New words:

mislead [mɪsˈlid] v. 误导;引入歧途;使误信

原形:mislead
过去式 / 过去分词: misled /ˌmɪsˈled/
现在分词:misleading

详细词源拆解:

前缀 mis- 错误、坏 + 词根 lead 引导、带领;

本义 “往错误的方向带领”,引申为误导、欺骗、使产生错误想法。

词汇家族

lead(v. 引导)→ mislead(v. 错误引导)

mislead(v. 误导)→ misleading(adj. 误导性的;骗人的)

mislead → misleader(n. 误导他人者)


必记高频搭配

mislead sb 误导某人

Don’t let others mislead you easily.

mislead sb into doing sth 误导某人做某事

The lie misled him into making a wrong choice.

mislead others 欺骗他人

We should never lie to mislead others.

misleading (adj. 有误导性的)

We should stay away from those misleading words online.

New words:

rear [rɪr]

n. 后部;尾部;后方
adj. 后方的;后部的;后面的
v. 抚养;养育;饲养

详细词源拆解:

源自拉丁语 retro(向后、后方),本义指后面、尾部;

动词引申为 “把幼小生命从后方养育长大”,由此生出抚养、饲养;竖起、耸立多层含义。

词汇家族

rear(n./adj./v. 后部;抚养)→ rearing(n. 养育;饲养)

rear → rearward(adj./adv. 向后方的;在后面)


必记高频搭配

at the rear of 在…… 的后部

We sat at the rear of the classroom quietly.

rear door 后门

You can leave the house through the rear door.

rear seat 后座

Kids should sit in the rear seat of the car.

rear a child 抚养孩子

It takes much time to rear a child well.
Many families like to rear small animals in their free time.

New words:

awareness /əˈwernəs/ n. 意识;认识;了解;觉察 不可数
unaware /ˌʌnəˈwer/ adj. 没意识到的;未察觉的;不知道的;不知情的


必记高频搭配

raise /improve awareness of 提高…… 意识
The show helps raise our awareness of health.
We must build strong awareness of protecting our environment.

be unaware of 没有意识到;未察觉
He is unaware of the danger around him.
Many people are unaware of the harm of staying up late every day.


New words:

aware /əˈwer/
adj. 意识到的;察觉到的
adj. 知道的;了解的

只能作表语形容词,一般不放在名词前直接修饰。

详细词源拆解:

源自古英语词根 war/ware(留意、警惕),前缀 a- 加强状态,本义 “时刻留意、警觉的”。
慢慢引申为意识到的、知道的、察觉的。
同根词汇:warn(警告),本源都含 “留心、注意” 的含义。

词汇家族

aware → awareness(n. 意识;认识)
aware → unaware(adj. 没意识到的;不知情的)
unaware → unawares(adv. 不知不觉地)

必记高频搭配

be aware of 意识到;察觉

Most people are not aware of the danger around them.

be aware that… 知道;意识到……

I am aware that health is very important for students.

become aware of 开始察觉到

She soon became aware of her own small mistakes.

fully aware 充分了解;完全清楚

He is fully aware of his weak points in study.

aware