
动词:ally oneself with 和...结盟
countries allying themselves with the EU
2、Alliance 结盟
动词ally变名词,改y变i加ance
-ance构成名词后缀。
建立一个联盟可以用动词form
form a closer alliance between A and B.
建立A和B之间的亲密结盟
3、Allocate 分配
名词形式:Allocation,-tion构成名词后缀
比如:Graduate----graduation
Local 当地的;Locate 定位
loc有地址、地点的意思
the best way to allocate our resources.
被动形式:our resources should be allocated.
名词形式:the allocation of resources
4、Allergy 过敏症;反感;
5、Allergic 过敏的
以y结尾的很多单词构成的都是名词
-ic是构成形容词后缀
allergy. n.
allergic adj.
比如:economy——economic
have an allergy to sth 对...过敏
I have an allergy to nuts。我对坚果过敏。
I have an allergy to hard work。我讨厌苦差事。
用形容词:
be allergic to nuts.
be allergic to hard work
6、Alligator 短吻鳄
crocodile 鳄鱼,比较常见。
alligator shoes 鳄鱼皮鞋子
“再见”的幽默说法:
-See you later alligator.(押韵)
- After a while, crocodile.(押韵)
7、Allow 允许
allow to do sth/allow doing sth 允许做某事
allow that 表示承认
I allowed that the work was hard. =I admitted that the work was hard,我承认工作很难。
allow for考虑到
If you allow for inflation, he&`&s actually earning less money now than he was 10 years ago.
如果考虑到通货膨胀,那他实际上挣得钱比10年前少
8、Allowance 零用钱 津贴
allow 的名词形式。
allowance for ......方面的零用钱。
allowance for household expenses 家庭开支
allowance for clothes或者a clothing allowance 衣服开支
If you allow for inflation(=if you make allowance for inflation), he&`&s actually earning less money now than he was 10 years ago.
9、Alley 巷子
up someone&`&s alley 正符合某人的口味;正是某人熟悉的
A job like that would be right up my alley! [=a job like that would suit me very well]这类工作正符合我的要求,正合我的口味。