【突破英文词汇】e,ex--out in, im--in (1/2)

1. insurgent¹ /[ɪnˈsɜ:dʒənt/

-- 1. one who rises in revolt against established authority; rebel

2. rebellious²

The king promised to pardon any insurgent who would lay down his arms.

国王答应宽恕任何愿意放下武器的叛乱者。

General Washington led the insurgent forces in the Revolutionary War.

华盛顿将军在独立战争中领导反叛军。

 

 

2. erosion /iˈrəuʒən/

-- gradual wearing away

Running water is one of the principal causes of soil erosion.

流水是土壤侵蚀的主要原因之一。

 

 

3. emigrate /ˈemiɡreit/

-- move out of a country or region to settle in another

In 1889, Charles Seinmetz, an engineer, emigrated from Germany.

1889年，工程师查尔斯·斯坦梅茨离开了德国，移居国外。

 

 

4. immigrate³ /ˈɪmɪˌgreɪt/

-- move into a foreign country or region as a permanent resident

In 1889, Charles Seinmetz immigrated⁴ to the United States.

1889年，查尔斯·斯坦梅茨移居美国。

 

 

5. evoke⁵ /ɪ'vəʊk/

-- bring out; call forth⁶; elicit⁷

The suggestion to lengthen⁸ the school year has evoked⁹ considerable opposition¹⁰.

延长学年的建议招致不少反对。 

 

 

6. invoke¹¹ /ɪn'vəʊk/

-- call on for help or protection; appeal to for support

Refusing to answer the question, the witness invoked¹² the Fifth Amendment¹³, which protects a person from being compelled to testify against himself.

证人拒绝作答，求助于可保护不愿作证者免收强迫的第五修正案。

 

 

7. excise¹⁴ /'eksaɪz/

-- cut out; remove by cutting out

With a penknife, he peeled the apple and excised¹⁵ the wormy part.

他用小刀削去苹果皮，并且切除有虫的部分。

 

 

8. incise /ɪn'saɪz/

-- cut into; carve; engrave¹⁶

The letters on the monument had been incised with a chisel¹⁷.

纪念碑上的字是用凿子刻出来的。

 

 

9. exhibit /iɡˈzibit/

-- (literally, "hold out") show; display

The art department is exhibiting the outstanding posters produced in its classes.

艺术系正在展示学生制作的优秀海报。

 

 

10. inhibit¹⁸ /ɪn'hɪbɪt/

-- (literally, "hold in") hold in check; restrain; repress

Ellen told the child not to cry, but he could not inhibit his tears.

埃伦叫小孩不要哭了，但他根本止不住眼泪。

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

3 immigrate   

v.（从外国）移来，移居入境

参考例句：

• 10,000 people are expected to immigrate in the next two years.接下来的两年里预计有10，000人会移民至此。
• Only few plants can immigrate to the island.只有很少的植物能够移植到这座岛上。

4 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句

5 evoke   

vt.唤起，引起，使人想起

参考例句：

• These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.这些图像可能会在观众中产生强烈反响。
• Her only resource was the sympathy she could evoke.她以凭借的唯一力量就是她能从人们心底里激起的同情。

6 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

7 elicit   

v.引出,抽出,引起

参考例句：

• It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
• Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。

8 lengthen   

vt.使伸长，延长

参考例句：

• He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
• The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。

9 evoked   

[医]诱发的

参考例句：

• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。
• Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity. 她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。

10 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

11 invoke   

v.求助于(神、法律)；恳求，乞求

参考例句：

• Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
• I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。

12 invoked   

v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
• She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

14 excise   

n.(国产)货物税；vt.切除，删去

参考例句：

• I'll excise the patient's burnt areas.我去切除病人烧坏的部分。
• Jordan's free trade zone free of import duty,excise tax and all other taxes.约旦的自由贸易区免收进口税、国内货物税及其它一切税收。

15 excised   

v.切除，删去( excise的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Certain passages were excised from the book. 书中某些段落已删去。
• Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised. 同样，凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除。 来自辞典例句

16 engrave   

vt.（在...上）雕刻，使铭记，使牢记

参考例句：

• It is difficult to engrave in marble.在大理石上雕刻是困难的。
• The jeweller will engrave the inside of the ring with her name.珠宝匠将在戒指的内表面上刻上她的名字。

17 chisel   

n.凿子；v.用凿子刻，雕，凿

参考例句：

• This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.这凿子在要伸入到犄角儿里时十分有用。
• Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。

18 inhibit   

vt.阻止，妨碍，抑制

参考例句：

• Don't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work.不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。
• They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。