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📅 2026-07-21 · 10 个单词 · 往期卡片
⭐ relocation ⭐ reinstated ⭐ appointments ⭐ livestreams ⭐ wildfire
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relocation
noun /ˌriːloʊˈkeɪʃən/
搬迁;重新安置
The action of moving to a new home, job, or place; or the process of moving people or things to a different location.

The company announced the relocation of its headquarters to Texas to reduce operational costs.

Re(再次)+ Location(位置)。重新找位置 = 搬家/搬迁。

2 / 10 📖 学术读写
reinstated
verb (past participle/adjective) /ˌriːˈɪnstetɪd/
恢复(职位/权利);重新确立
To bring something back to its previous state or to give someone their job back after it was taken away.

The Supreme Court ruled to reinstate the lower court's decision on the voting rights case.

Re-in-stated:再次(Re)站在(stand/stated)原位,官复原职。

3 / 10 🏫 校园生活
appointments
noun (plural) /əˈpɔɪntmənts/
任命;职务;预约
Official positions given to people, or scheduled meetings.

The president's recent appointments to the Federal Reserve sparked debate among economists.

A-点-门-茨:在门口A点了一下名,派了职务,还要预约见面。

4 / 10 🏫 校园生活
livestreams
noun (plural) / verb /ˈlaɪvˌstrimz/
直播流;在线直播
Video or audio content broadcasted in real-time over the internet.

Tens of thousands of viewers tuned into the livestreams of the press conference.

Live(活/实时)-stream(流):像水流一样实时传输的画面,即直播。

5 / 10 🏫 校园生活
wildfire
noun /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/
野火;大火
An uncontrolled fire in a forest or field, often spreading rapidly.

Drought conditions have turned the region into a powder keg, allowing wildfires to spread with alarming speed.

Wild(野) + Fire(火):在野外失控燃烧的火,即野火。

6 / 10 🏫 校园生活
merchant
noun /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/
商人;商家
A person or company involved in trade or commerce, especially one that buys and sells goods.

The merchant agreed to refund the customers after the data breach was exposed.

Merchant:词根merc(买卖),-ant(人)。专门做买卖的人。

7 / 10 🏫 校园生活
merger
noun /ˈmɜːrdʒər/
合并;兼并
The combining of two things, especially companies, into one.

The proposed merger between the two tech giants faces scrutiny from regulators over monopolistic concerns.

Mer-ger:Mer(混合/水)+ ger。像水流汇合一样,两家公司“汇”成一家。

8 / 10 📖 学术读写
overwhelming
adjective /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
压倒性的;势不可挡的
Very great in amount; too strong to resist or oppose.

The overwhelming majority of voters supported the new climate policy in the recent poll.

Over-whelming:Over(超过)+ whelm(覆盖/淹没)。像洪水一样盖下来,压得你喘不过气,所以是“压倒性的”。

9 / 10 🏫 校园生活
mining
noun / verb (gerund) /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
采矿;开采
The process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth.

Strict environmental regulations have slowed the pace of new mining projects in the region.

Mine-ing:Mine(我的矿)+ ing(正在)= 我正在挖我的矿。

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bribe
noun / verb /braɪb/
贿赂;行贿
Money or favors given to someone in a position of trust to persuade them to act dishonestly.

The official was arrested for accepting a bribe to award a government contract to a favored firm.

Bribe:发音像‘白给’(Bri-be)= 白白给出去的钱,就是贿赂。

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1 relocation /ˌriːloʊˈkeɪʃən/
搬迁;重新安置
The company announced the relocation of its headquarters to Texas to reduce operational costs.
2 reinstated /ˌriːˈɪnstetɪd/
恢复(职位/权利);重新确立
The Supreme Court ruled to reinstate the lower court's decision on the voting rights case.
3 appointments /əˈpɔɪntmənts/
任命;职务;预约
The president's recent appointments to the Federal Reserve sparked debate among economists.
4 livestreams /ˈlaɪvˌstrimz/
直播流;在线直播
Tens of thousands of viewers tuned into the livestreams of the press conference.
5 wildfire /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/
野火;大火
Drought conditions have turned the region into a powder keg, allowing wildfires to spread with alarming speed.
6 merchant /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/
商人;商家
The merchant agreed to refund the customers after the data breach was exposed.
7 merger /ˈmɜːrdʒər/
合并;兼并
The proposed merger between the two tech giants faces scrutiny from regulators over monopolistic concerns.
8 overwhelming /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
压倒性的;势不可挡的
The overwhelming majority of voters supported the new climate policy in the recent poll.
9 mining /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
采矿;开采
Strict environmental regulations have slowed the pace of new mining projects in the region.
10 bribe /braɪb/
贿赂;行贿
The official was arrested for accepting a bribe to award a government contract to a favored firm.
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