英单词联想记忆 (S693~696)

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693. (adj.) not drunk or affected by alcohol; sensible and serious; (colours) plain and not bright; (v.) to become more sensible and serious, or to make someone do this (5)

【类】cool, calm, grave, sedate, solemn

【联】软··袜 + 数字··纤维··理发师

【记】啜泣

694. to cry noisily, taking sharp, deep breaths (also n.) (3)

【类】weep, pule, snivel, whine

【联】工作/职业··抢劫/盗窃··人群/暴民

【记】未喝醉的/清醒/冷静/严肃<成员

695. (v.) to rise very quickly to a high level; to reach a great height; to fly or remain high in the air (4)

【类】tower, rear, upsurge

【联】肥皂 + 车··酒吧··坛子··战争

【记】桨··吼叫··野猪

696. a popular television drama series about the daily lives and problems of a group of people (often sponsored by a company advertising soap products) (4 + 5)

【类】soap drama

【联】肥皂 + 歌剧

【记】涂满肥皂的/有肥皂味的/像肥皂的<复印

693. sober [ˈsoʊbər]

【联】soft··sock + number··fiber··barber

【记】sob

【例】When Dad was sober he was a good father. He was left to sober up in a police cell. It was a room filled with sad, sober faces. The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation. He dresses in sober grey suits.

694. sob [sɑːb]

【联】job··rob··mob

【记】sober<member

【例】He started to sob uncontrollably. He gave a deep sob. All we could hear were loud sobs, but no articulate words.

695. soar [sɔːr]

【联】soap + car··bar··jar··war

【记】oar··roar··boar

【例】Her spirits soared. Unemployment has soared to 18%. Despite numerous attempts to diet, her weight soared. The temperature in the south will soar into the hundreds. The rocket soared skywards. The building soared above us. The seagulls soared then dived. The bird soared high, with outspread wings.

696. soap opera [ˈsoʊp ɑːprə]

【联】soap + opera

【记】soapy<copy

【例】The story has all the elements of a soap opera. A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera. What do you think of soap opera?