Action speak louder than words.
行动胜于言语!
“今天!有吃的!”
“干什么吃的?”
“哎,怎么骂人呢~
我要说的是chide啦!”
恭喜你
读完以上对话
您已经记住这个单词了~
但是我们要让你知其然
还要知其所以然
chide
英 [tʃaɪd] 美 [tʃaɪd]
vt. 责骂;斥责
vi. 斥责;责骂
来自词根 cid, 砍,劈,挥舞
词源同 decide, excise
词根:cis / cid
来源于拉丁语动词 caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesus
意为“切;砍,劈”
『英英释义』
v. to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly
责骂,呵斥,训斥
例句
She chided himforhis bad manners.
她训斥他没有礼貌。
『同近义词』
rate , upbraid
vt. 责骂;斥责
vi. 斥责;责骂
『同源词』
1. circumcision
英 [sɜːkəm'sɪʒ(ə)n] 美 ['sɝkəm'sɪʒən]
circum- 周围 + -cis- 切
n. 割礼;净心;[外科]包皮环割术
2. concise
英 [kən'saɪs] 美 [kən'saɪs]
con- 加强 + -cis- 切
adj. 简明的,简洁的
3. decision
英 [dɪ'sɪʒ(ə)n] 美 [dɪ'sɪʒn]
de- 离开 + -cis- 切
n. 决定,决心;决议
4. decisive
英 [dɪ'saɪsɪv] 美 [dɪ'saɪsɪv]
de- 离开 + -cis- 切
adj. 决定性的;果断的,坚定的
5. incisive
英 [ɪn'saɪsɪv] 美 [ɪn'saɪsɪv]
来自 incise, 雕刻,切入
adj. 深刻的;敏锐的;锋利的
6. incise
英 [ɪn'saɪz] 美 [ɪn'saɪz]
vt. 切;切割;雕刻
7. precise
英 [prɪ'saɪs] 美 [prɪ'saɪs]
adj. 精确的;明确的;严格的
8. excise
英 ['eksaɪz] 美 [ɛk'saɪz]
vt. 切除;收税
n. 消费税;货物税
9. suicide
英 ['s(j)uːɪsaɪd] 美 ['suɪsaɪd]
n. 自杀;自杀行为;自杀者
adj. 自杀的
vt. 自杀
vi. 自杀
rate 是比率
但还有责骂的意思
这个骂
还是经过深思熟虑的哦
rate
英 [reɪt] 美 [ret]
n. 比率,率;速度;价格;等级
vt. 认为;估价;责骂
vi. 责骂;被评价
来源1:来自拉丁语 rata, 固定的,解决的,来自 reri 的过去分词,来自 reri, 计算,思考,来自 PIE * rei, 计算,思考,词源同 read, reason. 引申诸相关词义。
来源2:来自古法语 reter, 责备,归咎,来自(缩写自)拉丁语 reputare, 思考,反思,词源同 impute, repute. 引申词义责骂,怒斥。常见于复合词 berate, 责备。
词根:rat
来源于拉丁语动词 reor, reri, ratus, sum
意为“计算,思考”
『英英释义』
n. (MEASURE)
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in aparticular period
率,比率;速率;速度;进度
短语
the growth / inflation / mortality / unemployment, etc. rate
增长率/通货膨胀率/死亡率/失业率等
例句
1. Although she's recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow.
尽管病情正在好转,但她康复的速度仍很慢。
2. I told my assistants to work at their own rate.
我告诉我的助手们按照他们自己的进度工作。
3. The taxi was going at a tremendous rate.
出租车飞速奔驰。
4. The drug has a high success / failure rate.
这种药物治疗疾病的成功率/失败率很高。
n. (PAYMENT)
an amount or level of payment
价格;费用
例句
1. We agreed a rate with the painter before he started work.
开工前,我们和油漆工谈好了工钱。
2. What's the going( = standard )rate for this type of work?
这种工作一般酬金是多少?
3. Do you pay your mortgage on a fixed or variable rate ( = of interest ) ?
你怎样还抵押贷款,是定额偿付还是不定额偿付?
n. (TAX)rates
a local tax paid in Australia, and in Britain in the past, by the owners of houses and other buildings
(澳大利亚以及旧时英国的)房产税,房地产税
vt. (JUDGE)
to judge the value or character of someone or something
评估;评价;估价
例句
1. How do you rate himasa football player?
你怎么评价他作为一个足球运动员的表现?
2. She is rated very highly by the people she works for.
雇主对她的评价都很高。
3. I rate carsasone of the worst polluters of the environment.
我认为汽车是污染环境的罪魁祸首之一。
4. On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his book a five.
满分是10分的话,我给他这本书打5分。
rate as sth.
英英释义:to be considered to be something of a particular quality
认为是;评价为
例句:That rates as the worst film I've ever seen.
那是我看过的最蹩脚的电影。
vt. (TAX)
UK In Britain in the past, a building was rated to decide how much local tax the owner should pay.
(旧时英国为收房产税而)给(房屋)核定应缴税款
suffix-rate
used with words such as first, second, etc. to show how good you think something is
程度;水平(与 first、second 等词连用,表明你认为某物属于哪种程度或水平)
例句
1. His suggestions are always first-rate ( = very good ).
他总是能提出很好的建议。
2. This company produces second / third-rate ( = not very good ) goods.
这家公司生产的都是些二/三流的产品。
『idiom』
at a rate of knots
英英释义:If someone does something at a rate of knots, they do it very quickly.
很快地,飞快地,迅速地
例句:She got through her work at a rate of knots.
她很快做完了工作。
at any rate
英英释义1:whatever happens
无论如何,不管怎样
例句:Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.
哼,无论如何我都不会步行回家。
英英释义2:something you say to show that you are going to say something more exactly
(表示更确切地说明)不管怎样,至少
例句:I don't think they liked my idea. At any rate, they weren't very enthusiastic about it.
我觉得他们不喜欢我的主意,至少他们不是很热心。
at this rate
英英释义:if the situation stays as it is
照此情形,如此下去
例句:At this rate, we won't be home until midnight.
照这样下去,我们得半夜才能到家。
『同源词』
1. irrational
英 [ɪ'ræʃ(ə)n(ə)l] 美 [ɪ'ræʃənl]
ir- 不,非 + -rat- 计算,思考
adj. 不合理的;无理性的;荒谬的
n.[数] 无理数
2. overrate
英 [əʊvə'reɪt] 美 [,ovɚ'ret]
over- 过分,在…上 + -rat- 思考 , 计算
vt. 过高估计;对…估价过高
3. ratify
英 ['rætɪfaɪ] 美 ['rætɪfaɪ]
-rat- 计算,思考
vt. 批准;认可
4. rating
英 ['reɪtɪŋ] 美 ['retɪŋ]
-fy, 使。即经过评估的
n. 等级;等级评定;额定功率
v. 对…评价
upbraid
英 [ʌp'breɪd] 美 [ʌp'bred]
n. 发辫;穗子;编织物
vt.(把头发)编成辫子;编织
up 向上
braid 挥舞
来自 PIE * bher, 燃烧,照明
词源同 burn, bright. 引申义“申斥”
词源解释:来自原始日耳曼语 bregthan(一左一右地快速运动),衍生出“编织”之意
助记窍门:braid(辫子)—— brain(脑子):脑袋外面的是 braid(辫子,以 d 结尾,想象成脑袋上的辫子);脑袋里面的是 brain(脑子,以 in 结尾)
『英英释义』
adj. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it
申斥,责骂,训斥
例句
In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits.
在报载文章里,她不断谴责那些越权行事的当权者。
Never say die.
永不气馁!
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