英单词联想记忆 (S705~708)

东村雪儿

705. to sleep lightly for a short while, especially during the day and usually not in bed (6)

【类】drowse, doze, nap, nod

【联】雪 + 中午 + 渗出

【记】打喷嚏

706. behaving in an unfriendly way because someone believe he/she are better or more important than other people (6)

【类】arrogant, snobbish, uppish, haughty

【联】雪 + 中午 + 空的··脏的··城市

【记】赃物/掠夺物/战利品<靴子

【记】鼻子/傲慢的人<根

707. to look around a place secretly, in order to find out things, especially private things about sb (also n.) (5)

【类】spy, probe, sleuth, detective

【联】雪 + 中午 + 部队/连队<下垂

【记】勺/铲/独家新闻··弯腰··俯冲/突袭

708. a game for two people played on a table covered with green cloth, the players use a long stick to hit a white ball against other coloured balls into the pockets at the sides of the table; (v.) to make it impossible for sb to do sth (7)

【类】billiards

【联】雪 + 中午 + 厨灶/炉具<工人

【记】a rude gesture by putting one thumb to the nose with the other fingers outstretched

705. snooze [snuːz]

【联】snow + noon + ooze

【记】sneeze

【例】I often have a snooze after lunch. My brother was snoozing on the sofa. Mark snoozed in front of the television

706. snooty [ˈsnuːti]

【联】snow + noon + empty·dirty·city

【记】booty<boot

【记】snoot<root

【例】Everyone thought Annabel was being snooty. She's so snooty; she never speaks to the neighbours. The wait staff is courteous, although sometimes the hostesses can be a bit snooty.

707. snoop [snuːp]

【联】snow + noon + troop<droop

【记】scoop··stoop··swoop

【例】Someone's been snooping around my apartment. Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens. How would I feel about a camera that could snoop on me?

708. snooker [ˈsnuːkər]

【联】snow + noon + cooker<worker

【记】snook

【例】My first interest in snooker occurred when I was seven years old. A good snooker player takes time deciding which shot to play. The President has been snookered on this issue.