Word List 5-8

1.transaction n.办理，处理；业务，交易；[pl.]（学术团体会议的）议事录，公报
【记】联想记忆：trans(交换)+action（行动）一办理；交易
【例】The bank tnrnsaclions over $5,000 require the depositors to provide a tax number.
银行交易超过5000美元时，需要储户提供税号。
He noticed that the driver of the truck had been watching the whole Ounsaction.
他注意到那个卡车司机一直在注视整个交易过程。( 2009)

2.outlaw n.歹徒，罪犯 vt.剥夺…的法律保护：使…成为非法

【记】联想记忆：out(出)+law(法律)--超出法律范围一歹徒
【例】Religious and racial discrimination were outlawed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
1964年的《公民权利法案》中规定宗教歧视和种族歧视属于违法行为。

3.standard n.标准，基准;规格，规范；旗帜，旗标;直立的支持物，支柱 adj.标准的;权威的;普通的，通用的

【例】The association also said that the standards of training must be raised among flight crews and air traffic controllers as the sky has become ever more crowded.
该协会还表示，飞行员和空中交通管理员的训练标准必须提高，因为天空已经变得越来越拥挤了。（1999听力）
【派】standardize[u使（某事物）标准化或符合规格]
【辨】standard, criterion
两个词都有“标准”的意思。standard比较通俗，常指公认的衡量准则，如：living standard; criterion是正式用语，指判断某人或物价值的标准。

4.prohibit vt.禁止：阻止，妨碍

【记】词根记忆：pro(在前)+tubit(拿住)一在前拿住一禁止；阻止
【例】Picking flowers in the park is absolutely prohibUed.
公园里严禁摘花。(1997)
【派】prohibition（n.禁止；禁令）

5.assemble v.聚集，集合：装配《机器等）

【记】词根记忆：as(在附近)+sembl(类似)+e--物以类聚--集合
【例】We assembled hundreds of books in the school.
我们在学校里收集了数百本书？
【派】assembly(n.集合，会合;议会)

6.strengthen v.（使）变坚固，加强，增强

【例】Traditionally, the woman has held a low position in marriage partnerships. Today the move is to liberate the woman, wtuch may in the end strengthen the marriage union.
女性在传统婚姻关系中的地位较低。现今的趋势是解放妇女，这将最终巩固婚姻双方的关系(2001)

7.receive v．收到，领到，受到；接待，接收…为成员；收听，收看

【记】词根记忆：re+ceiv(拿，抓)+e--抓住--收到
【例】It was as a physician that he represented himself, and as such he was warmly received.
他因为自称是医师而受到了热烈的欢迎。(1997)
【派】receiver(n.接收者；电话听筒；收音机)；receipt(n.收到；收据；[pl.]进款，收入)

8.everlasting adj.持续不断的，永久的

【记】联想记忆：ever(永远)+last(持续)+ing--持续不断的，永久的
【例】The friendship between people of the two countries is evedrrsting.
两国人民的友谊永存。