actually ['?kt?u?li] adv. 實(shí)際上；事實(shí)上

【助記】actual, adj ly。act做 ual..的→做了就是事實(shí),事實(shí)的。

【英釋】You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.

【例句】One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.

一天下午，我覺得有些無聊，還真的睡著了一小會(huì)兒。

base [beis] vt. 以…為根據(jù)n. 基部；基地；基礎(chǔ) base on 基于...

【英釋】The base of something is its lowest edge or part.

【例句】There was a cycle path running along this side of the wall, right at its base.

在墻的這邊，沿著墻根有一條自行車道。

at present 現(xiàn)在；目前

【例句】He is all right at present.現(xiàn)在他沒事了。

*gradual['ɡr?d?u?l] adj. 逐漸的；逐步的

gradually ['gr?dju?li] adv. 逐漸地；逐步地

【助記】來自 grade(年級(jí)，等級(jí))，一步一步的，逐漸的。

【英釋】A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly.

【例句】Losing weight is a slow, gradual process.減肥是一個(gè)緩慢而漸進(jìn)的過程。

enrich [in'rit?] vt. 使富裕；充實(shí)；改善

【助記】en(使) rich(富裕）→充實(shí)。En large en light en

【英釋】To enrich something means to improve its quality, usually byadding something to it.

【例句】An extended family enriches life in many ways.

大家庭在很多方面會(huì)使生活更加豐富多彩。

vocabulary[v?u'k?bjul?ri] n. 詞匯；詞匯量；詞表

【助記】voca(l)(口頭的） bulary→ 說話是需要詞匯的。

【英釋】Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language.

【例句】His speech is immature, his vocabulary limited.他說話很幼稚，使用的詞匯有限。

make use of ... 利用；使用

【例句】We must make use of our untapped reservoirs of talent.

我們必須利用我們尚未利用的人才.

spelling['speli?] n. 拼寫；拼法

【助記】spell ing。

【英釋】A spelling is the correct order of the letters in a word.

【例句】If we got a spelling wrong we were forced to get a dictionary out.

如果我們拼錯(cuò)了一個(gè)字，就會(huì)被要求去查字典。

latter['l?t?] adj. 較后的；后半的；（兩者中）后者的

【助記】來自later（遲的）。

【英釋】When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter.

【例句】He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.

他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，發(fā)現(xiàn)叔叔這時(shí)正在病中。

identity[ai'dent?ti] n. 本身；本體；身份

【助記】iden-idea主意 tity表名詞→主意本身。ID→identification card。

【英釋】Your identity is who you are.

【例句】The police soon established his true identity and he was quickly found.

警方不久就查出了他的真實(shí)身份，并很快找到了他。

fluent ['flu(:)?nt] adj. 流利的；流暢的

fluently ['flu(:)?ntli] adv. 流利地；流暢地

【助記】flu-flow水流 ent表名詞→像流水一般，流利的。

【英釋】Someone who isfluentina particular language can speak the language easily and correctly. You can also say that someone speaksfluentFrench, Chinese, or some other language.

【例句】She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them.

她學(xué)習(xí)了8種外語，但是只能流利地說其中 6 種。