【突破英文词汇】extra-outside intra-within

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1. extracurricular /ˌekstrəkə'rɪkjʊlə/

-- outside the regular curriculum or course of study

Why don't you join an extracurricular activity, such as a club, the school newspaper or a team?

你为什么不参加一项课外活动呢？例如社团、校刊或是球队。

 

 

2. extraneous¹ /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/

-- coming from or existing outside; foreign; not essential

You said you would stick to the topic, but you keep introducing extraneous issues.

你说你不会跑题，可一直在介绍不相干的事物。

 

 

3. extravagant² /iksˈtræviɡənt/

-- 1. outside the bounds of reason; excessive 

2. spending lavishly³; wasteful⁴

Reliable salesmen do not make extravagant claims for their product.

可靠的推销员不过度夸耀他们的产品。

In a few months, the extravagant heir spent the fortune of a lifetime.

几个月内，那个挥霍无度的继承人就花掉了一生的财富。

 

 

4. intramural /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl/

-- within the walls or boundaries( of a school, college, etc.); confined to numbers( of a school, college, etc,)

The intramural program, in which one class competes with another, gives you a greater chance to participate than the interscholastic program between teams of competing schools.

校内班际间的比赛比校际间的比赛更能提供给你参与的机会。

 

 

5. intraparty /'ɪntrə'pɑ:tɪ/

-- within a party

The Democrats⁵ are trying to heal intraparty strife⁶ so as to present a united front in the coming election.

民主党员设法和解党内的纷争，以求在未来的选举中以统一阵线的形象出现。

 

 

6. intrastate /ˌɪntrə'steɪt/

-- within a state 

Commerce between the states is regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, but intrastate commerce is supervised by the states themselves.

州际贸易由州际贸易委员会调节，而各州内部的贸易则由各州管理。

 

 

7. intravenous /ˌɪntrəˈvi:nəs/

-- within or by way of the veins⁷

Patients are nourished by intravenous feeding when too ill to take food by mouth.

当病人因病重而不能用嘴进食时，需靠静脉注射来提供营养。

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