Master in Vocab -- Day Two

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• dovetail
• plunge
• incentive
• precipice
• prone

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 1.dovetail (dove’s tail)

I.meanings:

• n. 楔形榫头
• v. 与...吻合
• to cut to a dovetail
• to fit together with

II.examples:

• The materials you provided several months ago didn't dovetail with what we got from FBI agency.
  我们从中情局得到情报，发现与你数月前提供的不吻合。

III.Synonyms:

• accord
• cohere
• coincide
• correspond

 

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2.plunge
I.meanings:

• v. 用力钻进，快速投入，使遭受，使陷入
• to thrust or cast oneself into or as if into water
• n. 跳水，跳进，猛跌，急速下落
• to descend or dip suddenly

II.examples:

• His car plunged off a bridge.
  他的车掉到了河里。

• The stock market plunged yesterday.
  昨日，股市猛跌。

• The store experienced a sharp plunge in sales.
  这家店的销量锐减。

III.Synonyms:

• dive
• pitch

IV.Associations:

• plunger n.跳水者，潜水员，活塞

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 3.incentive (in- into; cent- sing; -ive adj)

I.meanings:

• n. 动机，奖励，激励，激发，刺激
• a. 激励人的，鼓舞人心的
• something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action

II.examples:

• The rising cost of electricity provides a strong incentive to conserve energy.
  电费上涨为我们节约能源提供了一个很好的契机。

• The company is offering a special low price as an added incentive for new customers.
  该公司提供特别低的价格作为新客户的额外奖励。

III.Synonyms:

• boost
• encouragement
• impetus
• incitation
• motivation
• incitement
• stimulant
• provocation
• spur
• stimulus

IV.Associations:

• incentivize: v.激励
• disincentive: a. 抑制因素的 n. 抑制因素

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 4.precipice (pre- forward; cip- head; -ice behavior noun)

I.meanings:

• n. 悬崖，绝壁，险境
• a very steep or overhanging place
• a hazardous situation

II.examples:

• He stood on the edge of the precipice.
  他站在悬崖边上。

• The stock market is on the edge of a precipice.
  股市岌岌可危。

• The climber fell down a precipice.
  爬山者跌下了悬崖。

III.Synonyms:

• cliff
• scarp

IV.Associations:

• capital: n. 首都，大写字母，资本
• precipitate: n. 沉淀物

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 5.prone (pro- forward)

  pronely -adv; proneness -n.
I.meanings:

• a. 俯伏的，面朝下的，有...倾向的
• having a tendency or inclination, being likely
• having the front or ventral (腹部的) surface downward

II.examples:

• He was prone to emotional outbursts under stress.
  他很容易在压力下情绪激动。

• Quickly subdue the suspect and get him into a prone position.
  迅速制服嫌疑人并使他处于俯卧位。

III.Synonyms:

• apt
• inclined
• tending

IV.Associations:

• semiprone: adj. 半俯卧位的（医）
• accident-proneness: n.易出事故