survey [s?:'vei, 's?:vei] n. 調(diào)查；測驗

【助記】sur→sure肯定+vey→very非常→需要非常地肯定,，那就得調(diào)查。

【英釋】If you carry out a survey, you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions.

【例句】According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.

根據(jù)這項調(diào)查,，世界貿(mào)易整體上也有所放慢,。

add up合計

【助記】add發(fā)音神似and（和，加）,。

【英釋】If small amounts of something add up, they gradually increase.

【例句】It's the little minor problems that add up.就是小問題才會累積,。

upset[?p'set, '?pset] adj. 心煩意亂的；不安的,；不適的vt. 使不安,；使心煩

【助記】up 上面+set設(shè)置→上面的頭設(shè)置一些規(guī)矩讓人心煩意亂。

【英釋】If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you.

【例句】They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage.

父母婚姻破裂讓他們極度苦惱,。

ignore [iɡ'n?:] vt. 不理睬,；忽視

【助記】諧音”一哥鬧“，耍大牌,，別理他,。

【助記】ig-im不+nore-note筆記→不做筆記，忽視,。

【英釋】If you ignore someone or something, you pay no attention to them.

【例句】She said her husband ignored her. 她說丈夫不關(guān)心她,。

calm [kɑ:m, kɑ:lm] vt. & vi. （使）平靜,；（使）鎮(zhèn)定adj. 平靜的；鎮(zhèn)靜的

【助記】cal-cool冷,，凉+m→冷靜,，使平靜。

【英釋】A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.

【例句】Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened.鎮(zhèn)靜點,告訴我出了什么事,。

calm (…) down （使）平靜下來,；（使）鎮(zhèn)定下來

【英釋】If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.

【例句】Calm down for a minute and listen to me.你安靜一會兒,聽我說。

have got to 不得不,；必須

【例句】I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必須和我的合伙人碰頭.

concern [k?n's?:n] vt.（使）擔(dān)憂,；涉及；關(guān)系到n. 擔(dān)心,；關(guān)注,；（利害）關(guān)系

【助記】con全部+cern(清楚）→全部要搞清楚，關(guān)心,，關(guān)注,。

【英釋】Concern is worry about a situation.

【例句】There is no cause for concern.不必?fù)?dān)心。

be concerned about ... 關(guān)心...,；掛念...

【例句】The whole society should be concerned about the health and sound growth of children.全社會都應(yīng)關(guān)心孩子的健康成長.

walk the dog遛狗

【例句】I have to go out to walk the dog.我得出去遛遛狗,。

loose [lu:s] adj. 松的；松開的

【助記】loop (圓圈)是松的(loose). 諧音“擼死”,，再不松手就擼死了,。

【助記】狗狗繩子松了loose狗lose丟失了。

【英釋】Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place.

【例句】If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out.

如果有一顆牙齒很松,，牙醫(yī)可能會建議你把它拔掉,。

vet [vet] n. 獸醫(yī)

【助記】pet（寵物）去看vet（獸醫(yī)）。

【英釋】A vet is someone who is qualified to treat sick or injured animals.

【例句】I took my dog to the vet.我把狗帶到獸醫(yī)診所看病,。