1.quotient n.【数】商(the number resulting from the division of one number by another)
例:lf you divide 26 by 2,the quotient is 13.
2.raccoon n.浣熊
例:Raccoons are shy and active only at night.
3.racism n.种族歧视(racial prejudice or discrimination);种族主义(a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and some races are superior to others)
词根记忆:rac(e)(种族)+ism(……主义)——种族主义
同根词:racist(n.种族主义者)
4.radiant a.辐射的:发光的(radiating rays or reflecting beams of light);容光焕发的(marked by or expressive of love confidence, or happiness)
词根记忆:radi(光线,射线)+ant—发光的—容光焕发的
例:a radiant smile灿烂的笑容
同根词:radiation(n.发光,传播);radiator(n.散热器)
5.radiate v.放射,辐射(to send out in or as if in rays)
词根记忆:radi(光线)+ate—发光,放热—放射,辐射
例:The national observatory has been observing x-rays radiated by compact stars for years.
派生词:radiation(n.放射;放射物;放射线)
6.radical a.激进的(extreme, drastic);n.激进分子(a person who is radical)
词根记忆:radic(根)+aI—根本不讲道理的—激进的
例:a radical feminist激进的女权主义者
派生词:radically( ad.彻底地;激进地)
7.radioactive a.放射性的,有辐射能力的(of, caused by or exhibiting radioactivity)
词根记忆:radi(辑射:光线)+o+active(活跃的)—发射光活跃的—放射性的
例:Calcium carbonate shells contain radioactive material.
8.radiocarbon n.放射性碳
联想记忆:radio(无线的)+carbon(碳)—不经过实体传播的碳—放射性碳
例:Using new radiocarbon dating techniques, it was determined that the charcoal from the Colorado site was at least 11,400 years old.
9.radiusi n.半径(a line segment extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or bounding surface)
注意:diameter(n.直径);circumference(n.圆周)
例:The radius of the circle is 0.5 meter.