1.therapy n.治疗,疗法(treatment)
词根记忆:therap(照看,治疗)+y--治疗方法--疗法
例:physical therapy物理疗法
派生词:therapeutic(a.治疗的)
2.thereafter ad.此后(after that)
分拆记忆:there(那)+after(后来)--那之后--此后
例:lt rained until 8:30, and it snowed thereafter.
3.thermal a.热的,热量的(of, relating to, or caused by heat)
词根记忆:therm(=thermo热)+al--热的
例:thermal gradient热梯度(温度随距离的变化率)
4.thermostat n.恒温器,自动调温器(a similar device for actuating fire alarms or for controlling automatic sprinklers);v.为…配备恒温器;用恒温器控制(to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat)
词根记忆:thermo(热的)+stat(站,立)--一直保持热着的东西--恒温器
例:Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons.
派生词:thermostatic(a.恒温的;自动调节温度的)
5.threaten v.威胁(to utter threats against)
词根记忆:来自threat(n.威胁:凶兆)
例:The ruffe is one of several nonnative species in the Great Lakes whose existence threatens the survival of lake whitefish populations there.
派生词:threatened(a.受到威胁的)
6.threshold n.门槛(sill);开端,起点(outset)
联想记忆:thres+hold(拥有)--以现有的出发--开端
例:The year 2000 is the threshold of a new millennium.
7.thrive v.兴旺(to prosper);茁壮生长(to grow vigorously)
联想记忆:th+rive(看作river河流)--许多大河都是文明的发源地--兴旺
例:Plankton(浮游生物)generally thrive in areas with sufficient nitrogen compounds.
8.throne n.王位;王权(sovereignty)
联想记忆:thr(看作the)+one--唯我独尊--王权
例:The present queen took the throne when her father died.
9.tile n.瓦片:瓷砖(a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone or concrete used especially for roofs, floors, or walls and often for ornamental work);v.铺瓦(或瓷砖)于( to install tile in)
联想记忆:秘密文件( file)藏在瓦(tile)下
例:The entire building was covered with tile.//The worker tiled the kitchen floor in one day.
vi. 兴旺,繁荣,茁壮成长