[说文解字]common普通的+place地方
[双语语境]He is not at all exciting in fact he is really rather commonplace. 他毫不出奇,实际上平庸得很.
2.commute /k[5mju:t/vi.乘公交车辆上下班,经常乘车(或船等)往返于两地
[双语语境] She lives in Oxford and commutes in.她住在牛津而通勤往来.
3.compact /5kCmpAkt//kEm5pAkt/adj. 1.紧密的,结实的2.简明的,紧凑的
[说文解字]com共同+pact契约
[举一反三]同compress, reduce, shrink, strangle
派compactly adv. compactness n.
[双语语境]Stamp the soil down so that it’s compact.把泥土踩结实.a compact style 紧凑的文体The compacted snow on the pavement turned to ice.人行道上被踩实的雪已变成了冰.
[串联记忆] The essay, according to comment, is written in a compact style.
A.complex B.florid C.concise D.plain
4. compatible /kEm5pAtEbl/adj. 能和睦相处的,合得来的;兼容的
[双语语境] The couple separated because they were not compatible.这对夫妻因不合而分居.This printer is compatible with most microcomputers.这台打印机是与大多数微型计算机兼容的.
[串联记忆] I am not ______ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.(2000年真题)
A.concerned B.compatible C.considerate D.complied
5. comply /kEm5plaI/vi. (with)照做,遵照,应允
[说文解字]com-加强意义+ply 折(折服-)
[举一反三]同follow, keep, obey反command
[双语语境]She was told to pay the fine, but refused to comply.通知她交纳罚款,但她拒不服从.
[串联记忆]Most people willingly complied with the customs of the society.
A. received B.conformed to C.defied D.appealed to
