【例】Because of the violent volcanic eruption which destroyed his house completely, John was obliged to leave his hometown for good.劇烈的火山噴發將約翰的家夷為平地,他不得不永遠地離開家鄉。
【構詞】ob-(反)+lig(綁住)+e →反綁住某人→迫使
【同義替換】enforce
【派生】obliged a.必須的;感激的
【真題】Moreover, the integration of the European community will oblige television companies to cooperate more closely in terms of both production and distribution.
此外,歐共體的形成將迫使電視公司在生產和配送方面進行更為密切的合作。
substantial
a.實質的;相當的;顯著地;堅固的;富裕的;大量的
【例】These improvements mean that trade policy can in the future play a more substantial role in ensuring the coherence of global economic policy-making.這些改進意味著貿易政策在未來保證全球經濟決策一致性方面可以發揮更具實質性的作用。
【同義替換】massive, extensive
【派生】substantially ad.主要地;實質地
【真題1】Retailers that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe may well expect to rake in substantial profits thereby.
那些掌握了歐洲復雜的批發流程的零售商因而有望獲得巨額利潤。
【真題2】These merges will allow for substantial cost deduction.
這些合并會帶來大幅度的成本下降。
bizarre
a.異乎尋常的,稀奇古怪的
【例】The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.這部小說的情節太離奇了,簡直令人難以置信。
【同義替換】fantastic, funny
【真題】Other linguists in the earlier part of this century, however, who were less eager to deal with bizarre data from “exotic” language, were not always so grateful.