Day Ten
Previous Check
delicate
appoint
derive
assign
literate
volunteer
conform
eliminate
estimate
adopt
Core Vocabulary
delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ adj. 精巧的；精美的；易碎的；脆弱的
例句 Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate.
把碟子轻轻放在桌上, 这些碟子非常易碎。
appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ v. 任命; 指定
例句 The president has appointed a civilian as defence secretary.
总统任命了一位平民做国防部长。
derive /dɪˈraɪv/ v. 起源于；来自；获得
例句 Mr. Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.
英先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。
assign /əˈsaɪn/ v. 布置（工作、任务等）；分配
例句 The two large classrooms have been assigned to us.
这两间大教室分配给了我们。
literate /ˈlɪtərət/ adj. 有读写能力的
例句 Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
四分之一以上的成年人是半文盲。
volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ n. 志愿者 v. 自愿做
例句 She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.
她现在作为一名志愿者每周3天在当地一所学校帮忙。
conform /kənˈfɔːm/ v. 遵守，遵从，服从（规则、法律等）
例句 The building does not conform with safety regulations.
这座建筑物不符合安全条例。
eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ v. 排除
例句 The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.
警方通过调查已经排除了两名嫌疑犯。
estimate /ˈestɪmeɪt / n. 估计 v. 估计
例句 I estimate that total cost for treatment will go from $9,000 to $12,500.
我估计治疗费总额将在9千美元到1.25万美元之间。
adopt /əˈdɒpt/ v. 采用；收养
例句 All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.
三个队处理这个问题的方法各不相同。
Exercise
1. Most patients _________ enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums.
2. The packaging does not _________ to EU rules.
3. Most people are _________, but some cannot read at all.
4. I can give you a rough _________ of the amount of wood you will need.
5. The eye is one of the most _________ organs of the body.
6. She went through the typescript carefully to _________ all errors from it.
7. Aunt Mary _________ to clean up the kitchen yesterday.
8. We need to _________ a more pragmatic approach.
9. When teachers _________ homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.
10. They have _________ a new head teacher at my son’s school.
Key to Exercise
1. derive
2. conform
3. literate
4. estimate
5. delicate
6. eliminate
7. volunteered
8. adopt
9. assign
10. appointed
