文档介绍：Part Four
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Word list:
affection
affirm
apply
capability
contribute
counsel
distinct
inhibition
involve
observe
occur
perceive
project
shrink
endeavor
endowment
ethical
excessive
handle
inherit
interpret
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1. affection
n. a gentle feeling of love and caring
Examples:
Every mother has/feels affection toward her
children.
He is held in great affection.
affectionate a.
He looks at her with affectionate looks.
cf:
affectation
n. 矫饰
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2. affirm
v. to declare (usually again) positively;
strengthen beliefs, ideas, or feelings
Examples:
affirm one’s judgment/innocence
affirm sth. to sb.
affirm that it is true
affirmative a.
affirmative reply/nod/reaction
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3. apply
v. a. to make a formal and usually written
request for a job, position, etc.
b. to use a method, law, principle, etc. in a
particular situation
c. to affect or concern sb. or sth.
d. to bring sth. into nearness or contact
with sth.
Examples
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She is applying for a scholarship.
We should apply what we have learned to
practice.
Not all natural laws can apply to human society.
Apply some of this ointment to the swollen part, and the pain will soon be gone.
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4. capability
n. the natural ability, skill, or power that
makes you able to do sth.
Examples:
He has the capabilities of solving/to solve
practical problems.
It’s quite above his capabilities.
Cf:
ability
capacity
faculty
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ability
the power to do sth. well acquired naturally or by learning
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capacity
ability to hold, contain, or learn
faculty
a special ability
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He has the ability to do the work, but he’s too lazy and won’t do it.
The book is within the reading capacity of young readers