英語晨讀：考研英語高頻1000詞

《友課MBA加油站：第593期英語晨讀》

expand [ɪk'spænd]

v. 擴大，膨脹；擴展(業務)

①Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s.

20世紀60年代，悉尼的人口迅速增加。

②The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool.

該酒店想添個游泳池來擴展業務。

expand on/upon sth 詳述，充分敘述

【詞綴&諧音：ex-"out"向外 + pan-音似“胖”+ d-音似“的”→ 向外越發地胖的 → 膨脹，擴大】

expansion [ɪk'spænʃən]

n. 擴大，膨脹；(企業等的)擴張

The rapid expansion of cities can cause social and economic problems.

城市規模的迅速擴大會帶來各種社會和經濟問題。

【expand + ion-名詞後綴】

expect [ɪk'spekt]

v. 預料，預期；期待，盼望；指望，期望 (~ sth of/from sb)

①We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.

我們預料這個月食物價格會上漲。

②We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.

我們一直盼望著他昨天到達。

③Her parents expected high standards from her.

她的父母對她的期望很高。

【詞根詞綴：ex-"out"向外 + spect-"to look"看 → 向外看 → 預料；期待；期望】

expectation [‚ekspek'teɪʃən]

n. 預料，預期；期待，盼望；指望，期望

Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations.

遺憾的是新軟件並不理想。

【expect + ation-名詞後綴】

expensive [ɪk'spensɪv]

adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的

Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.

錯誤的決策可能會付出昂貴的代價。

【諧音：“艾克斯笨媳婦”， 艾克斯的笨媳婦買“昂貴的”東西從不砍價】

experience [ɪk'spɪəriəns]

n. [U] (由實踐得來的）經驗；經歷，閱歷 [ C ] (一次)經歷，體驗

v. 經歷，經受；體會到，感受到

working experience 工作經驗

This romantic evening cruise is a memorable experience.

這趟浪漫的乘船夜遊是一次令人難忘的經歷。

Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.

每個人在人生的某個階段都會經歷這些問題。

【來自experiment v./n. (做)試驗，實驗】

experiment [ɪk'sperɪmənt]

n. 實驗，試驗

v. 做試驗，進行實驗；嘗試，試用

to do/perform/conduct an experiment

做實驗

Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.

有人覺得利用動物做試驗是錯誤的。

【詞根詞綴：ex-"out"出來 + peri-"to test, try"試用，嘗試 + ment-名詞後綴 → 試出結果的過程 → 實驗，試驗】

expert ['ekspɜːt]

n. 專家，能手 ( an ~ at/in/on sth; an ~ at/in/on doing sth)

adj. 專家的，行家的

an expert in child psychology

兒童心理專家

He's an expert at getting his own way.

他在如何達到自己的目的方面很在行。

【對比聯想：專家 (expert) 做實驗 (experiment)】

explain [ɪk'spleɪn]

v. 解釋，說明 (~ sth to sb)

It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

對初學者解釋這個問題很難。

explain yourself 解釋自己的行為；把自己的意思說清楚

【詞根詞綴：ex-"out"向外 + plain-平坦的;清楚明白的 → 把...弄平坦，使之清楚明白 → 解釋，說明】

explanation [‚eksplə'neɪʃən]

n. 解釋，說明

I'll try and give you a quick explanation of how the machine works.

我爭取給你快速解釋一下這機器的工作原理。

【explain + ation-名詞後綴】

explore [ɪk'splɔː]

v. 勘探，探索；探討，探究

①As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.

我們一來到島上就急不可耐地勘探。

②Management need to explore ways of improving office security.

管理層需要探討如何加強辦事處的安全措施。

【諧音：“一顆石撲落”，從太空裡落下一顆隕石，科學家們紛紛去“探索”】

explosion [ɪk'spləʊʒən]

n. 爆炸，爆發; 激增，急劇膨脹

Several people were injured in a bomb explosion.

有數人在炸彈爆炸中受傷。

the population explosion in India

印度人口的激增

【來自explode v. 爆炸 對比聯想：勘察(explode)地形時遇到爆炸(explode/explosion)】

你知道嗎？

feel in the pink

例句

Today I sure feel in the pink! I had a good night's sleep, a walk in the fresh air thismorning, a good breakfast, and I feel like I can get a whole lot accomplished today!.

同學們不妨在評論區猜猜這句俚語的含義

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