1.velocity n.速度(speed);速率(rapidity)
词根记忆:veloc(速度)+ity--速度
例:They are ejected by the comet at differing velocities.
2.velvet a.天鹅绒的(clad in velvet);n.天鹅绒(a clothing and upholstery fabric(as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile);天鹅绒似的东西
例:On stage, the force of Carrick's personality and the vividness of his acting disguised the fact that he was, as his surviving velvet suit shows, a short man.
派生词:velvety(a.天鹅绒般柔软的;醇和的)
3.venom n.毒液(material that is poisonous);痛恨(ill will malevolence)
词根记忆:ven(来)+om--带来痛--痛恨
例:The yellow jacket(黄色胡蜂)carries a potent venom that can cause intense pain.
派生词:venomous(a.有毒的)
4.venture v.冒险(to risk);n.(为盈利而投资其中的)企业(a business enterprise);冒险事业(a risky undertaking)
发音记忆:“玩车”--玩车一族追求的就是冒险--冒险
例:joint venture合资企业//venture capitalist风险资本家;风险投资商
5.verge n.边缘(brink)
词根记忆:来自古法语verge,“杆、棍”
例:His company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
6.veriN v.证明,证实(to confirm)
词根记忆:ver(真实的)+ify(使…)--使…真实--证明,证实
例:Observations of animals' physiological behavior in the wild are not reliable unless verified by laboratory studies.
派生词:unverifiable(a.无法证实的)
7.veritable a.确实的,真正的(not false, unreal, or imaginary, often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor)
词根记忆:veri(真实的)+table--确实的
例:Such undertakings have been drowned by a veritable flood of public and private moneys.
n. 慧星