TEMPT words

tempt(v.)誘惑
I was oempted by the desert. (yes, I always do.)
Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible.
How do we attemp young people into engineering?
Nothing would attemp me to live here.
temptation(n.)
tempter(n.) a person who tries to persuade sb to do sth, often the bad thing.
tempting(a.)誘人的、吸引人的
temptress(n.)蕩婦

*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

MAGNET words

magnet(n.)磁鐵
magnet school有吸引力的學校
magnetic(a.)
a magnetic smile有魅力的笑容
magnetic strip/ field磁條/場
magnetism(n.)吸引力、魅力

magnify(v.)放大
magnifier(n.)放大鏡=magnifying glass

magnificent(a.)壯觀宏偉的、值得稱讚的=spectalular(a.)

magnitude(n.) 1. the great size or important of something 2.震級

*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

about my love, mini-cooper

I love mini-cooper.
What does cooper mean?

copper(n.)赤銅
cooper(n.)a person who makes barrels(桶子)
coop(n.)cage for chickens
coop sb/sth up(v.)把......關起來

Yes, mini-cooper always catch my eyes & my heart.


*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

Finally I knew why some people like to read dictionary

These days, I study English.
As I meet new words.
They remind me other connecitng words, I look up in the dictionary.
Then I can't stop myself to read each conneting words one after one.
And I find myself want to learn more & more from it.

Hey, it's an interesting activity to read into dictionary.
There is a kind of satisfation & pleasure in this reading activity.

inspect, suspect, spectacle

ins'pect(v.)檢查
in'spection(n.)
in'spector(n.)檢查員、巡視員、視察員
inspectator of taxes/ tax inspectator稅務稽查員

sus-'pect(v.)懷疑、覺得
'suspect(n.)嫌疑犯 a murder suspect殺人嫌疑犯


spectacular
(a.)令人驚嘆的壯觀的
(n.)an impressive show or performance

spectacle(n.)
a spectacle case眼鏡盒
The sunrise was a stunning spectacle.日出/壯觀的場面
make a spectacle of yourself出洋相、出糗
I　remember the sad spectacle of her standing with wedding dress, covered in mud.

spectate(v.)觀看（esp. a sports events)
spectator(n.)觀眾（esp. a sports events)
spectator sport (n.)群眾愛看的運動比賽

*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

regular words

regualr
(a.)有規則、規律的 regular breathing規律的呼吸
(a.) 頻繁的、經常的 regular visitors/ customers/ readers/viewers/ offenders常客/主顧/固定的讀者/觀眾/慣犯
(n.)老主顧

regular-ity(un.)規律性
regular=ize(v.)使合法化
Illegal immigrants got the opportunity to regularize their position.

regulate(v.)約束、控制、調節
regulate the flow of water調節水流
regulation(n.)規則、法規
under the new regulations...根據新的規定
regulator(n.)監管者、監管機構、自動調節器

*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

hydro- words

'hydro- conneted with water
hydro-electricity水電
hydro-electric水力發電的
hydr0-plane水上滑艇
hydro-therapy水療法
hydro-ponics(n.)水培

hydraulic(a.)水力的，液壓的 hydrolic engineering水利工程

hydrate(v.)absorb water吸水，含水
de-hydrated(a.)脫水

'hy-giene(un.)衛生
personal hygene個人衛生
food hegiene食物衛生
hy'genienic(a.)

hymen/'haimn/(n.)處女膜
hymn/hIm/(n.)讚美詩、聖歌 hymn book讚美詩集

*information from Oxford dictonary 6th edition

new words to learn

kernrl(CN.)kernels
(果核或果殼內的)仁
(麥、玉米等的)粒, 子
【喻】核心, 要點.the true kernel of the matter 這件事的真正核心
*information from yahoo dictionary on 8/22,2010