14 come-down: She used to have servants now she finds it a come -down to have to do the work herself Note:合成名词( Compound noun)的主要构成形式 n+ n eye- witness日击者 member state成员国 assembly line装配线 quality control质量控制 v+ ady together联欢会 化妆品 breakdown瓦解,破裂 runt 逃开 ady outlook 观点 outbreak 爆发 outlet 出口,出路 保养 y+ing ady bringing-up养育 comings-In收入 行为 lyings-l 分娩 infinite bride-to-be 即将做新娘的人 a prep t pron good-for-nothing 废物 15. bare She killed him with her bare hands The garden looked bare in winter, with few flowers bare facts 不加渲染的事实 a bare wage/income 仅够糊口的工资做收入 a bare floor 未铺地毯的地板 a bare chest 赤裸的胸膛 a room bare of furniture空无家具的房间 最低必需品 16. imaginary: a existing only in the mind; not real The main characters in the novel are so true to life. but most of them are Compare: imaginable, imaginary, imaginative imaginary意为“想象的,虚构的”,强调某物是想象力的产物; Imaginative指人 “富有想象力的”; imaginable意为“可想象的”,往往作后置定语,所修饰的名词 前经常加al, every,only或形容词的最高级 Examples: His house was equipped with every luxury imaginable She is a very imaginative student. She's always talking about travelling to outer space 17. gratitude: n the feeling of being grateful or thankful phrase: express ones gratitude to sb. for sth i wish to express my gratitude to Kathy for her immense practical help Note itude表示抽象名词的后缀 altitude 高度 muititude 众多 aptitude才能 solitude14.come-down: She used to have servants; now she finds it a come-down to have to do the work herself. Note: 合成名词( Compound noun) 的主要构成形式 n + n eye-witness 目击者 member state 成员国 assembly line 装配线 quality control 质量控制 v + adv get-together 联欢会 makeup 化妆品 breakdown 瓦解,破裂 runout 逃开 adv + v outlook 观点 outbreak 爆发 outlet 出口,出路 upkeep 保养 v + ing + adv bringing-up 养育 comings-in 收入 goings-on 行为 lyings-in 分娩 n+infinite bride-to-be 即将做新娘的人 a + prep + pron good-for-nothing 废物 15.bare She killed him with her bare hands. The garden looked bare in winter, with few flowers. bare facts 不加渲染的事实 a bare wage/income 仅够糊口的工资/收入 a bare floor 未铺地毯的地板 a bare chest 赤裸的胸膛 a room bare of furniture 空无家具的房间 the bare necessities 最低必需品 16. imaginary: a. existing only in the mind; not real The main characters in the novel are so true to life, but most of them are imaginary. Compare: imaginable, imaginary, imaginative imaginary 意为“想象的,虚构的”, 强调某物是想象力的产物; imaginative 指人 “富有想象力的”; imaginable 意为“可想象的”，往往作后置定语， 所修饰的名词 前经常加 all，every，only 或形容词的最高级。 Examples：His house was equipped with every luxury imaginable. She is a very imaginative student. She’s always talking about travelling to outer space. 17. gratitude: n. the feeling of being grateful or thankful ( phrase: express one’s gratitude to sb. for sth.) I wish to express my gratitude to Kathy for her immense practical help) Note: -itude 表示抽象名词的后缀 altitude 高度 multitude 众多 aptitude 才能 solitude 孤独